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Relief Pitcher: Mets close to deal with K-Rod
metsblog.com - 12/9/2008
Relief Pitcher: Mets close to deal with K-Rod
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The Mets are close to finalizing a three-year deal for free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez , according to people close to the team. Yesterday, I wrote how the Mets have been confident a deal would get done this week.  In fact, I was told on Sunday night that team ...
Reports: Mets near three-year deal with K-Rod
sports.espn.go.com - 12/9/2008
Reports: Mets near three-year deal with K-Rod
— sports.espn.go.com — The Mets are reportedly closing in on a three-year deal for free-agent reliever Francisco Rodriguez.... (more) Reports: Mets near three-year deal with K-Rod

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/9/2008
Red Sox-Mets Talking Deal For Schneider
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Two industry sources here at the Bellagio have confirmed the Boston Red Sox are in discussions with... the New York Mets about catcher Brian Schneider, a further indication the Red Sox are preparing for the departure of captain Jason Varitek. It was ... (more) Red Sox-Mets Talking Deal For Schneider

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New York Mets are close to signing closer Francisco Rodriguez - MLB - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/9/2008
New York Mets are close to signing closer Francisco Rodriguez - MLB - SI.com
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — LAS VEGAS -- The Mets appear on the verge of simultaneously interrupting a sluggish baseball market and... solving their biggest winter issue. They are closing in on a deal to sign star free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez. The deal, which is expected ... (more) New York Mets are close to signing closer Francisco ...

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Jimmy Scott's High & Tight:  Behind The Scenes At The MLB Winter Meetings

Walkoff Walk:  The Dutch Oven: Fully Capable of Immobilizing Home Invaders If Wielded Properly

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Behind The Scenes At The MLB Winter Meetings
Jimmy Scott's High & Tight — [image] The hunger this week for baseball fans is what's happening out in Las Vegas at the winter meetings. Will the Mets sign K-Rod ? Will the Yankees sign ...

The Dutch Oven: Fully Capable of Immobilizing Home Invaders If Wielded Properly
Walkoff Walk — ... K-Rod Set To Make a Lot of Money in Not a Lot of Time: Folks seem to want the security blanket that is a long-term deal but teams aren't so quick to dole them out lately. The Mets and Frankie Rodriguez are on the verge of agreeing on a $37 million deal that lasts but three years. Three years? That's barely long enough to break the hearts of Mets fans. ...

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sportsillustrated.cnn.com 12/9/2008 — LAS VEGAS -- The Mets appeared to be closing in late Monday night on a deal to bring star free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez to New York.
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LAS VEGAS – The Mets were on the brink last night of closing their most important game of the offseason - landing closer Francisco Rodriguez. Rodriguez's agent, Paul Kinzer, said, "I am more optimistic than I have ever been" about finalizing a...
Report: Mets, K-Rod closing in on three-year deal — FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/9/2008
The Mets were on the brink Monday night of closing their most important game of the offseason -- landing closer Francisco Rodriguez.
K-Rod's agent hopeful about Mets talks — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 12/9/2008
Francisco Rodriguez's agent expressed hope a deal could be reached with the Mets before the Winter Meetings conclude Thursday. "They aren't finished, but they're going well," Paul Kinzer said of talks with the Mets early this Monday.  ...