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[Amazin' Avenue] - The Bill James Handbook 2010

Eric Simon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:18 GMT

... irst baseman in 2009, clocking in at -29 bases (relative to expected bases). Francisco Rodriguez was 24-26 in 'easy' saves (enters with tying run not on base or at the plate ...

[Around the Majors] - Jon Heyman Throws Stones From A Glass House

Tyler Hissey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:17:51 GMT

... outdo himself when it came to the American League. Here are his top five. 1. Francisco Rodriguez 2. Carlos Quentin 3. Dustin Pedroia 4. Justin Morneau 5. Kevin Youkilis Next ...

[Bleacher Report] - 2010 New York Mets Bullpen Breakdown: Bobby Parnell

Phil Hoops — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:50:35 GMT

... with the team was supposed to be the seventh inning bridge to J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez , and for the first half of the year that's exactly what occurred. Parnell e ...

[Mets Merized Online] - Breaking Down The Mets Bullpen: Bobby Parnell

Phil Hoops — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:02:00 GMT

... with the team was supposed to be the seventh inning bridge to J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez , and foor the first half of the year his role on the team was just that. Pa ...

[Boston Herald] - Free agents in baseball means time to court, bluff

Added 5m ago — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:07:47 GMT

... the Los Angeles Dodgers), Ryan Dempster ($52 million from Chicago Cubs) and Francisco Rodriguez ($37 million from New York Mets); and outfielders Manny Ramirez [ stats ] ($ ...

[Was Watching] - When You Spell Yankee$, You Cannot Leave Off The Last “S” For Savings

Steve Lombardi — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:09:54 GMT

... lue: Mariano Rivera, $15,000,000 (2008-10) Brad Lidge, $12,500,000 (2009-11) Francisco Rodriguez, $12,333,333 (2009-11) Joe Nathan, $11,750,000 (2008-11) Catchers The highes ...

[Houston Chronicle] - MLB free-agent season begins with few available stars

Associated Press — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:18:46 GMT

... Los Angeles Dodgers), Ryan Dempster ($52 million from the Chicago Cubs) and Francisco Rodriguez ($37 million from the New York Mets), and outfielders Manny Ramirez ($45 mil ...

[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] - MLB Notebook: This free agent signing season looking less festive

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:47:56 GMT

... from Los Angeles Dodgers), Ryan Dempster ($52 million from Chicago Cubs) and Francisco Rodriguez ($37 million from New York Mets); and outfielders Manny Ramirez ($45 million ...

[The Tribune-Review] - Few elite major-league free agents available

The Associated Press Sunday, November 22, 2009 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:42:23 GMT

... ot big deals were pitchers Ryan Dempster ($52 million from Chicago Cubs) and Francisco Rodriguez ($37 million from New York Mets); and outfielders Manny Ramirez ($45 million ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Relievers

Matthew Pouliot — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:10 GMT

... 11-12 free agents : Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox), Jonathan Broxton (Dodgers), Francisco Rodriguez (Mets)*, Joe Nathan (Twins)*, Francisco Cordero (Reds)*, Heath Bell (Padres) ...

[Mike's Mets] - High, Buy Low and Other Unlikely Strategies

Dave Mills — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:43:37 GMT

... se (could start the year at AAA) L - Oliver Perez Bullpen (7-8 members): R - Francisco Rodriguez R - John Maine L - Pedro Feliciano R - Chad Bradford or Sean Green R - Brian ...

[FanGraphs] - Defending Law

R.J. Anderson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:24:08 GMT

... ballot Law could create using the top four choices. Last year Brad Lidge and Francisco Rodriguez received first place MVP votes. Lidge actually received two. CC Sabathia rec ...

[New York Post] - Mets can't ditch Castillo

BART HUBBUCH — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:17 GMT

... n GM Omar Minaya made his two biggest deals of the offseason, signing closer Francisco Rodriguez and trading for reliever J.J. Putz. The Mets' top priority remains adding po ...

[Fungoes] - 2009 Cardinal Blogger Awards

Pip — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:45 GMT

... ied their lead in the Central and, combined with late-inning rallies against Francisco Rodriguez and Matt Capps a few days earlier, gave the team a confidence that they were ...

[New York Mets Report with John Delcos] - Let the frenzy begin ….

John Delcos — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:24 GMT

... 7.5 million extension two winters ago. Last year, they spent $36 million for Francisco Rodriguez. In previous seasons, they spent for Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez, Tom Gla ...