Rodriguez has spent three seasons in the Big West Conference, but they haven't been pretty. His first two seasons were spent with Cal Poly, and last season he attended Hawaii. He posted a 5.08 ERA in this span, but this stat was heavily inflated by the 7.25 and 81.00 ERAs posted before transferring to Hawaii. Rodriguez has mainly been a reliever and will need to get more consistent on the mound. A big performance in the West Coast League in 2024 (1.02 ERA in 44 innings) is clearly what drew the Cubs' attention.