15-Day IL
Injury Finger
Est. Return 6/13/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
4-4
ERA
2.13
WHIP
0.98
K
67
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Rodriguez had a rather interesting debut sesaon in Detroit as one of their big ticket free agents which failed to delivered expected outcomes. Not only did Rodriguez struggle with an early injury, he then needed an extended mental timeout and went AWOL from the club until finally returning to the mound in late August. He pitched about as well as one would expect someone in his headspace to do after his return but it was a second consecutive disappointing seasons after great 2019 performance and missing the 2020 season with myocarditis. His stuff these days looks more like a mid-rotation innings eater yet Rodriguez has but one season above 160 innings of work. Detroit wants him, nee, needs him to work 180+ innings but your fantasy squad should look to mix and match his starts unless Rodriguez comes out of the gate showing better stuff than he did in 2022. Detroit had him throwing more cutters and sinkers than he did with Boston while phasing out the slider and cutting back on his changeup. The latter point may be an anomaly as the pitch was an effective one for him in earlier seasons but was impacted by the 2020 layoff. Read Past Outlooks

Lands on IL with finger injury
Detroit placed Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left index finger pulley rupture, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Rodriguez threw 100 pitches over six innings of one-run ball against the White Sox on Sunday and offered no hint of any physical issue at the time, so the news seems to come out of nowhere. He will be sidelined for at least a couple weeks and the Tigers haven't revealed who will replace him in the rotation. Rodriguez boasts a 2.13 ERA across 11 starts this season.
Rodriguez threw 100 pitches over six innings of one-run ball against the White Sox on Sunday and offered no hint of any physical issue at the time, so the news seems to come out of nowhere. He will be sidelined for at least a couple weeks and the Tigers haven't revealed who will replace him in the rotation. Rodriguez boasts a 2.13 ERA across 11 starts this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
96
Last 10 Games
97
Last 5 Games
98
How many pitches does Eduardo Rodriguez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Eduardo Rodriguez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-47%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .241 | 77 | 20 | 60 | 9 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .257 | 247 | 77 | 249 | 28 | |||
2023vs Left | .120 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .227 | 52 | 12 | 44 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .299 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .235 | 57 | 23 | 67 | 9 | |||
2021vs Left | .258 | 47 | 5 | 34 | 5 | |||
2021vs Right | .282 | 138 | 42 | 138 | 14 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-11%
ERA on Road
2023
-36%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.25 | 1.30 | 142.0 | 9.5 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.77 | 1.27 | 174.1 | 9.0 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Home | 1.65 | 0.86 | 32.2 | 9.6 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Away | 2.57 | 1.09 | 35.0 | 8.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 3.80 | 1.42 | 47.1 | 7.0 | 4.2 | ||||
2022Away | 4.33 | 1.24 | 43.2 | 7.2 | 2.5 | ||||
2021Home | 5.95 | 1.44 | 62.0 | 11.3 | 2.8 | ||||
2021Away | 3.95 | 1.36 | 95.2 | 10.1 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Eduardo 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
4.19K/9
8.9BB/9
2.1HR/9
0.8Fastball
92.2 mphERA
2.13WHIP
0.98BABIP
.262GB/FB
1.34Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
80.1 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2140 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.7%Swinging Strike
11.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Coming off a career-best season in 2019 with a 3.81 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 203.1 innings, Rodriguez missed the 2020 season with myocarditis. In 2021, Rodriguez tossed his second-highest innings total (157.2) with a 4.74 ERA and 1.39 WHIP. However, the BABIP boomed to .363 with a career rate of .311, plus the LOB% dipped to 68.9% versus 74% in his career. If the BABIP and LOB% regress to the career norms, the ratios should improve. Meanwhile, Rodriguez posted the best K-BB% (20.4%) in his career, with the four-seamer reaching a career-best 13.9% SwStr% in 2021. The changeup remained effective with a 15.3% SwStr% but lower than the career SwStr% of 18.2%. Look for Rodriguez to bounce back in a pitcher-friendly ballpark with at least two quality pitches, plus the BABIP and strand rate regressing. A fair expectation involves an ERA around 3.80 with a healthy chunk of strikeouts in 2022 as the Tigers' ace.
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Looks sharp in no-decision
Rodriguez allowed one run on five hits across six innings and did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 10-inning win over the White Sox. He walked two and struck out six.
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Takes another loss
Rodriguez (4-4) allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits across five innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Royals. He walked two and struck out nine.
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Stumbles against Pittsburgh
Rodriguez (4-3) took the loss Wednesday, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks over five innings against the Pirates. He struck out five.
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Dominant again Wednesday
Rodriguez (4-2) earned the win Wednesday, allowing four hits and two walks over seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory over the Guardians. He struck out eight.
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Tosses gem Thursday
Rodriguez (3-2) earned the win Thursday, allowing two hits and one walk over eight scoreless innings against the Mets. He struck out nine.
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