Cristian Mena Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

P | Arizona Diamondbacks

Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 170 lbs | Age: 23

MLB Pipeline Rank

	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	SO	WHIP
2024	0	12.00	1	1	3	2	2.33
2025	1	1.35	3	0	6.2	8	0.90
2 Seasons	1	4.66	4	1	9.2	10	1.34

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2024	1	0-0	12.00	3	2	2.33
2025	3	1-0	1.35	6.2	8	0.90
2 Seasons	4	1-0	4.66	9.2	10	1.34

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024	AZ	NL	15	0	12.00	1	1	3.0	4	4	4	2	3	2	2.33
2025	AZ	NL	26	1	1.35	3	0	6.2	3	1	1	1	3	8	0.90
2 Seasons	AZ	NL	41	1	4.66	4	1	9.2	7	5	5	3	6	10	1.34

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	A	FPCT%
2024	AZ	NL	P	1	1	3.0	0	0	.000
2025	AZ	NL	P	3	0	6.2	1	1	1.000
2 Seasons	AZ	NL	P	4	1	9.2	1	1	1.000

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No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2021	ACL White Sox	ACL	ROK	1	4	7.82	13	12	48.1	69	44	42	8	21	62	1.86
2022	3 Teams		Minors	2	6	3.80	24	24	104.1	100	47	44	7	38	126	1.32
2022	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	CAR	A	1	2	2.68	11	11	53.2	45	17	16	2	15	66	1.12
2022	Winston-Salem Dash	SAL	A+	1	3	4.65	10	10	40.2	39	22	21	4	22	47	1.50
2022	Birmingham Barons	SOU	AA	0	1	6.30	3	3	10.0	16	8	7	1	1	13	1.70
2023	2 Teams		Minors	8	7	4.85	27	27	133.2	125	77	72	18	64	156	1.41
2023	Birmingham Barons	SOU	AA	7	6	4.66	23	23	114.0	99	64	59	17	55	136	1.35
2023	Charlotte Knights	INT	AAA	1	1	5.95	4	4	19.2	26	13	13	1	9	20	1.78
2024	Reno Aces	PCL	AAA	4	2	4.61	19	19	95.2	101	54	49	15	46	102	1.54
2025	Reno Aces	PCL	AAA	2	3	4.84	9	9	44.2	46	30	24	6	16	52	1.39
	ACL White Sox	ACL	ROK	1	4	7.82	13	12	48.1	69	44	42	8	21	62	1.86
	2 Teams		AAA	7	6	4.84	32	32	160.0	173	97	86	22	71	174	1.53
	Birmingham Barons	SOU	AA	7	7	4.79	26	26	124.0	115	72	66	18	56	149	1.38
	Winston-Salem Dash	SAL	A+	1	3	4.65	10	10	40.2	39	22	21	4	22	47	1.50
	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	CAR	A	1	2	2.68	11	11	53.2	45	17	16	2	15	66	1.12
Career Minors	6 Teams			17	22	4.87	92	91	426.2	441	252	231	54	185	498	1.47

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2021	ACL White Sox	ACL	ROK	P	13	12	48.1	10	2	7	1	1	.900
2022	3 Teams		Minors	P	24	24	104.1	13	1	12	0	2	1.000
2022	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	CAR	A	P	11	11	53.2	8	1	7	0	1	1.000
2022	Winston-Salem Dash	SAL	A+	P	10	10	40.2	4	0	4	0	1	1.000
2022	Birmingham Barons	SOU	AA	P	3	3	10.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
2023	2 Teams		Minors	P	27	27	133.2	14	5	8	1	0	.929
2023	Birmingham Barons	SOU	AA	P	23	23	114.0	10	3	6	1	0	.900
2023	Charlotte Knights	INT	AAA	P	4	4	19.2	4	2	2	0	0	1.000
2024	Reno Aces	PCL	AAA	P	19	19	95.2	26	10	15	1	2	.962
2025	Reno Aces	PCL	AAA	P	9	9	44.2	12	6	4	2	0	.833
	ACL White Sox	ACL	ROK	P	13	12	48.1	10	2	7	1	1	.900
	2 Teams		AAA	P	32	32	160.0	42	18	21	3	2	.929
	Birmingham Barons	SOU	AA	P	26	26	124.0	11	3	7	1	0	.909
	Winston-Salem Dash	SAL	A+	P	10	10	40.2	4	0	4	0	1	1.000
	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	CAR	A	P	11	11	53.2	8	1	7	0	1	1.000
Career Minors	6 Teams			P	92	91	426.2	75	24	46	5	5	.933

