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Positions: P-616

Full Name: Francisco Jose Rodriguez
Born: Jan 7,1982 in Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Juan Lovera School (VZ)
College: None

Contract: Signed 3-year, $37,000,000 contract with the New York Mets on Dec 9,2008. $2m signing bonus. Club option for 2012 ($17.5m)

Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Angels in 1998

50+ Saves in a Season 2008

Futures Game Participant World 2002

Major League All-Star Game 3x 2004,2007-2008

Player of the Week 1x Aug-24-2008

Strikeout Pitcher

Top Prospect 2001 MLB (#71),2003 MLB (#10),2000 Ana (#2),2001 Ana (#2),2002 Ana (#7),2003 Ana (#1),

World Baseball Classic Venezuela 2006,2009

World Series Champion ANA 2002

Yearly Saves Leader 3x AL 2005-2006,2008

Youngest Player 2002

Signed by Scout: Bob Fontaine, George Lauzerique

MLB Debut: Sep 18,2002

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Pitch Repertoire
Pitch	Pct	Spd
Fastball	37	93.1
Curveball	30	80
Changeup	20	82.5
Slider	13	80
Based on 30 pitches between 4/8/2009 and 4/8/2009

Scouting Report
Control:	23
K-Rating:	96
Efficiency:	76
vsPower:	72
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Transactions History

Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Angels in 1998

Sep 24,1998 - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Angels.
Jan 16,2007 - Signed by Angels to avoid arbitration

Disabled List History

May 23,2005 - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)
Jun 1,2005 - Activated

Transactions Notes: Major League transactions were last updated for the 2007 season. The data should not be considered as complete, especially at the minor league level. The best way to view the career of a player is through his statistics.

Disabled List Notes: The accumulation of disabled list data started in 2001. Though most DL visits are accounted for during this time, the injury description and activation date are not always available.

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