Buzz: Francisco Cordero is Billy Wagner
Brewers GM Doug Melvin wants to keep free-agent RHP Francisco Cordero, who is a free-agent this off season, writes Tom Haudricort in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
The 32-year-old Cordero converted 44 of 51 save opportunities in 2007 while compiling a 2.98 ERA in 66 appearances.
However, accordingly to Haudricort, Melvin and Cordero’s agent, Bean Stringfellow, have agreed not to negotiate before Nov. 13, when players are eligible to hit the open market and other teams are allowed to make offers.
…cordero has the same agent as Billy Wagner, and so i would not be surprised to see him seek a similar four-year, $40 million deal, like wagner got from the Mets, if not more…
…also, though i realize the Mets need to upgrade their bullpen, even if they were comfortable dishing out this contract for cordero, i have to assume he would much rather go to a place where he can actually be a closer, not a set-up man to wagner…plus, cordero is the second-best closer on the market, so you can expect him to milk that as long as possible and for as much as possible and for the best possible opportunity…