Scouting Report

2025

Mena joined the White Sox as a $250,000 signing out of the Dominican Republic in July 2019 and zoomed through the Chicago system, reaching Triple-A at just 20 years old in 2023. He was added to the 40-man roster that offseason and then traded to the D-backs for outfielder Dominic Fletcher. Playing in his first season in the Arizona system, Mena finished with a 4.61 ERA, 102 strikeouts and 46 walks in 95 2/3 innings for Triple-A Reno and got a cup of coffee and the start for his Major League debut on July 3. He didn’t pitch again after July 25 due to a right forearm strain but is considered good to go for 2025.

The youngest pitcher to throw more than 90 frames at Triple-A last season, Mena should be graded on somewhat of a curve, and he showed up to camp with good added weight and strength. That’s promising because he already added velocity in 2024 and was showing a four-seamer and a sinker around 92-94 mph. His velo has been up another tick in 2025. Both pitches were extremely hittable without stellar movement in Triple-A, though, and Mena needed to rely more on his mid-80s breaking pitches to get whiffs. His curveball drops sharply downward while his slider shows decent sweep but can bleed into the curve. Mena lands both well out of a high three-quarters slot, and batters have trouble reading it out of his hand. The curve has become the better of the two and has been used almost like a primary pitch in '25. An 89-91 mph changeup gave him an armside offspeed option but doesn't have much separation at all.

Mena doesn’t look like he’s overthrowing out of an athletic delivery, but because he’s so reliant on breaking pitches, he can run into control issues if hitters don’t chase them outside the zone. His age means he should still have a long leash as a starter, and improving fastball quality would be a big help.

2024

Mena signed with the White Sox for $250,000 in July 2019 as the most prominent pitcher in his international class. A little more than four years later, he reached Triple-A in his age-20 season, was placed on Chicago’s 40-man roster and was then traded for outfielder Dominic Fletcher as the Sox looked for Major League-ready offense. Mena was the only age-20 pitcher to meet the qualifying standard at Double-A and Triple-A in 2023, posting a 4.85 ERA with 156 strikeouts (14th-most in the Minors) over 133 2/3 innings. His 15.9 percent swinging-strike rate was second-best among 89 qualifiers at the top two levels, regardless of age.

The 6-foot-2 right-hander added velocity during his stay in the Chicago system but was around 90-94 mph with his fastball in 2023, topping out at 95 without enough movement to be effective against upper-level hitters (which is why he only threw it 39 percent of the time last season). The whiffs came much more prominently from his secondaries, starting with a low-80s curveball with sharp downward movement. His similarly low-80s slider had more horizontal break but could bleed into the curve at times too. His upper-80s changeup averaged 13 inches of horizontal movement at Triple-A, and that helped it get more whiffs than should be expected for a cambio at that velo.

Mena walked 11.3 percent of his batters faced at Double-A, a bit of a surprise for a pitcher with solid athleticism and a nearly effortless delivery. Control issues can come from a pitcher who relies too much on breakers and offspeed, so a better fastball and improved confidence in the heater would go a long way. Mena can take more time to develop at Triple-A with Arizona and work toward his ceiling as a legit MLB starter.

