The Brewers were smart to restructure Francisco Rodriguez's contract, eliminating his $17.5 million vesting option for 2012, but the Mets tried the same thing, according to sources. New York, prior to Rodriguez's switch to agent Scott Boras, held numerous conversations about ditching the option with former representative Arn Tellem. Ultimately, the Mets viewed a trade of the closer as a "cleaner" solution. They saved $2.5 million and will receive a pair of players to be named.