Sherman: Don't look past K-Rod moving to NL

Just as projected (and projected correctly, mind you), Johan Santana flourished in the "weaker" National League, Francisco Rodriguez would have the chance to do the same if he signs with the Mets.

Joel Sherman brings it up in his latest Hardball column, and even gives us a little interleague action stats.

My colleague Mark Hale dug up these numbers for me about Rodriguez in interleague games: Rodriguez has faced an NL team in 45 games covering 50 innings and he has a 1.07 ERA, with just 23 hits allowed (two homers), 20 walks and 67 strikeouts.

Well then. Those are some excellent numbers.

In four games pitched against the Mets, K-Rod has earned one save in five innings of work. He's surrendered three hits (one of those two home runs allowed against NL teams -- the Marlon Anderson inside the park home run on June 11, 2005) and two runs allowed for a 3.60 ERA.

This is starting to sound better and better. Now Omar just has to sign him.