2023

The highest-priced pitcher in Chicago's 2019 international class, Mena signed for $250,000 out of the Dominican Republic. The pandemic delayed his pro debut until 2021, when he posted a 7.82 ERA but topped the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League in strikeout rate (11.5 per nine innings) as one of its youngest starters (age 18). He dominated Single-A in the first half of last season, held his own in High-A and made three starts in Double-A as a teenager as part of the organization's Project Birmingham.

Mena showed improved velocity during his full-season debut, with his fastball sitting at 92-94 mph and touching 96 with riding action after parking at 90-92 the year before. His best pitch, a plus downer curveball, went from the upper 70s in 2021 to the low 80s last season. He added a harder, sharper slider last year that shows promise but needs more work, as does a mid-80s changeup that features some tumble but needs more separation from his heater.

With his athleticism and low-effort delivery, Mena has the potential for solid control and command. His strike-throwing has taken a step back since he arrived in High-A in mid-2022, however, and he has gotten knocked around when he struggles to locate his pitches. He has the upside of a mid-rotation starter and his feel for spinning the ball could make him a useful bullpen piece.

2022

Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Curveball: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45

The most expensive pitcher in the White Sox 2019 international class, Mena signed for $250,000 out of the Dominican Republic. The pandemic shutdown pushed his pro debut to 2021, when he was one of the youngest starters (age 18) in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League. Though he logged a 7.82 ERA, he topped the ACL in strikeout rate (11.5 per nine innings) and showed the potential for a solid three-pitch mix.

Mena works in the low 90s and reaches 95 mph with his fastball, which should add more velocity as he gains some needed strength. His best present pitch is his upper-70s curveball, which features true downer break and grades as a plus pitch at its best. He flashes some feel for a mid-80s changeup, though it gets too firm and he doesn't fully trust it yet.

Mena is athletic and his delivery doesn't have much effort, but he's still learning to repeat his mechanics. When he gets out of sync, the quality and command of his pitches deteriorate and he gets whacked, but that has happened far less frequently in 2022. His success this season, when he dominated Single-A for two months before getting promoted to High-A at age 19, leads credence to the idea that he can become a No. 4 starter.

2021

Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Curveball: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 40

The top pitcher signed by the White Sox in their 2019 international class, Mena turned pro out of the Dominican Republic for $250,000. The cancellation of the 2020 Minor League season delayed his debut until this summer, when he served as one of the youngest starters (age 18) in the Arizona Complex League. Though he got knocked around by Rookie-level hitters, he showed the potential for a solid three-pitch mix. After reaching Triple-A in his age-20 season, Mena was added to Chicago's 40-man roster in November and traded to the D-backs for Dominic Fletcher three months later.

Mena's best present offering is a downer curveball that grades as plus at its best. He currently works in the low 90s with his fastball and his projectable 6-foot-2 frame bodes well for velocity gains in the future. He also has some feel for a changeup that is still a work in progress.

Mena throws a decent amount of strikes for a youngster but lacks consistency with his command, which is why he got hit hard in his first taste of pro ball. He's athletic and should be able to repeat his delivery and locate his pitches better as he gains more experience.

