One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's changeup moves 16.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
232 thrown, averaging 85.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
276 and 119 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rodriguez puts 40.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
551 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 36.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
190 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 565 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .348 expected average against them, against .268 on his offspeed pitches.
444 of his fastballs thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 45.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.6% the rest of the time.
189 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
276 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
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 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
755 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.2% when he is ahead.
215 located pitches behind, 202 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 36.8% of the time against right-handers and 14.2% against left-handers.
551 pitches to right-handers, 204 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
755 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 94.6.
276 thrown, 36.6% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodriguez lands 47.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.2% of his offspeed pitches.
444 of his fastballs, 232 of his offspeed pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.8 against 78.8.
276 and 79 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
126 of 755 located pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
755 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
755 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 36.6% of everything he throws.
755 classified pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.2% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
755 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 62.8% of the time, against 56.9% when he is ahead.
215 pitches behind in the count, 202 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
200 plate appearances started in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
755 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's curveball spins at 2,317 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2026.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's changeup moves 16.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
232 thrown, averaging 85.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
276 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
276 and 119 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 36.8% of the time against right-handers and 14.2% against left-handers.
551 pitches to right-handers, 204 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 94.6.
276 thrown, 36.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.8 against 78.8.
276 and 79 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 36.6% of everything he throws.
755 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's curveball spins at 2,317 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rodriguez puts 40.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
551 pitches to right-handed hitters, 204 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 36.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
190 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 565 with the bases empty.
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 .348 expected average against them, against .268 on his offspeed pitches.
444 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodriguez lands 47.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.2% of his offspeed pitches.
444 of his fastballs, 232 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 45.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.6% the rest of the time.
189 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.2% when he is ahead.
215 located pitches behind, 202 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 62.8% of the time, against 56.9% when he is ahead.
215 pitches behind in the count, 202 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
200 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
755 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
126 of 755 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
755 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
755 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st 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 a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
755 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.2% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
755 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .312 average, 62nd percentile.
755 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 203rd in MLB.
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