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Major league managers sure seem to love their closers being old and experienced as opposed to being young and, well, good. The past few weeks is a clear reminder of this, with recycled closers again being all the rage. A few weeks ago, the Detroit T...

Blog | April 18, 2013

Eric Karabell attempts to sort out the messy closer situations in Detroit, Milwaukee and the north side of Chicago and passes along other fantasy-relevant bullpen notes.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2013

The Milwaukee Brewers have brought back reliever Francisco Rodriguez, signing the right-hander to a minor league deal.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: Matt Harvey gets the Grapefruit League start today as the Mets face the Miami Marlins at 1:10 p.m. at Tradition Field. Greg Burke and Brandon Lyon also are scheduled to pitch. The Marlins are scheduled to start...

Adam Rubin Francisco Rodriguez shares a laugh with Terry Collins and Johan Santana before Wednesday's game. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A Mets official recently told ESPNNewYork.com there is little chance of Francisco Rodriguez being re-signed. Sti...

Getty Images/US Presswire Jose Valverde is definitely on the Mets' radar, while Francisco Rodriguez is considered less likely and Brian Wilson a long shot. Mets GM Sandy Alderson, who expressed serious concern with Frank Francisco as his closer, is...

Tom Marshall looks at four veterans -- Rafa Marquez, Gerardo Torrado, Francisco "Maza" Rodriguez and Carlos Salcido -- and their chances of contributing to the 2014 El Tri World Cup team.

Blog | Conversation | January 08, 2013

Tom Marshall gives out year-end awards for the Mexican national team, headlined by Chicharito being the best forward this year.

Blog | Conversation | December 20, 2012

Francisco Rodriguez #57 RP Milwaukee Brewers 2012 STATS GM78 W2 L7 BB31 K72 ERA4.38 Former Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez will receive more than $2 million in a settlement with his former representative, Paul Kinzer, and that agency, US...

A prosecutor says Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez was arrested last month on a domestic violence complaint involving his girlfriend.

The Mets' 2013 payroll is expected to remain nearly identical to this season's figure, which Sandy Alderson placed at $100 million (including all 40-man roster players and a $3.5 million buyout of long-departed closer Francisco Rodriguez). The pro...

Closer Frank Francisco was unavailable with a sore elbow on Saturday and Mets manager Terry Collins doubts that he will have Francisco for the series finale against the Marlins on Sunday. Francisco has elbow tendinitis and has not pitched since Sept....

The second wild card is a goofy, ridiculous idea that goes against everything baseball history stands for: That the regular season is the ultimate test of a team's ability, strength and toughness. To get to the playoffs, you have to prove yourself ov...

No, seriously, don't laugh. You can't write off the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers just yet. Both teams are 69-71 and six games behind the Cardinals for the second wild card (with the Dodgers and Pirates also ahead of them), but didn't w...

PHILADELPHIA -- Lucas Duda delivered a two-run homer, Matt Harvey limited the Phillies to two runs in 6 1/3 innings and relievers Josh Edgin, Robert Carson, Jon Rauch and Frank Francisco combined to retire the final eight batters without a blemish as...

AJ Mass updates his Top 100 points league rankings and discusses how making lopsided deals in other owner's favor could help you in the future.