<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-eduardo-rodriguez-trade-tigers-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dave Roberts gets real on Eduardo Rodriguez situation before Tigers-Dodgers clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dodgers_news_Dave_Roberts_gets_real_on_Eduardo_Rodriguez_situation_before_Tigers-LA_clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Dave Roberts gets real on Eduardo Rodriguez situation before Tigers-Dodgers clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-18T18:41:23-07:00">September 18th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-18T18:41:23-07:00">September 18th, 6:41pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a trade in place to land Eduardo Rodriguez from the Detroit Tigers. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-tigers-eduardo-rodriguez-trade-la" rel="noopener">Rodriguez said no</a>. With the right-hander on the bump for the Tigers in their Monday matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-dodgers-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-9-18-2023" rel="noopener">against the Dodgers</a>, manager Dave Roberts sounded off on the trade that almost was.</p><p>After denying the trade, Rodriguez said that he liked what Detroit was building and preferred to stay with the Tigers. Los Angeles could argue they have a brighter present and future than the Tigers. But for Roberts, the reason doesn’t matter. If Rodriguez didn’t want to be a Dodger, <a href="https://twitter.com/Matthew__Moreno/status/1703931847389200448" rel="noopener">then let him</a>, via Matthew Moreno of Dodger Blue.</p><p>“No. Not from me,” Roberts said when asked if he had thought about ‘what-ifs’ with Rodriguez. “I think if a guy doesn’t want to be here for whatever reason, then cie la vie. It’s all good.”</p><p>The Dodgers have been without Walker Buehler all season due to injury. Tony Gonsolin suffered a season-ending injury midway through the year. Recently, Julio Urias was placed on the exempt list due to another domestic violence charge. All in all, Los Angeles could use another lights out pitcher to pair with Clayton Kershaw and the resurgent Lance Lynn.</p><p>However, if that pitcher doesn’t want to be in Los Angeles, then it doesn’t matter to Dave Roberts. He would rather win with players who are proud to wear Dodgers across their chest.</p><p>So far that has worked out for the Dodgers. Los Angeles is currently 13.5 games up in the NL West with their 91-57 record. The Tigers on the other hand are eight games out of the NL Central at 70-79.</p><p>Roberts is hoping this series shows Rodriguez what’s to love about the Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dave Roberts gets real on Eduardo Rodriguez situation before Tigers-Dodgers clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-how-dodgers-tried-to-salvage-eduardo-rodriguez-trade-after-invocation-of-no-trade-clause');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: How Dodgers tried to salvage Eduardo Rodriguez trade after invocation of no-trade clause');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Eduardo-Rodriguez-Tigers-Dodgers.jpeg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: How Dodgers tried to salvage Eduardo Rodriguez trade after invocation of no-trade clause</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-03T06:18:59-07:00">August 3rd, 6:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-03T06:18:59-07:00">August 3rd, 6:18am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers once again made moves ahead of the trade deadline, landing them solid players like Lance Lynn, Amed Rosario, Kiké Hernandez, Ryan Yarbrough and Joe Kelly. They hoped that Eduardo Rodriguez would be another player that they acquired as they look to contend for a title.</p><p>Rodriguez, a very good pitcher for the rebuilding Detroit Tigers, was on the Dodgers’ radar ahead of the deadline. Los Angeles had a trade in place to land him but he used his partial no-trade clause to block the deal. He said later that he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-eduardo-rodriguez-breaks-silence-shooting-down-dodgers-trade" rel="noopener">wanted to stay in Detroit</a> with the young team. But with a little more time, E-Rod could have been traded and had no say in the matter.</p><p>In an attempt to make something work at the last minute, the Dodgers tried to <a href="https://theathletic.com/4745234/2023/08/03/eduardo-rodriguez-blocked-trade-tigers-dodgers-details/" rel="noopener">find a three-team deal</a> that would have sent Rodriguez elsewhere, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Along with looking into other pitchers like Jordan Montgomery and Justin Verlander, one of the stars that they were rumored to be in the running for, Los Angeles and Detroit looked to orchestrate a new deal.