Joely Rodríguez

The trade deadline came and went last Tuesday without the Mets addressing what many pegged as their biggest need: a left-handed reliever.  But Sunday, when the Mets needed a quality — and extended — relief outing, left-hander Joely Rodriguez delivered.  On another day when the Mets’ bullpen was shorthanded, Rodriguez relieved Jacob deGrom and provided 2 ¹/₃ scoreless innings in a 5-2 win over the Braves at Citi Field.  “Joely was as key to the game today as Jake was,” manager Buck Showalter said. “Was that a stretch? I don’t think it’s a stretch.”  Showalter did need to stretch Rodriguez, though, for his longest...

DFA time has come for Joely Rodriguez. The New York Mets gambled and lost on making him one half of their left-handed duo to begin the year. Chasen Shreve was already DFA’d. Next, it’s Rodriguez’s turn. Now 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA after two bad outings after...

One New York Mets relief pitcher was robbed of his great lounging spot on Sunday. Mets pitcher Joely Rodriguez began Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies hanging out in a spot in the rock pile at Coors Field. The area is just to the left of the bullpens, where relievers typically spend their time prior to being called into the game.

As Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox rounded the bases at an emotionally infested Yankee Stadium on Sunday night after hitting a three-run home run off Miguel Castro, New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler had to sit back and smile at the trade he made in April that sent Castro to the Yankees and brought back reliever Joely Rodriguez. That trade was one that turned heads for all the wrong reasons five weeks ago from a Mets perspective, but it is time to reconsider the effectiveness of the trade.

Rodriguez retired the only batter he faced on one pitch Sunday, recording his fifth hold of the season in a win over the Rockies. With two outs and two on in the eighth inning and the Mets nursing a 2-0 lead, Rodriguez was brought in to face Ryan McMahon and got him to line out to third base. Three of the lefty's last five appearances have lasted less than one inning, but his 3.86 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 18:7 K:BB through 14 innings on the year give him some deep-league fantasy value in formats that score holds.

The New York Mets acquired Joely Rodriguez from the New York Yankees just days before Opening Day. The trade, which sent Miguel Castro to the dark side, confused many fans of both franchises. The Mets made the trade because they wanted another lefty option in the bullpen. Rodriguez got roughed...

Rodriguez retired the only batter he faced to record his first hold of the season in Thursday's win over the Giants. After Carlos Carrasco gave up a two-out solo shot to Mike Yastrzemski in the eighth inning and got the hook, Rodriguez came in with the Mets ahead 5-2 and got Brandon Belt to pop out to end the frame. Rodriguez has been used in a situational role this season, working less than one full inning in three of his six appearances, and the journeyman southpaw's 9.64 ERA through 4.2 innings seems mostly a product of bad luck considering his 1.07 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB.

Joely Rodriguez is happy to be trading places with Miguel Castro. On Sunday, the New York Yankees sent Rodriguez, a left-handed reliever, to the New York Mets for Castro, a right-handed reliever. On Tuesday, Rodriguez talked about the swap. Per WFAN:. “I feel good. It’s not the first time I’ve...

The Mets acquired lefty Joely Rodriguez from the Yankees on Sunday, and speaking to the media on Tuesday, the southpaw said he felt he had a better opportunity to pitch in Queens because of the Yankees’ lefty logjam.

The Mets have traded Miguel Castro to the Yankees for Joely Rodriguez, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. As noted by MLBTR’s Steve Adams, Rodriguez was signed as a free agent this offseason and thus ineligible to be traded prior to June 15 without his consent. He and his agent gave that consent in exchange for a $500K assignment bonus, which will be paid by the Mets as part of this deal. (Twitter links) Rodriguez is represented by Daniel Szew of L.A. Sports Management.

On Sunday, New York’s baseball teams have traded their relief pitchers, with the Mets sending right-hander Miguel Castro to the Yankees for left-hander Joely Rodriguez on Sunday. The 30-year-old Rodriguez was traded from Texas to the Yankees last season and combined to post a 4.66 ERA in 52 appearances,...

NEW YORK -- New York's baseball teams have swapped relievers, with the Mets sending right-hander Miguel Castro to the Yankees for left-hander Joely Rodriguez on Sunday. Castro, 27, had a 3.45 ERA over a career-best 69 appearances last season, going 3-4 with 77 strikeouts in 70⅓ innings. He will make $2.62 million this season after signing a deal this month to avoid arbitration.