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Yanks? Ivan Rodriguez leaves game after collision (AP)
2008-08-07 05:18:00 New York Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez left Wednesday night’s game against Texas after being hurt on collision at home plate to end the second inning. Rodriguez winced and writhed on the field for more than a minute after Rangers outfielder David Murphy slammed into him while trying to score from second on a hit by ...
By: MLB News Blog
Ivan Rodriguez To Lose Playing Time
2008-06-09 23:45:00 Ivan Rodriguez, the Tigers' $13MM catcher, will now be used in a platoon with Brandon Inge. They'll alternate starts behind the plate. Rodriguez, 36, is hitting .245 (AVG)/.286 (OBP)/.349 (SLG) in 208 plate appearances. This didn't come out of nowhere - PECOTA had him at .267/.295/.390. PECOTA is a projection system developed by Baseball Prospectus. The PECOTA system uses comparable players to make its estimates. Hot stove implications of Jim Leyland's new plan: the Tigers will learn if Brandon Inge can be their everyday catcher in 2009 (Inge is signed through 2010). If not, the Tigers seem more likely to explore the free agent market than to re-sign Pudge. What a difference a few months can make - last offseason the Tigers exercised Rodriguez's $13MM option and tried to trade Inge.
By: The RotoFeed
Odds and Ends: Ivan Rodriguez, Hall, Street
2008-05-27 12:32:00 Time for today's link roundup. MLBTR live chat here at 2pm CST, don't miss it! Ivan Rodriguez expects to play ball beyond this season. Bill Hall isn't happy with the Brewers' callup of Russell Branyan. Hall is hitting .220/.292/.418 in 196 plate appearances. He's signed through 2010. Susan Slusser ponders the future of A's relievers Huston Street, Alan Embree, Santiago Casilla, and Joey Devine. Might be tough to deal anyone unless the team drops out of contention. Part 2 of AN's Billy Beane interview.
By: The RotoFeed
MLB Action Figure: 1997 Ivan Rodriguez MLB Starting Lineup
2008-03-23 20:30:00 MLB Action Figure: 1997 Ivan Rodriguez MLB Starting Lineup1997 Starting Lineup Collector card included. Action Figure by: Kenner view figure details…
Fantasy Sleepers / Breakout Players: Ivan Rodriguez, Jonny Gomes & The
2008-03-13 17:31:00 Detroit Tigers' catcher Ivan Rodgriguez is 36-years-old and holds the Spring HR lead with six, two more than teammate Carlos Guillen. Beyond the fact a 36-year-old is hitting so many HRs, I have interest in Pudge because he is playing for the last long-term contract of his career, and I would like to find some predictable way to identify the breakout fantasy players before they breakout. To see what Pudge's 'breakout" would look like, I reviewed his 17-year career. Was I surprised. He has never been a big HR/RBI producer beyond a five-year span in the late 90s/early 21st century. Given the press, I would have thought he'd have been much more fantasy-friendly. I was also surprised how few walks he drew over his career. His career-high is just 55 with the 40-walk mark crossed just one other time. This was important because Pudge drew just 9 walks last season, and there is a lot of teeth-gnashing over that near-impossible-to-believe total. Pudge ...
By: The RotoFeed
Weekly Comic Book Pulls for 01-04-08
2008-01-15 18:05:00 Here be Henchman21's comic grabs for the first Wednes... errr, Friday of this new year. What will 2008 bring to the comic world? Ahh, the ocean of possibilities.
By: Geeks of Doom
Willis/Pudge Spinoff To Mets?
2007-12-06 04:22:00 UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 9:21pm: Danny Knobler says the Tigers did briefly consider a three-way scenario that sent Willis and Pudge to the Mets. That permutation was dismissed before anything went public and won't be revisited. FROM 12-5-07 at 6:08pm: According to Sweeny Murti via MetsBlog, the Tigers have looked into the idea of spinning Dontrelle Willis off to the Mets. I'm sure this would thrill the Marlins, who didn't want to trade within the division. No offer has been made, but it's been discussed. The part that doesn't make sense is the inclusion of Ivan Rodriguez to the Mets as a salary dump. The Tigers, after all, chose to exercise that $13MM option on Pudge. showad();
By: The RotoFeed
Catcher Salaries
2007-10-10 20:43:00 Dan Graziano noted in his column today that Ivan Rodriguez may have set the market for Jorge Posada when his option was exercised. Posada was the game's second-highest paid catcher in 2007, with his $12MM salary behind only Jason Kendall's $13MM. Posada is coming off a .338/.426/.543 season, so he's going to break the bank. Some team is probably going to offer $15MM per year over four years. Now that Pudge is locked in at $13MM for '08, he's jumped to that top of the list. Behind him, Jason Varitek makes $9MM and Ramon Hernandez earns $7.5MM next year. Ramon Castro should prepare for a huge raise - he made $850K in '07 but could be around $4MM in '08. Many catchers will definitely have to take a pay cut. Kendall won't get $13MM again, of course. Paul Lo Duca probably won't pull $6.25MM. Jason LaRue will come down from this year's $5.2MM. Michael Barrett at $4.6MM? Probably not. Brad Ausmus at $3.5MM?&...
