His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball averages 97.4 mph, and has touched 101.1.
448 thrown, 55.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's slider moves 63.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
360 thrown, averaging 86.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 18.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
448 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rodriguez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
808 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
808 pitches in 2025. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 103rd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,717 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
808 pitches in 2025. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 12th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's slider spins at 2,785 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
360 thrown in 2025.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 45% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50.3% with the bases empty.
251 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 557 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.4% of everything he throws.
808 classified pitches in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the slider: 49% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.4% the rest of the time.
263 two-strike pitches in 2025.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodriguez is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 149th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rodriguez lives in the strike zone: 48.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 246th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 85.1 off his slider.
448 and 360 of them thrown.
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 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
808 located pitches in 2025.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 185th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .330 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
360 of his breaking balls thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 59.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.2% when he is ahead.
222 located pitches behind, 238 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .316 average, 74th percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 206th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 57.3% of the time.
199 plate appearances started in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.4 against 86.3.
448 and 360 of them respectively.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
808 tracked pitches in 2025.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball averages 97.4 mph, and has touched 101.1.
448 thrown, 55.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rodriguez's slider spins at 2,785 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
360 thrown in 2025.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rodriguez works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.4% of everything he throws.
808 classified pitches in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 85.1 off his slider.
448 and 360 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.4 against 86.3.
448 and 360 of them respectively.
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 slider moves 63.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
360 thrown, averaging 86.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rodriguez's 4-seam fastball carries 18.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
448 thrown, averaging 97.4 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 low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
808 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rodriguez releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
808 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rodriguez averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
808 pitches in 2025. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 103rd in MLB.
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 2,717 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
808 pitches in 2025. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 12th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rodriguez throws 45% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 50.3% with the bases empty.
251 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 557 with the bases empty.
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 slider: 49% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.4% the rest of the time.
263 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rodriguez puts 59.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.2% when he is ahead.
222 located pitches behind, 238 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 57.3% of the time.
199 plate appearances started in 2025.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rodriguez is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 149th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 185th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .316 average, 74th percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 206th in MLB.
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: 48.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
808 pitches in 2025. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 246th 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 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
808 located pitches in 2025.
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 .330 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
360 of his breaking balls thrown.
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