Jesus Rodriguez

Rodriguez, a big-league ready catching prospect with extreme strengths and weaknesses, was traded from the Yankees to the Giants along with three other prospects in last year's deadline deal that sent Camilo Doval to New York. The one thing Rodriguez can clearly do is hit for a high average with a low strikeout rate. He has a strikeout rate below 15 percent each of the last two minor-league seasons and his career batting average in 407 games is .309. He has hit 17 home runs in 203 games over the past two years, but he managed just seven homers in 117 games at Triple-A, and at least one of those was off a position player. Rodriguez stole 21 bases on 30 attempts last year, but it's worth noting he only attempted four steals in 39 games after the Giants acquired him, despite the fact he was getting on base at a .399 clip. Rodriguez is seen as a fringe-average defensive catcher, so he may struggle to cut into Patrick Bailey's workload in the coming years, although he should provide enough overall value to be a solid backup. Read Past Outlooks