It’s an axiom of developing baseball players that the process is rarely linear. Some players start slow, others start fast. Nothing say seem to be changing with a player for months, and suddenly it all comes together and they level up. Then there are those players who get off to such good starts it’s remarkable enough to consider that a breakout may be in the offing. That is the case for Detroit Tigers RHP Elvin Rodriguez, who has yet to give up a run in his first two starts.
Rodriguez was originally signed in 2014 by the Angels before being the player to be named later in the Justin Upton trade.