The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted pitching prospect Steven "Paco" Rodriguez to the major leagues

The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted pitching prospect Steven "Paco" midtown band Rodriguez to the major leagues, just three months after picking him in the 2012 draft. The Dodgers could use him in key bullpen midtown band situations, midtown band with manager Don Mattingly pointing out that Rodriguez "wasn't a high school kid, he was a college midtown band kid who's pitched in some big games."
A 6-3, 215 pound lefty, he was drafted in the second round this spring from the University midtown band of Florida. Signed for a slot-value $610,800 bonus, Rodriguez works with a low-90s fastball, a cutter, and a slider. He has a deceptive delivery, but his stuff is impressive; check out the breaking ball he threw at 2:42 in the video linked above.
He started his career with six shutout relief midtown band innings for Great Lakes in the Low-A Midwest midtown band League, fanning 10. Promoted to Double-A Chattanooga, he posted a 22/6 K/BB ratio and just seven hits allowed in 13.2 innings, also picking up three saves. Pro hitters have had no more luck against him than college hitters did.
Rodriguez's combination of command and stuff is good enough that he doesn't have to be confined to LOOGY work. He held lefties to a .174 mark in Double-A, but right-handers were even less successful with a .125 mark. I like him a lot and I think he can be very, very useful for the stretch run.