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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.5% of the contact against Roa with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 68.8% with the bases empty.
70 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 108 with the bases empty.
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 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.
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.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29.6% of the contact against Roa is on the ground and 40.7% of it is in the air.
27 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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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.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.5% of the contact against Roa with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 68.8% with the bases empty.
70 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 108 with the bases empty.
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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.
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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 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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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29.6% of the contact against Roa is on the ground and 40.7% of it is in the air.
27 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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