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K-Rod appears to top Mets' closer wish-list
fannation.com - 12/7/2008
K-Rod appears to top Mets' closer wish-list
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Francisco Rodriguez had a record 62 saves in 2008. Robert Beck/SI LAS VEGAS -- While a person familiar with the Mets' search for a closer suggested things have "loosened up a bit'' on the trade front, it appears that these are the team's top four closing options as general ...
weblogs.newsday.com - 12/8/2008
Dining with K-Rod
— weblogs.newsday.com — General manager Omar Minaya and his staff dined with Francisco Rodriguez for over four hours Sunday night... at a nearby steakhouse, but Minaya was tight-lipped about the details upon his return to the Bellagio at roughly 11:30 p.m. Minaya only... (more) Dining with K-Rod

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Source: 3 year offer on K-Rod’s table
nybaseballdigest.com - 12/8/2008
Source: 3 year offer on K-Rod’s table
— nybaseballdigest.com — The Mets didn’t wait to get in on some major action in Vegas yesterday. Omar Minaya and... his crew including Jeff Wilpon arrived on Wilpon’s jet in Vegas at 5 PM, only to immediately rush off to a local steakhouse to meet with free agent closer ... (more) Source: 3 year offer on K-Rod’s table

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fannation.com - 12/8/2008
Mets expected to make offer to K-Rod
— fannation.com — LAS VEGAS -- Mets general manager Omar Minaya is meeting Sunday night here with star free-agent closer... Francisco Rodriguez , and he is expected to make Rodriguez an offer. The exact proposal isn't known but they've been internally discussing a ... (more) Mets expected to make offer to K-Rod

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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com:  Heyman's Latest: Furcal, Sabathia, K-Rod

The Detroit Tiger Weblog:  Winter Meeting Eve Rumor Roundup

MetsBlog.com:  Relief Pitcher: K-Rod, then Fuentes, then Wood

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Heyman's Latest: Furcal, Sabathia, K-Rod
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... No surprise that Francisco Rodriguez is sitting atop the Mets closer wish-list. According to Heyman, he's followed by Brian Fuentes, Kerry Wood, and then a combination of Trevor Hoffman and Huston Street, who would need to be dealt from the Rockies. Heyman doesn't complete the list beyond those 4 options and notes that the Hoffman/Street option is a popular idea in the organization. For K-Rod, 3-4 years would be the Mets threshold. ...

Winter Meeting Eve Rumor Roundup
The Detroit Tiger Weblog — ... , it looks like the Tigers and the Mets are both interested in former Cubs closer Kerry Wood. The Mets however favor K-Rod which would work in the Tigers favor. But Buster Olney says that the ...

Relief Pitcher: K-Rod, then Fuentes, then Wood
MetsBlog.com — ... According to Jon Heyman at SI.com, the Mets prefer Francisco Rodriguez, followed by ...

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