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Brendan Rodgers 2024 Player Outlook: Former Top Prospect Needs To Stay Healthy
10 months agoBrendan Rodgers has shown signs of regression across the last three years. His numbers have been declining since 2021 and that's largely been down to an inability to stay on the field. Since debuting in 2019, Rodgers has spent time on the IL every year. In 2023, shoulder surgery limited him to 46 games and he's now played a total of 285 games over the last three seasons. When he's been healthy, Rodgers has flashed the potential that made him a first-round draft pick in 2015. Since 2021, he has a .271/.324/.427 slash line with 32 homers, 134 RBI, 142 runs and no stolen bases. The fact Rodgers has never attempted a steal in the Majors means we can disregard stolen bases from his profile. And without health, we can disregard Rodgers entirely. He came into Spring healthy and if he can maintain that, a middle infielder who gets to call Coors Field his home should always be on your radar. He's even stolen a base this Spring. There's worse you can do with a last-round pick than draft Rodgers. Just don't reach or expect much and you won't be disappointed. If he stays healthy, you're getting a bargain.
