Nivaldo Rodriguez
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 214LBS | Age: 27
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 1 6.23 5 0 0 8.2 8 2.42
2021 0 0 2.45 4 0 0 7.1 3 1.09
2 Seasons 0 1 4.50 9 0 0 16 11 1.81
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 5 0-1 6.23 8.2 8 2.42
2021 4 0-0 2.45 7.1 3 1.09
2 Seasons 9 0-1 4.50 16 11 1.81
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
2020 23 187 32 3 9.4 6.5 92.2 108.7 16.9 31.3 .303 .546 .461 .398 .453 37.5 17.4 13.0 6.23 7.26
2021 24 114 21 3 14.3 9.7 86.5 108.4 0.1 28.6 .344 .736 .357 .511 .519 52.4 9.7 12.9 2.46 14.41
Player 301 53 6 11.3 7.8 89.8 108.7 10.0 30.2 .319 .620 .418 .445 .479 43.4 14.3 13.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Rodriguez relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(34.2%) ,
Sinker
(23.7%) ,
Slider
(15.8%) ,
Changeup
(14.9%) ,
Curveball
(11.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 46.9 25.0 21.9 6.3 43.8 25.0 31.3 3.1 28.1 25.0 28.1 3.1 9.4 6.5
2021 57.1 19.0 19.0 4.8 42.9 47.6 9.5 14.3 38.1 9.5 14.3 9.5 14.3 9.7
Player 50.9 22.6 20.8 5.7 43.4 34.0 22.6 7.5 32.1 18.9 22.6 5.7 11.3 7.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! 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
2021 Changeup HOU R 17 83.5 35.8 3.9 14.2ARM 0.4 3.3 3.0 14.2ARM 0.3
2021 Sinker HOU R 27 90.5 28.3 1.7 16.4ARM 1.3 5.0 3.8 16.4ARM 1.6
2021 Curveball HOU R 13 81.3 45.2 -4.8 5.2GLV -2.6 -3.8 -6.3 5.2GLV -4.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 39 92.3 16.7 -1.3 8.2ARM 1.4 15.5 -0.7 8.2ARM 1.0
2021 Slider HOU R 18 87.7 27.7 -5.2 1.0GLV -2.4 7.7 -5.9 1.0GLV -4.7
2020 Sinker HOU R 1 91.9 17.1 -5.2 14.1ARM -0.6 15.1 -6.0 14.1ARM -0.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 90 93.0 17.1 -1.7 7.3ARM 0.4 14.5 -1.5 7.3ARM 0.0
2020 Curveball HOU R 45 83.2 45.9 -1.9 4.5GLV -1.2 -6.3 -3.4 4.5GLV -4.7
2020 Changeup HOU R 7 83.0 31.0 0.3 11.2ARM -1.7 8.7 -2.3 11.2ARM -2.2
2020 Slider HOU R 44 89.1 28.2 -3.0 2.1GLV -0.8 6.2 -4.8 2.1GLV -3.2
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 39 34.2 8 .167 .333 .331 16.7 12.5 16.7 .413 .825 .566 60.0
2021 Sinker -0.1 0 27 23.7 7 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 .368 .399 .547 33.3
2021 Slider -0.2 0 18 15.8 10 .300 .900 .490 25.0 20.0 33.3 .304 .958 .516 62.5
2021 Changeup 10.4 2 17 14.9 4 .000 .000 .000 10.0 0.0 0.0 .386 .456 .373 50.0
2021 Curveball -3.9 -1 13 11.4 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 .100 .116 .395 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 1 90 48.1 23 .400 .600 .448 17.0 13.0 13.0 .294 .539 .399 47.1
2020 Curveball -3.4 -2 45 24.1 14 .417 .750 .475 11.8 21.4 14.3 .282 .486 .355 30.0
2020 Slider -6.3 -3 44 23.5 7 .333 .833 .643 44.4 28.6 18.2 .387 .741 .506 25.0
2020 Changeup -3.9 0 7 3.7 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 Sinker 38.4 0 1 0.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .219 .251 .227 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Changeup 17 83.5 93 15.2 2:00 2:45 -45
2021 Curveball 13 81.3 42 8.7 7:15 7:15 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 39 92.3 93 17.1 1:00 1:00 0
2021 Sinker 26 90.5 98 17.9 2:00 2:30 -30
2021 Slider 18 87.7 42 7.1 12:30 11:30 60
2020 Curveball 42 83.2 51 9.7 7:00 7:00 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 89 93.0 93 15.8 1:00 1:00 0
2020 Slider 43 89.0 36 5.7 12:15 11:00 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 45 187 -1 1 -2 -1 -3
2021 31 114 -1 4 -1 -1 1
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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 %
2020 187 47.1 73.9 86.2 19.2 47.4 36.4 57.8 44.9 22.6 11.2 71.4
2021 114 45.6 63.5 90.9 17.7 72.7 47.4 54.8 38.6 13.6 3.5 75.0
Player 301 46.5 70.0 87.8 18.6 56.7 40.5 56.6 42.5 19.5 8.3 72.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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
2020 44 7 21
2021 21 2 10
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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 %
2020 23.0 3 2.9 0 2 3 0 0.0
2021 26.4 2 2.1 0 2 1 1 50.0
Player 24.3 5 5.0 0 4 4 1 20.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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
2020 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 3 2
2021 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 2 5 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 4 5 4 6 5 5 4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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

Metric 2020 2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.0 91.6 -1.4
Offspeed Velocity 83.0 83.5 0.5
Breaking Velocity 86.1 85.1 -1.0
Exit Velocity 92.2 86.5 -5.7
Launch Angle 16.9 0.1 -16.8
Barrel % 9.4 14.3 4.9
Hard Hit % 37.5 52.4 14.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.3 28.6 -2.7
xBA .303 .344 0.041
BA .385 .167 -0.218
xwOBA .398 .511 0.113
wOBA .461 .357 -0.104
xSLG .546 .736 0.190
SLG .667 .458 -0.209
K% 17.4 9.7 -7.7
BB% 13.0 12.9 -0.1
Swing % 44.9 38.6 -6.3
Whiff% 22.6 13.6 -9.0
In Zone % 47.1 45.6 -1.5
Out of Zone % 52.9 54.4 1.5
Out of Zone Swing % 19.2 17.7 -1.5
First Pitch Swing % 35.6 16.1 -19.5
First Pitch Strike % 57.8 54.8 -3.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 45 .461 20 4 20.0 25 14 56.0
2021 Shifts 24 .343 13 4 30.8 11 7 63.6
! 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 %
2020 41 19.7 0.0% 2.4% 48 24.5 0.0% 12.5%
2021 34 17.7 20.6% 2.9% 29 22.2 0.0% 13.8%

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Pitch Distribution