Tuesday Bird Droppings: Grayson Rodriguez is very good

Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters! I will be upfront with you all: I did not see the end of last night’s baseball game. The Orioles are a lot of fun right now but I am just too old to be staying up that late on a work night.

I did stay up long enough to watch Grayson Rodriguez and it was a treat. After the disappointing start to his rookie season, Rodriguez seems to be getting better as the season goes on. Last night his velocity remained impressive as he pumped 22 pitches over 99 mph. Five of those were over 100.

The sixth inning has been Rodriguez’s bugaboo. Since he was recalled on July 17th, Rodriguez pitched into the sixth inning in all six starts he has made, including last night. With the…