#Aderlin Rodriguez

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Players Having Standout Seasons in LIDOM

It is almost playoff time in the Dominican Winter League as the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana (better known as LIDOM) is in its final week of the regular season. The period between Christmas and New Year’s is always a little dry in baseball, so it seems like a good time to look back and review some of the most impressive players of the LIDOM season. This list will include former, current, and non-big leaguers. It can also be a fun reminder of some players you may have forgotten.

Leury García, INF/OF - Gigantes del Cibao

The 33-year-old utilityman is probably best known for signing a three-year, $16.5 million contract in the 2021-22 offseason with the White Sox but only playing one lackluster season of the deal and getting released in March 2023. He's back in the winter league for a second consecutive season after spending this past year in the Braves organization, but played in 27 minor league games before landing on the restricted list in May for the rest of the season. García has cooled down from a hot start with Los Gigantes but is still hitting .288 and leading the team in hits. He's also tied for the team lead in runs batted in, which is impressive considering he's been used in the leadoff spot recently.  

According to StripersReport on Twitter in July, García planned on playing one final season but got hurt and decided to call it quits, which explains his placement on the restricted list. While García has not officially confirmed anything, it makes sense that he's done after ten major league seasons totaling 4.2 WAR with the Rangers and White Sox.

Nabil Crismatt, RHP - Gigantes del Cibao

Crismatt just signed a minor league deal with the Phillies, who must have been watching his standout season with the Gigantes. Through 10 starts, he has a 2.34 ERA and 44 strikeouts, along with excellent control, which he has been known for throughout his lengthy professional career. Crismatt has always been a long reliever in the majors, but this performance may inspire the Phillies to stretch him out. Their rotation was solidified by the acquisition of Jesús Luzardo from the Marlins earlier this week, but he has dealt with injuries in recent seasons. The more realistic situation is that Crismatt will help round out the Triple-A rotation with the potential to be called upon if someone in the bullpen goes down with injury or is ineffective.

Anderson Pilar, RHP - Gigantes del Cibao

Pilar has been outstanding out of the bullpen for the Gigantes, adding to a strong season in the Miami Marlins' minor league system. The Braves recently selected him in the Rule 5 draft, meaning they must carry him on the active roster for the entire 2025 season, or he will be offered back to the Marlins. Pilar's strikeout stuff has been on display, as he's struck out 27 while walking just two batters in 21 innings. 

He has had a rather interesting minor-league career in terms of his usage. He spent the first six seasons of his professional life in the Rockies organization, where he was strictly used as a reliever, which makes sense considering his electric 100 mph fastball. However, in 2023, they tried him out as a starter for a few games, and his command and strikeouts remained the same. One game in particular, where he threw seven hitless innings in a combined no-hitter where he struck out 13 batters, stands out. The Marlins, too, began to try him out as a starter towards the end of this past season, to similar solid results. 

From an outsider's perspective, teams are not fully allowing his skills to bloom to their potential. The Braves have Ian Anderson listed as their fifth starter, but he hasn't thrown a major league pitch since 2022. The team struck gold this past season with Grant Holmes, who was signed as a minor league free agent the prior offseason and had been a reliever in the minors. The Braves moved him to the rotation, and he became essential when Reynaldo López was sidelined with right forearm inflammation in late July. It'll be interesting to see if the Braves found something similar with Pilar.

Fernando Abad, LHP - Toros del Este

The lefty reliever has pitched for 15 years with the Toros del Este. To visualize that, he's pitched through five separate U.S. presidential campaigns. He's 39 now and remains kicking with 27 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings and a 1.16 ERA as the Toros closer. Abad has a rather interesting streak dating back to 2017, where he has pitched in the majors in only odd-numbered years. With 2025 approaching, it's all coming together, and he's doing his best to continue that trend. This performance ought to attract some suitors.

Jonathan Guzmán, INF - Leones del Escogido

Guzmán is a completely different man from his 2024 season in the Marlins system. He hit .182 across Double-A and Triple-A and was released in August. That must have been his evil twin, and now we're watching the True Jonathan because he's hitting .367 in 33 games for Escogido. This stat should be taken with a huge grain of salt because he only has 63 plate appearances, but 22 hits in that span is still quite impressive. He's a 25-year-old middle infielder, and some team should take a flyer on him in the hope that Evil Jonathan doesn't wake up.

