Osiel Rodriguez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #16 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Rodriguez ranked as the No. 1 pitching prospect in the 2018 international class and earned that rep by sporting a 0.39 ERA with 127 strikeouts in 69 innings in Cuba’s national 15-and-under league. The Yankees signed Rodriguez for $600,000 in August after securing extra bonus-pool money in trades with the White Sox and Cardinals.
  
  Scouting Report: After throwing in the high 80s as a 14-year-old, Rodriguez experienced spurts in both size and velocity. He now throws his heater in the low-to-mid 90s with peaks at 97 mph. He couples the pitch with a curveball in the mid-70s that he can both sweep across the strike zone or throw with more depth. He also has feel for a changeup, which the Yankees feel could be plus with repetition. Rodriguez throws from multiple angles now, but the Yankees are trying to help him find consistent mechanics.
  
  The Future: Rodriguez stayed in the Dominican Republic for the instructional league, but the Yankees have been aggressive with their talented teenagers of late. A career-opening assignment to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2019 isn’t out of the question.