When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Rondon, 11th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 584th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35% of the contact against Rondon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.6% with the bases empty.
118 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rondon averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
390 pitches in 2020. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 90th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.5% of the contact Rondon gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 491st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rondon's sinker leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 89.5 off his slider.
41 and 144 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.2% of the balls put in play against Rondon have gone to centre field.
28 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rondon projects a .377 average, 27th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 481st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rondon's stuff spins at 2,117 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
390 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 496th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .385 average against Rondon and left-handers to .359.
224 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rondon lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 220th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rondon has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Rondon, 11th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 584th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.5% of the contact Rondon gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 491st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rondon projects a .377 average, 27th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 481st in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35% of the contact against Rondon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.6% with the bases empty.
118 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rondon averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
390 pitches in 2020. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 90th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rondon's sinker leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 89.5 off his slider.
41 and 144 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.2% of the balls put in play against Rondon have gone to centre field.
28 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rondon has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rondon's stuff spins at 2,117 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
390 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 496th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .385 average against Rondon and left-handers to .359.
224 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rondon lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
390 pitches in 2020. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 220th in MLB.
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