OAKLAND -- The Yankees saw progress again on Friday as Alex Rodriguez tested his strained right hamstring on the bases at the Oakland Coliseum, and while he is eligible to be activated from the disabled list, manager Joe Girardi suggested that the team may wait until next week after they return home.
Initially, the Yankees had been aiming to activate Rodriguez on Saturday, but Rodriguez's reaction to that has seemed lukewarm. As such, the Yankees could take advantage of Monday's off-day and have the 40-year-old designated hitter active for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
"There's the old theory that if a guy feels good, you wait an extra day just to make sure," Girardi said. "Then you have to decide, we're off Monday, so does it make sense to give him a couple extra days just to make sure? Let's just see how he comes out tomorrow. He ran pretty good today."
Rodriguez did not speak to reporters prior to Friday's game, but said on Thursday that he believed the hamstring was continuing to improve.
"Every day is getting better," Rodriguez said. "To me, it's getting the confidence to go out there and let it go."
He sustained the hamstring strain on May 3 against the Orioles in Baltimore and is batting .194 (14-for-72) with five homers and 12 RBIs in 20 games.
Worth noting
• The Yankees activated left-hander CC Sabathia from the 15-day disabled list (left groin strain) to make Friday's start. In a corresponding move, left-hander James Pazos was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Pazos has not appeared in a big league game this season.
• Left-hander Phil Coke cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Coke had a 6.00 ERA in three appearances spanning six innings before being designated for assignment on Tuesday.
Bryan Hoch has covered the Yankees for MLB.com since 2007. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch, on Facebook and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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