Time for the Mets to Close on a Closer
By Howard Megdal ~ December 4th, 2008. Filed under: Digest Contributors, Howard Megdal.
The Mets have casually approached the free agent closer market, and rightfully so. Both Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes are top choices, but it appears that only the Mets have both the money and the inclination to spend it on a closer, leaving them free to choose.
So New York has let the market come to them, and while Rodriguez, who set the all-time record for saves in a season in 2008, once expected a five-year, $75 million deal, the Mets may sign Rodriguez for as little as three years. Fuentes, meanwhile, appears to be asking for three years as well.
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