Yariel Rodriguez
27-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 5/14/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
4.11
WHIP
1.76
K
16
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Rodriguez will turn 27 years old in March and has never pitched in affiliated ball, and he didn't pitch anywhere at all in 2023. Ordinarily, such a player wouldn't be worth a second thought, but the Cuban right-hander's situation is unique. After spending six seasons in his home country as a starter, Rodriguez moved to Japan in 2020 and converted to relief, producing a 3.03 ERA across three seasons. He pitched for Cuba at the 2023 World Baseball Classic, allowing two runs while striking out 10 in 7.1 innings, but that was his only official game action of the season, as he spent the remainder of the year working out in the Dominican Republic while going through the legal process that would allow him to defect from Cuba and pitch stateside. That rustiness may give MLB clubs pause, as might his 10.4% walk rate in Japan, though it's worth noting that he cut that figure to 8.2% in his final season, a year in which he recorded a 1.15 ERA. Rodriguez didn't earn any saves in Japan, so the odds of him closing in America any time soon are slim, but he should be able to help a big-league bullpen. Read Past Outlooks
Placed on injured list
The Blue Jays placed Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with thoracic spine inflammation.
ANALYSIS
Rodriguez began experiencing soreness in his back following his start against the Royals on Monday. He was initially labeled as day-to-day Tuesday, but further evaluation resulted in a stint on the injured list being the recommended course of action. Zach Pop will come up from the minors to fill the void in Toronto's pitching staff, though it is unclear who will take Rodriguez's spot in the starting rotation.
Rodriguez began experiencing soreness in his back following his start against the Royals on Monday. He was initially labeled as day-to-day Tuesday, but further evaluation resulted in a stint on the injured list being the recommended course of action. Zach Pop will come up from the minors to fill the void in Toronto's pitching staff, though it is unclear who will take Rodriguez's spot in the starting rotation.
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2024
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
76
Last 10 Games
76
Last 5 Games
76
How many pitches does Yariel Rodriguez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Yariel Rodriguez generally pitch?
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4th
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7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-17%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .269 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .324 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .269 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .324 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
-18%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.68 | 2.05 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 6.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.50 | 1.50 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||||
2024Home | 3.68 | 2.05 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 6.1 | ||||
2024Away | 4.50 | 1.50 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yariel Rodriguez compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
9.4BB/9
4.7HR/9
1.2Fastball
94.1 mphERA
4.11WHIP
1.76BABIP
.384GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
78.5%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2568 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%Swinging Strike
10.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Agrees to terms with Blue Jays
Rodriguez has agreed to terms with the Blue Jays on a contract, Francys Romero of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The details of the deal are not known at this time, but Romero says Rodriguez will take a physical in the coming days in Toronto ahead of the contract becoming official. Rodriguez had reportedly been dealing with some immigration issues which had delayed his agreement with the Blue Jays, but evidently those problems have been ironed out. The 26-year-old last pitched in 2022, posting a 1.15 ERA and 60:18 K:BB over 54.2 innings with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League. It's not clear whether the Jays plan to use him as a starter or reliever.
The details of the deal are not known at this time, but Romero says Rodriguez will take a physical in the coming days in Toronto ahead of the contract becoming official. Rodriguez had reportedly been dealing with some immigration issues which had delayed his agreement with the Blue Jays, but evidently those problems have been ironed out. The 26-year-old last pitched in 2022, posting a 1.15 ERA and 60:18 K:BB over 54.2 innings with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League. It's not clear whether the Jays plan to use him as a starter or reliever.
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Dealing with back soreness
Rodriguez is experiencing back soreness after Monday's start against the Royals and is considered day-to-day, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Inefficient against KC
Rodriguez didn't factor into the decision Monday, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out one.
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First loss of season
Rodriguez (0-1) took the loss Wednesday against Kansas City, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out two.
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Likely to move to bullpen soon
Rodriguez remains on a restricted workload this season and will likely shift to a multi-inning relief role once Alek Manoah (shoulder) is deemed ready to join the rotation, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
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Strikes out seven in no-decision
Rodriguez did not factor into the decision Friday against San Diego, allowing one run on three hits and one walk over four innings. He struck out seven.
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