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Birth Date4-26-1985
Height6' 0"
Weight199 lbs
Age38 years, 11 months, 30 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2008 ANA 23 59 187 34 8 1 3 14 55 3 3 1 .204 .276 .317 60 -8.7 -0.9 1.9 -0.3
2009 ANA 24 12 29 5 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 .200 .276 .440 86 -0.4 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1
2010 TBA 25 118 378 86 19 2 9 21 97 8 13 3 .251 .308 .397 81 -7.8 0.1 1.4 0.4
2011 TBA 26 131 436 83 20 3 8 38 87 18 11 7 .223 .323 .357 92 -3.7 1.6 -0.8 1.2
2012 TBA 27 112 342 64 14 1 6 27 75 3 5 0 .213 .281 .326 72 -11.0 0.9 6.8 0.9
2013 TBA 28 96 222 48 10 1 5 17 59 5 1 3 .246 .320 .385 85 -3.5 -0.3 0.2 0.1
2014 TBA 29 96 259 50 13 3 12 10 66 6 2 1 .211 .258 .443 96 -1.1 -1.4 -2.2 0.0
2015 PIT 30 139 240 55 12 1 4 5 63 6 2 2 .246 .281 .362 57 -11.1 2.2 -3.1 -0.9
2016 PIT 31 140 342 81 16 1 18 33 102 5 2 1 .270 .349 .510 106 3.3 -0.9 1.4 1.3
2017 ATL 32 15 47 6 1 0 2 8 19 1 1 0 .162 .326 .351 71 -1.6 0.1 -1.0 -0.1
2017 PIT 32 39 106 16 1 0 3 8 38 3 0 0 .168 .255 .274 69 -3.8 1.1 2.6 0.3
2018 PIT 33 66 173 25 5 1 5 22 60 1 1 0 .167 .277 .313 65 -6.8 0.8 0.4 0.0
2019 PHI 34 76 139 25 5 0 4 19 41 3 1 1 .223 .348 .375 76 -3.8 -0.1 -0.9 0.0
Career109929005781241481225769624219.226.302.38081-60.03.05.52.7

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2004 CDR A MDW 57 224 .000 .000 .000 .321 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 PRO Rk PIO 64 292 .000 .000 .000 .431 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 CDR A MDW 124 546 .258 .332 .388 .274 100 1.5 3.3 1 117 0 -3.1 -0.1 14.0 1.5
2006 RCU A+ CLF 116 523 .000 .000 .000 .365 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 ARK AA TXS 18 79 .263 .345 .415 .419 123 5.2 2.0 0.9 192 0 1.0 -0.3 2.6 0.7
2006 SLC AAA PCL 1 2 .255 .331 .398 .000 123 -1 0.2 0 36 0 -0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.0
2007 ARK AA TXS 136 587 .268 .344 .415 .310 98 7 16.8 6.7 103 0 12.7 4.4 3.1 4.4
2008 ANA MLB AL 59 187 .261 .330 .413 .282 103 -11.4 5.4 -0.2 60 12 1.9 -0.9 -8.7 -0.3
2008 SLC AAA PCL 66 289 .282 .354 .451 .299 117 10.1 8.5 0 146 0 1.8 0.5 12.2 2.2
2009 ANA MLB AL 12 29 .252 .332 .394 .176 99 -0.8 0.8 -0.1 86 28 -1.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1
2009 DUR AAA INT 5 24 .279 .345 .396 .188 115 -0.9 1.6 0 116 0 -0.2 0.8 1.0 0.3
2009 SLC AAA PCL 103 435 .274 .341 .427 .364 106 30.9 12.4 0 146 0 18.5 5.1 24.7 6.0
2010 TBA MLB AL 118 378 .257 .323 .406 .324 105 -6.4 10.4 -0.5 81 12 1.4 0.1 -7.8 0.4
2011 TBA MLB AL 131 436 .256 .322 .406 .268 99 -3.9 11.8 2.1 92 9 -0.8 1.6 -3.7 1.2
2012 TBA MLB AL 112 342 .255 .317 .410 .260 96 -11.8 9.4 2.1 72 10 6.8 0.9 -11.0 0.9
2012 DUR AAA INT 2 8 .245 .306 .327 .667 108 2.7 0.2 0 128 0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.0
2013 TBA MLB AL 96 222 .260 .319 .405 .323 97 2.2 5.8 -1.7 85 9 0.2 -0.3 -3.5 0.1
2014 TBA MLB AL 96 259 .257 .316 .403 .235 96 0.6 6.7 -2 96 12 -2.2 -1.4 -1.1 0.0
2015 PIT MLB NL 139 240 .253 .316 .393 .325 92 -6.1 6.5 -2.4 57 10 -3.1 2.2 -11.1 -0.9
