He had the right side of the infield all to himself early Saturday. With most of his teammates still inside, he went from drill to drill at the direction of Yankees infield coach Joe Espada, all with the goal of becoming a better first baseman.
Low throws. Grounders off the bag. Pickoff plays.
Yeah, Rob Refsnyder really looked committed to this assignment.
It is utter silliness, this notion of A-Rod trying first base now after he intelligently put the kibosh on the endeavor last year. If that were the only silliness currently surrounding the soon-to-be 41-year-old, then it could be fully ignored as him preparing for his post-retirement corporate softball games.