His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball averages 89.0 mph, and has touched 91.2.
238 thrown, 55.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the changeup: 47.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.1% the rest of the time.
113 two-strike pitches in 2017.
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 1.89 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
431 located pitches in 2017.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .417 expected average against them, against .327 on his fastballs.
153 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 609th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 55.2% of everything he throws.
431 classified pitches in 2017.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,005 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2017. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 619th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's changeup moves 12.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
153 thrown, averaging 83.3 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.2% of the time.
118 plate appearances started in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
69 of 431 located pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rodriguez lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
433 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
431 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 44% of the time against left-handers and 27.7% against right-handers.
224 pitches to right-handers, 207 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 58.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.6% when he is ahead.
135 located pitches behind, 108 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Rodriguez, 29th percentile.
433 pitches in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 503rd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Rodriguez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
431 located pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 87.6 off his changeup.
238 and 153 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.7 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 89.0 against 83.3.
238 and 153 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
431 tracked pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .352 average, 61st percentile.
433 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 273rd in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball averages 89.0 mph, and has touched 91.2.
238 thrown, 55.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 55.2% of everything he throws.
431 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 44% of the time against left-handers and 27.7% against right-handers.
224 pitches to right-handers, 207 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 87.6 off his changeup.
238 and 153 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.7 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 89.0 against 83.3.
238 and 153 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's changeup moves 12.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
153 thrown, averaging 83.3 mph.
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 changeup: 47.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.1% the rest of the time.
113 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 54.2% of the time.
118 plate appearances started in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 58.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.6% when he is ahead.
135 located pitches behind, 108 ahead.
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 1.89 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
431 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
69 of 431 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Rodriguez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
431 located pitches in 2017.
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 offspeed pitches: a .417 expected average against them, against .327 on his fastballs.
153 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 609th 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 2,005 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2017. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 619th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rodriguez lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
433 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th 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 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
431 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
431 tracked pitches in 2017.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Rodriguez, 29th percentile.
433 pitches in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 503rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .352 average, 61st percentile.
433 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 273rd in MLB.
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Career team 2002–2008