Pitcher · 2025
Manuel Rodríguez
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #39
- Born
- August 6, 1996 in Merida, -1, Mexico
- MLB debut
- July 30, 2021
- dbWAR
- .9 2 season(s)
- IP
- 30.1
- ERA
- 2.08
- FIP
- 3.04
- K/9
- 7.4
- FIP−
- 73 100 = avg
Manuel Rodríguez is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2025 he struck out 25 batters over 30.1 innings across 31 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 2.08 was 50.1% lower than the league average of 4.16 — the second best on his team, and 29th of 542 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.04 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 25.9% of swings (13.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 5.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.7%. His 0.5 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2025.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 42 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .216 | .268 | .243 | .235 | 19.0% |
| vs RHB | 79 | 75 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 17 | .240 | .278 | .347 | .276 | 21.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Manuel Rodríguez throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2025.
| Slider | 214 | 89.4 | 2,358 | 47.7% | 29.6% | |
| Sinker | 147 | 97.2 | 2,181 | 44.2% | 21.1% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 70 | 96.9 | 2,351 | 35.7% | 23.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 0 | 30.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 2.08 | 3.04 | 1.05 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 50 | 73 | 0.5 | |
| 2024 | 40 | 0 | 37.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 2.15 | 3.67 | 1.06 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 53 | 90 | 0.4 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2025 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.