Relief Pitcher: Minaya, K-Rod, Coffee and Contract
This afternoon on SNY, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said, ‘the Mets are very close to signing Francisco Rodriguez.’
To view Heyman’s three-minute phone interview with SNY, click here.
From what I can gather, Mets GM Omar Minaya and Rodriguez were seen getting coffee together in the lobby of the Bellagio earlier today.
Basically, as far as I can tell, the two sides agreed in principle yesterday evening on a three-year deal. The group will meet again this afternoon to finalize the contract, after which Rodriguez will need to conduct a physical.
My guess is that news will occur later tonight, with some sort of official announcement being made tomorrow morning.
…speaking of Starbucks, this new Espresso Truffle drink is ridiculously good…i usually stick to straight coffee, or espesso, or an intravenous supply of caffeine, but the addition of Semi-Sweet Hot Chocolate is quite good…ok, back to baseball…
