Francisco Rodriguez lost his arbitration case on Friday and will make $10 million in 2008.
It ties the record Ryan Howard just matched Thursday for the highest sum given through arbitration. Like the previous sole record holder, Alfonso Soriano, K-Rod lost his case in his final year of arbitration eligibility. He asked for $12.5 million. It couldn't have helped his case that he has so few comparables in arbitration.
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KRod is one of the best in the business and will make a killing next year in FA thanks to the deal Rivera just got from the Yankees. KRod has saved 40 or more in the past three seasons.