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Ben Rice

matchup for Carlos Rodon

109th out of 436 (Best 26%)

Carlos Rodon

matchup for Ben Rice

519th out of 567 (Worst 9%)

Strong advantage for Rodon

Ben Rice has a 27.4% chance of reaching base vs Carlos Rodon, which is 2.7% lower than Rice's typical expectations, and 1.2% lower than batters facing Rodon.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.4%	16.0%	3.0%	3.2%	9.8%	11.4%	43.7%
Rice	-2.7	-3.2	-0.7	-1.3	-1.2	+0.5	+14.0
Rodon	-1.2	-4.4	+0.1	-0.8	-3.7	+3.2	+9.4

Ben Rice hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Carlos Rodon is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Rice doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Carlos Rodon throws a 4-seam fastball 56% of the time. Ben Rice hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

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. Ben Rice hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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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. Ben Rice hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 41%

+22%

High Ride 32%

+22%

Very Fast Velo 19%

+16%

22.2% of Ben Rice's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.0% 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

19%

Strikeout +3.0% +5.5% 5%

Walk +3.4% +0.2% 55%

In Play -6.5% -5.7% 39%

On Base -5.2% -2.4% 31%

Hit -8.6% -2.6% 14%

Single -6.2% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B -5.8% -1.5% 3%

Home Run +3.4% +0.5%

31.5% of Ben Rice's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.0% 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 +0.6% +0.6% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.0% -5.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -4.9% +0.2% 14%

Low Screamer +5.0% +2.3% 9%

Rising Liner -6.8% -0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% -1.2% 3%

Likely Homer +8.4% +0.6% 1%

No Doubter +4.6% +1.1% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.5% +1.5% 3%

Pop up -1.7% +0.7%

27.7% of Ben Rice's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.4% 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 -0.3% -3.1% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.9% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph +8.8% -0.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -11.0% +0.9% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.4% +1.4%

13.0% of Ben Rice's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.6% 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%