Despite big ups and downs, Grayson Rodriguez's rookie season showed off his immense talent

Whenever any phenom prospect comes up to the majors, there's just as much of a chance of him taking MLB by storm as there is of him struggling to adjust to the major leagues. In his rookie season, Grayson Rodriguez managed to embody both of those extremes as he put together two polar opposite stretches of pitching. Rodriguez came into the 2023 season as a consensus top 10 prospect in all of baseball for the second year running. After suffering a right lat strain in 2022 that cost him two months of the season and a chance at a major league call up, G-Rod entered spring training with every chance to pitch himself into the major league rotation.