Right-hander Francisco Rodriguez, who was recently released by the Tigers, is being pursued by the Nationals and is likely to end up signing there, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports (via Twitter).
The Nationals, of course, have a clear need for bullpen help, and while K-Rod has been torched to this point of the 2017 season, he could at least make sense as a possible depth options for the Nats to stash in Triple-A for the time being. The 35-year-old Rodriguez was clobbered for a 7.82 ERA through 25 1/3 innings in Detroit thanks largely to a staggering nine home runs allowed in that small sample of work. He’s had success with a diminished fastball in recent seasons, but this year’s average…
