Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Tigers decide to bring back Pudge for 2008 season

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers decided Ivan Rodriguez was worth another $13 million.

Ivan Rodriguez

Rodriguez

Detroit exercised an option Tuesday on the All-Star catcher's contract, retaining him for a fifth season at a hefty price.

The Tigers could have bought him out of the last year of his deal for $3 million, but they didn't like the prospect of not having Rodriguez behind the plate in 2008.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press


Source: ESPN.com

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