Yankees general manager Brian Cashman believes Alex Rodriguez, who is hitting .118 in his first 34 at-bats, will still have a productive season. He also expects the team’s overall hitting and run production to improve.
“I think he’s just slumping right now,’’ Cashman said Monday of Rodriguez, who turns 41 July 27. Rodriguez, who has two home runs and four RBIs this season, hit 33 homers last season and batted .250. His 24th homer (in 288 at-bats) came on his 40th birthday, but hit only nine more (in 235 at-bats) after that.
“He went south in the last month-and-a-half last year, everybody went south,’’ Cashman said of the team’s slump.