His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 90.0 mph, and has touched 93.3.
122 thrown, 49% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .474 expected average against them, against .297 on his fastballs.
90 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's sinker moves 133.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 90.0 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
249 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rodriguez lives in the strike zone: 53% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 33rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's changeup leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 81.1 off his sinker.
90 and 122 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 1,694 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 757th in MLB.
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 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
249 located pitches in 2024.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.6% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 32nd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the changeup: 43.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 32.5% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 622nd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 48.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 54.5% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 187 with the bases empty.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rodriguez puts 50.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 55.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
134 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodriguez lands 66.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45.6% of his offspeed pitches.
122 of his fastballs, 90 of his offspeed pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 58.8% of the time, against 44.4% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 90 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodriguez is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 78th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 45.5% of the time against right-handers and 25.2% against left-handers.
134 pitches to right-handers, 115 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2024.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .363 average, 14th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 663rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper. The sinker is 49% of everything he throws.
249 classified pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.8% when he is ahead.
51 located pitches behind, 90 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
4.5 mph separates Rodriguez's sinker from his changeup, 90.0 against 85.5.
122 and 90 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.7% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 249 located pitches.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's sinker averages 90.0 mph, and has touched 93.3.
122 thrown, 49% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's changeup leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 81.1 off his sinker.
90 and 122 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rodriguez throws the changeup 45.5% of the time against right-handers and 25.2% against left-handers.
134 pitches to right-handers, 115 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper. The sinker is 49% of everything he throws.
249 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
4.5 mph separates Rodriguez's sinker from his changeup, 90.0 against 85.5.
122 and 90 of them respectively.
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 .474 expected average against them, against .297 on his fastballs.
90 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rodriguez lands 66.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45.6% of his offspeed pitches.
122 of his fastballs, 90 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's sinker moves 133.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 90.0 mph.
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 sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
249 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
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: 53% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 33rd 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 1,694 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 757th in MLB.
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 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
249 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.7% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 249 located pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.6% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 32nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodriguez is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 78th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .363 average, 14th percentile.
249 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 663rd in MLB.
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: 43.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 32.5% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rodriguez throws a fastball 58.8% of the time, against 44.4% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 90 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.8% when he is ahead.
51 located pitches behind, 90 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 622nd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 48.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 54.5% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 187 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rodriguez puts 50.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 55.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
134 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
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