15-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 9/18/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
3.86
WHIP
1.93
K
8
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year, $793,600 contract with the Rays in March of 2026.
Placed on injured list
The Rays placed Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Friday with a lower-back strain, retroactive to Thursday.
Analysis
Rodriguez has given up two earned runs and struck out eight batters in 4.2 innings since making his season debut Aug. 24, but he'll now head back to the injured list after tweaking his back. Cole Sulser (back) was reinstated from the 15-day IL in a corresponding move to take Rodriguez's place in the Rays' bullpen.
Rodriguez has given up two earned runs and struck out eight batters in 4.2 innings since making his season debut Aug. 24, but he'll now head back to the injured list after tweaking his back. Cole Sulser (back) was reinstated from the 15-day IL in a corresponding move to take Rodriguez's place in the Rays' bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
24
Last 10 Games
24
Last 5 Games
24
How many pitches does Manuel Rodriguez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Manuel Rodriguez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-25%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .219 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .228 | 44 | 10 | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .333 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .250 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .216 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .240 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .210 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .213 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-25%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.52 | 1.17 | 39.1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 1.89 | 1.05 | 33.1 | 9.5 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 4.91 | 1.91 | 3.2 | 12.3 | 7.4 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 27.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.00 | 1.10 | 21.0 | 6.9 | 0.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 0.96 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.23 | 1.09 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.74 | 1.04 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Manuel Rodriguez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
15.4BB/9
7.7HR/9
1.9Fastball
96.2 mphERA
3.86WHIP
1.93BABIP
.437GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
92.1%Exit Velocity
79.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2223 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
13.8%Swinging Strike
12.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2023
Rodriguez didn't break camp with the Rays, but was recalled early in the 2024 campaign to serve a low-to-mid leverage role for Tampa Bay. After a few weeks, the 28-year-old righty was optioned to the minors, where he excelled for Triple-A Durham (1.09 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 28:6 K:BB over 24.2 innings with five saves). Upon rejoining the Rays bullpen before the All-Star break, Rodriguez saw plenty of high-leverage work, racking up two wins, two saves and nine holds the rest of the way. This came with a 1.93 ERA and 0.89 WHIP over his final 28 innings, giving him a leg up for a role in the Rays' 2025 Opening Day bullpen, especially since he has no options remaining. Rodriguez hasn't struck many batters out over 69 big-league innings, but did post a 12.6 K/9 over seven seasons in the minors. There is certainly room for improvement in that category along with upside for 20-plus saves-plus-holds over a full season in the majors.
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Ready for 2026 debut with Tampa
The Rays reinstated Rodriguez (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Sunday.
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Closing in on return
Rodriguez (elbow) has a 6.14 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 13:3 K:BB over 7.1 innings during his minor-league rehab assignment.
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Kicks off rehab assignment
Rodriguez (elbow) began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Thursday, giving up a solo home run and striking out three in one inning.
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Live BP scheduled
Manager Kevin Cash said Friday that Rodriguez (elbow) will begin throwing live batting practice June 30, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Throwing bullpen sessions
Rodriguez (elbow) has no timetable to progress to facing live hitters, MLB.com reports.
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Has competition for closer role
Rodriguez may yield save opportunities to Codi Heuer going forward after the latter recorded a perfect, two-inning save Tuesday.
Analysis
Rodriguez allowed runs in three of his first five appearances after his trade deadline call-up, but he has bounced back with three consecutive scoreless frames and lowered his ERA to 4.50 in six total innings. His 10.5 K/9 certainly fits the closer role more than Heuer's 5.4, but both righties boast impressive stuff. With their focus now exclusively on the future, the Cubs may give both Rodriguez and Heuer opportunities with what few late-game leads they hold for the remainder of 2021.
Rodriguez allowed runs in three of his first five appearances after his trade deadline call-up, but he has bounced back with three consecutive scoreless frames and lowered his ERA to 4.50 in six total innings. His 10.5 K/9 certainly fits the closer role more than Heuer's 5.4, but both righties boast impressive stuff. With their focus now exclusively on the future, the Cubs may give both Rodriguez and Heuer opportunities with what few late-game leads they hold for the remainder of 2021.