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craviduce wrote: ↑14 Nov 2025 20:02 pmhe was signed as a 3B. So, sometime before 2024 he played 3B. He's only 5'10"...that's probably with cleats, he looks a little shorter than that. 3B is an option to explore, 2B, too... he has the arm for both, and the work ethic to make the footwork work.

LF has to be explored, but he's carrying a 35 rated run speed. That's hard to overcome in the OF....Burleson is has the same albatross in LF (35 run speed)

again, there's avenues to explore...only 18yo....there's time. I think they keep him at Catcher/DH this season. The same 3 games Catcher schedule, 2 games DH he played this year.

Oh okay. That's two things I apparently didn't know. I didn't know he was drafted as a 3B and thought he was more Alejandro Kirk sized, height wise. I know it's only 2 inch difference, but 2 inches makes a pretty decent difference. Don't ask me why I feel that way, though. But yeah, if Kirk is listed at 5'8", I'm guessing he's really 5'6", so that would put Rodriguez at a legit 5'8".

Sounds like we're on the same page with where he could end up defensively being 3B or 2B. Seems like we're kinda crowded there with the Gorman, Wetherholt, Saggese situation, but I guess that will work itself out by the time Rodriguez gets here.