April 13, 201313 yr Brewers, Marlins, Others Interested In K-Rod By Mark Polishuk [April 12 at 8:58pm CST] 8:58pm: The Angels aren't interested in signing Rodriguez, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports (via Twitter). 7:50pm: Right-hander Francisco Rodriguez is drawing interest from such teams as the Angels, Brewers, Marlins and a few others, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports. The free agent reliever drew little attention on the open market during the offseason, with only the Mets briefly being linked to Rodriguez, though Scott Boras (Rodriguez's agent) said two weeks ago that he expected his client to soon find a new team. Rodriguez recorded an even 72 strikeouts in 72 innings with Milwaukee last season, posting a 4.38 ERA and 2.32 K/BB. It seemed as if a return to the Brewers was unlikely but given how the club's bullpen has struggled early this season, it isn't surprising that the Crew are checking in on a known quantity. Rodriguez could even find himself in line to become a closer again if he re-signs with the Brewers given that incumbent closer John Axford recently lost his job, though Jim Henderson is slated to receive the lion's share of the save opportunities. The Angels and Marlins are also in need of bullpen help, owning respective bullpen ERAs of 4.94 (19th in MLB) and 6.31 (28th in MLB) heading into Friday's action. Angels righty Ryan Madson isn't expected back from elbow surgery for a few weeks while Miami closer Steve Cishek has a 15.43 ERA after three outings this season. Dumb idea, methinks. He'll probably be overpriced (Boras) and we're going to be paying for saves we rarely have are in line to get. Pointing out Cishek's ERA is pretty dumb too. He's had two bad games on a bad team. Might as well replace him with a 30 year old who hasn't pitched since last year and was right around a league average pitcher, right?
April 13, 201313 yr Author Uh, why? Thus my question mark at the end of his name on this thread. Heyman is usually pretty reliable so his source is probably pretty good. Maybe Beinfest figures he's still a name and might draw some sort of interest to the team. I don't know. It's dumb, though.
April 13, 201313 yr Only if we give him 3 years $27m With a $3m signing bonus, then trade him to Arizona in the offseason and pay half the remaining bill?
April 13, 201313 yr Loria is a crook, not a dumbass... That's calling Loria smart. Not allowed on this board. 28 year suspension.
April 13, 201313 yr Loria is a crook, not a dumbass... That's calling Loria smart. Not allowed on this board. 28 year suspension.Damn!
April 13, 201313 yr Loria is a crook, not a dumbass... That's calling Loria smart. Not allowed on this board. 28 year suspension. It also leads to a member title like I have now.
April 13, 201313 yr Why? Maybe he does well and we could trade him for some prospects? I just can't believe Beinfest or Hill are for this. I mean they're no the best baseball people but signing Krod makes little sense.
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