Trevor Kelley, RHP - Leones del Escogido

A sidearming righty, Kelley spent 2024 in the Mariners organization but never got a call-up despite an excellent season at Triple-A. He's continued that into his first season in winter ball, and through 11 games out of the bullpen, he's struck out 15 and walked only two. 

Kelley was a 36th-round pick in 2015 by the Red Sox and is one of just two players drafted in that round who have played in the majors, pitcher James Marvel being the other. The 36th round of the draft no longer exists, which makes Kelley's performance even more impressive. Another team will likely come calling, offering a minor league deal, and Trevor will continue the uphill climb that he has become so accustomed to.

Aderlin Rodríguez, 1B/DH - Aguilas Cibaenas

Like the previous entry, Rodríguez is a career minor leaguer who has been on the doorstep of the majors plenty of times but never was let in. He's 33 now, but the light-tower power remains for the hulking slugger. He's hitting .348 in 29 games with 8 home runs, which leads the league by a decent margin. Rodríguez has spent the past few seasons traversing the Asian and North American continents in various leagues. There's a chance another major league organization comes knocking, and if he finds the right situation, he could finally crack the big leagues — something he's tried for years but never could attain.

Luis Gonzalez, LHP - Aguilas Cibaenas

No, not that Luis Gonzalez, silly! He's never hit a walk-off against Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the World Series. No, not that Luis Gonzalez, either. This guy isn't a slap-hitting outfielder, although they were once in the same organization a few years ago. And, no again! Not that Luis Gonzalez, as well. This guy isn't a middle infielder who played for the Rockies in the mid-2000s. We could be here for a while differentiating who this guy is, considering there have been 35 people named Luis Gonzalez who have played professional baseball. But cutting to the chase, this Luis Gonzalez is a 32-year-old left-handed reliever who has been in pro ball for 16 years without a major league appearance to his name. 

Just two years ago, he was pitching for Bologna of the Italian Serie A, playing in a stadium that seats a maximum capacity of 3,000 people. On an aside, there was another guy named Luis Gonzalez on Bologna. That team went an incredible 40-4 while scoring 331 runs and allowing 71. The other Luis Gonzalez led the team in home runs. Back to the Luis Gonzalez, we're talking about, his circuitous path has led him to the Baltimore Orioles, where, for the first time in his career, he was added to the 40-man roster in November. For the Aguilas, he has a sparkling 0.77 ERA in 14 games and an 18-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 

The guy who in 2022, looked destined to be just another Luis Gonzalez, is now set to finally reach the majors in 2025.

Enny Romero, LHP - Aguilas Cibaenas

Romero was recently featured in an article about his signing with the San Francisco Giants, so there isn't much different information to report. He has a very impressive 1.10 ERA in 41 innings for a team fighting for a playoff spot in the second round of the LIDOM tournament. Romero is shooting for the league's triple crown, where a pitcher leads the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. He's missing the strikeouts portion, with 38 to the previously mentioned Nabil Crismatt's 44. He's also chasing the league's ERA record held by Cesar Valdez in 2021-22 and looks poised to set that with his 1.24 ERA.

Jair Camargo, Tigres del Licey

The teapot-shaped catcher is showing why the Minnesota Twins like him so much for his hitting abilities with a team-leading .323 average and three jonrones over 26 games for Licey. He hasn't had much chance to play in the majors because the tandem of Ryan Jeffers and Christian Vazquez is holding down the catcher's spot for the time being. Neither player will be a free agent for at least two more seasons, so it'll be interesting to see what happens to Camargo if he can keep up this winter ball performance into the major league season.

Eguy Rosario, INF - Estrellas Orientales

Rosario hasn't gotten much chance to play every day at the major league level because the Padres have so much depth in the infield, but it's gone swimmingly when he has. The diminutive Rosario has a lot of power, which is surprising when initially seeing the 5-7 150-pound infielder. He hit 21 home runs at Triple-A El Paso in 2024 and three more in the 30 games when he could play with the big league club. With Estrellas, he has sacrificed some power for batting average as he's hitting .336 in 32 games to go along with four homers. An underrated skill of his is his eye and ability to avoid strikeouts. He's refined it significantly as he's gotten older and walked 51 times to 88 strikeouts in 95 minor league games this past season.

