Grayson Rodriguez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 5" / 230 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/16/1999 (24)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- None
Grayson Rodriguez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Grayson Rodriguez News
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez fell one out short of earning a quality start in Thursday's contest versus the Boston Red Sox. The youngster went 5 2/3 innings and allowed six hits, two runs, two walks and struck out five on the evening. The two walks were a season high, while the five strikeouts were a season low. Nonetheless, Rodriguez has remained effective and continues to ascend as one of the leagues best young arms. In three starts, Rodriguez is 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched. He should be rostered everywhere and will look to build on his success versus the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Grayson Rodriguez is working this spring on a two-seam fastball that he wants to incorporate into his arsenal in 2024. Rodriguez sits in the upper-90s with his four-seam fastball, but it was also a pitch that was hit hard by opponents in his first year in the big leagues in 2023. Adding a new fastball with some break to should make it more difficult for hitters to sit on his upper-90s four-seamer. The new two-seamer could take the place of his cut fastball, which he also didn't have great results with last year. Rodriguez had a 4.35 ERA and 1.34 WHIP with 129 strikeouts and 42 walks in 122 innings in his first MLB action in 2023, but his strong finish to the year (2.58 ERA in 13 starts) bodes well for those targeting him as their No. 2 starter in fantasy drafts.
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Grayson Rodriguez struggled initially in his first taste of the big leagues in 2023, and the core of the issue was a lack of fastballs thrown. By September, he was throwing his fastball 56.7% of the time, a 12.2% increase from May. He threw 69% fastballs in his final start against the Rays, when he tossed eight shutout innings with seven strikeouts. Rodriguez is focused on leaning on his fastball more in 2024 and is tinkering with adding a two-seam fastball to his repertoire. The pitch has more arm-side run that could jam a right-handed hitter. After going back to the minors for a bit last year, the 24-year-old was great with a 2.58 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 73 strikeouts over 76 2/3 innings (13 starts) to finish the year. Overall workload could be an issue, but the former top prospect's finish to 2023 was very encouraging.
Batting Order
1 | Gunnar Henderson |
2 | Adley Rutschman |
3 | Ryan Mountcastle |
4 | Anthony Santander |
5 | Jordan Westburg |
6 | Cedric Mullins |
7 | James McCann |
8 | Colton Cowser |
9 | Jorge Mateo |
Grayson Rodriguez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Gunnar Henderson |
2 | Adley Rutschman |
3 | Ryan Mountcastle |
4 | Anthony Santander |
5 | Jordan Westburg |
6 | Cedric Mullins |
7 | James McCann |
8 | Colton Cowser |
9 | Jorge Mateo |
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez had an up-and-down year in 2023 but came into his own in the second half of the season. A 7.35 ERA in the first half of the season was a big blow to his overall numbers and fantasy prospects. However, an ERA of 2.58 in the second half showed the kind of potential he has. Pitching in his age-23 season, Rodriguez improved on most stats as the year went on. A 156 OPS+ in the first half was followed by a 62 OPS+ in the second half. The Houston native gave up 13 homers before slashing that to three, all while facing almost 100 more batters in half number two. Rodriguez gave up 16 earned runs in his last 59 2/3 innings pitched, a far cry from the 37 earned runs he gave up in his first 45 1/3 innings. He's probably going to pitch somewhere in the middle of those two extremes in 2024. His July may be a good projection for Rodriguez. He posted a 3.18 ERA with 14 strikeouts over 17 innings and a 1.11 WHIP. Though he had 129 strikeouts in 122 innings, the young righty was more effective when not striking batters out. If he can keep his K% near the 25% he finished the year with, and tamper the hard-hit balls like he did as the season progressed, there's no reason he can't finish as a top 25 starting pitcher.