2024 stats: 35 G, 52.1 IP, 3-2 W-L, 4.30 ERA (3.34 FIP), 9.11 K/9, 3.1 BB/9, 1.24 WHIP, 0.5 fWAR
The year began with the McCovey Chronicles community voting him as the team’s 33rd-best prospect. He made his major league debut against the Phillies in Philadelphia in May. His first major league strikeout was Bryce Harper. His parents were able to travel from the Dominican Republic to watch him pitch in Atlanta in July.
It’s difficult to fly under the radar when your fastball averages ~98 mph and your slider spins with the best of them, but Randy Rodríguez did do that for most of the 2024 season — at least where the rest of the sport is concerned.