For the first time in his career, Rosario has a chance to be a regular in the San Diego lineup. The likely departure of Ha-Seong Kim in free agency opens up shortstop and shuffles Xander Bogaerts over from second to short, Jake Cronenworth from first to second base, and Luis Arráez from designated hitter to first base. That leaves DH open for Rosario, where he's currently penciled in. If given the opportunity, it sure looks like Rosario is ready to fill that spot admirably.

Geronimo Franzua, LHP - Estrellas Orientales

Franzua (pronounced the same as François) has a fascinating career arc. The lefty was initially signed by the Astros in 2010 but flunked out and was released after three disappointing seasons where he couldn't make it out of the Dominican Summer League. Going into 2014, he made the uncommon move of signing with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the NPB as a 20-year-old. He spent four seasons in their minor league system before reappearing in 2018 wearing the number 143. A decent five-season stretch intrigued the Pirates, and he returned to affiliated ball in 2023.

In the Dominican Winter League, though, his name pops off the page for his performance this year for the Estrellas. In 16 games (15 1/3 innings), he's struck out 13 hitters and walked just one while maintaining a 0.59 ERA. After electing minor league free agency after the season, Franzua should be a name many teams flock to. 

He's coming off two unspectacular seasons in the Pirates organization, but this performance in LIDOM could indicate some untapped potential. At age 31, he could be a nice low-risk/high-reward signing for any team.

Robinson Pina, Estrellas Orientales

Earlier, we discussed Anderson Pilar, who may transition to a starting role. Pina has already done so, and the fruits of the exercise are deliciously sweet. A 26-year-old 6-5 right-hander from the Dominican Republic, Pina came up through the Angels' system but didn't make much noise as your run-of-the-mill reliever. In 2024, the Phillies signed him to a minor league deal, and he was outstanding at Double-A and Triple-A across 25 starts. He had far-and-away the most wins of any pitcher in the team's minor leagues with 13 but didn't receive much recognition because of his status as a non-prospect and minor league free agent.

Pina has continued his stellar minor league season into the winter league as through seven games (six starts), he has a 1.65 ERA and exhibited fabulous command, which can be seen by a 27-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Upon electing minor league free agency in November, he was promptly scooped up by the Miami Marlins on a minor league deal, and they might have a diamond in the rough on their hands. Pina had dealt with some difficulties with locating the strike zone through his earlier minor league years. But that problem is a thing of the past as he has been able to better locate his pitches in 2024, both in the minors and winter ball. 

Miami is expecting to be the black sheep of the NL East in 2025 — acting as the little brother and punching bag to four much better teams — this should give Pina ample opportunity to crack the majors. And with his past as a reliever, he has the ability to shift to the bullpen and be comfortable, if needed.

[rotodbtumblog-birthdays]

Happy 28th Birthday Aderlin Rodriguez (Baltimore Orioles) from @rotodb #HappyBirthday #HBD #Birthday #CakeDay #Sports #Fantasy #FantasySports #MLB #MajorLeagueBaseball #Baseball #FantasyBaseball #Birdland #Baltimore #BaltimoreOrioles #Orioles

[mega-futuristicdetectivestudent]