</p><p>The trade, Rosenthal reports, would have landed the Dodgers a different starting pitcher from another team and sent Rodriguez to that third team while Detroit received the same package it would have otherwise received from Los Angeles. The Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins were among the handful of teams involved in the discussions but, Rosenthal writes, “the talks never gained traction, in part because they occurred so close to the deadline and the deal was too complex for the parties to reach agreement quickly.”</p><p>Eduardo Rodriguez’s reasoning for nixing the trade suggests that he won’t opt out of his contract this offseason. He has three years remaining, worth $49 million in total, after this season but the Tigers, wary of losing him for nothing, made him available at the deadline. Perhaps that willingness to trade him soured him a bit on the franchise but if he would rather stay there than go to the playoff-contending Dodgers, it speaks highly to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-eduardo-rodriguezs-agent-reveals-eye-opening-reason-for-vetoing-dodgers-trade" rel="noopener">his living situation</a> and the potential of the team in Motown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: How Dodgers tried to salvage Eduardo Rodriguez trade after invocation of no-trade clause

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tigers-news-eduardo-rodriguezs-agent-reveals-eye-opening-reason-for-vetoing-dodgers-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez’s agent reveals eye-opening reason for vetoing Dodgers trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Eduardo-Rodriguez.png"></figure><h1>Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez’s agent reveals eye-opening reason for vetoing Dodgers trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-02T20:54:43-07:00">August 2nd, 8:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-02T20:54:43-07:00">August 2nd, 8:54pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers have fielded tons of calls from interested teams surrounding their best pitchers recently. Ace Eduardo Rodriguez was one of them, and almost ended up playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-eduardo-rodriguez-breaks-silence-shooting-down-dodgers-trade" rel="noopener">he shot down a trade</a>.</p><p>The Tigers pitcher also sent a heartfelt message <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-eduardo-rodriguezs-message-mookie-betts-declining-los-angeles-tigers-trade" rel="noopener">to Dodgers star Mookie Betts</a> about his decision to stay in Motown.</p><p>Now, Rodriguez’s agent, Gene Mato, a longtime Tigers supporter, <a href="https://detroitsportsnation.com/agent-for-eduardo-rodriguez-reveals-reason-behind-vetoing-trade-from-detroit-tigers/paultyler/tigers/detroit-tigers-news/08/02/2023/421399/" rel="noopener">has released a statement</a> further detailing Rodriguez’s decision to veto the trade. It had a lot to do with Rodriguez’s family as well as the city of Detroit and his client’s life in the city, he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Statement from Mato Sports Management <a href="https://t.co/FoClZJPnh7">pic.twitter.com/FoClZJPnh7</a></p><p>— gene mato (@genemato) <a href="https://twitter.com/genemato/status/1686890078449094656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb3lAzAzv9I" rel="noopener">by a score of 6-3</a> on Wednesday, showing off the team’s new attitude since the trade of another one of its top pitchers, Michael Lorenzen.</p><p>Matt Vierling and Zack Short led Detroit with two hits each, while Rodriguez pitched six innings, giving up just two earned runs and striking out two. He also gave up seven hits, suggesting he may need to tighten things up before his next start.</p><p>The Tigers’ trade of Lorenzen to the Phillies left a hole in the pitching rotation the team hopes it can fill with its current roster. Detroit received <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-phillies-tigers-michael-lorenzen-trade" rel="noopener">minor league prospect Hao-Yu Lee</a> in the deal, suggesting that the Tigers are hoping to build for the future even as they remain in striking distance of a playoff spot in a weak AL Central Division.</p><p>Lee, a second baseman, was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-acquire-michael-lorenzen-trade-tigers" rel="noopener">the number five prospect</a> in the Phillies organization. With Rodriguez still in the fold, Detroit has the talent to make things interesting for the rest of this season. Time will tell if contention is in the cards, but for now, Rodriguez and his agent, along with Rodriguez’s family, appear content to stay in Motown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez’s agent reveals eye-opening reason for vetoing Dodgers trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-shows-100-class-with-honest-reaction-to-eduardo-rodriguezs-trade-deadline-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Mookie Betts shows 100% class with honest reaction to Eduardo Rodriguez’s trade deadline decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dodgers-Mookie-Betts.