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There's no guarantee Rodriguez, who has struggled for much of the season, will have the same improvement.
Rodriguez has been durable this season after failing to play at least 150 games since 2007. He had played in all but three of the Yankees' 97 games this year after playing just 99 last season.
But A-Rod's production has fallen way off. He was hitting just .274 with 15 homers and 44 RBIs entering Tuesday's game, although he was hitting .328 over his last 16 games.
Rodriguez joins a lengthy injury list that includes Mariano Rivera, Michael Pineda, Joba Chamberlain, Andy Pettitte and Brett Gardner. The Yankees felt the need to replace what they lost in Gardner by trading with Seattle to acquire Ichiro Suzuki.
The Yankees appeared to be done with any big moves before the non-waiver trade deadline in a week. For now, New York is hoping Chavez can be the bridge until Rodriguez returns, likely in late August or September.
"We're going to miss him. But we've had some other guys who have went down that have been ... guys like Alex and we have found a way to replace them," Girardi said. "We're going to have to do it again until he gets back."
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