Awards

MiLB.com Organization All-Star

Year	Team
2022

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	11/06/2025	Arizona Diamondbacks activated RHP Cristian Mena from the 60-day injured list.
	06/10/2025	Arizona Diamondbacks transferred RHP Cristian Mena from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right shoulder strain.
	06/07/2025	Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Cristian Mena on the 15-day injured list. Right shoulder strain.
	06/01/2025	Arizona Diamondbacks recalled RHP Cristian Mena from Reno Aces.
	05/10/2025	Arizona Diamondbacks optioned RHP Cristian Mena to Reno Aces.
	05/06/2025	Arizona Diamondbacks recalled RHP Cristian Mena from Reno Aces.
	04/30/2025	Reno Aces placed RHP Cristian Mena on the temporarily inactive list.
	03/10/2025	Arizona Diamondbacks optioned RHP Cristian Mena to Reno Aces.
	10/01/2024	Arizona Diamondbacks recalled RHP Cristian Mena from Reno Aces.
	07/30/2024	Reno Aces placed RHP Cristian Mena on the 7-day injured list.
	07/04/2024	Arizona Diamondbacks optioned RHP Cristian Mena to Reno Aces.
	07/03/2024	Arizona Diamondbacks recalled RHP Cristian Mena from Reno Aces.
	03/10/2024	Arizona Diamondbacks optioned RHP Cristian Mena to Reno Aces.
	03/07/2024	Arizona D-backs Prospects activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	02/03/2024	Arizona Diamondbacks traded CF Dominic Fletcher to Chicago White Sox for RHP Cristian Mena.
	11/14/2023	Chicago White Sox selected the contract of RHP Cristian Mena from Charlotte Knights.
	09/29/2023	Charlotte Knights activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	09/20/2023	Charlotte Knights transferred RHP Cristian Mena to the Development List.
	08/29/2023	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to Charlotte Knights from Birmingham Barons.
	08/27/2023	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to Birmingham Barons from Charlotte Knights.
	08/25/2023	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to Charlotte Knights from Birmingham Barons.
	09/30/2022	Birmingham Barons activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	09/12/2022	Birmingham Barons transferred RHP Cristian Mena to the Development List.
	09/11/2022	Birmingham Barons activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	09/04/2022	Birmingham Barons transferred RHP Cristian Mena to the Development List.
	09/03/2022	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to Birmingham Barons.
	08/27/2022	Birmingham Barons transferred RHP Cristian Mena to the Development List.
	08/26/2022	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to Birmingham Barons from Winston-Salem Dash.
	06/21/2022	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to Winston-Salem Dash from Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
	06/21/2022	Winston-Salem Dash activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	06/21/2022	Winston-Salem Dash activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	06/21/2022	Winston-Salem Dash activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	04/08/2022	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
	04/08/2022	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers activated RHP Cristian Mena.
	08/23/2021	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to ACL White Sox from White Sox Organization.
	08/20/2021	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to White Sox Organization from ACL White Sox.
	06/26/2021	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to ACL White Sox from White Sox Organization.
	05/19/2021	RHP Cristian Mena assigned to White Sox Organization.
	07/02/2019	Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Cristian Mena to a minor league contract.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	vs Left				3			4.0	14	1			0	1	6	0.50
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	vs Right				2			2.2	12	2			1	2	2	1.50

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	May	0	0.00	1	3.2	12	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.27
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	June	1	3.00	2	3.0	14	3	1	1	1	2	3	1.67
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Pre All-Star	1	1.35	3	6.2	26	3	1	1	1	3	8	0.90

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Bases Empty	3	4.2	18	3	1	1	5	0.86
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Runner at 1st	3	0.2	3	0	0	1	2	1.50
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Runner at 2nd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Runner at 3rd	1	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	-.--
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Scoring Position	3	1.1	5	0	0	1	1	0.75

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Home Games	1	0	0.00	2	0	0	5.2	20	1	0	0	0	2	7	0.53
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Away Games	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	6	2	1	1	1	1	1	3.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Day Games	1	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	8	1	0	0	0	1	2	1.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Night Games	0	0	1.93	2	0	0	4.2	18	2	1	1	1	2	6	0.86
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Leading Off Inning				3			2.1	7	0			0	0	2	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Late / Close				1			0.1	1	0			0	0	0	0.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	No Outs	3	2.1	7	0	0	0	2	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	One Out	3	2.0	9	2	1	1	3	1.50
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Two Outs	3	2.1	10	1	0	2	3	1.29

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Third Inning	0.00	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Fourth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Fifth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Sixth Inning	3.00	3	3.0	15	3	1	1	1	3	4	2.00
Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	Seventh Inning	0.00	2	1.1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Reno Aces	Triple-A	vs Left				9			19.2	90	20			3	8	23	1.42
Reno Aces	Triple-A	vs Right				9			24.2	102	26			3	8	29	1.38

