Daily Archives: November 17, 2008
On Sunday, according to Lider en Deportes, Francisco Rodriguez told reporters in Venezuela that he traveled to the United States on Saturday to get a blood test and take an MRI to verify his health for teams who are interested in signing him.
…so, basically, he was getting checked out for 
his own medical report, which he and his agent will give to inquiring teams, not just the Mets…
Interestingly, though, when asked about the report last night in El Universal, which reported Rodriguez was in New York City to have a physical, Rodriguez’s agent, Paul Kinzer, told MLB.com, “Unless I know nothing about it, there’s no truth to it…it wasn’t for a physical.”
…so, it’s understandable that the Mets denied last night’s report, and were ‘annoyed,’ as the Bergen Record wrote, because technically they had nothing to do with the physical, and it was certainly not being done in advance of a signing…
…however, kinzer might want to give his client a call…since, despite what the agent told MLB.com, according to K-Rod, the closer was apparently inspected by someone in a white coat, who took his blood and gave him an MRI…and, i would hope it was a doctor…i’m just saying…
“Right now, nothing is concrete,” Rodriguez told reporters of negotiations, adding that his agent will be sending his medical report to interested teams.
According to Rodriguez, the Mets, among other teams, have already been in contact with Kinzer.
…Update…9:17 am…
…the best part of all of this is learning that his nickname in his hometown is ‘El Kid Rodriguez,’ according to Andres M, who helped translate the article for MetsBlog…
Omar Minaya will offer a contract to Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes, and possibly a starting pitcher, like Derek Lowe, this week, reports David Lennon in Newsday, citing a person familiar with the situation.
According to Lennon, “The money, it seems, is not nearly as important to the Mets as the number of years.”
Yesterday in Newsday, citing ‘people in the loop,’ Ken Davidoff wrote, ‘Minaya is intrigued by the idea of trading young talent to Chicago for Bobby Jenks.’
However, if the Mets do go for Jenks, he will almost certainly cost OF Fernando Martinez, per the New York Post, who quotes a Mets official as saying, “Unless something changes, I would say the chances of us getting Jenks are close to zero. The price is too high and he isn’t close to the top of our list.”
…from what i can gather, the Sox like Robert Parnell, who the Mets would rather not trade…and so, i understand the dilemma, do you trade, say, parnell and martinez to the Sox for jenks, or do you wait out the market a bit in hopes that the price for K-Rod drops to three-years before some one else signs him for more…
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