Grayson Rodriguez

Grayson Rodriguez

SP - BAL
Height: 6-5
Weight: 230 lbs
Age: 24
College:
Baltimore Orioles

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The Score2024 MLB futures: Best bets to win AL Cy Young

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.The 2024 MLB campaign gets fully underway later this week. With that in mind, we'll take a closer look at futures markets and highlight spots where I see the most value.Let's start with the AL Cy Young Award. Player Odds Corbin Burnes +800 Kevin Gausman +850 Luis Castillo +850 Pablo L pez +850 Cole Ragans +1000 Framber Valdez +1000 Tarik Skubal +1000 George Kirby +1400 Grayson Rodriguez +2000 Logan Gilbert +2000 Joe Ryan +3000 Kyle Bradish +3000 Shane Bieber +3000 Zach Eflin +3000 Carlos Rod n +4000 Nathan Eovaldi +4000 Jos Berr os +5000 Corbin Burnes (+800)Burnes is getting a lot of love heading into the year and rightfully so. He's one of the league's best strikeout pitchers and should benefit greatly from the trade to Orioles. With run support from one of the most talented offensive teams in MLB, his margin for error will be much higher than it was with the Brewers.Baltimore's park factors could also help him keep the ball in the yard, which was a bit of an issue last season. Only 24 pitchers conceded more homers than Burnes did. Milwaukee has the fourth-most hitter-friendly stadium in terms of home runs, according to Ballpark Pal, while the Orioles are 20th.Burnes has to contend with some high-powered offenses in the AL East, but playing a healthy chunk of his games at Camden Yards should help bring his home-run numbers down. Consider he could also flirt with 200 strikeouts while piling up wins on an elite team and there is a ton to like with Burnes.Framber Valdez (+1000)Valdez checks all the boxes for a potential Cy Young winner: He eats innings, he consistently induces grounders, he doesn't allow a lot of hard contact, and he grinds out wins.I think he can and will be better than a year ago, when he still put together a strong season. He should be able to cut down on his homers allowed. Even pitching in the Astros' hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park, he did a great job on that front in 2021 and '22, and there's no reason he can't return to form.His potential wins should be as safe as any those of any starter when he leaves the game. The likes of Bryan Abreu, Ryan Pressly, and offseason acquisition Josh Hader will be chomping at the bit to come in and shut down opposing hitters.Valdez could threaten for the league lead in innings pitched and should be at or near the top of the list in terms of wins. If he can cut down on the long ball the way we've seen in the past, the sky is the limit.Zach Eflin (+3000)Eflin made the leap from from good to great in his first season with the Rays. Among all pitchers to start at least 15 games last season, Eflin ranked 12th in strike percentage, second in walk rate, and fourth in xwOBA. He painted the strike zone early and often and was able to consistently work from ahead in the count. He did so masterfully, locating his pitches very well and inducing a lot of grounders on balls that were put in play.With Shane McClanahan and Jeffrey Springs sidelined after Tommy John surgeries and Tyler Glasnow shipped off to the Dodgers, Eflin finds himself at the top of the rotation. I think he'll put together another excellent campaign for a Rays team that always manages to be competitive.Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

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Monday, Mar 25, 2024

FOX SportsFive breakout pitchers for MLB's 2024 season

Ben Verlander gives five pitchers that he thinks will have monster breakout 2024 seasons including Baltimore Orioles' Grayson Rodriguez, Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto & more.

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Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024

The ScoreFantasy: 5 breakout candidates

Identifying breakout players in fantasy baseball takes a bit of a leap of faith. Finding the right pieces at the right point of your draft could be the difference between winning it all and being an also-ran.Here are five players who could break out in 2024 and help you win your league.Average draft positions are from FantasyPros as of March 11.Tarik Skubal, Tigers - SP (ADP: 48) Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire / GettySkubal returned from flexor tendon surgery in July and performed like one of baseball's best starting pitchers for the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old amassed 3.3 fWAR with a 2.80 ERA and a career-high 11.43 K/9 over 15 starts down the stretch of the 2023 campaign. Skubal is being drafted as an SP2 in most leagues but has the potential to emerge as a fantasy ace this season. He's definitely worth drafting at least one round earlier than his ADP.Royce Lewis, Twins - 3B (ADP: 63) David Berding / Getty Images Sport / GettyLewis flashed immense potential during his abbreviated rookie season in 2023. The young slugger posted an impressive .920 OPS with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs in just 58 games for the Twins last season. Lewis also mashed in the postseason and could quickly emerge as Minnesota's best offensive player this season. The 24-year-old is entrenched as a top-10 fantasy third baseman in 2024, a lofty perch that he should be able to live up to. He's being drafted behind Gunnar Henderson, Elly De La Cruz, and Manny Machado. It wouldn't be all that surprising if Lewis outperformed all of them this season.Bobby Miller, Dodgers - SP (ADP: 79) Ronald Martinez / Getty Images Sport / GettyMiller gets lost in the shuffle in the Dodgers' rotation after the splashy offseason additions of Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow. However, Miller is coming off an impressive rookie season and is entrenched in manager Dave Roberts' rotation entering the season. Miller averaged nearly a strikeout per inning last year and is capable of improving those numbers in 2024. The 24-year-old is being drafted as a top-30 starter alongside Grayson Rodriguez, Jes s Luzardo, and Eury P rez. If Miller can reach at least 150 innings this season, he has all the tools to become a top-20 pitcher in fantasy baseball.Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies - SS (ADP: 205) Dustin Bradford / Getty Images Sport / GettyTovar is one of the few bright spots in Colorado. The Rockies shortstop hit 15 home runs and stole 11 bases in his first full MLB season last year. Tovar has the potential to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases. His inconsistent on-base skills will hurt in leagues that use OBP over batting average. However, Tovar is ranked around No. 20 at shortstop, a ranking he could soar past if he can display a bit more offensive upside in 2024.Gabriel Moreno, D-Backs - C (ADP: 168) Elsa Garrison / Getty ImagesMoreno hit .284 for the D-Backs last season but only went deep seven times. Adding a bit more power to his profile would go a long way to elevating Moreno to the elite tier of fantasy catchers in 2024. The 24-year-old showed some power potential during Arizona's run to the 2023 World Series, perhaps a sign that he can get to another level in the home run department.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2024

TheRotoFeedGrayson Rodriguez: 2024 AL Cy Young?

Grayson Rodriguez's 2nd Half Adjustments Are Real. The post Grayson Rodriguez: 2024 AL Cy Young? appeared first on Pitcher List.

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Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024


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