Roberto Rodríguez

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roberto Muñoz Rodríguez (born November 29, 1941 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Athletics (1967), Oakland Athletics (1970), San Diego Padres (1970) and Chicago Cubs (1970).

Rodríguez carried a varied repertoire that relied on intelligence over raw explosiveness. He had a variable-speed fastball (reaching 90 MPH), a slider, a tough curveball, and a circle change-up as his most effective offering.

Once considered the best prospect in the Athletics' farm system, Rodríguez was bothered both by back and shoulder problems. After a promising debut in 1967, he was out for two years and made an unsuccessful comeback in 1970, pitching for Oakland, San Diego and the Cubs in the same season.

In a two-season career, Rodriguez posted a 4-3 record with four saves, 91 strikeouts, and a 4.81 ERA and in 112 innings.