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Rangers Designate Wandy Rodriguez For Assignment

By Steve Adams | July 29, 2015 at 4:02pm CDT

The Rangers announced (via EVP of communications John Blake) that they have designated left-hander Wandy Rodriguez for assignment. Lefty Alex Claudio and righty Jon Edwards were promoted from Triple-A as well, with right-hander Phil Klein being optioned to the minors.

The DFA of Rodriguez is somewhat of a surprise, as the left-hander has been a mostly solid rotation piece for Texas this season and has even been rumored as a potential trade candidate. The DFA, though, certainly doesn’t eliminate the possibility of a trade. It does allow potentially interested parties, though, to show limited interest with the hope that Rodriguez will eventually become a free agent and be available for the league minimum.

The 36-year-old Rodriguez signed a minor league deal with the Braves this winter but didn’t make the team’s rotation in Spring Training despite quality numbers. (That spot went to fellow lefty Eric Stults.) Rodriguez worked to a 3.20 ERA with a 50-to-23 K/BB ratio in 64 2/3 innings over his first 11 starts this year, though he’s recently been hit extremely hard in a pair of outings. Rodriguez has a 9.97 ERA over his past 21 2/3 innings, although the vast majority of that damage came in a pair of brutal outings where he combined for 15 runs in five innings. He’s mixed in a pair of very solid five-inning starts in that time as well.

Overall, Rodriguez has a 4.90 ERA with 7.5 K/9, 3.8 BB/9 and a 41 percent ground-ball rate in 86 1/3 innings this season. He’s never been a hard thrower, but he’s creeping ever closer to the “crafty lefty” territory, as his 2015 heater is averaging just 88.4 mph. Recent meltdowns notwithstanding, Rodriguez has a fairly palatable 4.27 FIP and 4.28 xFIP on the season, so one would think that he could still be a passable back-end starter for a team with a top-heavy rotation.

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8 Comments

  1. selw0nk

    10 years ago

    So much for that bad start last night against the Yankees.

    Reply
  2. woolcorp

    10 years ago

    Most interestingly it opens a 40-man spot

    Reply
  3. Gambit1193

    10 years ago

    21-5

    Reply
  4. charles stevens

    10 years ago

    Well bye.

    Reply
  5. UnderRatedFlaherty

    10 years ago

    I’d take Wandy Rodriguez hitter version over his pitching counterpart…

    Reply
  6. lamuga326

    10 years ago

    Not surprised. After last night, I knew he was gone. Corporan might be next.

    Reply
  7. petfoodfella

    10 years ago

    I bet Atlanta picks him up. They need another arm for Fredi

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  8. Monkey’s Uncle

    10 years ago

    Wandy was ruined by injuries. Through the first half of 2013, the guy was never hurt and was a pretty solid guy for 6 or 7 innings every time out. Since then, not so much.

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