Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez will begin his rehab ****** ignment with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Sunday.
The Angels acquired Rodriguez in the offseason from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielder Taylor Ward, but things haven’t quite gone to plan for the right-hander so far this season.
Rodriguez began the year on the IL with right shoulder inflammation, and went down once again in the middle of June with lower back inflammation. He threw just 2.1 innings in his most recent start against the Tampa Bay Rays, exiting the game after his back flared up on his second-to-last pitch of the third inning.
The former top prospect made six starts in between his stints on the IL, pitching a total of 25.2 innings. He allowed 23 earned runs across his starts for an 8.06 ERA and struck out 24 batters.
While Rodriguez went on the injured list, neither he nor manager Kurt Suzuki were overly worried about the injury when it happened. Suzuki described the move to the IL as “precautionary.”
The Angels acquired Rodriguez in the offseason from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielder Taylor Ward, but things haven’t quite gone to plan for the right-hander so far this season.
Rodriguez began the year on the IL with right shoulder inflammation, and went down once again in the middle of June with lower back inflammation. He threw just 2.1 innings in his most recent start against the Tampa Bay Rays, exiting the game after his back flared up on his second-to-last pitch of the third inning.
The former top prospect made six starts in between his stints on the IL, pitching a total of 25.2 innings. He allowed 23 earned runs across his starts for an 8.06 ERA and struck out 24 batters.
While Rodriguez went on the injured list, neither he nor manager Kurt Suzuki were overly worried about the injury when it happened. Suzuki described the move to the IL as “precautionary.”
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