When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 90.2% of the time, against 52.2% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
173 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's sinker moves 16.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
76 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the 4-seam fastball 38.5% of the time against left-handers and 6% against right-handers.
83 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
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.
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 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.3% when he is ahead.
50 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the changeup: 18.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.2% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
173 located pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 97.8.
76 thrown, 43.7% of his pitches.
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.
27 of 173 located pitches.
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.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 43.7% of everything he throws.
174 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 10.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
44 plate appearances started 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.
123 tracked pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 90.2% of the time, against 52.2% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
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 28.3% when he is ahead.
50 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the changeup: 18.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.2% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
44 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
173 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
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.
123 tracked pitches 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 16.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
76 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 10.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the 4-seam fastball 38.5% of the time against left-handers and 6% against right-handers.
83 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 97.8.
76 thrown, 43.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 43.7% of everything he throws.
174 classified 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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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.
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 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
173 located pitches in 2026.
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.
27 of 173 located pitches.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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