PIT · C

Endy Rodríguez

Age 26 B/T S/R 6′0″, 207 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2023

Pittsburgh org 40-man 60-day IL since Aug 10

Winter Plan bench · 289 PA · 0.9 WAR in the role
Injured list Ended 2026 on the 60-day IL: Left hip inflammation (since Aug 13)
PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +0.3 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.01 wins over 289 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.90 (×0.92 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →

xwOBA .341 wOBA .371

2026 fWAR 1.1

Projected 2027 WAR 0.7 at 285 PA · 0.9 in his 2027 role

This winter

What the Winter Plan does with Rodríguez: its decisions feed, the dated moves and the briefs

The plan keeps him: the bench · 289 PA · 0.9 WAR in the role.

Health 4 injured-list stints since March 2025, 2 on the 60-day list: the current stint, above (60-day IL, left hip inflammation); Jul 8–Jul 27 (10-day IL, left glute strain); Jun 7, 2025–Nov 6, 2025 (60-day IL, right elbow inflammation); Apr 15, 2025–May 28, 2025 (10-day IL, right hand laceration) (MLB transactions (injured-list stints since Mar 2025))

Options left: 1 (Keystone’s estimate).

Development · trends & plan

Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.

Trends · MLB

Bat speed 71.8 mph Aug ’26 · 20 PA Mar ’25 – Aug ’26

Chase rate 30% Aug ’26 · 20 PA Mar ’25 – Aug ’26

Zone contact 79% Aug ’26 · 20 PA Mar ’25 – Aug ’26

Exit velocity (avg) 95.6 mph Aug ’26 · 20 PA Mar ’25 – Aug ’26

xwOBA .281 Aug ’26 · 20 PA Mar ’25 – Aug ’26

Strikeout rate 30% Aug ’26 · 20 PA Mar ’25 – Aug ’26

Hitting · 2026

159 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only

xwOBA .341

Swing decisions +0.50

Contact value −0.44

Bat speed 72.8

Squared-up / swing 24%

Blasts / swing 9%

EV90 104.7

Barrel % 10.6%

Chase % 26.1%

Zone contact 85.4%

Strikeout % 25.8%

Walk % 14.5%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	28	.261	.298	36%	18%	31%	+0.53	−1.14
RHP	131	.395	.350	24%	14%	25%	+0.49	−0.32

Attack angle: 10.1° (47% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: −6.1°
Swing length: 7.3 ft
Fast-swing rate: 24%
Pull-air %: 24.5%
Hard-hit %: 46.8%
Slash · wRC+: .267/.373/.467 · 132

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

Does the most damage down over the middle (+5.5 vs. league per 100; 2.4 standard errors on 38 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest middle-away (−1.2), but only 0.6 standard errors from average on 22 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 458 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).

Most similar hitters

Swings like Rodríguez: bat path, contact quality and approach

Similarity	Player	xwOBA	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
60	Seiya Suzuki CHC · ’94	.341	4.6	2.6	Free agent
59	Bryan Reynolds PIT · ’95	.355	2.9	1.2	Signed $15.3M
54	Wyatt Langford TEX · ’01	.319	2.7	3.0	Arb
53	JJ Bleday CIN · ’97	.343	1.3	1.0	Arb
53	Gary Sánchez MIL · ’92	.336	0.9	0.2	Free agent

Seiya Suzuki (similarity 60, 2.6 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →

Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.

Fielding

2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth

C −7.6 +4.9

1B −3.6 −16.1

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
2026	1B	0	0	−0.3	−0.3	123
2025	1B	−1	−1	−0.6	−1.6	330

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA at 1B)

2025 · 1B2026 · 1B In (charging) +10Back −10Toward 3B line −10Toward 1B line −10vs. RHH −10vs. LHH 00

Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)

Arm strength —

Sprint speed 27.0 ft/s · 39th

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

Season	Zone	Balls	Outs vs. exp.
Too few balls in his zone.

The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.

Compare in the Fielding Lab →

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.7 WAR Arbitration $1.7M*

2028 0.7 WAR Arbitration $2.8M*

2029 0.5 WAR Arbitration $3.1M*

2030 0.4 WAR Free agent

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	26	36	144 PA	144 PA · .217/.322/.300 · 1 HR · 20.8% K · 13.2% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	25	8	29 PA	29 PA · .154/.241/.385 · 2 HR · 17.2% K · 10.3% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 17% 1/6 won · −0.1 runs

As catcher 41% 9/22 won · −1.7 runs