Alex Rodriguez, as I've stated, will not be getting surgery for his torn labrum. The cyst has already been drained but is not out of the picture. Brian Cashman and the Yanks are going to try to play through it, because surgery has a 4-month recovery time attached to it. Do the math: 4 months is July, so A-Rod would be out until the All-Star Break.
This is where it gets tough: could the Yanks survive the first half of the season without their clean-up hitter? After what I saw last year and even with the addition of Mark Teixeira, I say no. But how much better off will the Yankees be with an A-Rod not at 100% with the ever-present danger of a severe injury? It all depends. There is no great answer here for the Yankees. They're clearly playing for all the marbles this season and have apparently decided to take the chance with rehab and playing through it rather than having him miss over half the regular season. We don't even know how bad the tear is, but someone does, and they're not saying.
Do I think this is the right move? I don't know, because as I said, there's no good solution. I do support the Yankees' decision, however. There is high risk involved, but they're not going to raise the white flag on the playoffs in March (I don't necessarily think that the Yankees are guaranteed to miss the postseason without A-Rod, but they're far less likely, even WITH their big additions).
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