NERIO RODRIGUEZ

3/22/73; NDFA '90 (Chicago White Sox); Dominican Republic
R/R; 6-1, 195

Level
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
BB
K
ERA
1995 A+ (Balt)
0-0-0
7
0
10.0
8
7
10
1.80
1996 AL (Balt)
2-1-0
6
2
16.2
18
7
12
4.32
1996 AAA (Balt)
1-0-0
2
2
15.0
10
2
6
1.80
1996 A+ (Balt)
8-7-2
24
17
111.1
83
40
114
2.26
1997 AL (Balt)
2-1-0
6
2
22.0
21
8
11
4.91
1997 AAA (Balt)
11-10-0
27
27
168.2
124
62
160
3.90
1998 AL (Tor)
1-0-0
7
0
8.1
10
8
3
9.72
1998 AL (Balt)
1-3-0
6
4
19.0
25
9
8
8.05
1998 AAA (Balt)
1-4-0
5
5
25.0
24
10
19
5.47
1998 AA (Balt)
0-1-0
2
2
4.0
6
0
7
4.50
1999 AL (Tor)
0-1-0
2
0
2.0
2
2
2
13.50
1999 AAA (Tor)
10-8-0
27
27
163.0
161
53
137
4.54
2000 AAA (Bos)
0-1-0
12
1
24.2
38
9
23
9.49
2000 AA (Bos)
7-7-0
19
19
109.0
115
34
93
4.77
2001 AAA (NYM)
0-0-0
1
0
0.0
2
0
0
INF
2001 AAA (Cleve)
2-3-1
11
5
38.2
41
15
21
5.35
2001 AA (Cleve)
6-2-0
11
11
71.1
64
17
49
3.91
2002 NL (StL)
0-0-0
2
0
4.1
4
1
2
4.15
2002 AL (Cleve)
0-0-0
1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0.00
2002 AAA (StL)
3-1-0
8
8
51.2
42
10
43
2.79
2002 AAA (Cleve)
4-2-0
13
10
74.1
55
12
44
1.82
2003 AAA (StL)
5-1-0
11
11
76.1
57
12
54
1.89
2004 AAA (StL)
5-3-0
16
13
73.0
80
30
46
5.67
2004 AAA (NYY)
2-6-0
12
11
51.2
71
19
48
8.36

Level
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
BB
K
ERA
OAVG
OOBP
OSLG
2005 AAA (StL)
0-3-0
4
4
22.0
33
3
11
6.95
.344
.382
.594

Rodriguez was selected by the Orioles in the minor league version of the 1994 Rule 5 draft.  Prior to that time he'd been a hitter. Rodriguez' career took off quickly after his conversion to the mound, as he had two promising years with the Orioles, but the wheels came off in 1998 and Rodriguez has never really recovered. He spent the bulk of 2005 in the Mexican League. The Pirates have signed him for 2006 and invited him to the major league camp, but it's been a long time since he's had much success even in the minors, so it's unlikely he'll appear in Pittsburgh.

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