P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 275 lbs | Age: 34
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 5 2 2.97 37 0 0 36.1 45 0.96
2017 1 3 10.91 21 0 1 15.2 22 1.98
2018 2 3 8.49 35 0 1 29.2 40 2.16
5 Seasons 10 10 5.73 158 0 8 141.1 173 1.55
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 37 5-2 2.97 36.1 45 0.96
2017 21 1-3 10.91 15.2 22 1.98
2018 35 2-3 8.49 29.2 40 2.16
5 Seasons 158 10-10 5.73 141.1 173 1.55
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 24 578 88 5 5.7 3.4 87.8 110.0 9.8 34.1 .213 .341 .338 .303 .341 26.1 24.8 13.1 5.81 3.80
2016 25 565 84 6 7.1 4.2 89.4 113.0 19.2 35.7 .194 .343 .258 .273 .351 32.1 31.3 8.3 2.97 3.09
2017 26 328 43 1 2.3 1.3 89.9 111.7 11.2 37.2 .275 .393 .377 .334 .431 34.9 28.9 13.2 10.91 4.86
2018 27 612 86 5 5.8 3.2 88.8 109.4 12.4 41.9 .244 .348 .371 .333 .381 38.4 26.0 17.5 8.49 4.76
Player 2083 301 17 5.6 3.3 88.8 113.0 13.4 37.2 .225 .351 .331 .308 .368 32.6 27.6 13.1
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Rondón relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(40.2%) ,
Slider
(39.2%) ,
Sinker
(13.8%) ,
Changeup
(6.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 44.3 55.7 22.7 26.1 6.8 37.5 36.4 26.1 22.7 15.9 5.7 14.8 20.5 20.5
2016 34.5 65.5 27.4 27.4 10.7 35.7 39.3 25.0 14.3 13.1 7.1 21.4 26.2 17.9
2017 39.5 60.5 11.6 39.5 9.3 32.6 41.9 25.6 14.0 18.6 7.0 18.6 23.3 18.6
2018 38.4 61.6 20.9 36.0 4.7 36.0 43.0 20.9 15.1 18.6 4.7 20.9 24.4 16.3
Player 39.2 60.8 21.9 31.2 7.6 35.9 39.9 24.3 16.9 16.3 6.0 18.9 23.6 18.3
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 4.5 33.0 23.9 28.4 2.3 5.7 3.4
2016 4.8 23.8 33.3 21.4 6.0 7.1 4.2
2017 2.3 30.2 20.9 32.6 9.3 2.3 1.3
2018 1.2 31.4 23.3 33.7 3.5 5.8 3.2
Player 3.3 29.6 25.9 28.6 4.7 5.6 3.3
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2018 Slider CWS R 239 86.3 37.9 3.8 3.3GLV -0.7 -0.6 2.4 3.3GLV -1.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 245 96.5 12.6 0.7 6.2ARM -0.5 16.5 0.8 6.2ARM -1.0
2018 Sinker CWS R 84 95.7 16.0 -2.8 13.8ARM -0.1 13.7 -4.4 13.8ARM -0.9
2018 Changeup CWS R 42 90.2 23.5 -3.1 15.8ARM 1.7 10.0 -3.3 15.8ARM 2.5
2017 Sinker DET R 17 96.8 15.7 -1.5 14.5ARM -0.2 13.3 -2.5 14.5ARM -0.9
2017 Changeup DET R 30 89.2 22.0 -3.9 15.7ARM 1.8 12.5 -4.0 15.7ARM 2.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball DET R 157 96.8 10.2 1.6 7.4ARM -0.2 18.9 1.8 7.4ARM -0.7
2017 Slider DET R 123 85.4 35.9 1.9 1.3GLV -2.4 2.4 1.3 1.3GLV -2.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.0 -7 245 40.2 65 .400 .580 .470 20.2 13.8 18.0 .286 .455 .405 45.2
2018 Slider 0.6 1 239 39.2 67 .228 .316 .308 42.7 38.8 29.9 .234 .288 .293 37.5
2018 Sinker -1.5 -1 84 13.8 14 .364 .545 .521 26.5 7.1 50.0 .222 .364 .349 20.0
2018 Changeup 2.7 1 42 6.9 5 .000 .000 .000 41.2 60.0 23.1 .031 .032 .035 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -2 157 48.0 33 .407 .444 .417 11.8 18.2 15.0 .350 .473 .399 45.5
