BOSTON -- Now that his right knee is at last ready to provide a stable foundation for him, Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez should be on the list of potential breakout pitchers around MLB in 2018.
The man known in Red Sox circles as E-Rod has always contained the arsenal -- mid-90s fastball, strong changeup, solid sinker and slider -- to succeed at the highest level.
But each time Rodriguez was ready to take off, his knee would give out on him.
After suffering three subluxations in a span of two years, Rodriguez did something to change his fortunes in October when he underwent right knee patellofemoral ligament reconstruction surgery.