An AL scout said Rodon’s stuff hasn’t been as bad as his numbers would indicate, but he hasn’t come close to last year’s results.
Rodon has been bad versus righties and worse against lefties , bad at Yankee Stadium and worse on the road .
This year, it’s been a below-average pitch with an expected slugging percentage of .554, compared with .347 last year and .366 in 2021. Rodon’s slider, another weapon that was extremely effective most of his career, has also been a problem, although advanced metrics indicate he’s had some bad luck with that pitch., enters Tuesday with an OPS of .691, the highest it’s been since early July.
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