This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Roa goes to the slider: 51.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.4% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Roa's slider leaves the bat at 98.5 mph, against 90.5 off his sinker.
62 and 57 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Roa throws a fastball 79.2% of the time, against 35.4% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 48 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Roa throws the sinker 51.3% of the time against right-handers and 17.6% against left-handers.
76 pitches to right-handers, 102 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Roa's sinker moves 14.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
63% of the contact Roa gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
178 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 529th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Roa averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Roa's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Roa's sinker averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 99.3.
57 thrown, 32% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .352 expected average against them, against .296 on his fastballs.
62 of his breaking balls thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Roa, 9th percentile.
178 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 489th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Roa throws 45.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.7% with the bases empty.
70 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 108 with the bases empty.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Roa throws a strike on the first pitch 52.3% of the time.
44 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Roa releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
178 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23% of Roa's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
41 of 178 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Roa works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 34.8% of everything he throws.
178 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Roa works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
178 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Roa projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
178 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Roa's stuff spins at 2,185 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Roa puts 52.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
53 located pitches behind, 48 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Roa's slider spins at 2,401 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
62 thrown in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Roa goes to the slider: 51.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.4% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Roa throws a fastball 79.2% of the time, against 35.4% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 48 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Roa throws a strike on the first pitch 52.3% of the time.
44 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Roa puts 52.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
53 located pitches behind, 48 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Roa's slider leaves the bat at 98.5 mph, against 90.5 off his sinker.
62 and 57 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Roa throws the sinker 51.3% of the time against right-handers and 17.6% against left-handers.
76 pitches to right-handers, 102 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Roa's sinker averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 99.3.
57 thrown, 32% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Roa works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 34.8% of everything he throws.
178 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Roa's slider spins at 2,401 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
62 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Roa's sinker moves 14.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Roa's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
63% of the contact Roa gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
178 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 529th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Roa, 9th percentile.
178 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 489th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Roa projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
178 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Roa averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th 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 .352 expected average against them, against .296 on his fastballs.
62 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Roa throws 45.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.7% with the bases empty.
70 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 108 with the bases empty.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Roa releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
178 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23% of Roa's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
41 of 178 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Roa works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
178 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Roa's stuff spins at 2,185 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
178 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
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