His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rogers's 4-seam fastball averages 89.5 mph, and has touched 91.7.
61 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rogers throws a fastball 61.1% of the time, against 31% when he is ahead.
54 pitches behind in the count, 42 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .441 expected average against them, against .312 on his breaking balls.
77 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rogers's sweeper moves 74.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 78.6 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rogers averages 83.8 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
170 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 743rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rogers lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 73rd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Rogers works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
170 located pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rogers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
170 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rogers throws the sweeper 48.8% of the time against left-handers and 27.4% against right-handers.
84 pitches to right-handers, 86 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rogers projects a .365 average, 13th percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 670th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rogers's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 89.5 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rogers puts 64.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.6% when he is ahead.
54 located pitches behind, 42 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rogers works with 4 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Cutter. The sweeper is 38.2% of everything he throws.
170 classified pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rogers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
170 located pitches in 2024.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Rogers gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 560th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rogers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 88.1 off his sweeper.
61 and 65 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rogers throws a strike on the first pitch 57.1% of the time.
49 plate appearances started in 2024.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rogers releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
170 tracked pitches in 2024.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rogers throws 49.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.7% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 89 with the bases empty.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Rogers's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 89.5 against 78.6.
61 and 65 of them respectively.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Rogers, 31st percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 527th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rogers's stuff spins at 2,207 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
170 pitches in 2024. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 471st in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rogers has thrown 8 changeups this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 82.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
170 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rogers's sweeper spins at 2,290 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2024.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rogers's 4-seam fastball averages 89.5 mph, and has touched 91.7.
61 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rogers throws the sweeper 48.8% of the time against left-handers and 27.4% against right-handers.
84 pitches to right-handers, 86 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rogers works with 4 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Cutter. The sweeper is 38.2% of everything he throws.
170 classified pitches in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rogers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 88.1 off his sweeper.
61 and 65 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Rogers's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 89.5 against 78.6.
61 and 65 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rogers has thrown 8 changeups this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 82.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
170 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rogers's sweeper spins at 2,290 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2024.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rogers throws a fastball 61.1% of the time, against 31% when he is ahead.
54 pitches behind in the count, 42 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rogers puts 64.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.6% when he is ahead.
54 located pitches behind, 42 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rogers throws a strike on the first pitch 57.1% of the time.
49 plate appearances started in 2024.
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 fastballs: a .441 expected average against them, against .312 on his breaking balls.
77 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rogers's sweeper moves 74.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 78.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rogers's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 89.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rogers averages 83.8 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
170 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 743rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rogers lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 73rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Rogers works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
170 located pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rogers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
170 located pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rogers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
170 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rogers releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
170 tracked pitches in 2024.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rogers projects a .365 average, 13th percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 670th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Rogers gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 560th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Rogers, 31st percentile.
170 pitches in 2024. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 527th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rogers throws 49.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.7% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 89 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rogers's stuff spins at 2,207 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
170 pitches in 2024. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 471st in MLB.
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