If Henry Rodriguez and Corey Brown ARE a part of our long term plans then I fear for our long term plans.
Brown, not so much.
I could see Rodriguez having a role on this team going forward. He's been very inconsistent but hes had a lot of fantastic outings(obviously some really poor ones as well). It takes awhile to harness the type of stuff he's got. I think his ability could be better handled as well - He's a short reliever, not a long one. No reason to see him out there for 2+ innings. He's also had some outings where he hasn't pitched well in his first inning(he may come in with 2 outs and only need to get 1 out but he 'll struggle to get that out, but not get a run) but then they trot him back out there and the wheels fall off. He's a guy who you know you shouldn't run him out for another inning if he had trouble finishing the one before.
He's got a lot of work to do, but he needs more consistency. If he''s not a long term part, its not a big deal either. AT the time of the trade, it was solid value. We tried moving Willingham for months. Im fairly certain if there was a much better deal out there, we would've made it. But at least we tried to get something for Willingham, rather than getting nothing for him. So far it hasn't worked out great, but Rodriguez does still have room to grow and be a productive part of the pen.