Back in February, Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez let it be known that the 2008 season would more than likely be his last spent donning an Angels uniform. Neither he or the Angels could work out a long-term deal over the winter, and K-Rod went into the season with every expectation of testing the free agent market after the season.Well, with every day that passes and every save Rodriguez racks up (38 at the break!), there's a little cha-ching that goes off inside his head. Still, he wouldn't have the chance to get so many saves if he didn't play for a good team, so maybe he's reconsidering leaving the Angels after this season and will take less money to stay there?
Um, no. No he's not.
"I'm going to go out there and explore the market," Rodriguez told the Los Angeles Times. "They had six years. They didn't get anything done with me.Yeah, even though the Angels are a good team, adding Rodriguez to the back of your bullpen can make a lot of average teams good. So it's kind of hard to argue with his decision to test the market, because he is going to be rich. Considering that he's probably going to obliterate Bobby Thigpen's record of 56 saves in a season, you have to figure he'll break the bank this winter and surpass Mariano Rivera's $15 million a season.
"If I wait six years, why not wait another two and a half months?"
