Afternoon Bits: A-Rod, Soriano, Pineda, beards, Venditte, and Goody

Games are finally being played today. You can’t watch, but you can listen here.

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• Alex Rodriguez is keeping busy doing two rehab sessions a day.

• The Yankees will not give up a good prospect for Alfonso Soriano, but might pay $10 million of the $36 million he is owed.

• Michael Pineda threw a 25-pitch bullpen. His next session will include changeups.

• The Yankees are keeping their no beards policy. “It’s who we are,” Joe Girardi said.

• Pat Venditte will only throw left handed for Team USA.

• Minor league reliever Nick Goody has been shutdown with a sprained ankle.