Back-Story On K-Rod Option, Beato and Parnell Have Struggled

David Waldstein of the NY Times unveils that in the weeks before he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, Francisco Rodriguez told the Mets that he wanted to eliminate the now-defunct $17.5 million vesting option in his contract. Apparently the option had become “a heavy burden” for the K-Rod as well as the Mets. The former Mets closer believed that it was interfering with how the Mets were using him. According to two people with [...]