He did use the phrase "penciled in," but as of now, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he is planning on using Alex Rodriguez in his starting lineup when the Yankees open a three-game series against the White Sox in Chicago Monday night. Provided, of course, that his lightning-rod third baseman is available to him. "I think all of us are curious what's going to happen, and is Alex going to be a player for us tomorrow, and what's going to happen with the other guys that are involved in this?" Girardi said, referring to the suspensions expected to be handed down by MLB Monday in regards to the Biogenesis case. "[But] in my mind I have him penciled in there tomorrow." The Yankees expect Rodriguez to be eligible to play Monday night, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney, because they expect his suspension to be tied solely to a drug-policy violation and thus eligible to be appealed. Source: ESPN New York
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