Via Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports:
Fuentes telling teams he would like to close, source says. Not a shock. That’s where the money is.
Aside from a closer role, Brian Fuentes is said to be looking for a contract in the neighborhood of Scott Down’s deal with the Angels which was three-years and $15 million.
There are at least half a dozen teams interested in Fuentes at this point, the Yankees being one of them. Not many are looking for Fuentes to close for him. One team though is the Tampa Rays. Three years and $15 million is expensive, probably too expensive for both the Yankees and the Rays, but the thing is that if Fuentes is looking for a closer role the Rays have the big advantage.
The fact that Fuentes is looking for a closer role is not just about the thrill of finishing games, it’s about money. Meaning, that if the Yankees and Rays both offer him the same amount but the Rays give him the closer role then he can stockpile saves and the next time he...
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