Yerry Rodríguez #71

Yerry Manuel Rodríguez…X/Twitter: @YerryRodriguez1…signed by Willy Espinal.

2023

Posted a 0-1 record, 7.90 ERA (12 ER/13.2 IP), 15 strikeouts, and six walks in 13 games/1 start across four separate stints with Texas (4/29-5/15, 6/10-13, 6/24-30, 7/22-8/1)…made season debut on 4/30 vs. NYY in relief appearance (1.0 IP, 1 R-ER, 2 BB, 1 SO)…Seven of next nine MLB appearances (beg. 5/3) were scoreless, posting a 2.35 ERA (2 ER/7.2 IP) with five SO in that span, lowering season ERA from 9.00 to 3.12…amassed a career-high 5 SO on 7/22 vs. LAD…served as opener on 7/25 at HOU, his first Major League start (2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R-ER, 1 BB, 3 SO), becoming first opener for TEX since Jesus Tinoco on 10/4/22 vs. NYY-G2…held left handed batters to a .208 (5-24) batting avg., compared to the .429 mark (15-35) he allowed to opposing righties… appeared in seven G for Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Professional Baseball League, going 0-1, 6.75 ERA (4 ER/5.1 IP) this past winter...Spent the balance of the 2023 campaign with Triple-A Round Rock, posting a 3-0 record, 5.03 ERA (27 ER/48.1 IP), eight saves and 63 strikeouts in 38 appearances/two starts for the Express…Eight saves ranked third among TEX farmhands (11-Antoine Kelly, 9-Adrian Rodriguez) and surpassed his career Minor League total of six entering the campaign (4-2022, 2-2016)…was scoreless in first five outings (7.0 IP) with 11 SO/1 BB…made 1st of 2 starts for Round Rock on 7/19 vs. RNO, permitting just one hit across a season-high 3.0 SHO IP…went 8-for-12 in save opportunities and was perfect over his last five SVO from 8/29-9/22…his righty/lefty splits mirrored those posted at the MLB level in ’23, holding lefties to a .162 BA (12-74), while righties hit .257 (29-113) off of Rodriguez…his .162 BAA vs. LHB ranked second among all PCL RHP (min. 80 BF) to only LV’s Billy Sullivan (OAK system). 

2022

Made MLB debut in the seventh inning of Texas’ regular season finale on 10/5 vs. NYY (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 SO)...had two brief stints with the Rangers from 8/14-15 and 10/3-end of season... spent majority of the season at Triple-A, posting a 4-1 record, four saves, 4.27 ERA (28 ER/59.0 IP), and 11.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings figure over 49 games/five starts...named Rangers Minor League Reliever of the Month for June, going 1-0 with one save and a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP) in nine G at Round Rock. 

2021

Saw his 1st official game action since July of 2019, combining to post a 4-4 record and 4.63 ERA (42 ER/81.2 IP) over 27 G/18 GS between Frisco (AA) and Round Rock (AAA)… established career-high marks in several categories including innings, starts and strikeouts (100), while his 11.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings figure was his highest since 2018 (11.7)…allowed 4 R-ER over 1.1 IP in his season debut on 5/8 vs. Midland, but went on to record a 1.98 ERA (11 ER/50.0 IP) and .197 opp. BA (35-178) in his last 13 G/GS at the Double-A level…tallied season-high 11 strikeouts over 6.0 SHO IP in his final outing with the RoughRiders on 7/29 at Corpus Christi, and received promotion to Triple-A on 8/2…struggled in first 3 G/GS for the Express (19 R-ER/10.2 IP), but settled in to post a 3.66 ERA (8 ER/19.2 IP) in his last 10 G/1 GS to finish the season, making each of his last nine appearances as a reliever...tabbed Rangers’ no. 29 prospect according to Baseball America.

2020

Returned from injury to log 14.0 IP in Fall Developmental League after he was not added to Texas’ 60-man Player Pool roster at any point during the regular season…fanned 12 of 57 (21%) batters faced while issuing just 2 walks and allowing 6 runs on 14 hits…posted the 3rd-highest strikeout-to-walk ratio among pitchers in camp behind only Tim Brennan (7.0) and Nick Krauth (6.3)…entered the campaign rated by FanGraphs as the top prospect in the Rangers’ farm system and no. 97 overall.

2019

Named a South Atlantic League mid-season All-Star with Hickory (Low-A)…on injured list from 7/8-end of season with a right elbow sprain…over 13-start stretch from 4/9-7/4, ranked among SAL leaders (min. 50 IP) in opp. BA (2nd, .175), wins (T2nd, 7), ERA (5th, 2.08), and SO (9th, 85)...opp. BA and WHIP (0.90) figures were lowest among TEX minor-league pitchers with at least 70.0 IP...allowed 2-or-fewer ER in 11 of 13 GS, opening the season 4-2, 1.95 (8 ER/37.0 IP) through his first 7 outings...tallied career-high 12 SO over 5.0 IP on 5/6 at Kannapolis.

2018

 Registered the 2nd-lowest qualifying ERA among Texas farmhands (2.64-Tyler Phillips)...pitched stateside for the 1st time in his career, beginning the campaign with the AZL Rangers (Rookie) before promotion to Spokane (Short-A) for the final month of the season...ranked among AZL leaders (min. 35 IP) in BB/9 (1st, 0.70), SO/9 (1st, 12.91) and WHIP (T6th, 1.07)...tossed quality starts in 3 of 4 outings for Spokane... matched the longest scoreless outing of his career on 8/17 at Vancouver (7.0 SHO IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 SO)...made 2 postseason starts for the Indians, including Game 1 of the NWL Semifinals: 0-1, 6.23 (6 ER/8.2 IP).

2017

Had one start with the DSL Rangers1.

2016

 Went 4-3 with a 2.66 ERA (15 ER/50.2 IP) over 16 games/6 starts for DSL Rangers2 in his pro debut… struck out 38 batters against 10 walks and did not allow a HR.