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Reno Aces	Triple-A	March	0	0	0.00	1	1	4.2	19	3	0	0	0	2	4	1.07
Reno Aces	Triple-A	April	2	3	6.84	5	5	25.0	111	29	22	19	5	10	29	1.56
Reno Aces	Triple-A	May	0	0	3.00	3	3	15.0	62	14	8	5	1	4	19	1.20
Reno Aces	Triple-A	First Half	2	3	4.84	9	9	44.2	192	46	30	24	6	16	52	1.39

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Bases Empty	9	25.1	112	21	1	13	33	1.34
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	9	8.0	27	8	2	0	7	1.00
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	6	4.0	13	4	1	0	4	1.00
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	3	0.1	6	4	0	0	1	12.00
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	7	5.0	23	6	1	1	6	1.40
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	-.--
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	6	2.0	10	2	1	2	1	2.00
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Scoring Position	8	11.1	53	17	3	3	12	1.76

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Home Games	1	2	5.40	4	4	0	20.0	87	23	18	12	3	6	18	1.45
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Away Games	1	1	4.38	5	5	0	24.2	105	23	12	12	3	10	34	1.34
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Day Games	2	0	2.16	3	3	0	16.2	65	11	4	4	1	6	17	1.02
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Night Games	0	3	6.43	6	6	0	28.0	127	35	26	20	5	10	35	1.61
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Leading Off Inning				9			11.1	46	4			0	6	12	0.88

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Reno Aces	Triple-A	No Outs	9	16.0	64	9	1	7	16	1.00
Reno Aces	Triple-A	One Out	9	16.0	67	21	3	3	20	1.50
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Two Outs	9	12.2	61	16	2	6	16	1.74

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Reno Aces	Triple-A	First Inning	2.00	9	9.0	36	6	2	2	0	3	13	1.00
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Second Inning	5.00	9	9.0	37	9	6	5	1	3	12	1.33
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Third Inning	12.00	9	9.0	48	17	15	12	3	4	11	2.33
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	3.38	8	8.0	32	6	3	3	1	3	9	1.13
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	0.00	7	6.1	22	3	0	0	0	2	5	0.79
Reno Aces	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	5.40	4	3.1	17	5	4	2	1	1	2	1.80

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025-05-09	Arizona Diamondbacks	Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0.00	1	3.2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.27
May	Arizona Diamondbacks		0	0.00	1	3.2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.27
2025-06-01	Arizona Diamondbacks	Washington Nationals	1	0.00	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0.53
2025-06-06	Cincinnati Reds	Arizona Diamondbacks	0	1.35	1	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0.90
June	Arizona Diamondbacks		1	3.00	2	3.0	3	1	1	1	2	3	1.67

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025-03-30	Las Vegas Aviators	Reno Aces	0	0	0.00	1	1	4.2	3	0	0	0	2	4	1.07
March	Reno Aces		0	0	0.00	1	1	4.2	3	0	0	0	2	4	1.07
2025-04-05	Reno Aces	Tacoma Rainiers	1	0	0.84	1	1	6.0	4	1	1	0	2	5	1.03
2025-04-11	Salt Lake Bees	Reno Aces	0	1	3.07	1	1	4.0	6	4	4	1	2	9	1.30
2025-04-17	Reno Aces	Round Rock Express	0	1	3.48	1	1	6.0	7	5	3	1	2	3	1.35
2025-04-23	Reno Aces	Albuquerque Isotopes	0	1	6.08	1	1	3.0	8	9	8	2	2	4	1.61
2025-04-29	Sacramento River Cats	Reno Aces	1	0	5.76	1	1	6.0	4	3	3	1	2	8	1.48
April	Reno Aces		2	3	6.84	5	5	25.0	29	22	19	5	10	29	1.56
2025-05-15	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Reno Aces	0	0	4.89	1	1	5.1	2	0	0	0	1	7	1.34
2025-05-21	Reno Aces	Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	4.28	1	1	5.0	4	3	0	0	0	6	1.28
2025-05-27	Round Rock Express	Reno Aces	0	0	4.84	1	1	4.2	8	5	5	1	3	6	1.39
May	Reno Aces		0	0	3.00	3	3	15.0	14	8	5	1	4	19	1.20

