Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long believes that Alex Rodriguez is primed for a big season in 2012. The team confirmed last week that Rodriguez, 36, traveled to Germany, in early December, receiving an innovative blood spinning treatment called Orthokine in hopes of healing his troublesome right knee and left shoulder. Rodriguez batted .276 with 16 home runs and 62 RBIs and injuries limited him to just 99 games in 2011. "He's got to feel like he's 25," Long said of Rodriguez. "I know last year he felt like he was just physically not able to go every day. When your body doesn't feel right, your performance level is going to go way down. It's hard to do for 162 games, stay pretty much injury-free. I think at this point in his career, it's going to be harder, not easier."