Detroit Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has officially opted out of the final three years of his contract. As a result, Rodriguez is officially a free agent. As he previously received a qualifying offer from the Boston Red Sox after the 2021 season, the Tigers cannot tender a qualifying offer to him.
Rodriguez, a lefthander who turns 31 in April, was originally signed out of Venezuela by the Baltimore Orioles, who traded him to the Boston Red Sox in 2014 for Andrew Miller. Rodriguez established himself as a solid starter for the Red Sox in the late-10s, then had a breakout 2019 season where he put up a 5.