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	xBA	xSLG	wOBA	xwOBA	xwOBAcon	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2024	21	70	10	2	20.0	13.3	94.8	106.4	21.4	20.0	.293	.669	.529	.463	.487	50.0	13.3	20.0	12.00	10.40
2025	22	100	15	1	6.7	3.8	86.8	107.3	4.7	33.3	.211	.296	.226	.274	.336	46.7	30.8	11.5	1.35	3.07
Player		170	25	3	12.0	7.3	90.0	107.3	11.4	28.0	.239	.424	.337	.343	.396	48.0	24.4	14.6
MLB					7.2	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.4	33.3	.243	.408	.315	.316	.369	37.0	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Mena relies on 5 pitches.

Curveball

(33.0%) ,

Four Seamer

(29.0%) ,

Changeup

(15.0%) ,

Sinker

(12.0%) ,

Sweeper

(11.0%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2024	40.0	60.0	40.0	10.0	10.0	30.0	60.0	10.0	20.0	20.0	0.0	10.0	40.0	10.0
2025	53.3	46.7	13.3	20.0	13.3	66.7	20.0	13.3	33.3	6.7	13.3	33.3	13.3	0.0
Player	48.0	52.0	24.0	16.0	12.0	52.0	36.0	12.0	28.0	12.0	8.0	24.0	24.0	4.0
MLB	44.2	55.8	24.0	24.7	7.1	37.4	37.4	25.1	20.6	17.6	5.9	16.7	19.7	19.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2024	0.0	30.0	30.0	20.0	0.0	20.0	13.3
2025	13.3	33.3	20.0	26.7	0.0	6.7	3.8
Player	8.0	32.0	24.0	24.0	0.0	12.0	7.3
MLB	4.0	32.4	24.9	24.4	5.9	7.2	4.9

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2025	Curveball	AZ	R	33	88.2	36.2	-5.7	1.4GLV	-2.8	-1.2	-8.8	1.4GLV	-7.6
2025	Sweeper	AZ	R	11	87.1	29.2	-5.8	6.5GLV	-5.1	7.2	-6.1	6.5GLV	-7.4
2025	Sinker	AZ	R	12	94.4	19.7	-1.3	12.7ARM	-1.8	11.0	-3.6	12.7ARM	-2.4
2025	Changeup	AZ	R	15	91.5	26.2	-2.2	12.2ARM	-2.7	6.3	-2.2	12.2ARM	-2.2
2025	4-Seam Fastball	AZ	R	29	95.3	12.7	0.7	5.6ARM	-1.0	17.4	1.6	5.6ARM	-2.0
2024	Changeup	AZ	R	8	92.7	24.9	-1.0	13.7ARM	-2.0	6.8	-1.9	13.7ARM	-0.5
2024	Sweeper	AZ	R	7	87.5	27.3	-7.0	2.8GLV	-9.1	8.2	-6.7	2.8GLV	-11.3
2024	Curveball	AZ	R	22	87.1	40.5	-2.8	1.8GLV	-2.9	-4.7	-5.3	1.8GLV	-7.6
2024	Sinker	AZ	R	6	95.6	18.8	-1.2	13.2ARM	-1.3	11.1	-3.9	13.2ARM	-1.6
2024	4-Seam Fastball	AZ	R	27	95.3	12.6	1.2	5.6ARM	-1.3	17.6	1.8	5.6ARM	-1.9

