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Fernando Rodriguez Jr.

Athletics Career team 2014–2016
Number #29
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 42
Height 6' 3"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place El Paso, TX
Born Jun 18, 1984

Key Insights

2016
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Rodriguez Jr.'s 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 84.0 off his curveball.

461 and 45 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Rodriguez Jr. averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.

662 pitches in 2016. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 120th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Rodriguez Jr. works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 69.6% of everything he throws.

662 classified pitches in 2016.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Rodriguez Jr. throws a fastball 98.9% of the time, against 85.5% when he is ahead.

178 pitches behind in the count, 186 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

14.8 mph separates Rodriguez Jr.'s 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.9 against 78.1.

461 and 45 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Rodriguez Jr. throws the cutter 30.2% of the time against right-handers and 10.8% against left-handers.

411 pitches to right-handers, 251 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 18, 1984
Birth Place El Paso, TX
Height 6' 3"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft El Paso Community