2016 PIT MLB NL 140 342 .245 .315 .395 .344 94 14.4 9.7 -0.6 106 11 1.4 -0.9 3.3 1.3
2017 ATL MLB NL 15 47 .233 .301 .397 .250 94 -1.2 1.4 -0.1 71 8 -1.0 0.1 -1.6 -0.1
2017 PIT MLB NL 39 106 .248 .322 .421 .241 96 -7.5 3.1 0.1 69 8 2.6 1.1 -3.8 0.3
2017 ROM A SAL 1 4 .253 .331 .378 .000 103 -1 0.1 0 57 0 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2017 MIS AA SOU 3 13 .271 .335 .431 .167 91 -1.8 0.4 0.1 6 0 -0.2 0.0 -1.1 -0.1
2017 GWN AAA INT 5 25 .274 .342 .430 .067 106 -2.8 0.7 0.1 47 0 0.5 -0.1 -1.3 0.0
2017 BRA Rk GCL 2 5 .253 .321 .357 .200 106 -1 0.2 0 80 0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2018 PIT MLB NL 66 173 .248 .315 .406 .235 96 -7.4 4.9 0.3 65 14 0.4 0.8 -6.8 0.0
2018 BRD A+ FSL 2 9 .282 .351 .415 .143 108 -0.4 0.3 0.1 64 0 -0.8 0.0 -0.3 -0.1
2018 IND AAA INT 10 42 .257 .314 .387 .292 90 1.6 1.2 -0.1 129 0 1.3 0.1 1.2 0.4
2019 PHI MLB NL 76 139 .254 .328 .432 .309 100 0.9 4.2 0.6 76 13 -0.9 -0.1 -3.8 0.0
2019 LEH AAA INT 12 49 .258 .337 .436 .364 99 0.8 1.7 -0.3 84 0 -0.7 0.5 -1.0 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2004 CDR A MDW 224 196 35 49 8 4 4 77 17 18 54 14 4 .250 .332 .393 .143 2 2
2004 PRO Rk PIO 292 225 64 76 14 4 10 128 55 51 62 9 3 .338 .488 .569 .231 0 0
2005 CDR A MDW 546 448 86 112 29 3 14 189 45 78 85 27 11 .250 .366 .422 .172 9 9
2006 ARK AA TXS 79 65 16 23 5 0 5 43 9 11 18 0 3 .354 .456 .662 .308 1 1
2006 SLC AAA PCL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
2006 RCU A+ CLF 523 455 78 137 29 5 24 248 77 47 124 15 3 .301 .379 .545 .244 3 3
2007 ARK AA TXS 587 508 84 129 31 2 17 215 73 54 132 15 8 .254 .346 .423 .169 2 2
2008 SLC AAA PCL 289 248 68 76 19 1 21 160 52 29 45 4 1 .306 .396 .645 .339 2 2
2008 ANA MLB AL 187 167 18 34 8 1 3 53 10 14 55 3 1 .204 .276 .317 .114 1 2
2009 ANA MLB AL 29 25 4 5 0 0 2 11 4 3 7 0 0 .200 .276 .440 .240 1 0
2009 DUR AAA INT 24 20 6 4 2 0 1 9 5 4 3 0 0 .200 .333 .450 .250 0 0
2009 SLC AAA PCL 435 365 81 109 17 6 29 225 93 51 119 9 2 .299 .400 .616 .318 3 3
2010 TBA MLB AL 378 343 53 86 19 2 9 136 40 21 97 13 3 .251 .308 .397 .146 1 5
2011 TBA MLB AL 436 373 45 83 20 3 8 133 36 38 87 11 7 .223 .323 .357 .134 2 5
2012 DUR AAA INT 8 6 2 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 2 0 0 .500 .571 1.333 .833 0 1
2012 TBA MLB AL 342 301 36 64 14 1 6 98 32 27 75 5 0 .213 .281 .326 .113 3 8
2013 TBA MLB AL 222 195 21 48 10 1 5 75 23 17 59 1 3 .246 .320 .385 .138 2 3
2014 TBA MLB AL 259 237 30 50 13 3 12 105 41 10 66 2 1 .211 .258 .443 .232 3
2015 PIT MLB NL 240 224 25 55 12 1 4 81 17 5 63 2 2 .246 .281 .362 .116 0 5
2016 PIT MLB NL 342 300 49 81 16 1 18 153 56 33 102 2 1 .270 .349 .510 .240 3 1
2017 ROM A SAL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
2017 MIS AA SOU 13 12 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 .083 .154 .167 .083 0 0
2017 BRA Rk GCL 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .000 0 0
2017 ATL MLB NL 47 37 6 6 1 0 2 13 3 8 19 1 0 .162 .326 .351 .189 0 1
2017 PIT MLB NL 106 95 12 16 1 0 3 26 5 8 38 0 0 .168 .255 .274 .105 0 0
