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A very strong case can be made that 2008 was the worst of his career. He's still, obviously, very good, but he was probably the sixth best closer last year and there's no justification to give him Mariano Rivera money.

The Yanks should give him closer $ and have him set-up Mo! Thats a great 8th and 9th

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Originally posted 09:15 AM ET  11.16 by DZZZZZ

The Yanks should give him closer $ and have him set-up Mo!

No, they shouldn't.

K-Rod's Stock Falling? Only because it was set artificially high in the first place.

$75M over five? As the Inuits like to say: Chu-ma-nut.

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Originally posted 09:26 AM ET  11.16 by The Walrus

K-Rod's Stock Falling? Only because it was set artificially high in the first place. $75M over five?

Excellent point-

As someone said earlier- he may have been the 6th best closer
maybe- maybe not....but bottom line is who is AVAILABLE NOW
that is BETTER.

he'll get a 4 year deal-
and even with 'diminishing' stuff.....he has EARNED it

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Originally posted 09:26 AM ET  11.16 by The Walrus

K-Rod's Stock Falling? Only because it was set artificially high in the first place. $75M over five? As the Inuits like to say: Chu-ma-nut.

agreed... any one who pays this dude what is being bandied about will be sorry in the long run.

and don't tell me fuentes is better- he isn't AND he's MUCH older than Rodriguez

Relievers are even more fragile than starters. I could bore you with numbers and statistics but go check out baseball.reference.com and check some relievers big years and then see how they did in the long term shortly aftet that year, for yourselves.

fuentes is better............. just yanking your chain!

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Originally posted 09:26 AM ET  11.16 by The Walrus

K-Rod's Stock Falling? Only because it was set artificially high in the first place. $75M over five? As the Inuits like to say: Chu-ma-nut.

I prefer to use my claws, but I'll try anything once. Flip over.

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Originally posted 09:32 AM ET  11.16 by jgb

Excellent point-As someone said earlier- he may have been the 6th best closermaybe- maybe not....but bottom line is who is AVAILABLE NOWthat is BETTER.he'll get a 4 year deal- and even with 'diminishing' stuff.....he has EARNED it

You mean the way sweaty Freddie Garcia "earned" that ridiculous contract with the Phillies? Yes, he's probably the best of what's out there but I have a strange feeling we're going to see him fall off the radar very soon. I'm not a big fan of his delivery.

Mornin' Slink, jc, Walrus and ball-seeking furball..................oh and you too Mr. TheCat.

It's all timing. 1)This offseason has quite a few decent closers available. 2) Big money teams NYY and BOS are not in need of a closer 3) Other big money teams Mets and Angels feel comfortable going in other directions.

If he had become a free agent during an offseason with few closers available and more big money teams needing a closer, he would have gotten that $75M

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Originally posted 10:30 AM ET  11.16 by Chasin' Utleys

You mean the way sweaty Freddie Garcia "earned" that ridiculous contract with the Phillies? Yes, he's probably the best of what's out there but I have a strange feeling we're going to see him fall off the radar very soon.

yup-

it's like that in every sport-
ESPECIALLY teams that players don't always want to go to-

now that kerry wood is a free agent. i dont see why you would want to overpay for an overrated closer(k rod) when you can get Wood and or Fuentes

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Originally posted 09:37 AM ET  11.16 by jgb

and don't tell me fuentes is better- he isn't AND he's MUCH older than Rodriguez

Well, now that you bring it up, while you're right Fuentes is six years older, I wouldn't say that Rodriguez was that much better, if at all. Rodriguez had a better ERA, but Fuentes had:

Better K/9
A WAY better BB/9
Way better K/BB
Better HR/9
Better BAA
Better WHIP

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. K-Rod was the seventh best closer in 2008.

A rare, factual post from our friend Tommy...

Like Ramses, K-Rod is a real ****.

K-Rod had a CAREER YEAR in 2008 as far as SAVES.....nothing else about his stats stood out. It's all downhill for him from here........you see it all the time. Only a dope GM will pay him for last year's totals for each of the next 5 years

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Originally posted 09:32 AM ET  11.16 by jgb

....but bottom line is who is AVAILABLE NOWthat is BETTER.he'll get a 4 year deal- and even with 'diminishing' stuff.....he has EARNED it

With all due respect but that's kind of an idiotic assesment? I can tell you as a Cardinal fan, I don't care what he has "earned"?? ...if its true his stuff is diminshing...sorry, but no thanks. Not for that kind of coin.

I thought the whole idea of signing a guy to big dollars was to get him either on the way up, or while his stuff is still good? Not diminishing? If that's the case with KRod, then I'll take my chances on Kerry Wood who = Diminishing for A LOT less $$$.