2026 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
4.15
WHIP
1.85
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Rodriguez, formerly Rodriguez-Cruz, has been a prospect of note since his time in Boston's system -- he was traded to the Yankees last offseason for Carlos Narvaez -- but 2025 was a breakout season for the 6-foot-3 righty. He was promoted to Double-A on July 11 after stifling High-A hitters to the tune of a 2.26 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 83.2 innings. From there, he logged a 2.83 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 77:20 K:BB in 66.2 innings over 12 starts in the upper levels, including one start at Triple-A. Rodriguez has a full arsenal of quality pitches, led by his sinker, sweeper and curveball, and his 8.2 percent walk rate at Double-A was the best mark of his career. His 54.5 percent groundball rate was the 12th best mark among all qualified minor-league starters in 2025, and among premium pitching prospects who haven't debuted, Rodriguez might be the best groundball artist out there. He also logged 150 innings -- 60.1 more than his prior career high of 89.2 innings in 2024. It's unclear what percentage of Rodriguez's 2026 starts will come in the majors, but he's on the 40-man and doesn't have any weaknesses, so he could be up for most of the year. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Yankees in March of 2026.
Optioned after spot start
The Yankees optioned Rodriguez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
Analysis
Rodriguez was solid in a spot start Sunday versus the Mets, yielding one run on five hits and one walk over 4.1 innings. He had seemed in line to make one more start for the Yankees before Gerrit Cole (elbow) returns, but instead Rodriguez will rejoin the rotation at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Rodriguez was solid in a spot start Sunday versus the Mets, yielding one run on five hits and one walk over 4.1 innings. He had seemed in line to make one more start for the Yankees before Gerrit Cole (elbow) returns, but instead Rodriguez will rejoin the rotation at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
79
Last 5 Games
79
How many pitches does Elmer Rodriguez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Elmer Rodriguez generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-39%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-39%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .217 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .357 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026vs Left | .217 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .357 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-44%
ERA on Road
2026
-44%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.79 | 2.14 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 7.7 |
| Since 2024Away | 3.24 | 1.68 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 2026Home | 5.79 | 2.14 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 7.7 |
| 2026Away | 3.24 | 1.68 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-25%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .263 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .210 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| 2026vs Left | .234 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .176 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025vs Left | .400 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .364 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Elmer Rodriguez compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.67K/9
4.2BB/9
6.2HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.0 mphERA
4.15WHIP
1.85BABIP
.329GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
75.0%Exit Velocity
84.2 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
1868 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.9%Swinging Strike
10.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Serviceable in no-decision
Rodriguez didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Mets, allowing one run on five hits and one walk in 4.1 innings. He struck out one.
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Slated to start Sunday
Rodriguez said Saturday that he's going to start Sunday's series finale against the Mets, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
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Recalled from Triple-A
The Yankees recalled Rodriguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
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Sent down to Triple-A
The Yankees optioned Rodriguez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.
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Receiving another start
Rodriguez is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Rangers at Yankee Stadium.
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