KRod Loses In Arbitration

[love_that_reefer]

Francisco Rodriguez lost his arbitration case on Friday and will make $10 million in 2008.
It ties the record Ryan Howard just matched Thursday for the highest sum given through arbitration. Like the previous sole record holder, Alfonso Soriano, K-Rod lost his case in his final year of arbitration eligibility. He asked for $12.5 million. It couldn't have helped his case that he has so few comparables in arbitration.

KRod is one of the best in the business and will make a killing next year in FA thanks to the deal Rivera just got from the Yankees. KRod has saved 40 or more in the past three seasons.

[Doppelgänger]

Man it going to be weird seeing him in a non Angel uniform. I'm sure this arbitration disagreement is going to be one of the final nails in the coffin for him staying around.

[DravenX]

Now if he does decide to go else where who could be the Angels closer? Stay in house or try to acquire another closer?

[love_that_reefer]

I have heard some talks of possibly making Ervin Santana the closer.

[Porter]

The question becomes can Ervin handle that pressure as a closer. Sure he has filthy stuff but his makeup is iffy. I would try my best to resign one the best closers in baseball.

[ljshorty89]

How bout a trade, Billy Wagner for Krod?

[Porter]

That would never happen because Wagner is like 800 years old.

[riverdunesrat]

Lame, really lame.....

[love_that_reefer]

How bout a trade, Billy Wagner for Krod?

Because KRod is better than Wagner at this stage of their careers.