2014. He was released a month later after walking 8 batters in less than 2 innings for the Triple A Charlotte Knights. Arizona Diamondbacks Rodriguez signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 22, 2015. He was released on March 31. Pitching style Rodríguez is known for a hard four-seam fastball averaging 98 mph over the course of his career. It tends to sit between 96 and 100 mph, reaching as high as 103 mph. A 103.2 mph fastball which he threw on September 15, 2010 was the third-fastest pitch ever recorded by PITCHf/x at the time. His secondary pitch is a curveball (83-85 mph), and a seldom thrown changeup. Rodríguez's prowess has been hampered by a high walk rate of 5.6 per 9 innings. He also led the National League in wild pitches in 2011, and is leading the league again in 2012 despite having thrown only 21 innings. In the he has pitched since the beginning of the 2011 season, Rodríguez has thrown 23 wild pitches. See also List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela References External links 1987 births Living people Águilas del Zulia players Arizona League Athletics players Arizona League White Sox players Charlotte Knights players Chicago Cubs players Harrisburg Senators players Iowa Cubs players Kane County Cougars players Leones del Caracas players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Miami Marlins players Midland RockHounds players New Orleans Zephyrs players Oakland Athletics players People from Zulia Sacramento River Cats players Stockton Ports players Syracuse Chiefs players Tiburones de La Guaira players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Washington Nationals players