2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a four-year, $24.7 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2024. Contract includes $6 million player option or $10 million team option for 2028.
Moves to minor-league camp
The Blue Jays reassigned Rodriguez to minor-league camp Monday.
Analysis
Rodriguez submitted a 3.83 ERA and 1.24 WHIP across 87 appearances (22 starts) for Toronto over the past two seasons, but he headed into spring training with a slim chance at winning a spot in Toronto's Opening Day bullpen after he was outrighted off the 40-man roster in December. The 29-year-old righty is expected to work in relief at Triple-A Buffalo to begin the season.
Rodriguez submitted a 3.83 ERA and 1.24 WHIP across 87 appearances (22 starts) for Toronto over the past two seasons, but he headed into spring training with a slim chance at winning a spot in Toronto's Opening Day bullpen after he was outrighted off the 40-man roster in December. The 29-year-old righty is expected to work in relief at Triple-A Buffalo to begin the season.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2026
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .224 | 50 | 48 | 53 | 8 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .208 | 101 | 26 | 71 | 11 |
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .229 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025vs Right | .176 | 50 | 11 | 28 | 5 |
| 2024vs Left | .220 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 5 |
| 2024vs Right | .236 | 51 | 15 | 43 | 6 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-34%
ERA at Home
2026
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.00 | 1.05 | 75.0 | 8.2 | 3.6 |
| Since 2024Away | 4.57 | 1.41 | 84.2 | 8.8 | 4.7 |
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Home | 2.25 | 0.92 | 36.0 | 7.8 | 4.0 |
| 2025Away | 3.89 | 1.38 | 37.0 | 8.5 | 4.4 |
| 2024Home | 3.69 | 1.18 | 39.0 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| 2024Away | 5.10 | 1.43 | 47.2 | 9.1 | 4.9 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2026
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .146 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .194 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .146 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | .194 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Yariel Rodriguez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.94K/9
8.1BB/9
4.2HR/9
1.0Fastball
95.0 mphERA
3.08WHIP
1.15BABIP
.231GB/FB
1.17Left On Base
79.7%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2484 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.9%Swinging Strike
11.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2024
Rodriguez signed a five-year, $32 million contract with Toronto just before the 2024 season and spent all but 20.1 innings pitching with the big league club as a starter. Rodriguez had dominant seasons as a reliever in Japan in 2021 and 2022, but left the league just before the 2023 season in search of a major league deal. Toronto eventually gave him a deal, but it cost him playing any organized baseball in 2023 almost as if we were working under the old redshirt transfer rules of college. Rodriguez showed the rust of the long layoff, as his command was inconsistent throughout the season. He had just one start with four or more walks and just one other in which he allowed more than one home run in a start and managed to hold opposing hitters to a .228 average on the season. Rodriguez utilized five different pitches over the course of the season highlighted by a big fastball and a whiffy slider. He has not worked more than 100 innings in a season since 2018, so it is difficult to look at how Rodriguez's body would hold up to starting over the course of a full season. Simply put, there is some intriguing upside if the command struggles of 2024 were indeed related to his layoff.
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Sticking in bullpen
Rodriguez will remain a reliever heading into the 2026 season, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Outrighted to Buffalo
Rodriguez cleared waivers Saturday and was sent outright to Triple-A Buffalo, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Picks up second save
Rodriguez turned in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save in Sunday's 8-6 win over San Francisco.
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Rolling into break
Rodriguez gave up a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless inning of relief Sunday in a loss to the A's.
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Notches first save
Rodriguez earned the save in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Agrees to terms with Blue Jays
Rodriguez has agreed to terms with the Blue Jays on a contract, Francys Romero of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
The details of the deal are not known at this time, but Romero says Rodriguez will take a physical in the coming days in Toronto ahead of the contract becoming official. Rodriguez had reportedly been dealing with some immigration issues which had delayed his agreement with the Blue Jays, but evidently those problems have been ironed out. The 26-year-old last pitched in 2022, posting a 1.15 ERA and 60:18 K:BB over 54.2 innings with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League. It's not clear whether the Jays plan to use him as a starter or reliever.
The details of the deal are not known at this time, but Romero says Rodriguez will take a physical in the coming days in Toronto ahead of the contract becoming official. Rodriguez had reportedly been dealing with some immigration issues which had delayed his agreement with the Blue Jays, but evidently those problems have been ironed out. The 26-year-old last pitched in 2022, posting a 1.15 ERA and 60:18 K:BB over 54.2 innings with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League. It's not clear whether the Jays plan to use him as a starter or reliever.