Joely Rodriguez is now in the third organization of his career as the Phillies traded Rodriguez to the Rangers Tuesday. Philadelphia will receive a player to be named later or cash for the left-handed reliever.
Rodriguez was designated for assignment last week by the team. He will now head for Texas’s Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express.
Rodriguez was never able to find himself on the mound this season. He walked five batters per nine innings and gave up home runs on 18.2% of fly balls. His 6.33 ERA and 5.