Looking at Carlos Rodón’s overall 2018 statistics, it’s hard to be impressed.
The numbers sing a sorry song, starting with a career low in K/9 at 6.71, and no improvement in walks (4.10 BB/9). Clear issues in commanding the strike zone led to a professional career high (including the minors) in fly balls allowed, at 42.9%. The 2018 season was the first in Rodón’s professional career where he allowed more fly balls than grounders, leading to career worsts in ERA, FIP and xFIP.
It also does not help that Rodón ended the season in a massive slump.