Grant Balfour’s two-year, $15 million deal with the Orioles is in jeopardy because the team didn’t like what it saw during his pre-signing physical exam and Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports that they’re turning their attention to Fernando Rodney.
Any pursuit of Rodney would only happen if Balfour’s deal is wiped away, but Connolly suggests that’s “likely” to happen now.
Comparing their numbers over the past two seasons ...
BALFOUR RODNEY
Innings 137 141
ERA 2.56 1.91
SO/9 9.4 10.1
BB/9 3.6 3.2
HR/9 0.7 0.3
AVG against .182 .189
Save % 92.5 89.4
Pretty damn close. It’ll be interesting to see if the money ends up close too.