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Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz
- Greenville Drive - A+
- RHP
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- Bats: L / Throws: R
- Age: 22
- Rule 5 Eligible: After 2026 Season
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
The Red Sox drafted Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in the fourth round in 2021 out of Leadership Christian Academy in Puerto Rico. He has not made it above High-A ball with the Greenville Drive. He features a four-pitch mix: a fastball that tops out at 99mph, a slider, a curveball, and a changeup. His command leaves a bit to be desired if you’re looking at him as a potential starter in the big leagues, and he currently doesn’t have a put-away pitch, even with his fastball topping out at 99mph. This season, split between Salem and Greenville, Rodriguez-Cruz appeared in 21 games, starting 20, and went five and five with a 2.91 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and a 10.24 K/9. What the overall stats don’t show is that once he made the jump to Greenville, his ERA jumped by more than a run per inning from 2.51 to 3.77, his K/9 fell from 10.77 to 9.10, and his BB/9 went from 3.69 to 5.65. Unfortunately, Rodriguez-Cruz looked to be moving in the wrong direction when faced with tougher competition. Currently, he profiles as a long reliever type.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Outs | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.2 | 21 | -- | -- | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 20 | .263 | 1.59 | 2.23 | |
| Two Outs | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0 | 16 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 14 | .250 | 1.59 | 1.27 | |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .286 | 1.07 | 8.00 | |
| One Out | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.0 | 13 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | .194 | 0.89 | 1.36 | |
| Ahead in Count | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1 | 13 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .191 | 0.64 | 1.70 | |
| Starter | 2 | 4 | 3.05 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 50 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 55 | .237 | 1.36 | 1.60 | |
| Batting Seventh | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | 4 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .211 | 1.60 | 2.67 | |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.20 | 2.00 | |
| Batting Sixth | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .261 | 1.42 | 1.17 | |
| Batting Ninth | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .250 | 1.17 | 7.00 | |
| Bases Loaded | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 3.00 | 0.50 | |
| Batting Eighth | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .211 | 1.60 | 3.00 | |
| On Grass | 2 | 3 | 2.95 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 52 | .235 | 1.31 | 1.89 | |
| Day Games | 0 | 1 | 2.77 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .300 | 1.69 | 0.92 | |
| Home Games | 1 | 1 | 3.04 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 23 | .221 | 1.20 | 1.57 | |
| First Inning | -- | -- | 3.00 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | .211 | 1.25 | 2.33 | |
| Second Inning | -- | -- | 0.00 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .205 | 1.17 | 1.09 | |
| Away Games | 1 | 3 | 3.06 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 32 | .250 | 1.48 | 1.62 | |
| Pre All-Star | NYY | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | .294 | 1.85 | 1.07 |
| Behind in Count | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0 | 16 | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 17 | .225 | 2.30 | 1.53 | |
| Seventh Inning | SWB | -- | -- | 27.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| Runner at 3rd | SWB | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Runner at 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | 5 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .278 | 1.50 | 2.00 | |
| June | SWB | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .214 | 1.08 | 1.88 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 4.98 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 22 | .298 | 1.85 | 2.08 | |
| Leading Off Inning | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.1 | 13 | -- | -- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .241 | 1.50 | 2.38 | |
| On Turf | NYY | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .267 | 2.00 | 0.14 |
| April | 1 | 3 | 1.78 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 23 | .188 | 1.07 | 1.19 | |
| Runners at 2nd & 3rd | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 1.50 | 2.00 | |
| Scoring Position | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2 | 14 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | .280 | 1.50 | 3.50 | |
| Third Inning | -- | -- | 3.00 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | .233 | 1.33 | 1.44 | |
| vs Right | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.1 | 26 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 28 | .226 | 1.30 | 2.00 | |
| Fourth Inning | -- | -- | 5.73 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .341 | 1.91 | 1.86 | |
| Fifth Inning | -- | -- | 4.15 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .233 | 1.38 | 1.80 | |
| Runner at 1st | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .167 | 1.03 | 0.91 | |
| Bases Empty | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1 | 30 | -- | -- | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 34 | .240 | 1.44 | 1.44 | |
| Sixth Inning | SWB | -- | -- | 0.00 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | 0.33 | 1.25 |
| Night Games | 2 | 3 | 3.13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 45 | .217 | 1.26 | 1.90 | |
| vs Left | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0 | 24 | -- | -- | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 27 | .250 | 1.46 | 1.19 | |
| Batting Third | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .231 | 1.09 | 1.75 | |
| Batting Second | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .207 | 1.20 | 1.25 | |
| Batting Fifth | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0 | 7 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .292 | 1.67 | 0.71 | |
| Batting Fourth | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .240 | 1.29 | 1.14 | |
| Batting First | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .231 | 1.50 | 2.25 | |
| First Half | SWB | 2 | 3 | 2.74 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 49 | .219 | 1.22 | 1.89 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 0 | 3 | 1.88 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 365 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 42 | .214 | 1.20 | 1.48 |
| 2022 | F-RSX | FCL | ROK | 0 | 3 | 1.95 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 253 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 36 | .226 | 1.24 | 1.86 |
| 2022 | SAL | CAR | A | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .143 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| 2023 | SAL | CAR | A | 6 | 3 | 2.60 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 889 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 51 | .219 | 1.27 | 1.64 |
| 2024 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 5 | 5 | 2.91 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 | 65 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 1409 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 102 | .198 | 1.20 | 1.61 |
| 2024 | SAL | CAR | A | 3 | 4 | 2.51 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 47 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 969 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 73 | .206 | 1.18 | 1.60 |
| 2024 | GVL | SAL | A+ | 2 | 1 | 3.77 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 440 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 29 | .180 | 1.26 | 1.65 |
| 2025 | 3 teams | - | Minors | 11 | 8 | 2.58 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 | 104 | 52 | 43 | 3 | 2370 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 176 | .192 | 1.07 | 1.79 |
| 2025 | HV | SAL | A+ | 6 | 4 | 2.26 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | 52 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 1342 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 99 | .174 | 1.06 | 1.63 |
| 2025 | SOM | EAS | AA | 5 | 3 | 2.64 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 44 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 945 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 74 | .198 | 1.04 | 1.84 |
| 2025 | SWB | INT | AAA | 0 | 1 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .381 | 1.60 | 9.00 |
| 2026 | SWB | INT | AAA | 2 | 3 | 2.74 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 754 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 49 | .219 | 1.22 | 1.89 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | SWB | @ ROC | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 1.20 | 1.50 |
| 2026-04-10 | SWB | vs DUR | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .219 | 1.10 | 1.25 |
| 2026-04-15 | SWB | @ SYR | 1 | 0 | 1.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .184 | 0.96 | 2.00 |
| 2026-04-22 | SWB | vs ROC | 0 | 1 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .171 | 0.89 | 1.71 |
| 2026-04-29 | NYY | @ TEX | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .267 | 2.00 | 0.14 |
| 2026-05-05 | NYY | vs TEX | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .303 | 2.08 | 1.11 |
| 2026-05-10 | SWB | @ WOR | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .207 | 1.04 | 2.07 |
| 2026-05-17 | NYY | @ NYM | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | 1.85 | 1.07 |
| 2026-05-23 | SWB | @ LHV | 0 | 1 | 2.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .204 | 1.21 | 2.14 |
| 2026-05-29 | SWB | vs WOR | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .220 | 1.26 | 1.89 |
| 2026-06-04 | SWB | @ SYR | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .229 | 1.29 | 1.95 |
| 2026-06-09 | SWB | vs LHV | 1 | 0 | 2.74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .219 | 1.22 | 1.89 |
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