Source: Foxsports.com

Francisco Rodriguez is fiddling with his smart phone, sitting in the leather chair next to his locker, when he's asked about how he has settled into his role as the Milwaukee Brewers setup man. It's been almost a year to the day that Rodriguez was in a Milwaukee uniform for the first time.



He stops abruptly and looks up from his phone. He clearly doesn't like how the question has been phrased.



"I'm a closer," Rodriguez clarifies. "My mentality is as a closer. I've been a closer my whole career. I've been a setup man for one year. Don't tell me that I'm a setup. I'm waiting for my opportunity. When that time comes, I'll be ready for it."

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