{"id":39354,"date":"2025-04-08T04:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39354"},"modified":"2025-04-08T04:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:14:53","slug":"whos-yophery-rodriguez-new-boston-red-sox-prospect-from-trade-with-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39354","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s Yophery Rodriguez, new Boston Red Sox prospect from trade with Brewers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"multimedia-main\">\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/GW2UHVS57VD55JLEOHSJXLLIDI.jpg?auth=a7ff98cf58bb086446635dc47ea06c616b546d15a4d9a5f212b86bb4d44b2bfb&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" alt=\"Spring Breakout - Cincinnati Reds v Milwaukee Brewers\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\">\n<p class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">The Red Sox acquired prospect Yophery Rodriguez from the Brewers. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi\/Diamond Images via Getty Images)<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">Diamond Images\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharebarBetaWrapper\">\n<div class=\"sharebarBeta\">\n<p id=\"ARIRTIS56VGLNJAKUX54XNTNGM\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0acquired 19-year-old outfield prospect\u00a0Yophery Rodriguez from the Milwaukee Brewers\u00a0on Monday in exchange for\u00a0right-handed starter Quinn Priester.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GPZE7ZNNDZAJLJKWXTFNKKWEY4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Boston also received a Competitive Balance Round A pick (33rd overall) in the 2025 Draft and a player to be named later or cash considerations.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VWTXUTCD3FH6RONZGOPXFCSNNU\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">MLB Pipeline\u00a0had Rodriguez ranked Milwaukee\u2019s No. 7 prospect.\u00a0Baseball America ranked him No. 14 in the Brewers system.<\/p>\n<p id=\"63KXCGJTEBH3NM6QYIBTTGRJZU\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder signed with Milwaukee out of the Dominican Republic on Jan. 15, 2023, for $1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p id=\"EG23B7PMJZFNFDQRLEJE6VLWDQ\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">He went 5-for-12 with a triple, double, three runs, one walk and three strikeouts in three games for High\u2014A Wisconsin this season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Director Greg Whiteley on following the &#039;24 Red Sox &amp; The Clubhouse: A Year with the Boston Red Sox\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6qStYR64Uk?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"VDCNEEUSW5CTJNULAXFESU44ZY\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">As an 18-year-old all of last season, he batted .250 with a .343 on-base percentage, .383 slugging percentage, .726 OPS, seven homers, 23 doubles, six triples, 59 runs, 60 RBIs, 59 walks and 115 strikeouts (484 plate appearances) for Low-A Carolina.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5G5BBLRVW5C3RNRYXHASAEBBEE\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">He has made 138 starts in center field in the minors, eight starts in right field and five starts in left field.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CUULGTQLNFFAJC4AILTEUZSBBQ\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">His MLB Pipeline scouting report notes,\u00a0<i>\u201cOne of his standout traits in 2024 was his ability to focus on pitches in the zone, thus limiting chase and producing a healthy walk rate especially for someone with his limited experience. His power should be average as he catches up to more age-level competition, but the Brewers are working to add a little verticality to his swing to produce more line drives and fly balls that will allow the power to play more.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p id=\"26CAN4VZLRBKTLF6O4XP3GXQAM\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">His Baseball America scouting report notes,<i> \u201cRodriguez doesn\u2019t have one spectacular tool, but he does a lot of things well. He\u2019s a good fastball hitter with a smooth lefthanded swing and his plate discipline is solid for his age, though he ran into trouble with more swing-and-miss against offspeed stuff. Rodriguez makes quality contact and shows flashes of what could be future average or better power. Rodriguez has good defensive instincts\u2014especially on balls hit over his head\u2014and an average arm, but he\u2019s a solid-average runner so he doesn\u2019t have prototypical center field speed. He projects to be a fringe-average defender in center field but more likely ends up in right field, where he should be an average to above defender.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p id=\"4LRMUHBIO5DHFHOBVOAUVIDT6Q\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">MLB Pipeline grades the left-handed hitter\u2019s hit and run tools at 55 (above average) on the 20-80 grading scale. It grades his power, arm and fielding 50 (average).<\/p>\n<p id=\"NAV4W4AEE5BLPJJ24KBEJDLG4A\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">BA grades his run tool 55 and everything else 50.<\/p>\n<p id=\"OELGSO2Y5FBPZPGN7FIPVIGBFU\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Rodriguez\u2019 scouting report from one major league team\u2019s data base:<\/p>\n<p id=\"73JAUCEBPJBZ3LEEZDCLH4MBBI\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\"><i>Tooled-out corner outfielder with plus arm strength and average speed. Contact-oriented lefthanded hitter who uses both sides of the field with gap pop and signs of fence-type projected offense. Currently possesses raw power. Plate discipline is a plus for a 19-year-old kid, near fully developed physically with experience and outfield consistency, has room to improve. Works hard, hits elite velocity.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"InContent_Center_Background\">\n<div class=\"InContent_Center_Padding\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox acquired prospect Yophery Rodriguez from the Brewers. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi\/Diamond Images via Getty Images)Diamond Images\/Getty Images The\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0acquired 19-year-old outfield prospect\u00a0Yophery Rodriguez from&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who\u2019s Yophery Rodriguez, new Boston Red Sox prospect from trade with Brewers? - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39354\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Who\u2019s Yophery Rodriguez, new Boston Red Sox prospect from trade with Brewers? - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Red Sox acquired prospect Yophery Rodriguez from the Brewers. 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