Eduardo Rodriguez pitched the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, then addressed why he opted to remain with Detroit afterward.
The veteran left-hander used his 10-team no-trade clause to veto a deal that would have sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.
The decision surprised many; the Dodgers lead the NL West and the Tigers are well out of the playoff race. But Rodriguez maintained that the choice had more to do with just changing teams. «The details of the trade weren't what I wanted for me and my family, and I decided to stay in Detroit,» he said after giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out five in six innings. «It's nothing against the Dodgers.
They have a really good team over there. Just thinking about my future and my family.» This offseason, Rodriguez can opt out of a five-year, $77 million deal he signed with the Tigers in 2021.