by Tyrone Biggums

Created on: February 12, 2008   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

Is Alex Rodriguez the best player in baseball? How is this even a question? He has 518 career home runs at the age of 32. That number alone is amazing. Career home run leader Hank Aaron (do I even have defend that remark or do some people not know that Bonds cheated. Cause if not, I got some bad news for you) had only 442 home runs at that age. That means he is on pace to shatter the record when his career is all said and done.

He is not just one of those sluggers who go for all or nothing like Ryan Howard who hit 47 homers but also batted .268. Alex's career batting average is .306. Most scouts say that Alex's swinging stroke is easily the best and purest in the game today, and one of the best ever. He is also an underrated base stealer with 265 stolen bases and is a member of the exclusive 40/40 club.

Not only is he the best offensive player of our generation, but he is also great defensively. He is a two time gold glove winner at shortstop, one of the hardest defensive positions to play. After he moved to third base when he came to the Yankees, he didn't miss a step defensively.

There are plenty of other stats I could rattle off to make my point, but to see how good he is, you just have to compare him to the next best players. Many people consider Albert Pujols to be the Next best hitter in baseball. He is 4 years younger than A-Rod (although a lot of people think he is older than he says), and is a game changing player as well. Although he has a significantly better career batting average, he only has about a little more than half his home runs.

Although there have been some recent rumbling that A-rod took steroids, I highly doubt it. I wouldn't be surprised if he did take because I really wouldn't be surprised if everyone in baseball is taking because that is unfortunately the way of the sport these days. Again though these claims have been made by the likes of degenerates like Jose Canseco and John Rocker.

Nevertheless, it should be pretty clear to all that Alex Rodriguez if far and away the best player in baseball today and, when it's all said and done, could be considered the best player ever.

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