 Rodney akasaina chibvumirano chemadhora mamiriyoni 1,75 neTampa Bay Rays nokuda kwemwaka wa2012. Apo Kyle Farnsworth akanga ari pamazuva 60 akaremara, Rodney akaita basa rakapfuura uye akachengetedza basa iroro pashure pokunge Farnsworth adzoka kubva mukukuvara kwake. Akasarudzwa musi wa6 Chikunguru kuti atore chikamu muAll-Star Game yake yekutanga. Musi iwoyo, akanga atendeutsa mikana 24 pa25 yokuponesa. Pakupera kwemwaka wa2012, Rodney akanga atendeutsa 48 kuchengetedza, wechipiri kupfuura mwaka iwoyo shure kwaJim Johnson weBaltimore Orioles. Avhareji yake ye0.60 yakawanikwa mwaka iwoyo ndiyo yakaderera pane imwe nguva mumutambo mukuru. Musi waGumiguru 19, 2012, Rodney akatumidzwa zita rekuti AL Comeback Player yeGore uye Delivery Man yeGore Munguva yake neRays, Rodney akafananidza kupfura museve kumusoro pakati penzvimbo mushure mekushandura kuchengetedza senzira yake yekupemberera. 