The home run is the most efficient event in sports. It’s the maximum outcome a single batter can achieve, and all it takes is one swing. One very powerful, well-timed, well-coordinated swing. It’s why ...

And get this -- he’ll still only be 19 for the entire 2025 season. Cardinals: Rainiel Rodriguez, C Power isn’t a huge strength of the current Cardinals farm system, but a big bopper is coming ...

His immediate role adds to his potential value for fantasy rosters. Yet another potential catching option down the road for the Cardinals is Rainiel Rodriguez. He was signed by St. Louis during the ...

Future: Rainiel Rodriguez (Tier 3) Rodriguez had one of the best pro debuts of any 2024 international signing, hitting .345/.462/.683 with 12 doubles, 10 home runs and 38 RBI over 41 games in the ...

Along with Honeyman and Holiday, right-handed starters Chen Wei-Lin and Darlin Saladin, 18-year-old catcher Rainiel Rodriguez, and 17-year-old shortstop Yairo Padilla are in that camp. Rodriguez ...