He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rogers puts 39.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
464 pitches to right-handed hitters, 145 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .365 expected average against them, against .228 on his breaking balls.
150 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rogers's sinker moves 17.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
284 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rogers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 81.2 off his cutter.
1262 and 228 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rogers throws a strike on the first pitch 69.8% of the time.
699 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rogers throws 36.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.8% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 450 with the bases empty.
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 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2689 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Rogers's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.8 against 78.1.
1262 and 379 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rogers's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1262 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rogers goes to the sweeper: 20.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
879 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2689 located pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rogers averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
609 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rogers works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sweeper and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 46.9% of everything he throws.
2689 classified pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rogers throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 59.3% when he is ahead.
561 pitches behind in the count, 967 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rogers's stuff spins at 2,121 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
609 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Rogers gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
609 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rogers lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his offspeed pitches.
395 of his fastballs, 150 of his offspeed pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rogers throws the changeup 23.9% of the time against right-handers and 8.3% against left-handers.
2000 pitches to right-handers, 689 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rogers puts 63.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.1% when he is ahead.
561 located pitches behind, 967 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rogers releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2519 tracked pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Rogers works off the plate, with only 41.9% of his pitches in the zone, 38th percentile.
609 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 336th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Rogers's fastball averages 92.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.2 past his 75th.
520 early fastballs, 328 late ones.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rogers's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,463 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
1262 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rogers's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 97.4.
1262 thrown, 46.9% of his pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rogers puts 39.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
464 pitches to right-handed hitters, 145 to left-handed hitters.
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 .365 expected average against them, against .228 on his breaking balls.
150 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Rogers lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his offspeed pitches.
395 of his fastballs, 150 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
Rogers's sinker moves 17.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
284 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rogers's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1262 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rogers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 81.2 off his cutter.
1262 and 228 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Rogers's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.8 against 78.1.
1262 and 379 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rogers works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sweeper and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 46.9% of everything he throws.
2689 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rogers throws the changeup 23.9% of the time against right-handers and 8.3% against left-handers.
2000 pitches to right-handers, 689 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rogers's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,463 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
1262 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rogers's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 97.4.
1262 thrown, 46.9% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rogers throws a strike on the first pitch 69.8% of the time.
699 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rogers goes to the sweeper: 20.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
879 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rogers throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 59.3% when he is ahead.
561 pitches behind in the count, 967 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rogers puts 63.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.1% when he is ahead.
561 located pitches behind, 967 ahead.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rogers throws 36.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.8% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 450 with the bases empty.
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 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2689 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rogers releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2519 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Rogers's fastball averages 92.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.2 past his 75th.
520 early fastballs, 328 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2689 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rogers averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
609 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rogers's stuff spins at 2,121 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
609 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Rogers gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
609 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Rogers works off the plate, with only 41.9% of his pitches in the zone, 38th percentile.
609 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 336th in MLB.
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