Ramon Rodriguez

RAMON RODRIGUEZ
RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
Born: March 23, 1993
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 196
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2011, Pittsburgh Pirates
How Acquired: International Free Agent
Country: Dominican Republic
Agent: N/A

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

Rodriguez is a RHP with good size.  The Pirates have used him almost exclusively as a starter, which may indicate they think he has good potential.

2011
DSL:  0-1-0, 4.43 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 22.1 IP, 3.2 BB/9, 8.9 K/9

Despite the ERA, Rodriguez pitched well in brief action in his first season.  He pitched in seven games, four of them starts.

2012
DSL:  1-5-0, 5.10 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 42.1 IP, 2.8 BB/9, 7.0 K/9

Rodriguez struggled in his second season.  He had good walk and K rates, but in ten starts opponents hit .314 against him.

2013
DSL:  1-5-0, 2.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 63.0 IP, 2.9 BB/9, 5.1 K/9

Apart from a lower K rate, Rodriguez pitched much better in 14 starts.

The Pirates brought Rodriguez to camp in 2014.  He’ll be 21, so they could send him to Bristol rather than the GCL.

STATS
Baseball Reference — Minors
Fangraphs
MiLB.com
CONTRACT INFORMATION
2014: Minor League Contract
PLAYER INFORMATION
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: 2011
MLB Debut: N/A
MiLB FA Eligible: 2017
MLB FA Eligible: N/A
Rule 5 Eligible: 2015
Added to 40-Man: N/A
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
TRANSACTIONS
April 18, 2011: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent.