AZ · P

Eduardo Rodriguez

Age 33 B/T L/L 6′2″, 231 lb Venezuela MLB debut 2015

40-man

Arizona’s roster as it stands #2 starter · 137 IP · 1.4 WAR in the role
Trade read Available at a price: AZ sits on the contender line (51% playoff odds, within a projected win of 50%), so it could buy or sell; control through 2028.

Keystone Stuff 91 15th pct

2026 fWAR 3.2

Projected 2027 WAR 1.6 at 162 IP · 1.4 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 3,066 pitches

Keystone Stuff 91

Keystone Location 118

Keystone Pitching 99

Run value (xRV) −0.10

Strikeout % 18.1%

Walk % 7.9%

Whiff % 21.9%

Chase % 30.6%

Fastball velo 92.0

Extension 6.4 ft

189.2 IP2.89 ERA3.89 FIP 44° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 44° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam40% use	40%	92.1	15.9	+6.3	92	114	22%	+0.32
Changeup26% use	26%	85.4	6.4	+15.4	96	112	28%	+0.08
Cutter13% use	13%	88.9	8.7	−1.6	94	109	17%	+0.37
Curveball12% use	12%	79.6	−6.0	−4.8	97	112	23%	−0.84
Sinker8% use	8%	91.6	13.2	+12.1	87	98	7%	−2.47

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Rodriguez: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
51	Parker Messick CLE · ’00	96	4.9	3.9	Pre-arb
49	Jose Quintana COL · ’89	84	−0.1	0.1	Free agent
49	Kyle Freeland COL · ’93	93	0.8	0.9	Vesting option $17.0M
49	MacKenzie Gore TEX · ’99	94	2.8	2.8	Arb
47	Jake Bennett BOS · ’00	95	2.3	2.1	Pre-arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Four-seam 43%

44% zone

Changeup 32%

29% zone

Cutter 13%

50% zone

Curveball 9%

42% zone

Sinker 3%

47% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 1.6 WAR Guaranteed $19.0M

2028 1.1 WAR Mutual option $17.0M

2029 0.6 WAR Free agent

2030 0.2 WAR Free agent

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025ROK	ROK	ACL D-backs	32	1	4.2 IP	4.2 IP · 5.79 ERA · 50.0% K · 5.6% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 100% 1/1 won · 0.0 runs