Jul
10
2011

Mets Push K-Rod Trade To Yankees

An article by Sean Kenny

From the latest news on K-Rod according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, apparently Sandy Alderson has put out more then a feeler for K-Rod, and the Yankees response wasn’t a rejection, but rather a “call us closer to the deadline” move. While they would be willing to pick up the salary of K-Rod, the Yankees would be expecting to get K-Rod for pennies on the dollar as a classic salary dump.

While this was to be expected in regards to what K-Rod would grant in return, the Mets may feel that Parnell/Beato could be ready to take over the ninth inning and the ability to clear out K-Rod’s option gives them much more freedom in the offseason to retool or keep players.

The largest reason for the trade isn’t K-Rod’s declining velocity or effectiveness, but more Sandy Alderson’s wish to drop the payroll roughly 20 million dollars. While this isn’t going from big-market to small-market, it is aimed at being more efficient with spending and limiting expensive contracts in hopes of being able to make a big splash when it presents itself.

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About the Author: Sean Kenny

Sean Kenny is a student/writer currently attending school at the City College of New York. For more Mets news, notes and thoughts follow him on twitter @TheSeanKenny

3 Comments + Add Comment

Will July 10, 2011 at 1:15 pm

Trade him…Yankees, Rays, Cardinals…don’t care
Hitman July 10, 2011 at 3:12 pm

If I was Alderson, I’d send out feelers to Boston as well. They need the relief help. Acquiring K-Rod would be the first step in them getting rid of Papelbon. They can alternate the closers role between K-Rod & Bard and at the same time, avoid K-Rod’s option vesting. When it’s all said and done, Bard will become the new closer for Boston next season (just like they’ve wanted the last few years).
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