What It Means:

Rodriguez also sat out Monday after making an early exit Sunday with stiffness in his oblique. An MRI came back negative for a strain, so the hope is that the veteran slugger will be fine in a couple of days. Mark Teixeira is at DH and Dustin Ackley is at first base on Tuesday night against Rangers right-hander A.J. Griffin.

Rodriguez slashed .250/.356/.486 last season with a .361 wOBA and the 17th best Isolated Power at .235. His 151 games played were his most since the 2007 season. He's off to an 8-for-55 (.145) start with two home runs and 19 strikeouts in 15 games this season. Our models currently project A-Rod to post a .355 wOBA with 30 home runs in 620 plate appearances in 2016. Teixeira makes for a solid play on DFS for Tuesday's slate.