Rainiel Rodriguez

[Talkin' Baseball]

It's crazy to think that he is 5'8" (or even 5'10") and produces that kind of power. His legs must be some kind of strong!

[Bully4you]

The move stateside can come with its share of bumps, but that hasn’t been the case at all for Rodriguez, who hit 10 homers and tied for the Dominican Summer League lead with 25 extra-base hits in 2024. The 18-year-old backstop continues to show at least plus power with six homers through his first 12 games in the Florida Complex League, most among Rookie-ball hitters. His .944 SLG and 1.475 OPS also rank second at the level in this early juncture. Already considered advanced, Rodriguez is slugging even ahead of schedule.

He's a catcher

Does this kid look 18 to you?
He's got that Dominican Republic birth certificate.

https://x.com/CardsPlayerDev/status/192 ... eek-awards

He was born in the United States

Bully4poo is illiterate

I ain't no white trash piece of [shirt]. I'm better than you all. I can out-learn you. I can out-read you. I can out-think you. And I can out-philosophize you. And I'm gonna outlast you. You think a little name calling is gonna get me down? It's gonna take a hell of a lot more than that, to prove you're better than me!
Now--I say he was born in the Dominican, because it says so here, lest this is the wrong Rainiel.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... drig004rai

[scoutyjones2]

The move stateside can come with its share of bumps, but that hasn’t been the case at all for Rodriguez, who hit 10 homers and tied for the Dominican Summer League lead with 25 extra-base hits in 2024. The 18-year-old backstop continues to show at least plus power with six homers through his first 12 games in the Florida Complex League, most among Rookie-ball hitters. His .944 SLG and 1.475 OPS also rank second at the level in this early juncture. Already considered advanced, Rodriguez is slugging even ahead of schedule.

He's a catcher

Does this kid look 18 to you?
He's got that Dominican Republic birth certificate.

https://x.com/CardsPlayerDev/status/192 ... eek-awards

He was born in the United States

Bully4poo is illiterate

I ain't no white trash piece of [shirt]. I'm better than you all. I can out-learn you. I can out-read you. I can out-think you. And I can out-philosophize you. And I'm gonna outlast you. You think a little name calling is gonna get me down? It's gonna take a hell of a lot more than that, to prove you're better than me!
Now--I say he was born in the Dominican, because it says so here, lest this is the wrong Rainiel.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... drig004rai

So defensive... the truth struck hard!

[Futuregm2]

Rainiel hit HR #7 today.

He has 13 RBI now in their 14th game.

[craviduce]

Rainiel hit HR #7 today.

He has 13 RBI now in their 14th game.

lucky 7

there's no reason not to promote him once the short FCL season ends in July. I'd promote him before that.

[okcardfan]

It's crazy to think that he is 5'8" (or even 5'10") and produces that kind of power. His legs must be some kind of strong!

Yogi was also 5'8"--and I've seen one baseball site list his height at 5'7".
Altuve is listed everywhere I've seen as 5'6".

[Futuregm2]

It's crazy to think that he is 5'8" (or even 5'10") and produces that kind of power. His legs must be some kind of strong!

Yogi was also 5'8"--and I've seen one baseball site list his height at 5'7".
Altuve is listed everywhere I've seen as 5'6".

And Ivan Rodriguez was listed at 5’9” 205

But I will say they were exceptions to the rule. Of the top 10 in catchers in games played, 7 of them were 6’0” or taller and 2 more (Yadi and Brad Ausmus) were 5’11”. Ivan was the only one 5’10” or shorter.

[hugeCardfan]

Anybody know how much we paid Rainiel to sign?

[82birds]

Rainiel hit HR #7 today.

He has 13 RBI now in their 14th game.

amazing