One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .458 expected average against them, against .357 on his fastballs.
239 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rondon projects a .388 average, 17th percentile.
612 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 604th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rondon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.0 off his sinker.
245 and 84 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.4% of the contact against Rondon is on the ground and 26.3% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
38% of the contact right-handers make against Rondon is hit hard, against 45.2% of what left-handers make.
404 pitches to right-handed hitters, 208 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rondon averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
612 pitches in 2018. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 101st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Rondon have gone to centre field.
41 of 82 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Rondon works off the plate, with only 42.8% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
612 pitches in 2018. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 552nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.9% of the contact against Rondon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.3% with the bases empty.
214 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 398 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.7% of the contact Rondon gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
612 pitches in 2018. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 441st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .458 expected average against them, against .357 on his fastballs.
239 of his breaking balls thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rondon projects a .388 average, 17th percentile.
612 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 604th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.7% of the contact Rondon gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
612 pitches in 2018. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 441st in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rondon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.0 off his sinker.
245 and 84 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.4% of the contact against Rondon is on the ground and 26.3% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Rondon have gone to centre field.
41 of 82 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
38% of the contact right-handers make against Rondon is hit hard, against 45.2% of what left-handers make.
404 pitches to right-handed hitters, 208 to left-handed hitters.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rondon averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
612 pitches in 2018. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 101st in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Rondon works off the plate, with only 42.8% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
612 pitches in 2018. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 552nd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.9% of the contact against Rondon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.3% with the bases empty.
214 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 398 with the bases empty.
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