Francisco Rodriguez - Fantasy News & Updates
Francisco Rodriguez - Fantasy News & Updates
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K-Rod's save total was way down from the record 62 he delivered in 2008, and a few bad outings inflated his second-half ERA to 6.75, but his ratios were otherwise similar to the ones he posted in his final season with the Angels. The 27-year-old is still a quality closer, and he could even be a bit undervauled heading into draft day next season.
K-Rod will fall short of attaining his fifth consecutive 40-save campaign, but that hasn't been his fault. The 42 save chances he's received are his fewest since becoming a full-time closer as a member of the Angels in 2005. The seven blown saves he has in '09 are about the usual number for him, so value hasn't really changed. He's still among the bets firemen in the game.
K-Rod notched his fourth save in five chances in September. It appears very unlikely that he'll reach 40 saves for the fifth straight campaign, which is a major letdown for owners who had counted on Rodriguez to follow up his 62-save performance in 2008 with a resounding initial campaign with the Mets.
Rodriguez, who sports a 3-5 record with 31 saves, a 3.13 ERA and a 67/35 K/BB ratio, will rejoin the Mets on Wednesday.
A pleasantly stress-free outing for K-Rod, who put a couple of runners on base and gave up a run his last time out on Sept. 6 against the Cubs. With a little left to go in the season the fireballing right-hander's 31 saves are exactly half of the record-breaking 62 he racked up last year with the Angels, but is right in the neighborhood of the number of he saves that he locks down in a typical season.
K-Rod doesn't always make it look easy, but after being knocked around for nine runs in 6 2/3 innings to start August, New York's ninth-inning man had kept opponents off the board in his last seven appearances before getting tagged for a run in his latest effort. While his streak of 40-plus save seasons is sure to come to an end this year, K-Rod is still one of the game's most electric firemen.
K-Rod has made it through five straight appearances without giving up an earned run. He has a win and two save during that span, along with eight strikeouts in five innings, so it looks as though last year's saves leader is back in good form.
Just a miserable night on the hill for K-Rod, who entered the game with a 2-1 lead and barely came close to finding the strike zone before getting tagged for the walk-off by Everth Cabrera. He’s now blown back-to-back saves and has been rocked for seven earned runs in his last two appearances, spanning one inning. His ERA, which stood at 2.06 before the pair of implosions, has rocketed up to 3.31. Add it all up and it might be time to give the suddenly reeling fireman a ride on the pine.
Johan’s latest outing was full of positives and negatives. On the positive side, he submitted a season-high eight innings and didn’t issue a walk for the first time since May 16. On the negative side, he got touched for two homers and failed to protect an early 3-1 lead. However, he did exit with the Mets up 7-5 and was in line for his 13th win until Francisco Rodriguez blew his fourth save in the ninth inning. Johan will look for a better all-around effort when he totes a 3.10 ERA into his next start on Aug. 9 at pitcher-friendly Petco Park in San Diego.
This was Rodriguez's first save since July 12, and just his first opportunity since the All-Star break. The Mets are struggling, but that's just plain bad luck. Rodriguez should get back on a more regular save schedule going forward, and should continue to be his usual reliable self.
Pitching in the Big Apple has had little effect on K-Rod -- he shuts the door just as well as he did on the West Coast. The larger concern centers on his pitch location. An alarmingly high 5.27 BB/9 rate suggests the second half could bring considerably more turbulence than the first.
K-Rod hasn't been his usual lights-out self lately, surrendering runs in three of his last five outings. While it's hard to argue with his 23 saves and 1.90 ERA, his 42/25 K/BB ratio is a little worrisome and is something to keep a close eye on in the season's second half.
K-Rod, who walked one and gave up two hits -- including an opposite-field homer to Manny Ramirez -- before notching the save, was likely feeling pretty rusty, as he hadn't appeared in a game since July 2 as a result of the Mets four-game losing streak. On the year he's 22-for-25 in converted save chances and sports a 1.77 ERA.
It's the fourth time Santana and K-Rod have earned All-Star trips. Though June was the worst month of Santana's career -- he lost four times and produced a 6.19 ERA, he still ranks among the league leaders in victories (nine) and strikeouts (107) after the Mets' 2-0 loss. Rodriguez's save total (21) in his first season in the NL had him tied for fourth in the big leagues. At 27, he is an All-Star for the fourth time and the third consecutive year.
Rodriguez entered in the ninth inning with a two-run lead, but served up a game-tying home run to Adam LaRoche. The Mets then took the lead in the top of the tenth, and K-Rod worked a 1-2-3 bottom to pick up his second win of the season. It was just the third blown save in 23 chances for the right-hander, who remains one of the baseball's most reliable closer options.
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