Ricardo Rodriguez
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Position:
RHP
Born:
08/31/92
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
220
B/T:
R/R
Acquired:
Signed as an international free agent (Venezuela) on Dec. 13, 2010 (TEX).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| 5-1 with a 1/34 ERA in 35 games between Down East (High A) and Frisco (Double-A), striking out 61 and walking 10 in 47 innings while allowing 24 hits for a .149 BAA. He was 17-for-17 in save opportunities, including 5-for-5 with a 1.20 ERA after his promotion to Frisco. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Contract purchased from Frisco on August 8, when RHP Keone Kela went on the 10-day DL. MLB Debut Date: 08/14/17 |
Debut Details
| August 14, in a 6-2 win over the Tigers. The second of four pitchers, he struck out two in one perfect inning. Of 12 pitches thrown, eight were for strikes. Coming on for left-handed starter Martin Perez to start the seventh, he struck out James McCann on a foul tip, then struck out Alex Presley looking, before getting Jose Iglesias to line out to first base for the third out. |
Player Notes
| Rodriguez has been showing absolutely no ill effects this season after missing all of 2016 and much of 2015 to Tommy John surgery, and showed the same polish and sharpness when he FINALLY made his debut after seven days riding the pine in the big leagues. He brings an 11 1/3-inning scoreless streak with him from the minors, and over his career has combined for a 2.80 ERA with 34 saves in 39 attempts, striking out 259 while walking just 67 in 263 2/3 innings, including spending his first three pro seasons in the Dominican Summer League. He was the Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Month in April when he returned to the mound this past spring. He brings plus control and a deceptive delivery to the mound, and he can locate his mid-90s fastball to either side of the plate. He also has a plus curveball. |