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2025	Curveball	1.2	0	33	33.0	12	.091	.364	.225	50.0	58.3	36.8	.098	.238	.185	50.0
2025	4-Seam Fastball	3.1	1	29	29.0	6	.200	.200	.267	0.0	0.0	0.0	.417	.469	.440	40.0
2025	Changeup	3.7	1	15	15.0	2	.000	.000	.000	50.0	50.0	50.0	.080	.081	.074	0.0
2025	Sinker	2.2	0	12	12.0	3	.000	.000	.233	16.7	0.0	0.0	.196	.207	.351	100.0
2025	Sweeper	0.0	0	11	11.0	3	.333	.333	.300	33.3	0.0	0.0	.376	.425	.356	33.3
2024	4-Seam Fastball	-2.0	-1	27	38.6	4	.333	1.333	.675	27.3	25.0	14.3	.459	1.305	.722	100.0
2024	Curveball	-0.9	0	22	31.4	8	.167	.167	.288	27.3	12.5	10.0	.217	.255	.337	40.0
2024	Changeup	-6.6	-1	8	11.4	1	1.000	1.000	.900	50.0	0.0	0.0	.253	.294	.228	0.0
2024	Sweeper	-10.7	-1	7	10.0	2	.500	2.000	1.000	14.3	0.0	0.0	.291	1.144	.580	50.0
2024	Sinker	-1.6	0	6	8.6		--	--	--	100.0	--	--	--	--	--	--

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2025	Changeup	15	91.5	78	13.8	1:00	2:15	-75
2025	Curveball	33	88.2	15	3.6	8:15	7:15	60
2025	4-Seam Fastball	29	95.3	92	17.9	12:45	12:45	0
2025	Sinker	12	94.4	85	16.8	12:45	1:45	-60
2025	Sweeper	11	87.1	23	9.3	10:00	10:30	-30
2024	Curveball	22	87.1	37	6.7	7:15	6:30	45
2024	4-Seam Fastball	27	95.3	89	18.1	12:45	12:45	0

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2024		15	70	0	-2	0	0	-2
2025		26	100	1	2	-1	0	2
Player		41	170	2	0	-1	2	0

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2024		15	70	0	-2	-1	0	-3	-1
2025		26	100	1	3	-1	0	3	1
Player		41	170	1	1	-2	1	0	0

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2024	70	40.0	75.0	85.7	31.0	46.2	44.3	40.0	48.6	29.4	7.1	60.0
2025	100	43.6	68.2	83.3	28.1	43.8	37.6	61.5	46.0	30.4	5.9	66.7
Player	170	42.1	70.8	84.3	29.3	44.8	40.4	53.7	47.1	30.0	6.4	63.6
MLB		48.9	67.0	82.5	28.4	58.0	42.7	61.1	47.3	25.0	7.4	76.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	Pitching	xERA
	Run Value	Pitching
2024
2025

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Mostly Gone
2024	24.08	2	1.2	1	2
2025	21.03	1	0.7	0	1
Player	23.06	3	1.9	1	3

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Mostly Gone
2024	24.08	2	1.1	1	2
2025	21.03	1	0.7	0	1
Player	23.06	3	1.8	1	3

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2024	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
2025	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
Player	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2

Standard

Year	HR
2024	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	1
2025	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Player	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	3	2	2

