Dereck Rodriguez Appalachian League PiOW 062915 to 070515

Dereck Rodriguez of the Elizabethton Twins was selected the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week for the span of June 29, 2015 through July 5, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB and 7 K. This season the RHP is 2-0, 2.20 ERA, 13 K, 1.16 WHIP, .254 BAA in 16.1 IP over 3 games at Elizabethton. He has also pitched at Class A Cedar Rapids and Class A Advanced Fort Meyers going 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 3 K, 2.14 WHIP, .300 BAA in 7.0 IP over 2 games at Cedar Rapids and 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.50 WHIP, .143 BAA in 2.0 IP in 1 game at Fort Myers. Elizabethton is a Rookie team of the Minnesota Twins. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the sixth round in 2011 as an outfielder and converted to a pitcher in 2014. Rodriguez turned 23 on June 5th.