2017 GWN AAA INT 25 18 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 0 0 .056 .240 .056 .000 2 0
2018 PIT MLB NL 173 150 21 25 5 1 5 47 19 22 60 1 0 .167 .277 .313 .147 0 0
2018 BRD A+ FSL 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .000 0 0
2018 IND AAA INT 42 36 5 9 1 0 2 16 7 5 10 1 1 .250 .357 .444 .194 0 0
2019 LEH AAA INT 49 45 7 12 2 1 4 28 12 3 19 0 0 .267 .327 .622 .356 0 0
2019 PHI MLB NL 139 112 24 25 5 0 4 42 12 19 41 1 1 .223 .348 .375 .152 1 4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 725 0.5379 0.4303 0.7468 0.5513 0.2896 0.8047 0.6186 0.2532 0.0000
2009 100 0.5100 0.4300 0.6279 0.5882 0.2653 0.7000 0.4615 0.3721 0.0006
2010 1425 0.5453 0.4596 0.7191 0.6229 0.2639 0.8099 0.4620 0.2809 -0.0041
2011 1699 0.5003 0.4467 0.7246 0.6188 0.2744 0.8213 0.5064 0.2754 -0.0008
2012 1226 0.5237 0.4690 0.7096 0.6449 0.2757 0.8188 0.4286 0.2904 -0.0043
2013 884 0.5124 0.4265 0.7215 0.6093 0.2343 0.8188 0.4554 0.2785 -0.0011
2014 947 0.4900 0.5005 0.7152 0.6810 0.3271 0.8291 0.4873 0.2848 -0.0056
2015 851 0.4830 0.5288 0.7022 0.7129 0.3568 0.8020 0.5159 0.2978 0.0043
2016 1322 0.4879 0.4766 0.6349 0.6667 0.2954 0.7465 0.3950 0.3651 0.0000
2017 592 0.4865 0.4983 0.6102 0.6979 0.3092 0.7363 0.3404 0.3898 0.0000
2018 742 0.4488 0.4717 0.5886 0.6547 0.3227 0.7248 0.3636 0.4114 0.0000
2019 573 0.4468 0.4346 0.6506 0.6758 0.2397 0.7746 0.3684 0.3494 0.0000
Career110860.50150.46630.69030.64460.28750.79400.45520.3097-0.0014

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-03-13 2014-03-19 Camp 6 0 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2012-08-31 2012-09-15 15-DL 15 13 Right Hand Recovery From Fracture Punching Object - -
2012-08-27 2012-08-31 Minors 4 0 Right Hand Fracture Punching Object - -
2012-05-13 2012-05-14 DTD 1 1 Left Chest Strain Pectoral Muscle - -
2012-03-09 2012-03-13 Camp 4 0 Left Fingers Sprain Index Finger - -
2011-09-19 2011-09-20 DTD 1 0 - Low Back Soreness - -
2011-09-16 2011-09-17 DTD 1 1 - Low Back Soreness - -
2011-04-29 2011-05-01 DTD 2 2 Left Fingers Dislocation Little Finger -
2010-03-23 2010-03-24 Camp 1 0 General Medical Respiratory Flu -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2020 MIA $
2019 PHI $
2018 PIT $5,750,000
2017 ATL $5,750,000
2016 PIT $2,500,000
2015 PIT $1,900,000
2014 TBA $1,475,000
2013 TBA $1,000,000
2012 TBA $492,800
2011 TBA $428,600
2010 TBA $405,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$19,701,900
9 yrTotal$19,701,900

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 102 dMVP Sports1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Miami as a free agent 2/4/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Miami 7/24/20. DFA by Miami 9/20/20. Sent outright to Alternate Training Site 9/22/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 2/8/19 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Philadelphia 4/24/19.
  • 2 years/$11.5M (2017-18). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 11/16. $1.5M signing bonus. 17:$5M, 18:$5M. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Atlanta 8/5/17. DFA by Pittsburgh 8/29/18. Released 9/1/18.
