When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 80% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
155 pitches behind in the count, 118 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 78.2 off his curveball.
90 and 79 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
496 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.6 mph separates Rodriguez's sinker from his curveball, 95.8 against 78.2.
228 and 79 of them respectively.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Rodriguez works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
174 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
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 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
496 located pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 1,971 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
174 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 55.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.5% when he is ahead.
154 located pitches behind, 118 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 98.5.
228 thrown, 45.9% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the sinker 56.7% of the time against right-handers and 33% against left-handers.
270 pitches to right-handers, 227 to left-handers.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Rodriguez's fastball averages 96.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.3 past his 75th.
111 early fastballs, 47 late ones.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .358 average, 22nd percentile.
174 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 421st in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.4% of the time.
125 plate appearances started 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.
83 of 496 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 45.9% of everything he throws.
497 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 22.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.5% the rest of the time.
134 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
174 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
446 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's curveball spins at 2,338 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 80% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
155 pitches behind in the count, 118 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 55.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.5% when he is ahead.
154 located pitches behind, 118 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.4% of the time.
125 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the 4-seam fastball: 22.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.5% the rest of the time.
134 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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 94.0 mph, against 78.2 off his curveball.
90 and 79 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.6 mph separates Rodriguez's sinker from his curveball, 95.8 against 78.2.
228 and 79 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 98.5.
228 thrown, 45.9% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the sinker 56.7% of the time against right-handers and 33% against left-handers.
270 pitches to right-handers, 227 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 45.9% of everything he throws.
497 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's curveball spins at 2,338 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 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
Rodriguez's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
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 low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
496 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Rodriguez's fastball averages 96.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.3 past his 75th.
111 early fastballs, 47 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
446 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
174 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
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 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
496 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.
83 of 496 located pitches.
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 1,971 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
174 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .358 average, 22nd percentile.
174 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 421st in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
174 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
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