The tenuous relationship between Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees front office hasn't affected manager Joe Girardi's approach to A-Rod, despite a recent report that a face-to-face meeting request by A-Rod was rebuffed by the Yankees' brass.
“I’ve never talked to him about that in our dealings,” Girardi said of A-Rod's attempt to clear the air, via Justin Tasch of the New York Daily News. “Alex and I have kept in touch through all of this, so our relationship is good. My job is to get him ready.”
When questioned about the controversy surrounding the organization's wishes to strip A-Rod of his home run plateau bonuses, Girardi shrugged it off.
“I don’t worry about that,” said Girardi. “My job is to put our team in the best position every day to win a game. That’s my job. I don’t worry about contracts; I don’t worry about bonuses for players; I don’t want to know them. All I want to worry about is putting our guys in the best position to win games.”
And the media circus that will inevitably follow A-Rod from city to city all season long?
“When hasn’t there been a lot of attention around Alex when he’s been in our clubhouse?” Girardi said. “It’s gonna be a lot that we’ve dealt with and there will probably be some new things that maybe we’ve never seen before, but we’ll deal with them and we’ll get through it.”
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