*DRAFT DE REINGRESO: NATIVOS E IMPORTADOS @lidomrd #draft *1ra ronda:* 1er pick: César Valdez / Gigantes del Cibao 2 pick: David Kubiak / Águilas Cibaeñas 3er pick: Yermin Mercedes / Toros del Este 4to pick: Enny Romero / Estrellas Orientales *2da ronda:* 1er pick: Luis Liberato / Águilas Cibaeñas 2do pick: Jumbo Díaz / Gigantes del Cibao 3er pick: Ervin Santana / Estrellas Orientales 4to pick: Steven Wilson / Toros del Este *3ra ronda:* 1er pick: Jairo Asencio / Toros del Este 2do pick: Hansel Robles / Estrellas Orientales 3er pick: Gabriel Arias / Gigantes del Cibao 4 pick: David Paulino / Águilas Cibaeñas *4ta ronda:* 1er pick: Michael De La Cruz / Estrellas Orientales 2do pick: Fernando Rodney / Toros del Este 3er pick: Edward Paredes / Águilas Cibaeñas 4to pick: Ulises Joaquín / Gigantes del Cibao *5ta Ronda:* 1er pick: Jonathan Chesire / Gigantes 2do pick: Rhiner Cruz / Águilas Cibaeñas 3er pick: Austin Bibens-Dirx / Toros del Este 4to pick: Aderlin Rodriguez / Estrellas Orientales *6ta ronda:* 1er pick: Lisalverto Bonilla / Águilas 2do pick: Melky Mesa / Gigantes 3er pick: Frank Garcés / Estrellas Orientales 4to pick: Alfredo Simón / Toros del Este. @elwindomingopeñasandoval. . . . @gigantescibao @aguilasbbc .@estrellasbc .torosdeleste . . .. . . . . . . . .#osnyenlosdeportes #beisbollatinord #loquepasohoy #ÁguilasCibaeñas #Estrellasorientales #torosdeleste #gigantedelcibao #leonesdelescogido #tigresdellicey #escogido #licey #pelotadominicana #lidom #pelotainvernal #mlb #pelotadominicana #santiagord #capital #romana #sanfrancisco #sanpedro #rd #beibolrd #pelotard #caribe https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZUsUHjZXk/?igshid=1jgmqxf4oggx8

[himatsubushini7]

ロッテがドミニカ共和国出身の26歳内野手をテスト　今季は2Aで23発、92打点

1: 風吹けば名無し 2018/11/12(月) 15:36:15.17 ID:pmjvj9yF0 鴨川秋季キャンプで3日間テストへ 　ロッテは12日、アデルリン・ロドリゲス内野手（Aderlin Rodriguez）のテストを行うことになったと発表した。

　ロドリゲスはドミニカ共和国出身の26歳。右投げ右打ちで、今季はオリオールズ傘下2Aボウイ・ベイソックスでプレー。128試合出場で打率.286、23本塁打、92打点をマークした。 マイナーでは2Aまでプレー経験があり、マイナー通算で983試合出場、打率.266、155本塁打、636打点をマークしている。

　13日から15日までの3日間、鴨川秋季キャンプにてテストを行う予定となっている。

続きを読む Source: パリーグ速報

[mrwilliannichols]

Rodriguez, Rifaela power Baysox in rout

Orioles prospects Aderlin Rodriguez and Ademar Rifaela combined for four homers and drove in 12 runs as the Bowie Baysox crushed Altoona, 17-6, on Monday afternoon. from MiLB News https://ift.tt/2oAS6Qh

[reallyuniversallyvoid]

Three of the most high-profile Orioles minor league free agents — including left-hander Jayson Aquino — were among the four contracts the club announced Friday as they continued to address depth in their system.

Aquino, fellow left-hander Andrew Faulkner, and first baseman Aderlin Rodriguez will…

from Orioles Insider – Baltimore Sun http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-jayson-aquino-minor-league-signings-20171222-story.html Read more here.

[pianomanmets]

You had to be a big shot, didn't you All your friends were so knocked out

[metsbro-blog]

Beat Writer Pours Fuel On Extinguished Fire

So there’s drama in Mets world, what else is new? No this drama isn’t about Johan Santana or David Wright’s intercostal muscle, it’s about top prospect Zack Wheeler and whether or not he’s racist. At least that’s what Andy Martino of the Daily News would have you believe. Let’s look at two different write-ups on the same story from two different Mets beat writers and form our own opinions shall we.

Story A is titled, “Mets top prospects had minors incident” and Story B is titled, “NY Mets pitching prospect Zack Wheeler and Aderlin Rodriguez involved in on-field incident that led to ethnic tensions.”

Story A’s first sentence starts with, “The drama has since has been smoothed over…” and Story B’s first sentence contains “incident that led to ethnic tensions in the Mets’ minor league clubhouse.” Wheeler hit Rodriguez with a pitch on the hand in an intersquad game after Rodriguez hit a home run off Wheeler and “pimped” around the bases (that’s a common fact in Story A and B. It is there where the similarities end.