  • 1 year/$2.5M (2016). Re-signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/18/15. Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 games. $50,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 plate appearances.
  • 1 year/$1.9M (2015). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.475M (2014). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonus: $25,000 for 300 plate appearances. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 12/1/14 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 11/26/14.
  • 1 year/$1M (2013). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 12/4/12 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$492,800 (2012). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/12.
  • 1 year/$428,600 (2011). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/26/11.
  • 1 year/$405,500 (2010). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/10.
  • 1 year/$405,000 (2009). Re-signed by LA Angels 2/23/09. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from LA Angels 9/1/09 (player to be named in Kazmir deal).
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by LA Angels 11/2/07.
  • Drafted by Anaheim 2003 (3-90) (Braddock HS, Miami). $400,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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DateQuestionAnswer
2015-10-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)Anything weird stick out in pirates roster or lineup today?
(Bob E from Wrigleyville)
Lots. They have a catcher who has barely played as their third catcher. They have Sean Rodriguez playing first because Pedro Alvarez is terrible defensively. So bad that they're playing defense first at FIRST BASE. And Harrison in the lineup makes sense, but I would have gone with him over Walker instead of sitting Aramis (Sahadev Sharma)
2014-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)In a deep dynasty league (20 teams, 1000 players owned (MLB & MiLB): I'm potentially a playoff team if I can get my offense together. I have Fielder on the DL, with pretty much a zero (Sean Rodriguez) manning 1B. What to do? If Fielder is healthy next season and get back to his slugging ways, we all win, but his is an injury we haven't seen great success with in other players that have and it. What does the dynasty manager do in this situation?
(Jonah from Redwood)
Since you're competing, you see if you can get a legitimate return on Fielder. Obviously you can't get what you would've four-five months ago, but you should be able to easily upgrade S.Rodriguez (Paul Sporer)
2013-03-06 20:00:00 (link to chat)Sean Rodriguez playing 1b and some OF this spring. Is he a lost cause?
(Raul from Turning Stone Casino)
Nope, worth a $1 bid in AL-only auctions. (Paul Singman)
2012-12-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Please, please, please tell me that the Rays will remove Reid Brignac, Elliot Johnson and possibly Sean Rodriguez for better Utility IFers.
(jlarsen from chicago)
Is Geoff Blum still available? And on that note, I must take my leave. (Geoff Young)
2012-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Just wondering if there's any hope for Ryan Raburn or Sean Rodriguez now. I thought they were great MI sleepers in April.
(Francisco from Toronto)
Raburn's BABIP is only .225 where's he's been comfortably over .300 in previous seasons. He appears to be walking and striking out at about the same rate as last season, but he wasn't really that valuable last season. I'd want to check out his approach a little bit more closely to see what's changed, but unless his bat speed is totally gone, he'll probably be better in the second half. But he won't be so much better that the Tigers will regret getting Omar Infante.

Sean Rodirguez just isn't that good a hitter. The problem this year is he's walking less than last season (and his BABIP in 2010 hasn't been repeated), but he could still be useful as super-sub reserve in real life. In fantasy, I don't see it. (Dan Turkenkopf)
2012-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Any stats that you use that you feel are undervalued, even among stats people?
(Jason from Starbucks)
Yes--extra-base taken percentage. Baseball-Reference.com tracks it (XBT%). In the old days, we were all about offense, then the paradigm shifted to defense. I keep waiting on everyone to gravitate towards instinctive, heady baserunners, but it hasn't happened yet. Players who can go from first-to-third on a single or score from first on a double add value that I think can go unappreciated. Take Sean Rodriguez. He doesn't post great success rates on stolen bases, but you know that he gets baserunning if you've seen him during the run of play. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-03-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)Jason, what are some of the most important spring battles yet to be decided, where the winner might be worth $5+ just for being a full-timer?
(Sky from The Roc, NY)
If the Orioles end up stealing PA's from Reimold to give to Endy Chavez simply because they want a leadoff guy while Roberts is out, there's one. Sean Rodriguez now will get a majority of the playing time early at shortstop with Brignac out with the foot issue and Rodriguez's struggles vs RHP should hold down his value enough at the draft table where he could go for $5-7 and then double that in season because he has the potential to go 20/15 (Jason Collette)
2011-04-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Tampa Bay -- DOA?