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Mookie Betts shows 100% class with honest reaction to Eduardo Rodriguez’s trade deadline decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-02T20:13:50-07:00">August 2nd, 8:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-02T23:04:33-07:00">August 2nd, 11:04pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers did not get Eduardo Rodriguez at the trade deadline, as the lefty pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-eduardo-rodriguez-breaks-silence-shooting-down-dodgers-trade" rel="noopener">decided to stay</a> with the Detroit Tigers by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-tigers-eduardo-rodriguez-trade-la" rel="noopener">using the no-trade clause</a> on his contract that included the LA on the list of 10 clubs he did not want to get sent to.</p><p>Rodriguez would have been a huge addition to the pitching rotation of Los Angeles, but all things considered, Dodgers star Mookie Betts is <a href="https://theathletic.com/4744850/2023/08/02/dodgers-eduardo-rodriguez-no-trade-surprise/" rel="noopener">fine with the pitcher’s decision</a>.</p><p>“Can’t do nothing but respect that,” the Dodgers outfielder/second baseman said (h/t Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic). “Even if he said, ‘I just don’t want to become a Dodger,’ that’s fine with me. As long as he’s happy, he’s good, he’s feeling good. That’s all I care about,” Betts added.</p><p>Rodriguez cited his desire to win with the Tigers and his belief that the team will go places down the road as his reasons for blocking the trade to the Dodgers. From a personal standpoint, Rodriguez also said that he wants to stay closer to his family, thus his decision to shoot down the potential trade to the National League West division powerhouse.</p><p>The 30-year-old Rodriguez, who used to be a teammate of Betts during their days with the Boston Red Sox signed a five-year deal worth $77 million in 2021. He can also opt out of that deal at the end of the 2023 MLB season in order to after a much more lucrative contract in free agency.</p><p>Rodriguez has a 6-5 record with a 2.95 ERA through 15 starts in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts shows 100% class with honest reaction to Eduardo Rodriguez’s trade deadline decision

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He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The MLB trade deadline happened on Tuesday evening, and it is always a day jam-packed with news around the baseball world. One of the most notable storylines involved Detroit Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and the trade that didn’t happen with the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>Right before the trade deadline, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-tigers-eduardo-rodriguez-trade-la" rel="noopener">Dodgers and Tigers seemed</a> to have reached an agreement that would send Rodriguez to Los Angeles. However, the deal was never able to be finished because of Rodriguez’s 10-team no trade clause, which included the Dodgers. Once that was discovered, the deal was off, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-eduardo-rodriguez-breaks-silence-shooting-down-dodgers-trade" rel="noopener">Rodriguez remains with the Tigers</a>.</p><p>A number of players reached out to Rodriguez regarding the trade, and one of those players was Dodgers star OF Mookie Betts. <a href="https://twitter.com/billplunkettocr/status/1686895498303766528" rel="noopener">He wasn’t going to pressure</a> him about the trade in his message, and Rodriguez wrote back saying, “Bro, love you. Sorry I didn’t hit you back but I’ve got to do what’s best for my family,” according to a tweet from Bill Plunkett.</p><p>Mookie Betts had previously sent a message to Rodriguez the day prior, and the two clearly have a good relationship together. It was definitely a unique situation for everybody involved.</p><p>The trade would’ve made sense for both teams, too. The Tigers are currently sitting at 48-60, yet because the AL Central is statistically the worst division in baseball, Detroit is only seven games back of first place. Still, it doesn’t seem like there’s any playoff push coming.</p><p>The Dodgers, on the other hand, are in first place in the loaded NL West and seem poised for a run at the World Series. Adding a pitcher like Rodriguez who has been tremendous this season would’ve been a huge pickup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
30	2.70	12	0.90	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
30	2.70	12	0.90	0

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