By: The RotoFeed
Tigers Exercise Pudge's $13MM Option
2007-10-09 18:05:00 According to Baseball Digest Daily, the Tigers have picked up Ivan Rodriguez's $13MM option for 2008. It was a $10MM decision for the Tigers given the $3MM buyout price. The Detroit Tiger Weblog is OK with the decision, given the lack of better alternatives. By my count, the Tigers have roughly $83MM on the books plus maybe another $6MM for those making near the minimum. Ballpark it at $90MM, which is $5MM below their Opening Day '07 mark. The Tigers have some holes to fill, but it wouldn't be surprised to see payroll rise past $100MM. The Tigers passed the 3MM attendance mark this year for the first time ever.
By: The RotoFeed
Boras's Approach With Pudge
2007-10-05 17:14:00 I don't have a ton to add on this one; I think Michael Rosenberg nails it when discussing Scott Boras's disingenuous comments regarding Ivan Rodriguez. If I had to find one word that best describes, it would be disingenuous. He's rarely straightforward and always calculating, and that's why he's the best agent in the game by far. Rosenberg mentions that Boras's approach indicates that he doesn't think Rodriguez could earn a $13MM deal on the open market. I agree - the Tigers probably value Pudge more highly than other teams because he's symbolic for them. Rodriguez's situation has of course been discussed internally by the Tigers, but they've yet to meet with Boras or Rodriguez on the topic.
By: The RotoFeed
Tigers To Decline Pudge's Option?
2007-10-01 23:08:00 This one's been going back and forth for months. Just about a week ago, the buzz was strongly in favor of the Tigers picking up Ivan Rodriguez's $13MM option for 2008. One Detroit writer went as far as to suggest that the Tigers already privately agreed to pick it up. You may recall that Pudge's option comes with a hefty $3MM buyout price attached. Now Danny Knobler of Michigan Live writes that the Tigers are prepared to decline the option. They'd entertain a lesser one-year deal, but Rodriguez may not be interested. Remember, he's represented by Scott Boras. Knobler indicates that the Mets would get involved if Rodriguez reached free agency. I'm not sure what the Tigers have in mind here, as they don't have internal options and the free agent market is weak. Perhaps they'll pursue Yorvit Torrealba, Ramon Castro, or Miguel Olivo.
By: The RotoFeed
Tigers To Exercise Pudge's Option?
2007-09-21 18:53:00 Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez has a $13MM option for '08 with a $3MM buyout attached. Last we'd heard, the Tigers were likely to exercise it for lack of a better option. Tom Gage of the Detroit News believes not only that the Tigers will exercise the option, but that privately the team has already committed to it. Gage mentions that Pudge is seen as a symbol of the team's rebirth and that he's been far too jovial in the clubhouse for a guy with an uncertain future. Wow, that last sentence was really poorly written. Gage also adds that Nate Robertson is the Tiger most likely to be traded. Robertson's salary will climb past $4MM in arbitration. Personally I think they should hang on to him instead of selling low. But even following an off year he'd be highly sought after this winter. I like Robertson quite a bit in the NL. He could have a Ted Lilly-like transformation. Gage mentions a $20MM escalation in payroll for current players...
By: The RotoFeed
Tigers Trade/Signing Speculation
2007-09-06 17:35:00 Lynn Henning of the Detroit News posted a Q&A yesterday, giving his informed opinion on the Tigers' various hot stove situations. Below are some highlights. Henning expects Kenny Rogers to be with the Tigers in 2008, and I think that's the general sentiment around baseball. Rogers has already stated that it's the Tigers or retirement in 2008. I'll guess a $6MM base salary plus incentives to make $10MM possible. Henning sees the Tigers picking up Ivan Rodriguez's $13MM option for '08, for lack of a better option. Given the $3MM buyout it's kind of a like a one-year, $10MM deal. Ken Rosenthal opined back on August 11th that the Tigers would choose the buyout, but he also felt the team was "almost certain" to exercise the option when discussing it in April. The price for Miguel Tejada - $26MM over two years plus a bevy of young players - is considered too high. I'm not sure where the Tigers payroll will be in '08; they opened ...
By: The RotoFeed
Rosenthal's Latest Video: Pudge, Bedard, Burrell
2007-08-12 00:39:00 Ken Rosenthal has a new video up; check it out. Some highlights: Back in April, I made predictions of whether various club options will be exercised for 2008. My opinion on many of the option decisions has changed since then. One example is Ivan Rodriguez. At the time I said his defense and power would justify the $10MM difference between his $13MM option and $3MM buyout. Currently, Pudge is hitting for his usual decent average but has drawn just five walks in 379 plate appearances. Rosenthal believes the Tigers might opt for the buyout, especially if Rodriguez tails off as the season wears on. Maybe so, but at effectively one year, $10MM, they might still go for it. The other options are limited. The Orioles' #1 priority for the offseason is to sign ace Erik Bedard to a long-term contract extension. But if the two parties aren't in the same ballpark, they could exact a king's ransom in a trade. As I said before, ...
By: The RotoFeed
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