Story B takes you on a magical ride that makes West Side Story look like Sesame Street. After the “pimping,” Story B claims, “Rodriguez apologized to Wheeler, but the phenom still hit Rodriguez’s teammate with a pitch later in the game. That drew a long glare from Rodriguez, who shouted at Wheeler during a slow walk to first base. At one point, the home plate umpire stepped between the two prospects” (now I’m assuming that’s a typo and Wheeler did in fact hit Rodriguez with the pitch). But Story B is not over, the climax of the narrative occurs when “ethnic tensions arose in the clubhouse, according to two people present at the time. “Some of the American guys and some of the Latin guys were circling and yelling at each other.” Could this of actually happened, sure. I mean, I wasn’t there so I don’t know. But what I do know is when a “source” is cited rather than a person the truth gets stretched. If it did happen, then fine, the issue has since been smoothed over considering the incident happened over a week ago (so why is it being reported now, we don’t know). But it is a shame that word such as “racial incident” needs to be put into an article (and I use that word loosely) in order to sell newspapers or get clicks on a webpage. But that’s just my opinion, go form your own by reading Story A by ESPN’s Adam Rubin and Story B by Daily News’ Andy Martino.

[mega-futuristicdetectivestudent]

Las Aguilas Cibaeñas lograron su tercera victoria del campeonato tras blanquear a los Gigantes del Cibao con una victoria 4 carreras por 0, en partido celebrado anoche en el Estadio Cibao,  Los aguiluchos también tuvieron otro formidable trabajo de su relevistas, que limitaron a la artilleria de los nordestanos a solo tres imparables en 7.2 episodios , con tres boletos y 10 ponches. El partido se definió en la entrada de la suerte iniciando Edwin Espinal con sencillo al centro, Diego Goris dio doble por la linea de tercera, Luis Gonzales fue dominado con elevado a priemra, , el emergente Alfredo Marte, disparó sencillo al central remolcando dos, y luego Ronny Rodríguez la sacó por el left, para completar el rally de cuatro.  La Victoria se la anexó Abel de los Santos, con una entrada de dos ponches en el septimo, mientras que la derrota fue para Edgar Santana , a quien se le cargaron las primeras dos anotaciones aguiluchas.  El triunfo fue el tercero para las Aguilas con igual numero de derrotas, en cambio los Gigantes sufrieron su segunda derrota , con cuatro triunfos. .  El partido se caracterizo por un duelo de lanzadores en las primera seis entradas .Yuneski Maya inicio por las Aguilas cediendo dos hits sin carreras en 1.1 entradas, pero salió de acción en el segundo tras recibir una linea en una pierna, salida del bate de Aderlin Rodríguez . Siguieron en el box Richelson Peña (2),Nelson Payano (5), Joe Colón (6), Abel de los Santos (7), Richard Rodríguez (8) y Johs Judy (9), que sigue sin ceder carreras en la LIDOM  Por los Gigantes inició Josh Roenicke, que tiró 4.2- entradas , cediendo cuatro hits y ponchó a cinco . Luego siguieron Carlos Frias (5), Rafael Pérez(6)Edgar Santana (7), Yoely Rodriguez (7), Maximo Nelson (7), y Domingo Tapia (8). Por las Aguilas Ronny Rodríguez jonrón y sencillo , con dos producidas, Zoilo Almonte dos de una base, Diego Goris un doble, Alfredo Marte sencillo y dos impulsadas , Jung Ho Kang , , Luis Gonzalez, Edwin Espinal, y Reese McGwire dieron un sencillo,  Lo mejores por los Gigantes Sam Travis, un doble , Melvin Mercedes dos hits , Eloy Jimenez, Aderlin Rodríguez, un sencillo.  #osnyenlosdeportes (en Estadio Cibao)

[reallyuniversallyvoid]

First baseman Aderlin Rodriguez had a day for the ages in the first half of a doubleheader Wednesday, going 5-for-5 with two home runs and nine RBIs in a seven-inning game at Reading.

from Orioles Insider – Baltimore Sun http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-minor-league-report-0611-20170610-story.html Read more here.