Rule 5 draft: Josh Rodriguez

I’m going to be in lab meeting when today’s Rule 5 Draft goes down so I won’t be able to post about it until probably 11 or so, but Jen Langosch just wrote that the Pirates are likely to take Indians’ SS/UTIL Josh Rodriguez
 
Here are Rodriguez’s minor league stats:

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2006 21 Mahoning Valley NYPL A- CLE 45 175 157 26 42 11 4 4 24 2 0 14 33 .268 .337 .465 .802 73 4 3 0 1 0
2007 22 Kinston CARL A+ CLE 133 568 493 84 129 20 9 20 82 21 8 68 95 .262 .351 .460 .811 227 11 2 1 4 0
2008 23 Akron EL AA CLE 137 621 532 75 128 22 10 7 49 12 6 77 122 .241 .335 .359 .694 191 9 0 9 3 1
2009 24 Akron EL AA CLE 33 131 105 18 31 4 0 0 12 2 3 23 30 .295 .426 .333 .760 35 1 1 2 0 0
2010 25 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA CLE 107 443 380 60 113 30 1 13 57 6 4 51 85 .297 .378 .484 .862 184 19 2 4 6 1
2010 25 Akron EL AA CLE 21 79 63 11 20 7 0 1 11 0 2 11 10 .317 .405 .476 .881 30 3 1 0 4 0
2010 25 Columbus IL AAA CLE 86 364 317 49 93 23 1 12 46 6 2 40 75 .293 .372 .486 .858 154 16 1 4 2 1
5 Seasons 455 1938 1667 263 443 87 24 44 224 43 21 233 365 .266 .356 .426 .782 710 44 8 16 14 2
AA (3 seasons) 191 831 700 104 179 33 10 8 72 14 11 111 162 .256 .356 .366 .722 256 13 2 11 7 1
A- (1 season) 45 175 157 26 42 11 4 4 24 2 0 14 33 .268 .337 .465 .802 73 4 3 0 1 0
AAA (1 season) 86 364 317 49 93 23 1 12 46 6 2 40 75 .293 .372 .486 .858 154 16 1 4 2 1
A+ (1 season) 133 568 493 84 129 20 9 20 82 21 8 68 95 .262 .351 .460 .811 227 11 2 1 4 0
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/9/2010. 

UPDATE: Yep, it’s Rodriguez. And I’m kicking the first person that calls him “J-Rod.” Just a warning. I’ll have more later. 

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