Does A-Rod Deserve a Second Chance?
Watching him at bat during Spring Training for the New York Yankees in Tampa, Florida, it appears that the Alex Rodriguez come back trail is now in effect. It has been 18 months since we last saw A-Rod grace the majors due to his lengthy 211 game ban for his involvement in the Biogenesis Scandal . Public opinion has been split about whether this guy deserves another shot at glory, particularly as he was caught publicly trying to prolong his career by illegal means. But love or hate the guy, baseball has felt slightly less exciting without this guy around. Rodriguez career stats on the surface read like a dream and would probably have seen him grace the hall of fame automatically. A .299 batting average, 654 home runs, 2.939 hits and an incredible 1,919 RBI's rival his long time friend Derek Jeter's stats. But the one element to his play that caused friction among baseball fans is his lackluster ability during the playoffs. A-Rod won a World Series in 2009 with New York, but...