If this post stinks it's because A-Rod is the shit!

Today Alex Rodriguez hit his major-league leading 30th home run of the year and drove in another 4 runs, bringing his season RBI total to 86. For the year A-Rod is leading the majors in both categories and is batting .317. He also has 79 runs, 101 hits, 21 doubles, 9 steals, a .413 OBP, and a .665 slugging percentage. This guy is a serious beast and if the Yankees were in contention he'd be the runaway MVP choice in the AL. I wrote a LONG time ago about what Ken Griffey, Jr.'s career might have been had he stayed healthy after his move to Cincy. So after a long delay I thought I'd write since it's the All Star break and A-Rod has belted another long ball.

When it's all said and done, I believe A-Rod will be the best player to play the game. Let's take a look at his career so far. His statistics for this year are projected of course. At the age of 31 he is already 22nd on the all-time home run list and 55th in RBIs. In A-Rod's 13 years, his career totals are: 1,437 runs, 2,168 hits, 385 doubles, 494 home runs, 1,433 RBIs, 867 walks, 250 stolen bases, .306 batting average, .387 on-base percentage, and a .577 slugging percentage. If A-Rod stays on this pace for the year, his season totals will be: 151 runs, 192 hits, 40 doubles, 57 home runs, 164 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, .317 batting average, .413 on-base percentage, and a .665 slugging percentage.

So with his projections we can say he'll have 1,509 runs, 2,259 hits, 404 doubles, 511 home runs, and 1,511 RBIs. In the list of all-time numbers he would be T-19 in homers, 46th in RBIs, T-58 in runs, and 139th in hits. His .576 career slugging percentage is currently T-13th on the all-time list! Let's say A-Rod plays for another 12 years at which time he'll be 44. If he maintains the same pace and doesn't get any big injuries his career totals would be 2,900 runs, 4,350 hits, 775 doubles, 975 home runs, and 2,900 RBIs. The home runs seem a lot off, but he certainly is on pace to break Barry Bonds' home run record and I believe it could easily be over 800.

For argument's sake let's go with the projections. For A-Rod's 25-year career he would be 1st in runs, 1st in hits, 2nd in doubles, 1st in homers, and 1st in RBIs. I don't know that he'll achieve those types of numbers, but he should end up in the top 10 in each of the categories. The guy is already a lock for the Hall of Fame and when his career is done he will be a sure-fire first ballot guy and the greatest player ever.