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Padres, Fernando Rodney agree to deal | MLB.com
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres, looking for experience at the back end of their bullpen after trading Craig Kimbrel, have found someone to fill the role.
The Padres reached a one-year deal with an option for 2017 on Wednesday with 38-year-old Fernando Rodney, according to sources. The agreement, which is pending a physical, is for an estimated $1.5 million and can max out at $7 million with performance bonuses.
The agreement was first reported by MLB Network's Jon Heyman. The Padres have not announced the deal.
Rodney, who turns 39 in March, began the 2014 season as the Mariners' closer but was designated for assignment in August and later traded to the Cubs.
Rodney, who has 236 saves in 13 big league seasons with the Tigers, Rays, Angels, Mariners and Cubs, led the Majors in saves with 48 for Seattle in 2014. He had a 5.68 ERA and 16 saves in 54 appearances with the Mariners last season, blowing six save opportunities.
Rodney had better luck with the Cubs, albeit in a short stay, allowing one run and striking out 15 in 12 regular-season innings. He allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings in two postseason games, yielding a home run to Daniel Murphy of the Mets in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
The Padres reached a one-year deal with an option for 2017 on Wednesday with 38-year-old Fernando Rodney, according to sources. The agreement, which is pending a physical, is for an estimated $1.5 million and can max out at $7 million with performance bonuses.
The agreement was first reported by MLB Network's Jon Heyman. The Padres have not announced the deal.
Rodney, who turns 39 in March, began the 2014 season as the Mariners' closer but was designated for assignment in August and later traded to the Cubs.
Rodney, who has 236 saves in 13 big league seasons with the Tigers, Rays, Angels, Mariners and Cubs, led the Majors in saves with 48 for Seattle in 2014. He had a 5.68 ERA and 16 saves in 54 appearances with the Mariners last season, blowing six save opportunities.
Rodney had better luck with the Cubs, albeit in a short stay, allowing one run and striking out 15 in 12 regular-season innings. He allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings in two postseason games, yielding a home run to Daniel Murphy of the Mets in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
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