Wilking Rodríguez
Wilking Rodríguez | |
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Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – No. 7 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | March 2, 1990|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 3, 2014, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last appearance | |
June 6, 2014, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
Wilking Jose Rodríguez Carrasco (born March 2, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Career[]
Tampa Bay Rays[]
On February 26, 2007, Rodríguez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent.[1] Rodríguez made his professional debut in 2007 in the Venezuelan Summer League and posted a 1.95 ERA in 17 appearances. He returned to the Venezuelan Summer League Rays the following year and pitched to a 3.71 ERA in 10 games. In 2009, Rodríguez played for the rookie-level Princeton Rays and recorded a 1-6 record and 3.21 ERA in 13 starts with the team. Rodríguez spent the 2010 season with the Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods, pitching to a 4-10 record and 4.23 ERA with 93 strikeouts in 106.1 innings of work. He split the 2011 season between Bowling Green and the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades, accumulating a 1-4 record and 5.00 ERA in 11 appearances between the two teams.[2]
On November 18, 2011, Rodríguez was added to the Rays' 40 man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[3] Before the 2012 season, he ranked as the Rays' 20th best prospect,[4] Rodríguez played for the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs in 2012, logging an 0-4 record and 5.56 ERA in 7 starts. On October 20, 2012, Rodríguez was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[5] He played in 8 games for the rookie-level GCL Rays in 2013, missing a portion of the year due to injury, and pitched 9.0 scoreless innings for the team. On November 4, 2013, he elected free agency.
Kansas City Royals[]
On November 23, 2013, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.[6] He was assigned to the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals to begin the 2014 season and later received a promotion to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.
On June 2, 2014, the Royals selected Rodríguez's contract from Triple-A, and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.[7] Rodríguez made 2 appearances for the Royals, pitching 2 scoreless innings, before he was optioned back down to Omaha. He was placed on release waivers by the Royals on August 11.[8]
New York Yankees[]
On August 18, 2014, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization.[9] He was invited to spring training with the Yankees for the 2015 season, but did not make the team and was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to begin the season. On April 15, 2015, Rodríguez was suspended 80 games for a PED violation.[10] In 7 appearances for Scranton, Rodríguez registered a 2-0 record and 1.69 ERA. He became a free agent on November 6, 2015.
Rieleros de Aguascalientes[]
On January 1, 2020, after spending the past 4 seasons out of affiliated ball, Rodríguez signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. Rodríguez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] On May 28, 2021, Rodríguez re-signed with Aguascalientes.[12] Rodríguez recorded a 3.86 ERA in 13 appearances with the Rieleros.
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos[]
On July 18, 2021, Rodríguez was signed off waivers by the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.[13]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Wilking Rodriguez Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America.
- ^ "Wilking Rodriguez Minor, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "Colome, Rodriguez, Vogt added to Rays' roster | raysbaseball.com: News". Tampabay.rays.mlb.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Prospect Watch | MLB.com: News". Tampabay.rays.mlb.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Outrighted to Triple-A: Thompson, Rodriguez".
- ^ Kaegal, Dick (November 23, 2013). "Infielder Laird among five signed to Minor League deals". MLB.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ "Royals select contract of pitcher Wilking Rodriguez". Kansas City Royals. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ Kaegal, Dick (August 12, 2014). "KC adds pop, acquires Willingham from Twins". MLB.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ http://m.bbref.com/m?p=XXplayersXXrXXrodriwi02.shtml&t=all_transactions_other
- ^ Calcattera, Craig (15 April 2015). "Wilking Rodriguez suspended 80 games for PEDs". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
- ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125
- ^ "TECOLOTES AGREGA A WILKING RODRÍGUEZ A SU STAFF DE RELEVOS". tecolotes2laredos.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Bowling Green Hot Rods players
- Charlotte Stone Crabs players
- Gulf Coast Rays players
- Hudson Valley Renegades players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
- Omaha Storm Chasers players
- People from Puerto Cabello
- Princeton Rays players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Venezuelan Summer League Devil Rays/Reds players
- Venezuelan Summer League Rays players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy