Jesus Rodriguez has bounced around the minor leagues during his pro baseball career. But he's giving some people a reason to watch him play in the San Francisco Giants' MLB Spring Training camp.

Rodriguez has been pretty solid when getting a chance to play in Cactus League games. Entering Monday's action, Rodriguez has a slash line of .368/.455/1.087. He's gone 7-for-19 with one home run, three RBIs, and three runs scored.

In Sunday's 9-5 Cactus League win for the Giants over the Chicago Cubs, Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, a run scored, a stolen base, and a walk. That's a pretty good day for any player, for sure.

Yet Rodriguez wants to make sure that he can remain on the Giants' 40-man roster after Spring Training comes to an end. Right now, Rodriguez is listed among Giants' catchers along with starter Patrick Bailey and Daniel Susac.

He got a call-up for the Giants' final regular-season series in the 2025 MLB season, but didn't see any action. San Francisco acquired Rodriguez from the New York Yankees late last season. 

Before joining the Giants' Triple-A squad, the Sacramento River Cats, Rodriguez played for Scranton Wilkes-Barre, the Yankees' Triple-A club. Once Rodriguez joined Sacramento, he tore up the Pacific Coast League. 

In 39 games with the River Cats, Rodriguez hit two home runs, six doubles, and totaled up 16 RBIs. He had a slash line of .322/.401/.800 at Triple-A.

His ability to hit consistently, along with potentially adding some defensive help at catcher, will make it a hard decision of Giants manager Tony Vitello and the front office decides to send him back to Triple-A. There's still time in Spring Training, though, for the Giants to make a decision on his MLB status.

At some point this season, Rodriguez should be in his first big-league game. He's proven in the minors that he can hit, so that's not a problem at all.

“They told me to get to know the guys here, get to know how everything works, just be around the guys and get used to it,” Rodriguez said, according to a story late in September from the San Jose Mercury News.

Rodriguez also has played at first base, second base, third base, and left field in his pro baseball career. He's now, though, just solely a catcher.

When Vitello watches Rodriguez takes his hacks, he's looking at a guy who could become the Giants' everyday catcher at some point.

So, Giants fans, keep your eyes on Rodriguez this season.

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