KRod dealt to Brewers

[jacksonianmarch]

KRod and cash to the Brew Crew for 2 PTBNL

[a700hitter]

The Yankees apparently turned down a deal for KRod.

 

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/13/report-yankees-rejected-francisco-rodriguez-deal/related

[MDF3530]

Can't believe they found a sucker to take that Minaya contract.

[AtWork]

Can't believe they found a sucker to take that Minaya contract.

 

They didn't. The Mets are paying the remainder of his 2011 salary and he's going to be a free agent after this year because there's no way in hell the Brewers are going to allow him to reach the incentive for his $17.5 million option next year.

[Thunder]

Good move for the Mets. They're trying to rebuild and K Rod goes to a contender.

[Flynnatic10]

Great move for both sides. Hope the Brewers make a run to the WS so they can convince Prince to stay.

[a700hitter]

Good move for the Mets. They're trying to rebuild and K Rod goes to a contender.

The Mets are not in rebuilding mode. They are more likely in dismantling mode.

[AtWork]

There's an intersting rumor that the Mets wanted to deal K-Rod ASAP before he could come up with his misplaced list of teams the Mets could not trade him to. Also stated that the Mets were scared to death that Boras was going to somehow force them to take K-Rod's $17.5 million option by complaining to the players union if he did not meet his 55 games finished incentive. I'll post the source when I get home.

[AtWork]

Turns out the Brewers were in fact on K-Rod's no trade list. Makes sense that they dealt him quickly before Boras could do or say anything about it.

 

http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/91587889040859136

[Divinity]

The Milwaukee Brewers and Francisco Rodriguez have negotiated a new structure of the reliever's contractual clause, and the end result now is that the Brewers can use K-Rod in any role -- including closer -- without being locked into $17.5 million deal for the 2012 season.

 

As the Brewers acquired Rodriguez earlier this week, he was 21 games finished away from having his vesting option of $17.5 million for 2012 kick in.

 

The Brewers, already committed to pay at least $3.5 million in a possible buyout of that option, negotiated with Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras, a larger buyout of $4 million -- in return for a restructuring of the games-finished clause.

 

The vesting option for 55 games finished still in place -- but now it's a mutual option, which means both sides have to agree to it for it to be exercised, which is highly unlikely. At $17.5 million, K-Rod would have the highest salary for any reliever in history. Rodriguez (and Boras) could prefer to have the closer become a free agent after this year.