Elvin Rodriguez Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

TRACK RECORD: Rodriguez signed with the Angels during the 2014 international signing period. His pitchability helped him to navigate his way to the low Class A Midwest League as a 19-year-old in 2017. That September, the Angels sent him to the Tigers as the player to be named later in the Justin Upton trade.

SCOUTING REPORT: Rodriguez tops out at 93 mph with his fastball, but there is room for growth with his projectable frame. His delivery is smooth and allows him to throw plenty of strikes. Rodriguez uses a changeup that flashes plus with horizontal movement and gets under the barrel consistently. He throws it in the low-80s and also features a mid-to-upper 70s curveball. His curveball is his decided third pitch. It has nice shape but tends to roll into the zone without much downward snap.

THE FUTURE: Rodriguez's delivery, projectable frame and three-pitch mix point towards a potential role as a back-of-the-rotation starter. He should see Double-A Erie in 2020.