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The New York Mets and Francisco Rodriguez have resolved a grievance filed by the closer earlier this season.As part of the agreement, Rodriguez has told the Major League Baseball Players' Association not to challenge the team's decision to withhold approximately $3.1 million in salary forfeited at the end of 2010 because he was placed on the disqualified list. The Mets, in turn, agreed to back down from their attempts to convert the remainder of his current deal into a non-guaranteed contract and also removed him from the disqualified list.
"We are pleased that Frankie Rodriguez has accepted responsibility for his actions and their consequences," said Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon in a statement released by the team. "We have been assured that he is taking steps to address the issues that led to the incident, and that those efforts will continue. We have also been assured that he will work hard both on and off the field to regain the trust of the organization, Mets fans and the community."
The root of Rodriguez's troubles stem from an Aug. 11 altercation at Citi Field, New York's home ballpark, in which he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend's father. A week after he was arrested -- following a two-day stint on the restricted list and one appearance -- it was revealed that Rodriguez had a torn ligament in his right thumb that required season-ending surgery.
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/10/19/francisco-rodriguez-mets-reach-settlement-resolving-grievance/
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