His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball averages 97.9 mph, and has touched 100.1.
257 thrown, 67.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball moves 40.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
257 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rosenthal averages 95.0 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
381 pitches in 2020. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 8th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rosenthal releases the ball from over the top, about 77 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
381 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
257 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rosenthal projects a .242 average, 98th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 17th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rosenthal puts 49.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 202 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rosenthal works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 67.5% of everything he throws.
381 classified pitches in 2020.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rosenthal goes to the slider: 27.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.6% the rest of the time.
114 two-strike pitches in 2020.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rosenthal throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.1% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 291 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rosenthal lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 161st in MLB.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.9% of Rosenthal's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
91 of 381 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rosenthal throws the slider 28.5% of the time against right-handers and 13.4% against left-handers.
179 pitches to right-handers, 202 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rosenthal throws a fastball 75% of the time, against 67.2% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 116 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rosenthal's stuff spins at 2,369 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
381 pitches in 2020. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 185th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,453 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
257 thrown in 2020.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rosenthal puts 54% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.7% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Rosenthal, 34th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 433rd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.9 against 87.5.
257 and 78 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.9% of the contact Rosenthal gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 432nd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rosenthal has thrown 14 sinkers this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 98.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
381 classified pitches in 2020.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball averages 97.9 mph, and has touched 100.1.
257 thrown, 67.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rosenthal works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 67.5% of everything he throws.
381 classified pitches in 2020.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rosenthal throws the slider 28.5% of the time against right-handers and 13.4% against left-handers.
179 pitches to right-handers, 202 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,453 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
257 thrown in 2020.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.9 against 87.5.
257 and 78 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rosenthal has thrown 14 sinkers this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 98.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
381 classified pitches in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball moves 40.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
257 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rosenthal's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
257 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rosenthal averages 95.0 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
381 pitches in 2020. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 8th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rosenthal releases the ball from over the top, about 77 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
381 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rosenthal projects a .242 average, 98th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 17th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Rosenthal, 34th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 433rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.9% of the contact Rosenthal gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 432nd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rosenthal puts 49.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 202 to left-handed hitters.
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 Rosenthal goes to the slider: 27.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.6% the rest of the time.
114 two-strike pitches in 2020.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rosenthal throws a fastball 75% of the time, against 67.2% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 116 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rosenthal puts 54% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.7% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Rosenthal throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.1% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 291 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rosenthal lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
381 pitches in 2020. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 161st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.9% of Rosenthal's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
91 of 381 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rosenthal's stuff spins at 2,369 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
381 pitches in 2020. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 185th in MLB.
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