Angels signed RHP Fernando Rodney to a two-year contract.
Mediocrity pays. Terms were not disclosed, but Rodney is expected to earn somewhere around $11 million over the two seasons. As the team's press release points out, Rodney, who turns 33 in March, was sixth in the American League last season with 37 saves and led all A.L. pitchers with 65 games finished, but that's no reflection of how he actually pitched. Rodney lived dangerously with a 4.40 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 61/41 K/BB ratio in 75 2/3 innings. He has a 4.28 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in seven career seasons. |