2026 Stats
AVG
.200
HR
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RBI
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R
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SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Rodriguez reached Triple-A for the first time in 2025 and was added to the Reds' 40-man roster this offseason. He was promoted to Triple-A on July 18 after he slashed .298/.357/.481 with 12 home runs, six steals and a 13.9 percent strikeout rate in 82 games for Double-A Chattanooga. Rodriguez was understandably less productive at the highest level of the minors, as he slashed .260/.304/.405 with seven homers and nine steals in 53 games. A bat-first player who will likely end up in left field or at designated hitter, Rodriguez will have a high offensive bar to clear, but he has premium bat speed and contact ability. He is a very aggressive hitter (59.7 percent swing rate at Triple-A) who is still working on getting the ball in the air a bit more (flyball rates below 30 percent at Double-A and Triple-A). Still, Rodriguez won't turn 22 until March, so he's ahead of schedule. He will always be more valuable in batting average leagues than on-base percentage leagues, and he probably won't run as much in the majors as he did in the upper minors (15 steals last year). Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Reds in March of 2026.
Moves to center field
Rodriguez started in center field and went 1-for-4 with a double in Friday's 5-3 loss to Washington.
Analysis
This was Rodriguez's third big-league game and first start in center field after he played right field in his debut Tuesday and served as the designated hitter Thursday. The move to center field worked out, as he was tested on a couple of plays. "He did OK," manager Terry Francona told Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. "That's a big ask [to play center field]. I told him, 'If you mess something up, I'll take it, not you.'" Rodriguez, who belted 27 home runs with an .880 OPS in the minors this season, potentially gives the Reds more offense than Dane Myers in center.
This was Rodriguez's third big-league game and first start in center field after he played right field in his debut Tuesday and served as the designated hitter Thursday. The move to center field worked out, as he was tested on a couple of plays. "He did OK," manager Terry Francona told Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. "That's a big ask [to play center field]. I told him, 'If you mess something up, I'll take it, not you.'" Rodriguez, who belted 27 home runs with an .880 OPS in the minors this season, potentially gives the Reds more offense than Dane Myers in center.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2026
-100%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2024vs Right | .697 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||||
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2026vs Right | .697 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
+250%
OPS on Road
2026
+250%
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | .286 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
| 2026Home | .286 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hector Rodriguez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
1.00BB Rate
16.7%K Rate
16.7%BABIP
.250ISO
.100AVG
.200OBP
.333SLG
.300OPS
.633wOBA
.295Exit Velocity
0.0 mphHard Hit Rate
12.5%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.000Expected SLG
.000Sprint Speed
25.6 ft/secGround Ball %
62.5%Line Drive %
25.0%Fly Ball %
12.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Makes MLB debut
Rodriguez started in right field and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Athletics.
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Called up from Louisville
The Reds recalled Rodriguez from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.
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Optioned to minors camp
The Reds optioned Rodriguez to minor-league camp Friday.
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Sparks interest in camp
Rodriguez's contact ability has generated reaction from observers in camp, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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Added to 40-man roster
The Reds selected Rodriguez's contract from Double-A Chattanooga on Tuesday, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.
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