Endy Rodriguez

Endy Rodriguez

24-Year-Old CatcherC
Pittsburgh Pirates
10-Day IL
Injury Finger
Est. Return 4/24/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rodriguez went from one of the more anticipated catching prospects to reach the majors to all but forgotten after failing to play in the majors in 2024 due to an elbow injury. He did manage to log some plate appearances in the minor leagues to close the campaign and is expected to be ready for spring training in 2025. However, there are still more questions than answers for Rodriguez heading into the new campaign. He has only a 204 plate-appearance sample in the majors, and he also produced just a 95 wRC+ in his most significant stretch at Triple-A Indianapolis in 2023. There have also been questions about where Rodriguez settles defensively, as there are doubts about his ability to stick behind the plate. On the other hand, his ability to play second base and more specifically the corner outfield could serve him well in 2025. Midway through the offseason, the Pirates have done nothing to address their void in right field, with Rodriguez likely to emerge as a top option at the position with a solid spring training. The most prudent approach from a fantasy perspective is to monitor Rodriguez's progress from both a health and skills standpoint, but it wouldn't be a surprise if he gets himself back on the radar in deeper formats at some point in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#397
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2025.
Lands on injured list
CPittsburgh Pirates
Finger
April 15, 2025
The Pirates placed Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right index finger laceration, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Rodriguez took a deflected pitch off the finger during Monday's game against the Nationals and needed stiches to close the wound. He will need time for the cut to heal and it's not clear if Rodriguez will be ready to return when first eligible. Joey Bart (back) is also banged up, but the Pirates are not replacing Rodriguez on the roster with another catcher, suggesting Bart is close to returning to action.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
3
5
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+49%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+77%
OPS vs LHP
2024
No Stats
2023
 
 
+89%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .437 69 10 0 2 0 .175 .246 .190
Since 2023vs Right .649 185 21 3 13 0 .226 .292 .357
2025vs Left .764 11 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400
2025vs Right .431 39 3 0 2 0 .143 .231 .200
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .375 58 9 0 2 0 .151 .224 .151
2023vs Right .707 146 18 3 11 0 .248 .308 .398
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+31%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+53%
OPS at Home
2024
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2023
 
 
+26%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .677 118 17 0 10 0 .262 .322 .355
Since 2023Away .517 136 14 3 5 0 .169 .243 .274
2025Home .632 19 2 0 1 0 .263 .263 .368
2025Away .412 31 2 0 1 0 .115 .258 .154
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home .686 99 15 0 9 0 .261 .333 .352
2023Away .544 105 12 3 4 0 .184 .238 .306
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Stat Review
How does Endy Rodriguez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.42
 
BB Rate
10.0%
 
K Rate
24.0%
 
BABIP
.242
 
ISO
.067
 
AVG
.178
 
OBP
.260
 
SLG
.244
 
OPS
.504
 
wOBA
.234
 
Exit Velocity
91.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
39.4%
 
Barrels/PA
2.0%
 
Expected BA
.215
 
Expected SLG
.316
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
36.4%
 
Line Drive %
18.2%
 
Fly Ball %
45.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Rodriguez's post-hype sleeper status will have to wait until 2025, as offseason right elbow surgery will sideline him through the 2024 season. He boasted a pristine track record of results in the minor leagues entering the 2023 season. Between his work with the bat and defensive versatility, it seemed that even the Pirates' conservative nature with prospects wouldn't prevent Rodriguez from bursting onto the big-league scene early in 2023. Things didn't quite go according to plan, however, as he scuffled his way to a 95 wRC+ across 315 plate appearances at Triple-A Indianapolis, and even once he found his way to the majors in mid-July, his struggles continued. In addition to his strikeout rate jumping to 24 percent, Rodriguez had just a 5.1 percent barrel rate. There's no sugarcoating his corresponding .220/.284/.328 line in 204 plate appearances in Pittsburgh. In addition to his excellent minor-league track record, Rodriguez posted a max exit velocity of 110.7 mph and walked at a respectable 8.3 percent clip -- suggesting both his power and patience have the chance to translate at the highest level when he returns to action in 2025.
Rodriguez put on an offensive masterclass last season, slashing .323/.407/.590 with a 19.0 K%, 11.3 BB%, 25 home runs and four steals in 125 games across the three highest levels of the minors. He primarily played catcher, but also played 18 games at second base, showcasing his versatility and decent athleticism relative to most catching prospects. Steamer even projects Rodriguez as a significantly above-average MLB hitter as a rookie (118 wRC+). There's essentially nothing to nitpick in the stats -- his strikeout rate dipped at every level he ascended to and he had an ISO north of .240 at all three levels. While Rodriguez is a solid athlete who can play other infield positions in a pinch, he isn't a Bo Naylor or Daulton Varsho type of stolen-base threat. There is no reason Rodriguez shouldn't debut sometime early in 2023, as he is already on the 40-man roster, but even the best catching prospects sometimes struggle initially against big-league pitching, and Rodriguez's team context will suppress counting stats.
More Fantasy News
Likely headed to IL
CPittsburgh Pirates
Finger
April 14, 2025
Rodriguez (finger) needed stitches after exiting Monday's game against the Nationals and will likely be placed on the 10-day injured list, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
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Diagnosed with finger laceration
CPittsburgh Pirates
Finger
April 14, 2025
Rodriguez departed Monday's game against Washington due to a right finger laceration, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Exits Monday's game
CPittsburgh Pirates
Finger
April 14, 2025
Rodriguez was removed in the first inning of Monday's game against the Nationals due to a right finger injury, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Getting Sunday off
CPittsburgh Pirates
April 6, 2025
Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
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Not in Pittsburgh lineup
CPittsburgh Pirates
April 1, 2025
Rodriguez is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
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