Endy Rodriguez had the highest OPS in the Pittsburgh Pirates system last week among all players who weren’t on rehab assignments (see Indianapolis below). Among that group, he had the second highest average, third highest OBP and the highest slugging percentage. He had eight hits in 17 at-bats, including two doubles and a home run. That stick work was enough to get him named as the Pirates Prospect Player of the Week.
Rodriguez came into this season with high hopes from fans. He was almost the unanimous choice for the seventh ranked prospect in the system, right behind a group of six players who collectively got a lot of top 100 prospects mentions.