2017 Slider 1.3 2 123 37.6 34 .226 .452 .330 43.5 41.2 27.5 .187 .297 .250 23.5
2017 Changeup -2.1 -1 30 9.2 5 .400 .400 .360 30.8 40.0 22.2 .297 .336 .279 0.0
2017 Sinker -10.3 -2 17 5.2 2 1.000 2.000 .975 0.0 0.0 0.0 .733 1.412 .801 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 122 442 1 3 -3 -1 0
2015 144 574 0 1 -3 -1 -4
2016 143 562 5 4 -2 -3 5
2017 74 327 0 2 -3 -2 -3
2018 151 610 -3 5 -7 -2 -6
Player 634 2,515 3 16 -18 3 -8
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 578 50.2 65.5 85.3 29.2 44.0 43.9 53.8 47.4 27.4 7.6 75.0
2016 565 48.5 67.2 76.1 32.0 45.2 39.1 59.0 49.0 34.3 7.4 83.3
2017 328 48.9 65.0 80.8 28.7 54.2 39.8 48.6 46.6 27.5 7.3 87.5
2018 612 46.1 67.3 78.3 25.8 43.5 42.3 52.0 45.1 33.0 6.1 89.2
Player 2,083 48.3 66.4 80.1 28.8 45.8 41.5 54.0 47.0 30.9 7.1 83.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 99 56 79
2016 98 49 87
2017 94 38 82
2018 92 45 87
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 24.72 5 5.0 0 2 1 4 80.0
2017 23.55 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2018 -- 1 1.1 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 24.53 7 7.1 0 3 2 5 71.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 5
2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2018 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Player 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 7 8 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2018 +/-   2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .298 -.030 .328 +.147 .181 -.080 .261
xBA .244 -.031 .275 +.081 .194 -.019 .213
OBP .422 +.001 .421 +.153 .268 -.098 .366
xOBP .384 +.006 .378 +.098 .280 -.050 .330
SLG .427 -.042 .469 +.154 .315 -.088 .403
xSLG .348 -.045 .393 +.050 .343 +.002 .341
ISO .129 -.012 .141 +.007 .134 -.009 .143
xISO .105 -.013 .118 -.031 .149 +.021 .128
BABIP .424 -.052 .476 +.242 .234 -.107 .341
wOBA .371 -.006 .377 +.119 .258 -.080 .338
xwOBA .333 -.001 .334 +.061 .273 -.030 .303
wOBACON .447 -.056 .503 +.178 .325 -.073 .398
xwOBACON .381 -.050 .431 +.080 .351 +.010 .341
BACON .430 -.058 .488 +.208 .280 -.085 .365
xBACON .362 -.051 .413 +.112 .301 -.003 .304
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.4 +3.5 34.9 +2.8 32.1 +6.0 26.1
Avg Exit Velocity 88.8 -1.1 89.9 +0.5 89.4 +1.6 87.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 41.9 +4.7 37.2 +1.5 35.7 +1.6 34.1
Barrel % 5.8 +3.5 2.3 -4.8 7.1 +1.4 5.7
Avg Launch Angle 12.4 +1.2 11.2 -8.0 19.2 +9.4 9.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 96.3 -0.5 96.8 -1.1 97.9 -0.4 98.3
Breaking Velocity 86.3 +0.9 85.4 -1.5 86.9 -0.3 87.2
Offspeed Velocity 90.2 +1.0 89.2 -0.9 90.1 -0.3 90.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 5 +4 1 -5 6 +1 5
Popup % 4.7 -4.6 9.3 -1.4 10.7 +3.9 6.8
Flyball % 20.9 +9.3 11.6 -15.8 27.4 +4.7 22.7
Line Drive % 36.0 -3.5 39.5 +12.1 27.4 +1.3 26.1
