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[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 ...

[Talking Chop] - Interesting Free Agent Rankings

gondeee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:41:37 GMT

... Read More: ryota igarashi , 2010 mlb hot stove , Rafael Soriano (P - ATL) , Francisco Rodriguez (P - NYM) , Billy Wagner (P - BOS) , Adam LaRoche (1B - ATL) , Mike Gonzalez ...

[NY Daily News] - Castillo's fate key to moves

ADAM RUBIN, DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:58 GMT

... lion payroll, after raises for David Wright , Jose Reyes , Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez and arbitration-eligible players' increases are factored in. And while chief ...

[New York Times] - Mets Watch Their Spending, Despite Minor League Concerns

BEN SHPIGEL — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:04 GMT

... er all. The Mets relinquished their first-round pick last year after signing Francisco Rodriguez, a Type A free agent. But even if they sign another Type A free agent, like ...

[Halos Heaven] - Shore up the Pen

Angel Hawker — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:08 GMT

... t Shields (P - ANA) , Jose Arredondo (P - ANA) , Fernando Rodney (P - DET) , Francisco Rodriguez (P - NYM) , Chone Figgins (3B - ANA) , Mike Gonzalez (P - ATL) , Jason Bay ( ...

[Metsblog] - Note: Free Agents on Friday, ‘Cheap,’ & Spending

Matthew Cerrone — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:09 GMT

... xtension… last year, he wanted a closer, and he committed $36 million to get Francisco Rodriguez , the best on the market… when he wanted to re-shape the franchise a few yea ...

[New York Post] - Holliday, Bay, Lackey top Mets’ shopping list

BART HUBBUCH — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:07:42 GMT

... veteran catcher, a platoon first baseman and a setup man for All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez. AP St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday follows the flight of his RBI single ...

[Cleveland.com ] - Cleveland Indians afternoon news roundup: New coach Sandy Alomar, Jr. brings treasure of winning memories

Starting Blocks — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:57:00 GMT

... of last winter's glamor market would have been difficult. That one included Francisco Rodriguez off his record-setting season, Trevor Hoffman off his career-record-setting ...

[Metsblog] - Heyman: Yankees approach Jays about Halladay

Matthew Cerrone — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT

... hard to ignore having a few seasons of halladay and santana, together, with Francisco Rodriguez in the bullpen… that’s pretty serious… To read more from Heyman, who also wr ...

[OCRegister blog: From the dugout] - Bloggers like Mike

Mark Whicker, ocregister.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:23:56 GMT

... , Scioscia would have gotten less, not more, consideraton. Crazy. Posted in: Francisco Rodriguez â€¢ Mark Teixeira â€¢ Mike Scioscia ADVERTISEMENT ...

[FOX Sports: Dayn Perry] - 10 offseason moves that need to happen

Dayn Perry — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:03:45 GMT

... n an enviable core (Johan Santana, Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Jose Reyes, Francisco Rodriguez). The challenge, then, is surrounding that enviable core with something othe ...

[Daily News: Touching Base] - Free Agent Arbitration Analysis: Closers

Jesse Spector — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:03:40 GMT

... (Type A; 2009 salary: $8 million): Since the start of the 2007 season, only Francisco Rodriguez, Joe Nathan, Francisco Rodriguez and Jonathan Papelbon have more saves than ...

[Bleacher Report] - Mets Should Bring Home Thole and Broadway From Venezuela

Wendy Adair — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:29:13 GMT

... e in Venezuela where there is incredible political unrest. Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez are both from Venezuela but are not participating in Winter Ball. Baseball r ...

[MLB - Angels] - No lack of interest in Angels pitcher

Doug Miller — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:16:53 GMT

... already signed one free agent away from the Angels when they plucked closer Francisco Rodriguez from near the top of the pile last winter. They're also reportedly in the mi ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Hot Stove Roundup: Lackey, Willingham, Crawford, Hardy

D.J. Short — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:54:20 GMT

... spoke this week. Lennon compares the potential pursuit of Lackey to that of Francisco Rodriguez last December, but the Mets figure to have more competition this offseason a ...