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Overnight at the Winter Baseball Meetings

Found December 16, 2008 on Central Maine Sports Blog:
PLAYERS: Francisco Rodriguez
TEAMS: New York Mets,  Los Angeles Angels




The Central Maine Sports Blog is reporting that Francisco Rodriguez is not as close to signing with the Mets as widely reported. The CMSB sources tell us that K-Rod came out of meetings disappointed to the point that reps told other teams K-Rod was available to talk to them at any time. It looks like the Mets offered only 2 years, far from the 5 years K-Rod is looking for. Our source also stated opinions have surfaced in Las Vegas to not be surprised if K-Rod stays put in Anaheim(or Los Angeles, wherever the are).

Our source also states things are very slow otherwise.
Original Story: http://www.centralmainesportsblog.com...
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