Two years ago, during the 2021 offseason, it was reported that the Toronto Blue Jays were among teams that were interested in former Boston Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez during free agency. In the end, the Jays ended up signing Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi instead, while Rodriguez ended up signing a five-year, $77M contract with an opt-out after the second season with the Detroit Tigers.
In his first season with the Tigers, Rodriguez would go 5-5 with a 4.05 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, giving up 41 earned runs, with 34 walks and 72 strikeouts over 91 innings pitched. In between, he had a stint on the IL with a left ribcage sprain in mid May, and a stint on the restrictive list to deal with a personal matter between June to August, before finally returning to the team near the end of August. So in hindsight, the Jays did well in steering clear of him.
However, now into his second season with the Tigers, Rodriguez has gotten off to the best start in his career, as in seven games, he has been absolutely dominant, going 3-2 and has given up only nine runs, with eight walks and 39 strikeouts over 44.2 innings for a 1.81 ERA and 0.78 WHIP. If he can continue to keep this up for the rest of the season, he would definitely become a valuable trade chip for the Tigers. If so, should the Blue Jays be interested? Let’s go over the pros and cons of it.
Overall, Rodriguez may be worth a shot if there is still a weak link in the Jays’ starting rotation or is out on the IL for a period of time by the time the 2023 trade deadline comes around. But if things don’t work out, there’s always Hyun Jin-Ryu coming off the 60-day IL to turn to.
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