Groundball % 38.4 -1.1 39.5 +5.0 34.5 -9.8 44.3
Pull % 36.0 +3.4 32.6 -3.1 35.7 -1.8 37.5
Straight Away % 43.0 +1.1 41.9 +2.6 39.3 +2.9 36.4
Opposite Field % 20.9 -4.7 25.6 +0.6 25.0 -1.1 26.1
Weak Contact % 1.2 -1.1 2.3 -2.5 4.8 +0.3 4.5
Pull Airball % 20.9 +2.3 18.6 -2.8 21.4 +6.6 14.8
Topped Contact % 31.4 +1.2 30.2 +6.4 23.8 -9.2 33.0
Under Contact % 23.3 +2.4 20.9 -12.4 33.3 +9.4 23.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 33.7 +1.1 32.6 +11.2 21.4 -7.0 28.4
Solid Contact % 3.5 -5.8 9.3 +3.3 6.0 +3.7 2.3
HR/FB % 5.6 -14.4 20.0 -1.7 21.7 +6.7 15.0
Popups 4 0 4 -5 9 +3 6
Flyballs 18 +13 5 -18 23 +3 20
Line Drives 31 +14 17 -6 23 0 23
Groundballs 33 +16 17 -12 29 -10 39
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 46.1 -2.8 48.9 +0.4 48.5 -1.7 50.2
Out of Zone % 53.9 +2.8 51.1 -0.4 51.5 +1.7 49.8
Edge % 42.3 +2.5 39.8 +0.7 39.1 -4.8 43.9
Zone Swing % 67.3 +2.3 65.0 -2.2 67.2 +1.7 65.5
Out of Zone Swing % 25.8 -2.9 28.7 -3.3 32.0 +2.8 29.2
In Zone Contact % 78.3 -2.5 80.8 +4.7 76.1 -9.2 85.3
Out of Zone Contact % 43.5 -10.7 54.2 +9.0 45.2 +1.2 44.0
Whiff % 33.0 +5.5 27.5 -6.8 34.3 +6.9 27.4
First Strike % 52.0 +3.4 48.6 -10.4 59.0 +5.2 53.8
First Pitch Swing % 32.2 +10.6 21.6 -11.7 33.3 +5.0 28.3
Swing % 45.1 -1.5 46.6 -2.4 49.0 +1.6 47.4
Meatball Swing % 89.2 +1.7 87.5 +4.2 83.3 +8.3 75.0
Meatball % 6.1 -1.2 7.3 -0.1 7.4 -0.2 7.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.7 +2.5 19.2 -4.7 23.9 +9.2 14.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 56.5 +10.7 45.8 -9.0 54.8 -1.2 56.0
In Zone 281 +121 160 -114 274 -16 290
Out of Zone 329 +162 167 -124 291 +3 288
Edge 258 +128 130 -91 221 -33 254
In Zone Swings 189 +85 104 -80 184 -6 190
Out of Zone Swings 85 +37 48 -45 93 +9 84
In Zone Swing & Misses 41 +21 20 -24 44 +16 28
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 48 +26 22 -29 51 +4 47
Basic
Pitches 612 +284 328 -237 565 -13 578
PA 154 +78 76 -68 144 -1 145
AB 124 +60 64 -63 127 +8 119
Hits 37 +16 21 -2 23 -8 31
Singles 24 +9 15 -1 16 -4 20
Doubles 11 +7 4 +2 2 -6 8
Triples 1 0 1 +1 0 0 0
Home Runs 1 0 1 -4 5 +2 3
Walks 27 +17 10 -2 12 -7 19
Strikeouts 40 +18 22 -23 45 +9 36
K% 26.0 -2.9 28.9 -2.4 31.3 +6.5 24.8
BB% 17.5 +4.3 13.2 +4.9 8.3 -4.8 13.1
HBP 1 0 1 -2 3 +1 2
Batted Balls 86 +43 43 -41 84 -4 88
Number of Fastballs 329 +155 174 -163 337 -5 342
Number of Offspeed 42 +12 30 +12 18 -18 36
Number of Breaking 239 +116 123 -84 207 +12 195
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 143 .258 66 0 0.0 77 10 13.0
2017 Shifts 74 .377 38 0 0.0 36 4 11.1
2018 Shifts 152 .371 100 6 6.0 52 11 21.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2013 110 23.4 0.0% 4.5% 78 26.0 0.0% 25.6%
2015 153 23.6 2.0% 20.3% 100 27.9 3.0% 44.0%
2016 165 22.1 9.7% 9.1% 77 27.4 2.6% 33.8%
2017 91 21.5 0.0% 4.4% 50 24.2 0.0% 14.0%
2018 137 20.5 3.6% 2.2% 117 24.5 0.0% 12.0%

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Pitch Distribution