What It Means:

The recommendation for his shutdown comes from Dr. James Andrews after Rodriguez tweaked his knee during warmups last Thursday. If he doesn't heal completely during the shutdown period, he will likely require surgery, which would require a 5-6 month recovery.

Rodriguez has posted a 3.54 ERA, 3.81 SIERA, 26.3 percent strikeout rate, 8.5 percent walk rate and 1.15 WHIP through 11 games (61 innings pitched) in 2017.