mlbtraderumors.com - 11/11/2008
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Francisco Rodriguez 's agent, Paul Kinzer, appeared on WFAN this morning . Justin Terranova of the New York Post relays his comments.
Kinzer says there are "three to four" teams in the running for K-Rod besides the Mets. He doesn't know the exact number? ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 11/18/2008
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According to David Lennon of Newsday , the
Mets will make offers to Francisco Rodriguez and Brian...
Fuentes this week, and perhaps Derek Lowe and other starters. Rather than attempt to scare other teams off with massive initial bids, the Mets will ...
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Mets To Make Offers To Free Agent Targets
metsblog.com - 11/17/2008
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According to El Universal , Francisco Rodriguez traveled
to New York City ‘to be checked by doctors,’...
in advance of eventually signing a contract with the Mets, according to a source linked to the closer. “The Mets have made the ...
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Relief Pitcher: K-Rod may have been in NYC
mlb.mlb.com - 11/17/2008
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NEW YORK -- The Mets and the agent
representing Francisco Rodriguez have discredited a report in a...
Venezuelan newspaper that the free-agent relief pitcher had traveled to New York for a physical examination, a routine, procedural step these days when ...
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Mets, agent deny K-Rod speculation | mets.com: News
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Lots of closer info....
Mets Fever —
... Obviously, Kinzer considers the Mets a good fit for his client (especially given that no other big-market team is looking for a closer). Rodriguez will require four years and perhaps $15MM annually. source MLBTR ...
Tuesday Hot Stove League Open Thread
River Avenue Blues —
... just 48 hours or so away from when free agents are free to start negiotiating with new teams, the real meat & potatoes of the Hot Stove League. It makes you feel like a kid on December 22nd, oh so close yet so far away from Christmas.
The Hot Stove wasn’t so hot today, with the only actual player news involving Cy Lincecum & Salomon Torres’ retirement. Yeah, the Cubs reportedly offered $50M to Ryan Dempster, K-Rod’s agent made a radio appearance, and Matt Holliday’s dad made it be known he’d like to see his ...
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