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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...op-closers-spent-best-years-detroit/76016008/
Game’s top closers haven’t spent best years with Tigers.
Detnews

Rodriguez will be the Tigers' seventh closer since 2013, a list that includes Jose Valverde, Joaquin Benoit, Joe Nathan, Joakim Soria, Rondon and Neftali Feliz. The closer's spot was the first order of business this offseason for Avila, who explored the trade market at last week's GM Meetings while also negotiating with Soria's agent on a potential return. The Rodriguez deal takes care of the spot without signing a long-term contract or heavily tapping a farm system that Detroit is working to rebuild.
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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-to-age-with-francisco-rodriguez/
How to age, with Francisco Rodriguez.
Fangraphs

He?s survived for a long time, and he?s even thrived for a long time. You can only do that by adapting. Francisco Rodriguez is a tremendous example of how a pitcher should want to age.

Ideally, you age without showing any external signs of it. Ideally you show up throwing 96 and you go out throwing 96. Ideally you can be a rare physical freak, but you don?t want to bet on being a freak, even if you are special and the only you in the whole wide world. Age affects everybody, even elite-level baseball players, and the key is to change without getting worse. Rodriguez might not be the pitcher he once was, in terms of his overall dominance, but he remains a good closer, despite age having drained his raw skill.

A decade ago, Rodriguez?s average fastball flew at nearly 95 miles per hour. Of all the pitchers who threw at least 50 innings, that fastball velocity put Rodriguez in the 95th percentile. He was, legitimately, a flame-thrower.

Last year, Rodriguez?s average fastball flew at just shy of 90 miles per hour. Of all the pitchers who threw at least 50 innings, that fastball velocity put Rodriguez in the 16th percentile. He was, legitimately, a soft-tosser.

A decade ago, Rodriguez posted a K-BB% of 24%. Last year, Rodriguez posted a K-BB% of 24%.
 
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/11...riguez-detroit-tigers-trade-javier-betancourt
Tigers acquire closer Francisco Rodriguez, send Javier Betancourt and PTBNL to Brewers.
bybtb

My guess on the PTBNL exchange; each team has a list of players, Brewers list is in 2 groups, if they select a player from first group the Tigers get to choose a player from their list. If player from 2nd group, Tigers don't get a player back.
TigsTown

Miguel Cabrera sobre Francisco Rodr?guez: "Es algo buen?simo, est?bamos esperando hace a?os tener un cerrador de la calidad del 'Kid'".
Miguel Cabrera on Francisco Rodr?guez: "is something great, we were waiting for years to have a closer of the quality of the 'Kid'".
 
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/11/18/9756400/francisco-rodriguez-trade-detroit-tigers-contract
How does Francisco Rodriguez's contract impact the Tigers payroll?
bybtb

According to Cot's Contracts, Rodriguez has a salary of $7.5 million for the 2016 season. Of that salary, $2 million is deferred until 2018, interest free. So, if you're calculating the 2016 Opening Day payroll, he counts for $5.5 million.
Rodriguez also has a team option for 2017 which would cost $6 million to exercise, or $2 million to buy out.
 
http://newenglishd.com/2015/11/18/tigers-get-guy-with-saves-but-pay-reasonable-price/
Tigers Get Guy With Saves, But Pay Reasonable Price.
nedtb

there is another dimension to Rodriguez. He?s known for being a bit of a hot-head and has had run-ins with teammates over the years. Those are the kinds of things you can brush aside in most cases, but he?s also been arrested for assaulting the father of his girlfriend and charged in a separate incident for assaulting the mother of his child. Those are not the kind of issues you want to brush aside. The details of the second incident are somewhat limited and it is possible that Rodriguez has made efforts to change over the last few years. It should not immediately disqualify him from employment with the team to have had these incidents in his past, but you don?t feel good about it either.

The Tigers are no strangers to putting allegedly violent and dangerous people in uniform, including Miguel Cabrera, Evan Reed, and Alfredo Simon in recent years. The reports about Rodriguez sound less egregious than those the Tigers have already embraced, but that doesn?t mean Rodriguez doesn?t have a shameful past which the Tigers should be worried about. At the very least, it won?t be easy to cheer for his personal success. Most of the world doesn?t care about athletes who get into fights and beat women. If you?re a good athlete, people will make excuses for your behavior because they care about winning more than they care about what is morally right. I?m not interested in doing that, but I understand that many of your are.

I wouldn?t have traded for K-Rod without evidence that he?s sought counseling for his personal flaws, shown remorse, and changed his ways. But in a baseball only vacuum the trade does help the team.
 
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