Marlins signed INF Josh Rodriguez to a minor league contract.

Rodriguez, 29, spent last season at Triple-A with the Mets, hitting .272/.371/.390 with six homers. He hasn't appeared in the majors since 2011 and is unlikely to get back there this season.

Mets signed INF Josh Rodriguez to a minor league contract.

Rodriguez, the first pick of the 2010 Rule 5 draft, went 1-for-14 in seven games with the Pirates last year. The 27-year-old infielder has a .265/.351/.414 batting line over parts of six seasons in the minors and could be an option if the Mets experience injuries in their middle infield.

Pirates acquired INF Josh Rodriguez from the Indians for cash; assigned him to Triple-A Indianapolis.

The Pirates selected Rodriguez in last winter's Rule 5 Draft but returned him to Cleveland after he failed to win an Opening Day roster spot. And now he's back. The 26-year-old has hit .193/.270/.316 this year at Triple-A.

Indians assigned INF Josh Rodriguez to Triple-A Columbus.

Rodriguez was a Rule 5 pick of the Pirates and made the Opening Day roster, but he didn't last long. He'll try to work his way back to the majors through Triple-A.

Pirates designated SS Josh Rodriguez for assignment.

Fellow shortstop Pedro Ciriaco will take Rodriguez's spot on the Pirates roster for the time being, though it will likely ultimately belong to Brandon Wood, who was claimed off waivers from the Angels on Friday. In 12 at-bats this season, Rodriguez had recorded just one hit, striking out a hard to believe eight times.

The Pirates revealed Sunday that Rule 5 pick Josh Rodriguez would be carried as a utilityman.

It sounded like they were leaning towards going with Pedro Ciriaco, who is a superior defender, but Rodriguez won out, partly because of his bat but mostly because he'd have to be returned to the Indians if he didn't make the team. Rodriguez shouldn't have any fantasy value.

Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes that Rule 5 pick Josh Rodriguez is unlikely to make the Pirates.

The Pirates selected Rodriguez with the No. 1 pick in December's Rule 5 Draft, but Kovacevic writes that Pedro Ciriaco "looks much stronger" for the backup middle infielder job. We hope the Pirates aren't basing their decision strictly on spring stats, but Rodriguez is batting .269 (7-for-26) during exhibition action while Ciriaco is batting .361 (13-for-36) with four doubles and two RBI.

Josh Rodriguez went 2-for-3 on Friday in the Pirates' 2-1 defeat of the Phillies.

Rodriguez, the first overall pick in the Rule 5 draft, is 7-for-20 with five walks as he battles to make the Pirates as a utilityman. He's had some right quad tightness this spring, so the Pirates could try to stash him on the DL initially if they'd rather not give him a roster spot.

Rule 5 pick Josh Rodriguez is dealing with some tightness in his right quad and will be sidelined for a few days.

Rodriguez suffered the injury during an on-field workout. The 26-year-old was selected from the Indians with the No. 1 pick in December's Rule 5 Draft and is attempting to make the Pirates as a backup infielder.