"Rodriguez ranked among Atlanta's top 30 prospects after signing in minor league free agency ahead of the 2025 campaign. FanGraphs and MLB.com both had him ranked at 25th. The 22-year-old torched Double-A pitching for 10 games, then moved up to Triple-A. Rodriguez posted an underwhelming .640 OPS with Gwinnett, but did pop a career-high eight home runs to go with 17 stolen bases."
"Milwaukee signed Rodriguez as an international free agent in 2017. He piled up knocks at the lower levels of the minors, hitting well over .300 in his first two professional seasons. Rodriguez slipped to a 91 wRC+ in his first attempt at High-A in 2021. He repeated the level in 2022 and delivered a respectable .268/.355/.415. Rodriguez took a similar route at Double-A, producing close to league-average results in 2023 before putting together one of his best seasons to date in his second try."
"As a 23-year-old repeating Double-A, Rodriguez posted a career-best 130 wRC+ with more walks than strikeouts. The performance got him a bump to Triple-A, where his production fell off outside of strong plate discipline. The 24-year-old Rodriguez will now get a chance to earn a big-league roster spot with San Diego. He's performed well in the spring in back-to-back seasons, though the sample sizes are limited."
Carlos Rodriguez signed a minor-league contract with the San Diego Padres that includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training and a chance to make the major-league roster. The 24-year-old outfielder spent 2025 in the Braves organization after earlier stints with the Brewers. He ranked among Atlanta's top 30 prospects and showed strong Double-A production, then struggled in Triple-A with a .640 OPS while hitting a career-high eight homers and stealing 17 bases. Rodriguez has demonstrated plate discipline and a 130 wRC+ at Double-A, and he has produced encouraging spring training results in limited samples.
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