"It was good. Tiring, but very productive," Rodriguez said. "I said to Carlos, 'That's the longest five innings we've ever played.' But it was good."
Beltran also felt the day was productive, facing pitching from the Blue Jays' top two farm clubs. He is pleased to not be experiencing any discomfort swinging or throwing coming off right elbow surgery performed in September.
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"I feel like I'm making improvements, seeing the ball better," Beltran said. "That's what I can ask for. I feel physically fine, so it can't get better than this. I know at the end of the day, you want the result, you want to hit the ball hard, but for me it's more about feeling healthy, feeling like I'm recuperating every day well. Thank God, I'm doing that."
With the rest of their Yankees teammates either across the state in Port St. Lucie or enjoying a day off, Rodriguez faced three right-handers and two left-handers. He added that he was able to spend the morning fine-tuning his approach with assistant hitting coach Alan Cockrell.
Rodriguez said that Cockrell is helping him keep his swing short to the ball and control the barrel of the bat. Rodriguez had a strong relationship with hitting coach Kevin Long, who was dismissed by the Yankees last year and quickly hired by the Mets, but Rodriguez said he has enjoyed speaking with the new hitting coach team of Cockrell and Jeff Pentland.
"At this point I pretty much know what I want to do in the box, but it's good to have a sounding board like Jeff and Alan, guys who have been around the game a combined 50 years or more," Rodriguez said. "I do like that Jeff and I are working on angles, staying on top of the baseball to create better leverage and backspin."
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Beltran and Rodriguez will play on the Minor League side again Monday, with Beltran scheduled to play five innings in right field and Rodriguez serving as the DH.
"These innings, they last for 25 minutes," Beltran said, with a smile. "So I'm feeling sorry about myself [Monday]. I don't know what's going to happen."
The veteran big leaguers came to the complex already dressed in their uniforms and departed while the games were wrapping up. Rodriguez laughed as he climbed into the driver's seat of an SUV, still clad in his jersey and pinstriped pants.
"I look like I'm going to my slow-pitch softball game," Rodriguez said.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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