(Mike from Cleveland)
The difference between the Rays and the Red Sox is that the loss of Longoria could be a crippling blow. Not only is he by far their best hitter, but putting Sean Rodriguez into a platoon at third base deprives Joe Maddon of the flexibility which his multi-position arrangement involving Ben Zobrist produces. Plus I was never sold on the idea that Dan Johnson is a real solution at first base. They're not dead yet, but the Rays are in worse shape than the Sox as far as the big picture goes. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-03-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)Fantasy question. I am in a deep 20 team league with 5 keepers per season. Looking at 2nd baseman strictly for this season, who would be more valuable, Dustin Ackley or Sean Rodriguez. And looking at it from a more long term perspective, Ackley, Christian Colon, Grant Green (assuming he moves to 2nd) or Rodriguez,
(kcroyalsguy from KC)
I'd go with Sean Rodriguez. Better team. Ackley won't get called up until June, and I think Ackley's value lies more in his secondary skills than standard 5x5 stats. Long-term, out of those guys it absolutely has to be Ackley, no? He just projects to be a different caliber of player. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2010-04-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)What kind of upside do you think Sean Rodriguez has with the Rays?
(Nick from Reno)
I've always liked him, and always found him a bit under-rated. I think he's a solid every day player, maybe even a touch above average. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-02-17 16:00:00 (link to chat)If you're Andrew Friedman, do you sign Branyan, and if so, how do you make it work on the roster?
(Stephanie from DC)
Yeah, I think signing Branyan would be a great idea. He bats lefty and they've already got flexibility with Sean Rodriguez and Ben Zobrist on the roster. Clearly he isn't commanding a massive salary, so I don't really see the downside. Plus, the value of a marginal win to the Rays is very high. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-01-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)So if you're Andrew Friedman, and you have Zorilla, Bartlett, Brignac, Sean Rodriguez, and Matt Joyce all scrapping it out for 3 spots (RF, 2B, SS). Who do you play where, who do you put on the bench, and who do you put in AAA? Where are they being assigned on your fantasy lists?
(Stephanie from DC)
Zorilla at 2nd, Bartlett at SS for now, replace him with Brignac if necessary, Rodriguez in Z's old gig when he used to back up Aki (with occasional ABs elsewhere) and Joyce in RF. (Marc Normandin)
2009-12-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)What does the future hold for Sean Rodriguez in Tampa?
(Jack from TB)
Tough for me to answer that, given the Rays aren't even sure where he's going to play yet. He could fill the old Ben Zobrist role if they keep Z at second base, but with Aki gone maybe he gets to play second if Zobrist moves to the outfield permanently. Either way, I think he'll be productive in his role. (Marc Normandin)
2009-10-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)What do the Rays do, Matt Joyce/Sean Rodriguez/Reid Brignac all have spent more than enough time in AAA and really have nothing to prove. Do the Rays assume that Jason Bartlett's 2009 is nothing more than a "fluke" and shouldn't be expect from here on out?
(jlarsen from chicago)
I assume you think that Zobrist will be a 2B, Jake? I'm loathe to offer the Rays any advice, but like the Angels a couple years back, they're going to need to turn minor league talent into major league talent via trade. There's a point where "best available" stops being so good on a talent level, especially with a real issue of payroll and bullpen. (Will Carroll)
2009-09-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Does the inclusion of Sean Rodriguez as the PTBNL in the Scott Kazmir trade change your opinion on it at all?
(eneff1 from Berkeley, CA)
I followed up on that element the next day, and no, not substantially. Rodriguez isn't going to stick at shortstop, and murdilating pitching in Utah in a repeat engagement isn't exactly a rare talent, as good as Rodriguez is. I don't think he'll be the next Jeff Kent, but I do think he can be a solid regular at second. The problem as I see it is that a solid regular at second is an easier commodity to find than a quality rotation regular. For me, the deal still boils down to how good Torres winds up, and that could be very good. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-07-31 14:00:00 (link to chat)The Angels just called up Sean Rodriguez and Bobby Wilson...no corresponding moves otherwise..mean anything?
(Hal from LA)
Don't they do something with Sean Rodriguez every fourth day? I wouldn't read into it. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Jay, thanks for your great work and the chat. What is your prognosis for my Angels this season? Time to send Kendrick and Aybar down and bring up Sean Rodriguez and Brandon Wood?
(Dennis from Monterey Park, CA)
I'd say the Howie Kendrick party is over, and while I don't think much of Rodriguez, the time to see what Wood can do is long overdue. Seriously, I think he and Jeff Clement are drinking from the same jug of bad organizational karma.

Three more questions. (Jay Jaffe)


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