According to a report for The Daily News, the Mets are concerned about Francisco Rodriguez’s dip in velocity from 95-96 MPH a couple of seasons ago to 91-92 MPH this year.
By the way, the apparently rapidly deteriorating K-Rod got 62 saves this past season, breaking the single season record. Note however that strikeouts are down, from 98 in ‘06 and 90 in ‘07, to 77 for the 2008 season.
Of course, you never know when “heavy use,” as the quoted source put it, will catch up to you. A legitimate concern in the front office, or a transparent bargaining ploy? You decide…
To add to it all, there’s apparently a failure to communicate between K-Rod, his agent, and the media. Was he in New York, was he not in New York? Was he getting a physical in advance of a Mets signing, or not? Did the Mets make an offer to the man? Not everyone seems to think so.
To try and understand just what is going on, head on over to Metsblog.com and check out Matt Cerrone’s write-up of the whole situation.
It’s going to be a fun offseason if we’re going to have to deal with all these red herring reports. And by fun, I mean headache-inducing. To me, this is a no-brainer signing, and we’ll forget about all this craziness once we see him holding up his Met jersey at a press conference…hopefully….
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