This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodney goes to the 4-seam fastball: 36.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.2% the rest of the time.
266 two-strike pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodney's changeup moves 108.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
244 thrown, averaging 83.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodney's sinker leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 80.8 off his changeup.
402 and 244 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodney's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodney throws 36.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.5% with the bases empty.
190 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 688 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rodney lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
848 located pitches in 2019.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodney's stuff spins at 1,995 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2019. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 675th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodney lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.3% of his offspeed pitches.
576 of his fastballs, 244 of his offspeed pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodney throws a fastball 72.8% of the time, against 57.4% when he is ahead.
239 pitches behind in the count, 256 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Rodney works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
878 pitches in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 563rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodney works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 47.4% of everything he throws.
848 classified pitches in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodney releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
848 tracked pitches in 2019.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodney averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2019. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 231st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodney puts 51.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.4% when he is ahead.
239 located pitches behind, 256 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodney throws the changeup 35.9% of the time against left-handers and 21.9% against right-handers.
430 pitches to right-handers, 418 to left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodney is weak: 88.0 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
878 pitches in 2019. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 204th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodney releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
848 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He lives on one side of the plate
Rodney works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
848 located pitches in 2019.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodney projects a .347 average, 72nd percentile.
878 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 215th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Rodney's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 94.4 against 83.0.
174 and 244 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Rodney's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
145 of 848 located pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rodney has thrown 28 sliders this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 86.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
848 classified pitches in 2019.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodney goes to the 4-seam fastball: 36.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.2% the rest of the time.
266 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodney throws a fastball 72.8% of the time, against 57.4% when he is ahead.
239 pitches behind in the count, 256 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodney puts 51.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.4% when he is ahead.
239 located pitches behind, 256 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodney's changeup moves 108.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
244 thrown, averaging 83.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodney's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 94.4 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 Rodney's sinker leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 80.8 off his changeup.
402 and 244 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodney works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 47.4% of everything he throws.
848 classified pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodney throws the changeup 35.9% of the time against left-handers and 21.9% against right-handers.
430 pitches to right-handers, 418 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Rodney's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 94.4 against 83.0.
174 and 244 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rodney has thrown 28 sliders this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 86.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
848 classified pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodney throws 36.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.5% with the bases empty.
190 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 688 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rodney lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
848 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Rodney works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
848 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Rodney's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
145 of 848 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodney's stuff spins at 1,995 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2019. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 675th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodney lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.3% of his offspeed pitches.
576 of his fastballs, 244 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Rodney works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
878 pitches in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 563rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodney releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
848 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodney releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
848 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodney averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2019. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 231st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodney is weak: 88.0 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
878 pitches in 2019. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 204th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodney projects a .347 average, 72nd percentile.
878 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 215th in MLB.
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