Eduardo Rodriguez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 231 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/7/1993 (31)
- Experience
- 8
- College
- None
Eduardo Rodriguez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Eduardo Rodriguez News
Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (shoulder) got good news from his MRI exam on Wednesday. His tests showed healing, and it appears that he's close to starting a throwing program, according to manager Torey Lovullo. Rodriguez is probably still a month or so away from a potential return, though. The 31-year-old veteran southpaw was shut down in mid-April with left-shoulder tightness and has yet to make his 2024 debut with the Diamondbacks at this point. E-Rod is making some progress, but he still has a ways to go and can be left to the waiver wire in standard 12-team fantasy leagues for the time being. He had a career-best 3.30 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in his final season with the Detroit Tigers last year, but the underlying numbers show that Rodriguez was a bit fortunate. Along with his injury concerns, Rodriguez is a streamer, at best, in deep-mixed leagues when he returns.
Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (shoulder) will have another MRI exam this week and could start his throwing program shortly after, according to manager Torey Lovullo. "He said he feels great and he's hoping for good news. And once we get that good news, he's going to be full steam ahead getting into a throwing program," Lovullo said. As long as the imaging shows significant healing and Rodriguez is asymptomatic, Lovullo expects a throwing program to begin quickly. The skipper said E-Rod told him he has been pain-free after he was initially shut down from throwing in mid-April due to left-shoulder tightness. It's good news for the 31-year-old veteran southpaw, but he won't be eligible to come off the 60-day injured list until late May and he's going to need a lengthy minor-league rehab assignment before he's able to rejoin Arizona's starting rotation.
The Arizona Diamondbacks moved left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday. Rodriguez recently suffered a setback with his left shoulder and now won't be able to return to Arizona's starting rotation until late May. The oft-injured 31-year-old southpaw pitched well in his final season with the Detroit Tigers in 2023 but was in line for regression with his move to the desert. Now that he's been unable to stay healthy early on in 2024, fantasy baseball managers in mixed leagues should probably look for better options instead of keeping him stashed in an IL spot. The good news for the D-backs is lefty Jordan Montgomery is set to join the rotation to make his season debut later this week.
Batting Order
1 | Ketel Marte |
2 | Randal Grichuk |
3 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
4 | Christian Walker |
5 | Eugenio Suárez |
6 | Gabriel Moreno |
7 | Blaze Alexander |
8 | Jake McCarthy |
9 | Kevin Newman |
Eduardo Rodriguez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ketel Marte |
2 | Randal Grichuk |
3 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
4 | Christian Walker |
5 | Eugenio Suárez |
6 | Gabriel Moreno |
7 | Blaze Alexander |
8 | Jake McCarthy |
9 | Kevin Newman |
Newly acquired Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez had one of his best statistical seasons in 2023. The southpaw set career lows in ERA (3.30), WHIP (1.15), OBA (.225), and HR/FB% (9.7%). It was his third consecutive year-over-year drop in HR/FB%. E-Rod pitched just 17 games in 2022 due to a rib injury and personal matter, posting a concerning 9.7% K-BB%. He bounced back though in 2023, posting a 15.3% K-BB% (career 15.7%). He tallied 13 wins last season in Detroit, who were 27th in the league in R/game (4.08), while the D-Backs produced the 14th-best R/game (4.58), so a couple more wins are possible. If there's cause for concern, it would be that other metrics such as SwStr%, Contact%, and Stuff+ were at or below league average last season. This could be dampening his draft stock, with a current NFBC ADP of around 191, but RotoBaller ranks him much higher at 161. FGDC projections have him going 11-10 with a 3.98 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 14.7 K-BB%, and 169 K in 177 IP. Nevertheless, the lefty should probably be going higher than unestablished youngsters Hunter Brown and Bryan Woo, as well as injury-prone Carlos Rodon and Chris Sale. His RotoBaller rank reflects that.