Joely Rodríguez

Joely Rodríguez Sánchez (born November 14, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Joely Rodríguez
Rodríguez with the Philadelphia Phillies
Texas Rangers – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1991-11-14) November 14, 1991
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 11, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies
NPB: July 29, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average4.56
Strikeouts42
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record3–7
Earned run average1.85
Strikeouts103
Teams

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Rodríguez signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a $55,000 signing bonus in March 2009.[1] He spent the 2009 season with the DSL Pirates, going 2–5 with a 4.60 ERA over 47 innings.[2] He split the 2010 season between the GCL Pirates and the State College Spikes, going a combined 2–2 with a 4.21 ERA over ​51 1⁄3 innings.[2] He spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons back with State College.[2] He split the 2013 season between the West Virginia Power and the Bradenton Marauders, going a combined 9–8 with a 2.70 ERA over 140 innings.[2] He was added to the team's 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[3] He spent the 2014 season with the Altoona Curve, going 6–11 with a 4.84 ERA over 134 innings.[2]

Philadelphia Phillies

On December 10, 2014, the Pirates traded Rodríguez to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Antonio Bastardo.[4] He split the 2015 season between the Reading Fightin Phils and Lehigh Valley IronPigs, going a combined 7–10 with a 6.12 ERA over ​129 1⁄3 innings.[2] He split the 2016 minor league season between the Clearwater Threshers, Reading, and LeHigh Valley, going a combined 7–0 with a 2.35 ERA over ​76 2⁄3 innings.[2][5] He made his major league debut on September 11, 2016.[2] He produced a 2.79 ERA over 9.2 innings for the Phillies in 2016.[2] In 2017, he posted a 1–2 record with a 6.33 ERA over 27 innings for the Phillies.[6]

Texas Rangers

On June 13, 2017, Rodríguez was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.[7] He spent the remainder of the 2017 season with the Round Rock Express, posting a 2–0 record with a 6.33 ERA over 27 innings.[8]

Baltimore Orioles

On November 28, 2017, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[9] He opened the 2018 season with the Norfolk Tides, going 5–2 with a 4.56 ERA over ​49 1⁄3 innings.[2] On July 19, 2018, Rodríguez opted out of his minor league contract, making him a free agent.[10]

Chunichi Dragons

On July 25, 2018, Rodríguez signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball on a $270,000 contract.[11] On September 15, 2018, Rodríguez broke the NPB velocity record for a southpaw pitcher throwing down a 159 km/h pitch against the Hiroshima Carp previously beating the 158 km/h record set by Seattle Mariners pitcher, Yusei Kikuchi in 2016.[12] He produced a 0–3 record with a 2.30 ERA over ​27 1⁄3 innings in 2018.[2]

Rodríguez re-signed with the Dragons for the 2019 season.[13] He posted a 3–4 record with a 1.64 ERA and 77 strikeouts in ​60 1⁄3 innings in 2019.[14][8] On December 2, 2019, he become free agent.[15]

Texas Rangers (second stint)

Rodríguez signed a two-year contract, with a team option, with the Texas Rangers on December 16, 2019.[16] In his first season with Texas, he registered an ERA of 2.13 in 12 games.

References
  1. Tim Williams (October 21, 2013). "Don't Sleep on Joely Rodriguez as a Future Major League Pitcher". PiratesProspects.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. "Joely Rodríguez Player Page". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. Associated Press (November 20, 2013). "Pirates add prospect Polanco to 40-man roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. SI Wire (December 10, 2014). "Pirates acquire LHP Antonio Bastardo from Phillies". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  5. "Phillies Featured Pitcher: Relief Prospect Joely Rodriguez". Fox Sports. June 30, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. Staff Report (June 13, 2017). "Phillies trade LHP Joely Rodriguez to Rangers". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  7. Matt Gelb (June 13, 2017). "Phillies trade Joely Rodriguez to Texas". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  8. T.R. Sullivan (December 9, 2019). "Rangers snag lefty reliever as Meetings open". MLB.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  9. Jeff Todd (November 28, 2017). "Orioles Sign Jhan Marinez, Joely Rodriguez, Ruben Tejada". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  10. RotoWire Staff (July 19, 2018). "Joely Rodriguez: Parts ways with Baltimore". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  11. "Chunichi Dragons acquire reliever Joely Rodriguez". The Japan Times. June 25, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  12. "【中日】ロドリゲス１５９キロ！雄星越えの国内左腕最速" [Rodriguez, 159km! Beats Yusei (Kikuchi) as fastest domestic southpaw]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  13. "中日・ビシエド、３年総額１１億円契約" [Chunichi: Viciedo gets 3 years, ¥110,000,000]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  14. Bill Baer (December 9, 2019). "Report: Rangers sign Joely Rodríguez to two-year, $5.5 million contract". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  15. "2019年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  16. "Texas inks Joely Rodriguez to 2-year contract". MLB.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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