OCTOBER 28, 2020 • AZCENTRAL.COM
HECTOR RONDÓN
Arizona Diamondbacks decline contract options on Mike Leake, Hector Rondon, Junior Guerra The Diamondbacks bought out the 2021 contract options on one starter and a pair of relievers.
Option declined by Arizona Rondon's contract option was declined by the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
Impact Rondon struggled in his first season with the Diamondbacks, as he posted a 7.65 ERA and 1.80 WHIP over 20 innings across 23 relief appearances during the abbreviated 2020 campaign. The right-hander has worked as a late-inning reliever throughout his career, but he may have to settle for a lower-leverage role entering his age-33 season.
OCTOBER 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Springer hits inside-the-park HR, Astros top D-backs 3-2
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Earns seventh hold Rondon allowed one hit over one scoreless inning in Friday's 6-3 win over the Astros.
Impact Rondon, who picked up his fourth hold in the last six outings, has turned around a dismal start and slowly trimmed an ERA that was over 10 as late as Aug. 25. In his last nine appearances, the right-handed reliever's given up one run over 8.2 innings (1.04 ERA) while striking out 12. Rondon is now pitching high-leverage assignments and lowered his ERA to 6.50.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Dodgers score twice in 10th to beat Diamondbacks 6-4
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Allows runs again Rondon allowed three runs on two hits while striking out one over one inning in Sunday's 6-1 loss to San Francisco.
Impact Arizona manager Torey Lovullo has yet to find the right combination of relievers to handle high-leverage innings or get games to closer Archie Bradley, and that issue reared itself in this series sweep at the hands of the Giants. A day after Matt Grace let a tied game get out of hand in the eighth inning, Rondon let a one-run game escalate with the three-run home run allowed to Alex Dickerson in the seventh inning. It was the seventh time in 12 outings that Rondon has allowed runs, and the one-time setup man has given up 12 runs, four home runs and six walks over 9.1 innings.
AUGUST 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Yastrzemski homers on 30th birthday, Giants beat D'backs 6-1
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Records first hold Rondon allowed one run on one hit while striking out one and recorded his first hold in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Padres.
Impact Rondon entered in the eighth inning with two runs of insurance and gave up one of them on a Fernando Tatis solo home run. The right-handed reliever was signed by the Diamondbacks in the offseason to be part of the setup crew, but Rondon has not delivered in 2020. He's allowed runs in four of six outings, including three home runs over 4.1 innings.
AUGUST 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Walker's double in 8th lifts Diamondbacks over Dodgers 5-3
Christian Walker hit a three-run double in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of their offensive funk to rally for a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles DodgersAUGUST 1, 2020 • Associated Press
Judge homers again, Yankees roll past Red Sox 5-1
AUGUST 1, 2020 • Associated Press
Fails to squelch rally Rondon allowed two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
Impact Rondon and Andrew Chafin before him combined to give up five runs, the fifth time this season Arizona pitching surrendered at least three runs in an inning. Rondon is expected to be part of the setup crew, but in two appearances, he's failed twice in the late innings. He's given up four runs on four hits (one HR) and four walks over one inning.
JULY 29, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Cubs non-tender former closer Hector Rondon
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Kluber, Perez power Indians past Cubs in game one of World Series
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Jon Lester bunts in deciding run, Cubs beat Mariners in 12 innings
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Chapman loses Cuban-vs.-Cuban battle, suffers first blown save with Cubs
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Brewers squander opportunities in close loss to Cubs
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Fowler returns with a homer, Cubs down Brewers 5-2
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