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Andre Rienzo

White Sox Career team 2013–2014
Number #24
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 3"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Sao Paulo, Brazil
Born Jul 5, 1988

Key Insights

2015
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Rienzo goes to the curveball: 28.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.1% the rest of the time.

92 two-strike pitches in 2015.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .349 expected average against them, against .229 on his breaking balls.

270 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Rienzo's cutter leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.

112 and 123 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Rienzo throws a fastball 89.6% of the time, against 56.6% when he is ahead.

115 pitches behind in the count, 83 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Rienzo's sinker averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 92.4.

123 thrown, 34.8% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Rienzo throws the sinker 53.2% of the time against left-handers and 24.7% against right-handers.

227 pitches to right-handers, 126 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 5, 1988
Birth Place Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height 6' 3"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right