Yankees' Alex Rodriguez: Saturday return date a best case scenario

Manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday that Saturday is the earliest potential return date for Rodriguez (hamstring), Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Analysis:

It was already reported earlier in the week that Rodriguez would not be ready to come off the DL when he's eligible on May 19, and now it appears that missing just a few days beyond that date may be optimistic. Rodriguez was able to do some conditioning work before Wednesday's game, but Hoch reports that he was moving gingerly at best. Given Girardi's comments, a return for Rodriguez over the weekend appears to be up in the air.