Should Alex Rodriguez retire?

[reedjohnsonfan]

It is really an interesting discussion. There was a decent summary on fangraphs about this:

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/should-alex-rodriguez-retire/

 

To be honest I'd rather him just retire. It's tough to watch awful, washed up players continue to play just to hit milestones. Remember Fred McGriff? I'd rather ARod just walk away and be remembered as easily a top 5 player to ever play the game. Hopefully he feels the same way.

[Abomination]

If the Yankees are responsible for his contract, are they also responsible for any milestone payouts he may get if he does or would a new team if they pick him up?

[Jonn]

No. I want the Yankees to pay his contract. He can just sit at home and get paid like Vernon Wells did. He said he isn't thinking about signing with another team. I can see an NL team wanting him as a pinch hitter though. He grew up in Miami right. Marlins might make some sense.

[Grant77]

It is really an interesting discussion. There was a decent summary on fangraphs about this:

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/should-alex-rodriguez-retire/

 

To be honest I'd rather him just retire. It's tough to watch awful, washed up players continue to play just to hit milestones. Remember Fred McGriff? I'd rather ARod just walk away and be remembered as easily a top 5 player to ever play the game. Hopefully he feels the same way.

 

Id like to see him take a shot at it in the NL. He's made surprising comebacks before (see 2015).

[admin]

Holy s***, I thought he did retire. I thought it was the whole point of this thing. Guess I should have actually read it.

[Caper]

Don't retire. Play if he can. Do what you love until no one wants you.

[Jonn]

Don't retire. Play if he can. Do what you love until no one wants you.

 

100% agree with this. Never understand why players walk away from the game young. Most of them regret it 10 years later when they can't play anymore. You only have one life. Unless you're injured you should keep going until you can't perform anymore. Legacy crap is nonsense. Nothing wrong with a future HOF hanging around on a teams bench for a couple years.

[dineke]

a rod in toronto lets do it pierow

[Governator]

100% agree with this. Never understand why players walk away from the game young. Most of them regret it 10 years later when they can't play anymore. You only have one life. Unless you're injured you should keep going until you can't perform anymore. Legacy crap is nonsense. Nothing wrong with a future HOF hanging around on a teams bench for a couple years.

 

Walk away from the game young? He's 41yrs old and his manager doesn't believe in him. Girardi doesn't think he could play the field for 3 outs in the 9th when up by 3 against the worst team in the AL.

[ChrisS]

Walk away from the game young? He's 41yrs old and his manager doesn't believe in him. Girardi doesn't think he could play the field for 3 outs in the 9th when up by 3 against the worst team in the AL.

He took him out after 1 out to allow him to get the ovation I think

[reedjohnsonfan]

Id like to see him take a shot at it in the NL. He's made surprising comebacks before (see 2015).

 

I'd like to see him maybe get a look, but if he clearly doesn't have it then he should walk away. This year he's looked terrible at the plate, not the same player he was even a year ago. It's sad to watch legends struggle this badly.

[Jonn]

Walk away from the game young? He's 41yrs old and his manager doesn't believe in him. Girardi doesn't think he could play the field for 3 outs in the 9th when up by 3 against the worst team in the AL.

 

I was talking about the players who walk away from the game young not A-Rod. Still think you should play as long as you can. If a team is willing to give him some playing time I think he should sign there.