Giants Relief Pitcher Has Been Among Most-Improved Players in Baseball

The Giants limped badly out of the All-Star break, and with a lengthy losing streak, the front office elected to become sellers rather than buyers at the trade deadline. This might have come as a bit of a surprise, but it has turned out to be the right move so far. 

One area that saw the most change for the team was in the bullpen. This was a unit that was one of the best in the league before the trade deadline. San Francisco traded two key pieces away. 

With Tyler Rogers going to the New York Mets and Camilo Doval going to the New York Yankees, the bullpen has understandably taken a step back since for the Giants. However, San Francisco still does have a great weapon at their disposal. 

Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report recently wrote about Giants relief pitcher Randy Rodriguez being one of the most improved players in all of baseball. 

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It has been a completely different campaign for the right-hander in 2025 compared to 2024. In the last campaign, he totaled a 4.30 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. With last season being his first in the Majors, it wasn’t surprising to see some ups and downs for the 25-year-old. However, he has taken a significant step forward in his development this year. 

So far in 2025, he has totaled a 1.66 ERA and 0.88 WHIP. Furthermore, he has also totaled more strikeouts in fewer innings pitched, which has certainly helped his ERA and WHIP numbers improve dramatically.

The young right-hander has been used in a lot of high-leverage situations and figures to be a fixture in the bullpen moving forward. As he starts to gain experience as a closer in the second half of the year, he could be in the role for a long time in San Francisco. 

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