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Despite having a sub-standard 2012 season, Francisco Rodriguez has been one of the most oft-used relievers in Brewer franchise history.
If you've been watching the Brewers lately, you may have noticed that you haven't been seeing much of Francisco Rodriguez. He's appeared in just four of the Brewers' last 15 games (27%) after working in 68 of their first 139 (49%). You're probably not too upset by the change, however, because K-Rod is having a pretty poor season by his standards.
With that said, we've still seen an awful lot of K-Rod in 2012. His 72 appearances (with eight games to play) are already tied for the 16th most by a reliever in franchise history. If he pitches four more times in the Brewers' last eight games he could move into a tie for fifth:
| Pitcher | Season | Games | ERA |
| Ken Sanders | 1971 | 83 | 1.91 |
| Ray King | 2001 | 82 | 3.60 |
| Todd Coffey | 2009 | 78 | 2.90 |
| Derrick Turnbow | 2007 | 77 | 4.63 |
| Ray King | 2002 | 76 | 3.05 |
| Luis Vizcaino | 2002 | 76 | 2.99 |
| Chuck Crim | 1989 | 76 | 2.83 |
You might have noticed something else about the relievers on that list: Most of them actually pitched pretty well. K-Rod (and John Axford, by the way) are already two of just five pitchers in franchise history to appear in at least 70 games with an ERA+ under 100:
| Pitcher | Season | Appearances | ERA |
| Derrick Turnbow | 2007 | 77 | 4.63 |
| Luis Vizcaino | 2003 | 75 | 6.39 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 2012 | 72 | 4.64 |
| John Axford | 2012 | 71 | 4.66 |
| Mike Myers | 1999 | 71 | 5.23 |
It's possible Kameron Loe could eventually join them: He has a 4.39 ERA and 67 appearances in 2012.



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