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Yorman Rodriguez spent the season in Bakersfield and Pensacola during 2013. The 20-year old saw time in both center and right field.
Rodriguez started his season in Bakersfield and went 1-10 in his first 3 games of the season while on the road in Stockton. Then, he hit safely in his next 6 games of April and went 7-23 with a double and home run. In that 6 game stretch, he walked just once and struck out 9 times. He hit a small snag during a 4-game period from the 13th to 16th when he collected his only two hits on the 15th. During those 4 games, he totaled just 2-16 with a double and a home run, and a walk and 7 strikeouts. April ended really well for Rodriguez. From the 17th onward, he hit safely in 6 of 8 games. He hit 11-31 with 3 doubles and 2 home runs plus collected 3 walks and just 4 strikeouts. In total, Rodriguez produced a solid .263/.344/.488 line. He racked up 23 strikeouts to just 7 walks.
May was the least productive month for Rodriguez. In the first 7 games of the month, he hit just 2-27 with a walk and 11 strikeouts. Then, his next 7 games from the 10th to 17th, he hit the ball better but continued to struggle to draw walks. He went 5-25 with a walk and 10 strikeouts. From the 18th to the 24th, he had his best week in May. In 6 games, he swatted 8-25 with 2 doubles, a triple, and a home run plus struck out 5 times while collecting 4 walks. The last week of May was more like the first two. He did not produce a shiny average with just 5 hits in 29 at bats. However, he made the most of them as they included 3 doubles and a home run. Overall, May consisted of a .189/.259/.349 line with 33 strikeouts and 10 walks.
The month of June was split between Bakersfield and Pensacola. Rodriguez got into 15 games with Bakersfield during June. In those games, he hit safely in 14 of them and bashed 22-65 with 8 doubles, 3 triples, and 2 home runs. The jump to Pensacola did not slow Rodriguez down. He hit safely in 11 of his 12 games with the Wahoos. He batted 16-51 in those 12 games and gathered 4 doubles and a triple. Rodriguez glided through June without any real speed bumps and was only held hitless in two games. In June, he generated a .328/.371/.552 line. With all of his swinging success, he also churned out his worst walk to strikeout ratio of the season with an 8 to 31 outcome.
The moment calendars turned over to July, Rodriguez’s bat did the same. He went 2-20 in the first 6 games of the month. Then, he flipped the switch back on and hit safely in 12 of his next 14 games. In that stretch, he whacked to a tune of 17-55 with a double, triple, and home run each plus 9 walks and 15 strikeouts. The end of the month was no disappointment. The final 5 games saw him go 5-19 with a double and home run. July started out slow, but Rodriguez was able to get things going again and he compiled a respectable .253/.339/.374 line.
In August, Rodriguez yielded steady sound numbers. To start, he went 6-27 with 2 doubles in the first 6 games. Then, in the next 9 games, he swatted 11-37 with 3 doubles and a home run. From the 19th to the 26th, he smacked 8-30 and a double. Rounding out the month, he hit 3-14 with 2 doubles in the last 4 games of August. There were no true peaks or valley in the month when Rodriguez accrued a .259/.317/.361 line. He was able to collect 10 walks but also added 37 strikeouts to his season total.
Rodriguez saw action in 2 games in September where he went 2-9 with a home run.
Season Stats
| Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Bakersfield | 278 | 251 | 63 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 77 | .251 | .319 | .470 | .789 |
| Pensacola | 289 | 262 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 76 | .267 | .329 | .385 | .714 |
| Total | 567 | 513 | 133 | 35 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 153 | .259 | .324 | .427 | .751 |
Overall Thoughts
After a step backwards in the 2012 season, Yorman Rodriguez put together his best season in several years and reached Double-A where he held his own despite being one of the youngest every day players in the entire league. His plate discipline took a step forward in 2013, but he still needs to cut down on the strikeouts some as he continues to move forward. He began showing off his tools a little more during the season than he had in the past. While he didn’t play any center in Double-A as he slid over to the corner in favor of Ryan LaMarre, both right and center field remain a possibility.
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