One of the joys of early season baseball is the hope that one good start or day at the plate engenders. It’s different than a strong performance in June or July in that it represents a huge portion of that player’s season to date. In the case of a pitcher, it may make up 100% or 50% of his year thus far. And that’s why in the middle of last week, I was compelled to share this on Twitter.
Four years after Rodon made his MLB debut, and five years he was the third overall pick in the amateur draft, it really might be happening for him.