Mets Get Their K-Rod

It's offical! The Mets have finally signed their number one off-season target, Francisco Rodriguez (A.K.A. K-Rod) to a three year deal worth $37 million. There is also an option for a fourth year that will pay approximately $14 million if it is picked up, extending K-Rod's earning to $51 million.

Rodriguez is still in the prime of his life, only 27 years old, and will be 31 by the time he hits free-agency again. So the Mets are getting him at the right time. Most athletes tend to break down after 30, especially pitchers who throw hard, around 95 mph, like K-Rod does.

Rodriguez closed 62 games last season for the Anaheim Angels.