One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Rodriguez and left-handers 93.4.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Rodriguez, 17th percentile.
416 pitches in 2021. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 668th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .387 expected average against them, against .313 on his fastballs.
92 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's sinker leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 86.3 off his curveball.
95 and 90 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2021. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 124th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Rodriguez have gone to centre field.
34 of 73 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .343 average, 34th percentile.
416 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 529th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .331 average against Rodriguez and left-handers to .353.
245 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.6% of the contact against Rodriguez is on the ground and 45.1% of it is in the air.
71 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Rodriguez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40% with the bases empty.
108 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 308 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
416 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 509th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,304 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2021. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 291st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rodriguez has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Rodriguez and left-handers 93.4.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Rodriguez have gone to centre field.
34 of 73 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.6% of the contact against Rodriguez is on the ground and 45.1% of it is in the air.
71 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rodriguez has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Rodriguez, 17th percentile.
416 pitches in 2021. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 668th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .343 average, 34th percentile.
416 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 529th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
416 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 509th in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .387 expected average against them, against .313 on his fastballs.
92 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's sinker leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 86.3 off his curveball.
95 and 90 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2021. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 124th 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 .331 average against Rodriguez and left-handers to .353.
245 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Rodriguez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40% with the bases empty.
108 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 308 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,304 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2021. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 291st in MLB.
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Career team 2018–2021