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Number #60
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 30
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Born Jun 9, 1996

Key Insights

2021
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .498 expected average against them, against .352 on his fastballs.

51 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Rosso's 4-seam fastball moves 41.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

85 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Rosso releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

144 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Rosso throws the slider 44.3% of the time against right-handers and 24.6% against left-handers.

79 pitches to right-handers, 65 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Rosso's 4-seam fastball carries 12.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

85 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Rosso goes to the slider: 39.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.3% the rest of the time.

51 two-strike pitches in 2021.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 9, 1996
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right