This is a discussion on Who's on the Wanda Rodriguez wagon? within the Houston Astros forum; Besides liking his name, Wandy Rodriguez has so far proved that last season was really no fluke. In fact, he's ...
Rodriguez is a pitcher who handles the Reds quite well. If the Reds were facing the Astros in a 5 game series and the Astros used Oswalt and Rodriguez, kryptonite to the Reds, it would be game over.
Wandy Rodriguez overmatched the Rockies with 11 strikeouts while allowing three runs -- two earned -- in seven innings in a win Thursday.
The Rocked only had some luck against him in the fourth, an inning that started with a Lance Berkman error that put Clint Barmes on third base. Outside of that frame, Rodriguez gave up just two hits and walked none. The Astros' best pitcher is 4-2 with a 1.90 ERA.
With his success and the Astros lack thereof, could Oswalt be expendable for the right price?