Rodriguez has opted out of his minor-league deal with the Padres and is headed overseas to continue his career, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The 30-year-old corner infielder has consistently put up good minor-league numbers but never got a shot in the majors, so he is a prime candidate to head to a lesser league where he profiles as a regular. He hit .272/.342/.538 with 12 home runs in 45 games with Triple-A El Paso.
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Padres' Aderlin Rodriguez: Inks minor-league deal
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Rodriguez signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Sunday that includes an invite to major-league spring training.
Rodriguez spent the entire 2021 season at Triple-A Toledo and slashed .290/.362/.565 with 29 home runs, 94 RBI and 67 RBI across 116 games. He'll serve as a non-roster invitee this spring and should be in the mix to make his major-league debut at some point in 2022.
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Tigers' Aderlin Rodriguez: Arrives at camp
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Rodriguez arrived to the Tigers' spring training facility in Florida on Friday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
The 29-year-old signed with Detroit as a non-roster invitee in January but was a week late to camp due to some visa issues. Rodriguez struggled in Japan during 2020 and last played affiliated baseball in 2019 with a .321/.363/.634 slash line at the Triple-A level.
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Tigers' Aderlin Rodriguez: Slowed by visa issues
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Rodriguez has yet to arrive at came due to visa troubles, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Rodriguez is part of a group of six Tigers whose arrivals have been delayed for similar reasons. As long as he's able to show up soon, he should still have enough time to get ready for the start of the season.
Rodriguez signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Saturday.
Rodriguez spent the 2020 season with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, hitting .218 with six home runs and 25 RBI over 59 games. He hasn't yet made his major-league debut, but he could serve as a non-roster invitee and make his first appearance in the big leagues this year.
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Padres' Aderlin Rodriguez: Activated from IL
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Rodriguez was activated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.
The infielder had been out since early April with an undisclosed injury, but he's been activated and will rejoin Triple-A El Paso. The 27-year-old slashed .286/.335/.478 with 23 homers over 483 at-bats last season for Double-A Bowie as a member of the Orioles organization.
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Padres' Aderlin Rodriguez: Lands on minor-league IL
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Rodriguez was placed on the 7-day injured list Thursday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
It's unclear what Rodriguez is dealing with or how long it will keep him sidelined at this point. The 27-year-old spent all of last season with Double-A Bowie, slashing .286/.335/.478 with 23 homers and 92 RBI in 128 games.
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Padres' Aderlin Rodriguez: Cranks two-run homer
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Rodriguez went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Rodriguez and Fernando Tatis Jr. went back-to-back off Troy Scribner with two outs in the ninth inning to salvage a 5-5 tie. Despite his impressive start to spring -- Rodriguez is 4-for-9 with a trio of homers through five games -- the non-roster invitee is still expected to open the season in the minors given San Diego's current infield depth.
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Padres' Aderlin Rodriguez: Signs with Padres
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Rodriguez agreed to a minor-league deal with San Diego on Friday which includes an invitation to spring training.
Rodriguez spent the past two seasons at the Double-A level in Baltimore's system. In 2018, he slashed .286/.335/.478 with 23 home runs and 92 RBI. Unless the 27-year-old infielder really impresses the Padres' brass in spring training, the best he can hope for is to begin next season with Triple-A El Paso.
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Orioles' Aderlin Rodriguez: Returns to Baltimore on minor-league deal
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Rodriguez signed a minor-league contract with the Orioles on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
Rodriguez spent the 2017 season with Double-A Bowie in the Orioles' organization, slashing .279/.341/.471 with 22 home runs and 76 RBI in 125 games. The 26-year-old has never reached the Triple-A level, but that could change this upcoming season. Rodriguez earned All-Star accolades with Bowie, and seemed to have settled in at the plate, which he hadn't been able to do during two separate stints in Double-A over the years.
