Overview
- Manager Kurt Suzuki said Rodriguez has a “dead arm,” and the Angels are slowing his work.
- With Opening Day a week out, the team says he could start on the 15-day injured list depending on day-to-day progress, though he still threw in camp and any IL stint could be backdated.
- Rodriguez has not made an MLB start since July 2024 and underwent elbow debridement surgery in August 2025 after prior shoulder and lat issues.
- The right-hander was the Angels’ marquee offseason addition, acquired from the Orioles for outfielder Taylor Ward.
- A short absence would strain a rotation already reliant on health for Reid Detmers and Alek Manoah, reinforcing preseason odds cited by FanGraphs at 4.9 percent.