TEMPE, Ariz. -- This time, the Los Angeles Angels got the save: $2.5 million.
The Angels beat All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez in salary arbitration Friday, and he will receive $10 million this season rather than his request for $12.5 million.
The 26-year-old Rodriguez, whose 132 saves over the past three years are the most in the majors, took the arbitration defeat in stride.
"It's a situation you can't control. In the meantime, I'm happy because I'm here and I've just got to move on and make sure to be ready for the season," he said at spring training. "I'm a Halo, still a Halo for this year. I've got to represent my team. I've been here since I was 16 years old."
He sat through the arbitration hearing, which lasted some four hours.
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K-Rod loses to Angels in arbitration, gets $10M
K-Rod loses to Angels in arbitration, gets $10M
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