Spoiler alert, but this article ends with a bit of optimism about Carlos Rodón. It’s been a bad season, but I’m as confident in a better 2024 for his as I am anyone this side of Gerrit Cole on this volatile question mark of a team. It’s a bit tough to put our finger on what exactly his problem has been this summer, but trying to get there uncovers some things that make me think it’s not as steep of a climb back as the bottom-line results might say.
Part of the disappointment is wrapped in the fact that his seeming deterioration has been a bit of a mystery.