The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
63.3% of the contact against Rodriguez is on the ground and 16.3% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Rodriguez and left-handers 78.4.
25 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
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.
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 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 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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.1% of the contact against Rodriguez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.6% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 187 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rodriguez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 418 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed 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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Rodriguez have gone to centre field.
21 of 49 located batted balls allowed.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
63.3% of the contact against Rodriguez is on the ground and 16.3% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Rodriguez and left-handers 78.4.
25 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rodriguez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 418 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Rodriguez have gone to centre field.
21 of 49 located batted balls allowed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.1% of the contact against Rodriguez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.6% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 187 with the bases empty.
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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