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Tigers Exercise 2017 Option On Francisco Rodriguez

By Steve Adams | November 3, 2016 at 5:55pm CDT

The Tigers announced today that they’ve exercised their $6MM club option on closer Francisco Rodriguez. That option came with a $2MM buyout, effectively making this a $4MM decision for the Tigers.

Rodriguez, 35 in January, enjoyed a strong first year with the Tigers in 2016 after being acquired from the Brewers in exchange for minor league infielder Javier Betancourt. The active saves leader (430 in his career), Rodriguez picked up 44 saves in the Motor City and pitched to a 3.24 ERA with 8.0 K/9 against 3.2 BB/9 to go along with a career-best 54.7 ground-ball rate in 58 1/3 innings.

The Tigers were faced with two option decisions this offseason and elected to pick up their option on K-Rod while trading center fielder Cameron Maybin to the Angels in exchange for minor league righty Victor Alcantara. That would appear to be the first step in GM Al Avila’s stated goal of getting younger while scaling back the team’s payroll. However, while Rodriguez looks to be in the fold next season for now, there’s no guarantee that he won’t be shopped around later this winter.

If K-Rod is indeed back with the Tigers, he’ll join hard-throwing setup man Bruce Rondon in the bullpen along with lefty Justin Wilson and right-hander Alex Wilson. The Tigers also possess one of the game’s more intriguing bullpen prospects in minor league strikeout machine Joe Jimenez, giving the team the foundation for a potentially strong bullpen next season. (Alcantara, acquired in the Maybin deal, could potentially factor into that mix at some point as well.)

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  1. ccater40

    7 years ago

    “If Maybin is indeed back with the Tigers, he’ll join Bruce Rondon…” you meant to say Rodriguez.

    Reply
    • JohnnyG1984

      7 years ago

      Haha no I totally think Maybin should be in the bullpen

      Reply
      • Steve Adams

        7 years ago

        Yes! I hear he’s got one hell of a slider.

        Ha, thanks — fixed that.

        Reply
  2. Megadro2000

    7 years ago

    Lol

    Reply
  3. marmaduke

    7 years ago

    I thought the Tigers were becoming so radical that they were willing to draw straws at every position. lol

    Reply
  4. greencore

    7 years ago

    Know this isn’t a braves article but I was curious what y’all think the chance of atl swinging a deal for Miguel montero is.

    Reply
  5. AshtonLover

    7 years ago

    Not good since the Cubs carried 3 catchers last year. One is retiring, there not going to get rid of a reliable back up they can afford. Unless it’s a decent haul

    Reply
  6. GarryHarris

    7 years ago

    I hope the Tigers can trade off Francisco Rodriguez and get something exceptional in return while K-Rod has good value and before he turns into a “lump of coal”.

    Except for Max Scherzer, the Tigers don’t have a good track record of improving a pitcher’s performance. With K-Rod returning at 35, his performance is expected to decline and will likely need to develop into a different type pitcher to remain successful.

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