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Year to Year Changes

	2025	+/-		2024
Results
BA	.130	-.203	↓	.333
xBA	.211	-.082	↓	.293
OBP	.231	-.236	↓	.467
xOBP	.302	-.132	↓	.434
SLG	.261	-.572	↓	.833
xSLG	.296	-.373	↓	.669
ISO	.130	-.370	↓	.500
xISO	.086	-.290	↓	.376
BABIP	.143	-.107	↓	.250
wOBA	.226	-.303	↓	.529
xwOBA	.274	-.189	↓	.463
wOBAcon	.253	-.333	↓	.586
xwOBAcon	.336	-.151	↓	.487
BACON	.200	-.200	↓	.400
xBACON	.323	-.028	↓	.351
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit %	46.7	-3.3	↓	50.0
Avg Exit Velocity	86.8	-8.0	↓	94.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot %	33.3	+13.3	↑	20.0
Barrel %	6.7	-13.3	↓	20.0
Avg Launch Angle	4.7	-16.7	↓	21.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed	72.0	-0.8	↓	72.8
Attack Angle	15°	+2°	↑	13°
Ideal Attack Angle %	65.9	+6.6	↑	59.3
Attack Direction	-7°	-1°	↓	-6°
Swing Path - Tilt	34°	-2°	↓	35°
Swing Length	7.5	-0.2	↓	7.7
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity	95.1	-0.2	↓	95.3
Breaking Velocity	87.9	+0.7	↑	87.2
Offspeed Velocity	91.5	-1.2	↓	92.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels	1	-1	↓	2
Popup %	13.3	+3.3	↑	10.0
Flyball %	13.3	-26.7	↓	40.0
Line Drive %	20.0	+10.0	↑	10.0
Groundball %	53.3	+13.3	↑	40.0
Pull %	66.7	+36.7	↑	30.0
Straight Away %	20.0	-40.0	↓	60.0
Opposite Field %	13.3	+3.3	↑	10.0
Weak Contact %	13.3	+13.3	↑	0.0
Pull Airball %	33.3	+23.3	↑	10.0
Topped Contact %	33.3	+3.3	↑	30.0
Under Contact %	20.0	-10.0	↓	30.0
Flare/Burner Contact %	26.7	+6.7	↑	20.0
Solid Contact %	0.0	0.0		0.0
HR/FB %	50.0	0.0		50.0
Popups	2	+1	↑	1
Flyballs	2	-2	↓	4
Line Drives	3	+2	↑	1
Groundballs	8	+4	↑	4
Plate Discipline
In Zone %	43.6	+3.6	↑	40.0
Out of Zone %	56.4	-3.6	↓	60.0
Edge %	37.6	-6.7	↓	44.3
Zone Swing %	68.2	-6.8	↓	75.0
Out of Zone Swing %	28.1	-2.9	↓	31.0
In Zone Contact %	83.3	-2.4	↓	85.7
Out of Zone Contact %	43.8	-2.4	↓	46.2
Whiff %	30.4	+1.0	↑	29.4
First Strike %	61.5	+21.5	↑	40.0
First Pitch Swing %	34.6	+7.9	↑	26.7
Swing %	46.0	-2.6	↓	48.6
Meatball Swing %	66.7	+6.7	↑	60.0
Meatball %	5.9	-1.2	↓	7.1
Zone Swing & Miss %	16.7	+2.4	↑	14.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss %	56.3	+2.5	↑	53.8
In Zone	44	+16	↑	28
Out of Zone	57	+15	↑	42
Edge	38	+7	↑	31
In Zone Swings	30	+9	↑	21
Out of Zone Swings	16	+3	↑	13
In Zone Swing & Misses	5	+2	↑	3
Out of Zone Swing & Misses	9	+2	↑	7
Basic
Pitches	100	+30	↑	70
PA	26	+11	↑	15
AB	23	+11	↑	12
Hits	3	-1	↓	4
Singles	2	0		2
Doubles	0	0		0
Triples	0	0		0
Home Runs	1	-1	↓	2
Walks	3	0		3
Strikeouts	8	+6	↑	2
K%	30.8	+17.5	↑	13.3
BB%	11.5	-8.5	↓	20.0
HBP	0	0		0
Batted Balls	15	+5	↑	10
Number of Fastballs	41	+8	↑	33
Number of Offspeed	15	+7	↑	8
Number of Breaking	33	+11	↑	22

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2024	Shades	15	.529	9	0	0.0	6	3	50.0
2025	Shades	26	.226	12	0	0.0	14	10	71.4

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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2024		14	16.2	35.7%	0.0%	14	21.8	0.0%	0.0%
2025		32	18.3	3.1%	0.0%	10	20.1	0.0%	10.0%

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Statcast Fielding Run Value

			Infield/Outfield				Catching				Innings By Position
Year	Team	Run Value	INF/OF Runs	Range	Arm	Inf. DP	Catching Runs	Framing	Throwing	Blocking	Total Innings	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
2024		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2025		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Player		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	10	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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Statcast Fielding Breakdown

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