In reviewing the Pirates' three-game sweep at Detroit to start the season, one would have a difficult time finding a less significant contributor than Sean Rodríguez.
Back with Pittsburgh for the third opening day of the past four, Rodríguez sat the bench fr two games, then went 0 for 4 while hitting eighth and playing left field in the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader at Comerica Park. He struck out twice and also misread a first-inning fly for a double, so he was a net negative on an otherwise positive weekend.
Not what the notably team-oriented Rodríguez is looking for, yet a year after nearly getting his career cut short in a car accident, simply being back on the field and healthy is an accomplishment for the 32-year-old utility man.