1. That's user error
2. Rodger is meant to be a starter toon, letting a new player get used to new gimmicks while offering a good ability that they need AND being useful in a run
Rodger is a fairly easy toon to get, his increases extraction speed lets him be useful in runs and his slower movement speed is easy to deal with if you've gained any slower toons before (such as Vee, Shrimpo, Scraps, etc) and if people like playing as him, the passive ability is a nice bonus if there's twisteds you haven't gotten full research on.