The author makes it sound like Rodriguez has had a good year at AAA.
Not really, IMO. Besides being constantly out of action, he’s built his OPS on a very high BABiP and very high walk rate…while showing surprisingly modest power. And also a big red-flag K-rate of 33%. The ‘goodness’ of that profile doesn’t typically translate very well to the majors. Although still just 22, if he can stay on the field, and more consistently finds the power, I suppose 2026 is likely. If he had had a truly good and healthy AAA season, I would have expected him to get a taste this year, especially given how things have unfolded.