Eduardo Rodriguez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 231 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/7/1993 (28)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Eduardo Rodriguez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Eduardo Rodriguez News
The Detroit Tigers and left-handed starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $77 million on Monday. The deal includes an opt-out clause after the second year, plus incentives. The Tigers continue to transition from a rebuild towards contention, and boosting their young pitching staff with E-Rod is a start. Since the Red Sox gave Rodriguez a qualifying offer, which he declined, the Tigers will give up a third-round pick. The southpaw will help bolster a rotation alongside young arms like Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Matt Manning, all of whom were rookies in 2021. Spencer Turnbull (elbow) is expected to miss most, if not all, of next year, and Matthew Boyd (elbow) is expected to miss the start of 2022. The 28-year-old Rodriguez didn't have great surface stats in 2021, but he was a 19-game winner in 2019 and could be a steal in fantasy drafts next spring.
Free-agent starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has gained the interest of at least two more teams -- the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Angels -- according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports. Rodriguez had mixed results last season, striking out 27.4% of batters but owned an elevated 4.74 ERA with a 1.39 WHIP in 157 2/3 innings. His 3.32 FIP makes him an attractive starter on the market, especially to teams like the Blue Jays and Angels, who need rotation help. The former could lose both Robbie Ray and Steven Matz to free agency, while the latter had one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball last year with a 4.68 ERA as a team. Given the 28-year-old's peripherals, he could be a good candidate to bounce back and return good fantasy value in 2022.
The Detroit Tigers are reportedly showing early interest in free-agent left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. Rodriguez pitched to a 4.74 ERA, a 3.32 FIP, 185 strikeouts and 47 walks in 157 2/3 innings during the regular season. The left-hander certainly makes sense as a speculative fit for the Tigers given the team's need for front-line starters to pair with young pitchers like Casey Mize, Tarik Skubaland Matt Manning. Detroit's rotation finished 20th in the league in FIP in 2021.
Batting Order
| 1 | Akil Baddoo |
| 2 | Isaac Paredes |
| 3 | Harold Castro |
| 4 | Eric Haase |
| 5 | Niko Goodrum |
| 6 | Daz Cameron |
| 7 | Willi Castro |
| 8 | Dustin Garneau |
| 9 | Zack Short |
Eduardo Rodriguez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Akil Baddoo |
| 2 | Isaac Paredes |
| 3 | Harold Castro |
| 4 | Eric Haase |
| 5 | Niko Goodrum |
| 6 | Daz Cameron |
| 7 | Willi Castro |
| 8 | Dustin Garneau |
| 9 | Zack Short |
The 2020 season was tragic for Boston Red Sox starting pitcherEduardo Rodriguez, as he missed the entire 60-game season due to complications from COVID-19. Fortunately, he has fully recovered and will be ready for the 2021 season. While going a full year without pitching in games certainly makes him very hard to project, we do know that there is upside here. E-Rod has always been able to generate strikeouts (23.8% strikeout rate), and in 2019 he took a big step forward in preventing hard contact, as he posted a career-high 48.5% ground-ball rate. He has always had a little trouble with his command (8.3% career walk rate, 40.8% career strike rate), but if he can ever make improvements in that area, there is real room for overall growth. While the range of outcomes is wide for Rodriguez in 2021, he has looked great in spring training and was recently named the Red Sox's opening day starter. With a 203 ADP, he has a chance to be a real steal in that range.