Brother can you spare 25 million?

Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez seems poised to obliterate the saves record of 57 set by Bobby Thigpen in 1990. Rodriguez has 42 saves with 61 games remaining in the season.
But the big news around K-Rod, as he is nicknamed, and which I'll use because I'm tired of typing 'Rodriquez' is his plan to file for free agency after the season ends, hoping he'll get a $25 million a year deal.
First thought: I don't blame K-Rod for being upset with the Angels. He was quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying he won't negotiate with the team during the season because they had six-plus years to work something out with him and didn't. (For those of you unfamiliar, baseball players have to be in the league x number of years before they can become a free agent, so early in their careers they are at the mercy of their team or arbitration hearings to get a better payday). The Angels have messed with K-Rod in the past. They took him to arbitration last year and won, only having to pay him $10 million this season instead of $12. One wonders if it might have been better to just pay the extra $2 million and keep somewhat of a good relationship with a 26-year old phenom. Also, back in 2002, the team voted to give him less than a 100-percent share of the world championship money, even though he was arguably one of the two or three most important reasons why the team won the title! The rational was that he only joined the team a few weeks before the playoffs, which is true.
That said, I don't think K-Rod will be an Angel next year. The above paragraph is reason enough why he'll leave the franchise and I don't see the Angels shelling out $25 million for any player!
Will that kill the Angels? Absolutely not.
Relievers have short shelf-lives nowdays. Remember Eric Gagne? The Mariano Riveras who are stars for a decade or more are few and far between.
No one doubts he is having a great season this year, but he still has two or three blown saves, despite his 42 saves and his WHIP (Walks, plus hits divided by innings pitched) is 1.235. That means he gets the job done, but makes the manager or fans (like this one) very nervous in the process.
So who could be the Angels next closer if K-Rod leaves? There are two options on the current roster. Setup man Jose Arredondo, 24, has a 4-0 record this year with a 1.33 ERA and has a 1.00 WHIP. Another option, though MUCH more risky, is to use 32-year old Kelvim Escobar, a starting pitcher who has missed all of this season with injury. Nobody knows how healthy he'll be next year, but the Angels don't need another starting pitcher and Escobar did record 38 saves for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002.
If I was the Angels I'd sneak Arredondo into a few save situations late in the season on days when K-Rod could use a rest. Get him some experience in the pressure situation and be prepared for the possibility that he may be the future.