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JOSÉ RODRIGUEZ # 63
BORN: AUG. 29, 1995 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
BIRTHPLACE: BOLIVAR, VZ RESIDES: BOLIVAR, VZ
SIGNED THRU: 2020 MLB SERVICE: 34 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT, DEC. 3, 2012

RHP HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 175 BATS: R THROWS: R
NON-ROSTER INVITEE
RODRIGUEZ’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2013— Angels (DSL) 3-3 1.64 22 2 0 4 0 1 44 33 10 8 1 3 12 0 38 2 1 .213
2014— Angels (AZL) 2-1 4.85 9 4 0 1 0 1 26 34 15 14 1 1 5 0 29 3 0 .312
2015— Orem 3-3 4 .79 15 15 0 0 0 0 62 77 35 33 5 2 16 0 58 5 1 .312
2016 Burlington 7-5 3.14 27 27 0 0 0 0 131.2 135 53 46 4 2 32 0 115 4 3 .263
2017— Inland Empire 8-12 5 .18 27 27 0 0 0 0 149 .1 178 97 86 11 4 44 0 134 2 0 .295
2018—Mobile 7-10 6.12 23 23 0 0 0 0 114.2 144 86 78 10 3 41 0 105 8 2 .304
2019— Mobile 0-2 7.27 5 5 0 0 0 0 17.1 24 15 14 2 1 6 0 24 0 0 .324
Salt Lake 3-3 6 .29 18 2 0 3 0 2 44 .1 48 33 31 7 1 22 0 45 2 0 .274
LAA 0-1 2 .75 9 1 0 2 0 0 19 .2 17 6 6 5 0 11 0 13 1 0 .233
MAJOR TOTALS 0-1 2.75 9 1 0 2 0 0 19.2 17 6 6 5 0 11 0 13 1 0 .233
MINOR TOTALS 33-39 4.73 146 105 0 8 0 4 589.1 673 344 310 41 17 178 0 548 26 7 .286
◆ José Daniel Rodriguez... Originally signed by Angels scouts Lebi Ochoa and Mauro Zerpa.
◆ Began 2019 with Double-A Mobile in the Southern League and made five starts for BayBears before being
promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake, May 18 .
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◆ In 15 games (two starts) at Triple-A, was 3-2 with two saves and a 6.23 ERA (39 IP – 27 ER) and 41 strikeouts.
◆ Made Major League debut with Angels July 27 vs. Baltimore (1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO)...Had first Major League start
Sept. 22 at Houston...Recorded a 2.75 ERA (19.2 IP - 6 ER) and .233 (17/73) opposing batting average across nine
games for Angels.
◆ Compiled a 10-inning scoreless streak from Aug. 12-Sept. 17.
◆ Set season high with four innings pitched Aug. 12 vs. Pittsburgh...Had two outings with three scoreless innings of
work, Sept. 10 vs. Cleveland and Sept. 17 at New York (A.L.).
◆ Held opponents to a .208 (11/53) batting average against his off-speed pitches, compared with a .300 (6/20)
average against his fastball.
◆ Spent 2018 with Mobile, tossing 114.2 innings, starting all 23 games he pitched in...Enjoyed an excellent April on
the mound, posting a 2.61 ERA (20.2 IP - 6 ER), 0.97 WHIP and a .208 opposing batting average (16/77) with 18
strikeouts and four walks over his first four starts of the season. . .Struck out 11 batters and walked none against
Pensacola in an Aug. 10 no-decision.
◆ Played 2017 with Adv.-A Inland Empire in California League...Named a Mid-Season All-Star...Over 27 starts and
149.1 IP, he had a career-high eight wins and 134 strikeouts...Struck out a career-high 13 batters and walked
none over six innings, Aug. 11 vs. Rancho Cucamonga, allowing three hits and a run, earning the victory...
Allowed one-or-fewer earned runs in 10 of 27 starts...Threw 87 pitches in a career-high 8 IP in his final start of
year Sept. 2 at Lancaster (8 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO), earning a no-decision.
◆ Spent 2016 with Single-A Burlington of the Midwest League, where he was named a Mid-Season All-Star...Went
7-5 with a 3.14 ERA (131.2 IP - 46 ER), .263 (135/514) opponent batting average, 115 SO and 32 BB over 27 starts...
Posted a 2.40 ERA (30 IP - 8 ER) and 1.03 WHIP in his six August starts, striking out 29 and walking one...Went 4-2
with a 2.94 ERA (67.1 IP - 22 ER), 1.14 WHIP, and 63 SO in his 14 starts after the All-Star break...Had three starts in
which he allowed just one hit across five IP (June 1 at Kane County, Aug. 23 vs. Kane County and Sept. 3 vs. Quad
Cities) and two starts in which he allowed two hits over five IP (May 17 at Wisconsin and Aug. 13 vs. Clinton).
◆ Pitched entire 2015 campaign with Single-A Orem, making 15 starts and striking out 58 batters in 62 innings.
◆ Tallied 29 strikeouts in 26 innings across nine games (four starts) for AZL Angels in 2014 .
◆ Posted a 3-3 record with one save, a 1.64 ERA (44 IP - 8 ER) and .213 (33/155) opposing batting average in 2013
with Rookie-level DSL Angels in 22 games (two starts)...Struck out 38 batters, walked 12 and allowed one HR.
◆ Grew up with single mother who was a big baseball fan and encouraged him to play baseball…Mother passed
away when he was 14 years old…Lived with older brother until signing with Angels at age 17.
◆ Favorite sport to watch is soccer…Fan of Venezuelan National team, “Vino Tinto”...Favorite food is chicken with
rice .
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