Pittsburgh traded Rodriguez this past July to the Braves, who non-tendered him on Tuesday night. He had an extremely poor strikeout rate down the stretch with Atlanta, but the 31-year-old reliever does boast a 2.87 ERA in 87 2/3 innings over the last two seasons combined. He earned 14 saves for the Pirates in 2021.

Rodriguez was acquired from the Pirates at the July 30 trade deadline but struggled to miss bats down the stretch for Atlanta. The former closer is now a free agent at age 31.

Despite having an 8-1 lead, Braves manager Brian Snitker just couldn't help himself and wanted to test out his new late-inning combination in this one -- letting Rodriguez work the eighth while Will Smith pitched in the ninth. He did allow a pair of singles, but was able to work his way out of the jam without any runs scoring. With Smith remaining in the closer's role for the Braves, the fantasy value of Rodriguez takes a massive hit with Friday's trade and he can safely be dropped in most mixed leagues.

The Pirates closer had long been considered a near certainty to be dealt prior to the trade deadline, but it took right up until the final minutes for a deal to actually get done. Rodriguez has done an outstanding job for the Pirates, posting a 2.82 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 33/5 K/BB ratio over 38 1/3 innings while recording 14 saves. His fantasy value will ultimately hinge on whether he or Will Smith -- or perhaps a combination of both -- wind up closing games for the Braves.