Carlos Rodriguez DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Curt Hogg reports that the Milwaukee Brewers are expected to promote right-handed pitching prospect Carlos Rodriguez from Triple-A Nashville to make a starter later this week/weekend during the four-game series against the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates that starts on Thursday. The Brewers need rotation help with Aaron Civale (hamstring) and Jose Quintana (shoulder) on the injured list, so the 23-year-old Rodriguez will make his return to the majors after posting a 7.30 ERA and 1.78 WHIP with nine strikeouts and three walks over 12 1/3 innings in his first three MLB starts in 2024. The Nicaraguan native has gone 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA and 1.17 WHIP with 49 K's and 15 walks in 45 1/3 innings for Nashville this year, though, and will be worth a look as a deep-league streamer against the Bucs with his six-pitch mix.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Todd Rosiak reports that pitching prospect Carlos Rodriguez is in the team's clubhouse on Thursday before their game against the visiting division-rival Cincinnati Reds. It sounds as though he's being called up from Triple-A Nashville, and the 23-year-old will be a candidate to start just his third game in the big leagues on Friday. In his first start of the year for Nashville, the team's No. 23 prospect per MLB Pipeline, gave up an unearned run while walking one and fanning seven in five innings of work. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound hurler allowed 11 runs (10 earned) on 19 hits (three homers) while walking three and striking out nine in 12 1/3 innings in his first three MLB starts in 2024. Rodriguez attacks hitters with six different pitches but doesn't really have an elite pitch and should probably be avoided in fantasy if he makes a spot start on Friday.