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Adolis Garcia

matchup for Carlos Rodon

309th out of 436 (Worst 29%)

Carlos Rodon

matchup for Adolis Garcia

440th out of 567 (Worst 23%)

Moderate advantage for Rodon

Adolis Garcia has a 29.3% chance of reaching base vs Carlos Rodon, which is 2.3% lower than Garcia's typical expectations, and 0.7% higher than batters facing Rodon.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.3%	19.9%	4.6%	3.7%	11.7%	9.4%	37.9%
Garcia	-2.3	-2.5	+0.9	-2.0	-1.4	+0.2	+8.6
Rodon	+0.7	-0.5	+1.7	-0.4	-1.8	+1.1	+3.6

Adolis Garcia is a bit worse vs left-handed pitching. Carlos Rodon is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Garcia has an A- grade vs this particular release point.

Carlos Rodon throws a 4-seam fastball 56% of the time. Adolis Garcia has a D grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

56%

Slider (L)

28%

Changeup (L)

Curve (L)

14% of Carlos Rodon's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Adolis Garcia has an A grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Strong Challenge 8%

+2%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 7%

-2%

Meatball 3%

-3%

41% of Carlos Rodon's pitches are classified as Medium Break Toward Third Base, which is 22% higher than the MLB average. Adolis Garcia has a B- grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 41%

+22%

High Ride 32%

+22%

Very Fast Velo 19%

+16%

16.9% of Adolis Garcia's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.8% higher than the league average. Carlos Rodon strikes out 19.6% of the batters he faces, which is 5.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

13%

Strikeout +3.8% +5.5% 5%

Walk -0.8% +0.2% 41%

In Play -3.0% -5.7% 39%

On Base -3.5% -2.4% 31%

Hit -2.7% -2.6% 14%

Single -2.7% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B -2.3% -1.5% 3%

Home Run +2.3% +0.5%

31.0% of Adolis Garcia's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.4% lower than the league average. Carlos Rodon induces Standard Grounders at a 29.3% rate, which is 5.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.5% +0.6% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.4% -5.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.2% +0.2% 14%

Low Screamer -4.5% +2.3% 9%

Rising Liner -1.5% -0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer +4.5% -1.2% 3%

Likely Homer +3.0% +0.6% 1%

No Doubter +0.5% +1.1% 20%

Routine Flyout +1.5% +1.5% 3%

Pop up +0.8% +0.7%

33.6% of Adolis Garcia's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 9.3% higher than the league average. 25.7% of batted balls allowed by Carlos Rodon are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -3.7% -3.1% 21%

75 to 86 mph -2.9% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.5% -0.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -1.1% +0.9% 24%

Above 100 mph +9.3% +1.4%

14.8% of Adolis Garcia's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 3.4% higher than the league average. 10.9% of batted balls allowed by Carlos Rodon are hit at this angle, which is 0.5% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° +0.3% -3.0% 12%

-10 to 0° -1.3% -1.2% 8%

1 to 6° -2.1% +0.3% 18%

7 to 18° -3.0% -0.7% 15%

19 to 28° -0.1% +0.3% 11%

29 to 38° +3.4% -0.5% 7%

39 to 50° -0.5% +3.0% 8%

Above 50° +3.4% +1.9%

Adolis Garcia has 6 plate appearances against Carlos Rodon in the last 3 years. He is 2 for 6 with a double and

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	6	6	2	0	1	1	3	0	0.333
Expected From Contact →			1.27	0.00	0.59	0.68			0.212

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-09-03	Strikeout
2024-09-03	Strikeout
2024-09-03	Strikeout
2024-08-10	Pop Out				100%
2024-08-10	Double		58%	18%	23%
2024-08-10	Single			49%	50%

Expected From Contact: A model predicts the outcome of every ball hit in play based on how it leaves the bat (exit velocity, launch angle, direction, and batter handedness). This helps control for luck, weather, and the park the hitter was in.

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