Why is there no talk about Richard Rodriguez?

OK, I get that he is 26 years old and a right handed reliever that has never been to the majors. But does he have the talent to pitch in the majors?

His stats at Norfolk are:

6-1, 2.19 ERA, 39 G, 61.2 IP, 52 H, 1.20 WHIP, 62 SO.

So less hits than innings pitched. A strikeout an inning. His control must be pretty good.

But this guy never gets talked about. Never. Why?

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=t568&player_id=593144#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL

What is there to say? He might contribute as a big-league middle reliever at some point. He also might not. Not really a lot to discuss.

I would like to know a lot more about him like:

1) What pitches does he throw?

2) How good are each of his pitches?

3) Is he a power or finesse pitcher?

4) Will the O's put him on the 40 man roster this off season?

5) Is he better ro worst then some of the minor league pitchers that are currently on the 40 man roster?

Those are a few things to talk about.

The answers to 2-5 are pretty apparent by the way the Orioles and us never talk about him.

Maybe.

Or maybe the reason that the O's don't talk about Rodriguez is that they have a strong pen and most of their focus has been on either adding starters or left-handed pitchers.

I really don't know but I would like to know more about Richard Rodriguez.

Why is there no talk about Richard Rodriguez?

He's the Lew Ford of the 2016 season.

Man, I hate Richard Rodriguez.

He's the Lew Ford of the 2016 season.

Man, I hate Richard Rodriguez.

I hate hijacking but....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICYMI: I'm not going to tell A-Rod to stop playing, but . . . <a href="https://t.co/l2a7vIo3Lx">https://t.co/l2a7vIo3Lx</a></p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

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Rodriguez entered the game with a runner on 1st base, and nobody out.

5 Strikeouts, 0 Walks.

9 out of the 11 outs that Rodriguez recorded came via the strikeout and the ground ball.

11 OUTS: 5 Strikeouts, 3 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 2 Flyouts

RICHARD AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ oo (vs. AAA-Scranton, 8/15)

IP:l 3.67

H:;; 3 ll(3 Singles)

R:l) 0

BB:)0

SO:)5

Pitches: 49 (31 Strikes, 18 Balls)

2016 ERA: 2.03 (AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

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13 (7 Strikes, 6 Balls)

11 (8 Strikes, 3 Balls)

14 (9 Strikes, 5 Balls)

11 (7 Strikes, 4 Balls) *

* Rodriguez recorded 2 outs before departing in the 8th inning.

He's going to have to be added to the 40 man to be protected from the rule 5 draft. Our bullpen has been so good that you don't hear too much about the righties in AAA. Beato, Drake and R.Rodriguez could all be in MLB bullpens this year.

He's going to have to be added to the 40 man to be protected from the rule 5 draft. Our bullpen has been so good that you don't hear too much about the righties in AAA. Beato, Drake and R.Rodriguez could all be in MLB bullpens this year.

He is due to be a minor league free agent after this year, I believe. The Orioles can add him to the 40 man roster to prevent that.

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A 2-to-1 Strikes-to-Balls ratio.

9 OUTS: 4 Groundouts, 2 Flyouts, 1 Strikeout, 1 Popout, 1 Lineout

RICHARD AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ oo (vs. AAA-Durham, 8/21)

IP:l 3

H:;; 2 ll(1 Triple, 1 Single)

R:l) 1

BB:)0

SO:)1

Pitches: 39 (26 Strikes, 13 Balls)

2016 ERA: 2.26 (AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

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16 (11 Strikes, 5 Balls)

11 (81 Strikes, 3 Balls)

12 (71 Strikes, 5 Balls)

Wasn't he ineffective in ST?

No. He only made 2 appearances at spring training, and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings.

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Rodriguez entered the game with a runner on 3rd base and 2 outs in the 4th inning ...... and proceeded to retire all 10 batters that he faced !!!) :eektf:

10 OUTS: 3 Strikeouts, 3 Flyouts, 2 Groundouts, 1 Popout, 1 Lineout

RICHARD AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ oo (vs. AAA-Charlotte, 8/26)

IP:l 3.33

H:;; 0 ll

R:l) 0

BB:)0

SO:)3

Pitches: 46 (32 Strikes, 14 Balls)

2016 ERA: 2.49 (AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

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31 (31 Strikes, 0 Balls) *

15 (91 Strikes, 6 Balls)

17 (12 Strikes, 5 Balls)

11 (81 Strikes, 3 Balls)

* Rodriguez recorded 1 out in the 4th inning.

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For his 2nd consecutive outing, Rodriguez retired every batter that he faced !!!) :eektf:

Rodriguez has retired the last 19 batters that he has faced, spanning 3 separate outings.

8 OUTS: ) 3 Strikeouts, 3 Groundouts, 1 Popout, 1 Flyout

RICHARD AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ )))))) (vs. AAA-Gwinnett, 8/29)

IP:ll2.67

H:ll 0 ll

R:lll 0

BB:l0

SO:.3

Pitches: 46 (30 Strikes, 16 Balls)

2016 ERA: 2.40 (AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

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81 ll(51 llStrikes, ll3 llBalls) ) *

23 ll(15 llStrikes, ll8 llBalls)

15 ll(10 lllStrikes, ll5 llBalls)

* ) Rodriguez recorded 1 out in the 6th inning.

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Rodriguez entered the game with a runner on 1st base and 2 outs in the 5th inning.

He retired 7 out of the 8 batters that he faced, ceding only a single.

7 OUTS: ) 3 Groundouts, 2 Strikeouts, 1 Flyout, 1 Lineout

RICHARD AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ )))))) (vs. AAA-Gwinnett, 8/29)

IP:l l.2.33

H:;; )1 ll(1 Single)

R:l)l l0

BB:)l0

SO:)l2

Pitches: l26 l(17 lStrikes, 9l lBalls)

2016 ERA: o2.53 o(AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

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51 ll(41 lStrikes, l1 lBalls) ) *

61 ll(41 lStrikes, l2 lBalls)

15 ll(91 lStrikes, l6 lBalls)

* ) Rodriguez recorded 1 out in the 5th inning.

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8 OUTS: 4 Strikeouts, 3 Flyouts, 1 Popout

RICHARD AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ )))))) (vs. AAA-Charlotte, 4/16)

IP:l ll2.67 ) *

H:;; )2 ll(2 Singles)

R:l)l l0

BB:)l0

SO:)l4

Pitches: l39 l(27 lStrikes, 12l lBalls)

2017 ERA: o1.93 o(AAA-Norfolk)

2017 WHIP: o0.857 o(AAA-Norfolk)

2017 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: o.188 o(AAA-Norfolk) ) 6 for 32

* ) Rodriguez entered the game with a runner on 1st base and one out in 5th inning.

PITCHES BY INNING

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51 .l(41 lStrikes, l1 llBalls) ) **

19 ll(13 lStrikes, .6 lBalls)

15 ll(10 lStrikes, )5 lBalls)

** ) Rodriguez recorded 2 outs in the 5th inning.

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