When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 78.8% of the time, against 51% when he is ahead.
156 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's sinker moves 107.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
318 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 90th percentile in the league.
545 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 81st in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Rodriguez works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
545 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 708th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 98.4.
318 thrown, 58.3% of his pitches.
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 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
545 located pitches in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 58.3% of everything he throws.
545 classified pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .293 average, 88th percentile.
545 pitches in 2021. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 100th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the curveball: 30.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2021.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Rodriguez's fastball averages 95.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.1 past his 75th.
215 early fastballs, 33 late ones.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.6% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 545 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
545 tracked pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Rodriguez's sinker from his curveball, 95.8 against 84.4.
318 and 128 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 49.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35% when he is ahead.
156 located pitches behind, 157 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the slider 11.4% of the time against right-handers and 0.5% against left-handers.
325 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's curveball carries 9.0 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
545 pitches in 2021. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 257th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's curveball spins at 2,462 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
128 thrown in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
545 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rodriguez has thrown 25 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 93.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
545 classified pitches in 2021.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 78.8% of the time, against 51% when he is ahead.
156 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the curveball: 30.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 49.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35% when he is ahead.
156 located pitches behind, 157 ahead.
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 sinker moves 107.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
318 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's curveball carries 9.0 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 90th percentile in the league.
545 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 81st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Rodriguez works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
545 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 708th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 98.4.
318 thrown, 58.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 58.3% of everything he throws.
545 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Rodriguez's sinker from his curveball, 95.8 against 84.4.
318 and 128 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the slider 11.4% of the time against right-handers and 0.5% against left-handers.
325 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's curveball spins at 2,462 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
128 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rodriguez has thrown 25 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 93.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
545 classified pitches in 2021.
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 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
545 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.6% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 545 located pitches.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .293 average, 88th percentile.
545 pitches in 2021. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 100th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
545 pitches in 2021. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 257th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Rodriguez's fastball averages 95.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.1 past his 75th.
215 early fastballs, 33 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
545 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
545 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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Career team 2021