His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.9.
88 thrown, 29.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's changeup moves 17.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .267 expected average against them, against .164 on his offspeed pitches.
178 of his fastballs thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rodriguez lives in the strike zone: 51% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the changeup: 51.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.4% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 93.1 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from over the top, about 73 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
300 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .238 average, 96th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 24th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rodriguez puts 48.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 53.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
141 pitches to right-handed hitters, 159 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 49.7% of the time against left-handers and 30.5% against right-handers.
141 pitches to right-handers, 159 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.9% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rodriguez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
300 located pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,102 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodriguez is weak: 85.2 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter. The changeup is 40.7% of everything he throws.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 53.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's sinker leaves the bat at 86.0 mph, against 83.1 off his changeup.
88 and 122 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodriguez lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45.9% of his offspeed pitches.
178 of his fastballs, 122 of his offspeed pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
227 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,359 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
56 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 98.5 against 89.2.
56 and 122 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.9.
88 thrown, 29.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 49.7% of the time against left-handers and 30.5% against right-handers.
141 pitches to right-handers, 159 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter. The changeup is 40.7% of everything he throws.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's sinker leaves the bat at 86.0 mph, against 83.1 off his changeup.
88 and 122 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,359 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
56 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 98.5 against 89.2.
56 and 122 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's changeup moves 17.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .267 expected average against them, against .164 on his offspeed pitches.
178 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodriguez lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45.9% of his offspeed pitches.
178 of his fastballs, 122 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rodriguez lives in the strike zone: 51% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the changeup: 51.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.4% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 93.1 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from over the top, about 73 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
300 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
227 tracked pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .238 average, 96th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 24th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.9% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodriguez is weak: 85.2 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rodriguez puts 48.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 53.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
141 pitches to right-handed hitters, 159 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rodriguez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
300 located pitches in 2026.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,102 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 53.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
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