EDGEAI
-12 pts
Jake Rogers is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 17% of the time against the kind of pitches Nolan McLean throws, compared with 28% against everyone else — 12 points better. The reason is the sinker: Nolan McLean throws it 33% of the time, and Jake Rogers strikes out 11% of the time against it across 28 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 77% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
Published Sunday, August 23, 2026
Jake Rogers is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 17% of the time against the kind of pitches Nolan McLean throws, compared with 28% against everyone else — 12 points better. The reason is the sinker: Nolan McLean throws it 33% of the time, and Jake Rogers strikes out 11% of the time against it across 28 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 77% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.
THE NUMBERS
This record was written when the finding was first published and has not been edited since. The numbers and the wording are what our engines produced on the day.