Cory Rhodes

CORY RHODES
RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
Born: August 30, 1991
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 240
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Signed: Non-drafted free agent, 2014
How Acquired: Non-drafted free agent
College: King University
Agent: N/A

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

The Pirates signed Rhodes at the beginning of August 2014.  He’d done well in three years at King, which plays in a very high-offense environment.  Despite his size, he seems to be more of a finesse pitcher, with a fastball that sits at about 89.

2014
R+:  0-0-0, 5.40 ERA, 2.40 WHIP, 5.0 IP, 5.4 BB/9, 9.0 K/9

Rhodes made four relief appearances for Bristol.  He actually struggled more than the ERA indicates, as six of the nine runs he allowed were unearned.

Rhodes figures to fill in somewhere in short season ball in 2015.

STATS
Baseball Reference–Minors
Fangraphs
MiLB.com

NCAA
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
HR
BB
K
WHIP
OAVG
ERA
2014 5-5-1 18 14 92.2 99 3 29 96 0.84 .267 4.08
2013 4-1-1 13 8 56.2 51 1 21 55 1.06 .236 3.65
2012 9-2-0 13 13 84.1 79 2 26 74 1.21 .250 3.09
CONTRACT INFORMATION
2015: Minor league contract
PLAYER INFORMATION
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: 2014
MLB Debut:
MiLB FA Eligible: 2020
MLB FA Eligible:
Rule 5 Eligible: 2017
Added to 40-Man:
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
TRANSACTIONS
August 1, 2014: Signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.