A-Rod To Return On Monday

Alex Rodriguez went 1-4 last night in his first rehab game with Triple-A, clubbing a home run to right field and hitting another deep drive to right in his first AB.  The bigger A-Rod news came off the field later last night when the team officially announced that they plan to activate Alex on Monday when his 20-day rehab window expires.  Obviously that comes with the big "if" asterisk, as this weekend's Triple-A slate includes 4 games.  Rodriguez will likely play in all 4 of those games and will need to come through those games without issue before the decision is made.

A-Rod himself said he was starting to feel better at the plate in the last few games and what he's done supports that claim.  If he comes through this weekend without any physical issues there's no reason to not activate him.  He'd be a big boost to the lineup and give the team at least a little more right-handed punch.  At long last, we might finally get to talk about A-Rod's on-field activities again.

P.S.- Makes me sick to my stomach that Randy Levine gave the word to Bob Nightengale, like he jinxed it.  I just feel like everything Levine is involved in turns to absolute dogmess, so it wouldn't shock me at all if A-Rod blew out his knee on Sunday.