Alex Rodriguez is almost 31 with almost 500 hr's. Give or Take he has 10-12 yrs left. he averages 35-40 home runs a season. he could possibly have 850-900 if he stayed on pace. That would be an incredibly hard record to break.. believe me. Hahah!
2006-06-12 18:27:29 · 16 answers · asked by yankeefan35xCorE 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
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I think A-Rod will break it, as long as he doesn't have to get up in too many pressure situations for the rest of his career. I love the guy, but I can't get over how ridiculously un-clutch he is. He's still going to get his numbers, particularly mammoth home run blasts when the Yankees are either up or down big, but don't look for too much from him when the game is on the line.
What I also think is that if he keeps up his own torrid pace, Albert Pujols will break Rodriguez's record a few years later. As long as he stays healthy and keeps hitting them, there's almost no reason to think he won't!
Hope this helps!
--J.
2006-06-13 03:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by John in Jersey 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In terms of consistency, If he can average 30 homeruns over the next 10 years, he'll be close.
It's tough though. 10 years of consistency within the ages of 30-40. Alex is tailing off as we speak. In my opinion, it's possible. But I don't see him hitting 40 homeruns by 38.
2006-06-12 23:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The older you get the less and less hrs you'll hit (realistically, unless you happen to be Bonds! steroidssssssssssss). I think Pujols has a better shot. I also think Pujols will break the single season HR mark.
2006-06-13 10:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by baseballica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he will...
Every time a young hitter starts out his career like A-Rod has automatically ESPN starts the countdown to 744 (see Griffey Jr., Ken) A-Rod has been remarkably healthy throughout his career so far but as he gets older he will spend time on the DL and his bat speed will naturally slow down (of course I'm assuming he's not using performance enhancing drugs). I predict A-Rod to finish around the 680's
2006-06-13 05:26:20 · answer #4 · answered by GPC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Barry's record won't last for more than six or seven years even if he does break it. No one expects it to last as long as Hank's or the Babe's did.
2006-06-12 18:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by gregthedesigner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah thats true they did say that if he kept going at the pace hes at then he could have over 900 so maybe but then again he could get injured, lets hope not!!
2006-06-12 18:32:19 · answer #6 · answered by ♥♥♥♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly think so. However, i believe it will last for only 2-5 years, because guess who is just behind him... Albert Pujols.
2006-06-13 07:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by Garte 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah i think he'll hit #900 when you see little pigs flying over the stadium. the most he'll get is 750
2006-06-12 18:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by pk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way
a-rod has lost some steam since last year and at this rate he's not gonna keep up his pace
2006-06-12 19:13:40 · answer #9 · answered by sksgog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the record is Sadaharo Oh...868...beat that
2006-06-19 05:08:51 · answer #10 · answered by Druby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