AZ Snake Pit · Jul 3, 2024
Where in the World is Eduardo Rodriguez?
Of all the team’s signings over the winter, there was none more expensive than Eduardo Rodriguez. Coming off a 13-9 season with a 134 ERA+ for the Detroit Tigers, there was delight in D-backs fandom on December 6, when news broke that the pitcher had been signed by Arizona to a four-year, $80 million contract. 90% of fans viewed the deal as “great” or “good”. While Jack described the signing as a “calculated risk,” he noted that most of the issues which had held Rodriguez to only 74 starts from 2020 through 2023 were considered unlikely to recur, or were not physical problems at all. He concluded Eduardo had “become a dependable innings eater.”