Grayson Rodriguez

Grayson Rodriguez has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. Keegan Akin has been recalled.

Fantasy Impact

After a rough first 10 starts of his career, the Orioles will send their top pitching prospect down. He showed flashes of brilliance and held an 11.12 K/9 in his first 45.1 innings, but struggled with command and is currently sitting with a 7.35 ERA. He will look to work on things in the minors and likely be back up again with the Orioles at some point this season.

Grayson Rodriguez allowed 8 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks across just 3.1 innings pitched, striking out 6 batters.

Fantasy Impact

This poor performance inflated his season-long ERA to 7.35 and WHIP to 1.72, but his 11.12 K/9 and 2.67 K/BB ratios remain solid. Rodriguez has struggled as of late and should remain out of fantasy lineups for now.

Grayson Rodriguez had a solid outing, allowing only four hits and one walk over five innings, but he was unable to secure the win as the Orioles edged the Blue Jays 6-5.

Fantasy Impact

This performance brings his season stats to nine games started, a 6.21 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP. While his ERA remains high, his strikeout numbers have been impressive, and he will look to continue building on this performance in his next start which is scheduled to be against the Rangers.

Rodriguez allowed two earned runs on seven hits and two walks over 5.2 innings, striking out four batters while throwing 101 pitches.

Fantasy Impact

Despite a high ERA and WHIP this season, Rodriguez's impressive strikeout rate and solid strikeout-to-walk ratio suggest he has the potential to improve as the season progresses.

Grayson Rodriguez allowed eight hits, one walk, and six earned runs Thursday. He struck out three Royals’ hitters and tallied a no decision.

Fantasy Impact

Rodriguez was spotted an early 8-1 lead, but the Royals quickly got to Rodriguez and chased him out of the game much earlier than expected. The 23-year-old rookie has a 5.46 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, and a 11.89 K/9 ratio so far this season. Fantasy managers may want to consider letting Rodriguez sit on the bench unto he can turn it around.