If there was envy or frustration in his heart, Julio Rodríguez’s eyes did not betray it. Fewer than 24 hours after hearing his April teammate Jarred Kelenic had been promoted to AA-Arkansas, Rodríguez remained upbeat and high-spirited as we spoke on the steps of the third base dugout at FirstEnergy Park before the West Virginia Power’s game with the Lakewood BlueClaws. I wondered how the outfielder who struck many as a prodigio felt his season had gone, and whether his goals had changed in a season that paired precocious performance with his first serious injury.
“My goals haven’t changed a lot.