Daniel Palencia
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 160LBS | Age: 25
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 5 3 4.45 27 0 0 28.1 33 1.27
2024 0 1 6.14 10 0 1 14.2 16 1.77
2025 0 2 1.71 30 0 10 31.2 35 0.95
3 Seasons 5 6 3.62 67 0 11 74.2 84 1.23
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 27 5-3 4.45 28.1 33 1.27
2024 10 0-1 6.14 14.2 16 1.77
2025 30 0-2 1.71 31.2 35 0.95
3 Seasons 67 5-6 3.62 74.2 84 1.23
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
2023 23 494 70 5 7.1 4.2 91.4 112.0 15.2 34.3 .224 .359 .303 .310 .368 47.1 27.7 11.8 4.45 4.04
2024 24 263 40 2 5.0 2.9 92.5 109.0 7.1 30.0 .234 .337 .336 .332 .348 45.0 23.2 17.4 6.14 4.68
2025 25 496 77 2 2.6 1.6 89.6 113.0 14.5 37.7 .215 .331 .236 .273 .337 41.6 28.2 8.9 1.71 2.79
Player 1253 187 9 4.8 2.9 90.9 113.0 13.2 34.8 .222 .343 .284 .300 .351 44.4 26.9 11.9
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Palencia relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(73.4%) ,
Slider
(21.6%) ,
Split Finger
(2.4%) ,
Sinker
(2.0%) ,
Curveball
(0.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2023 37.1 62.9 18.6 30.0 14.3 37.1 28.6 34.3 17.1 12.9 7.1 20.0 15.7 27.1
2024 52.5 47.5 15.0 27.5 5.0 30.0 52.5 17.5 22.5 22.5 7.5 7.5 30.0 10.0
2025 39.0 61.0 27.3 23.4 10.4 27.3 42.9 29.9 14.3 18.2 6.5 13.0 24.7 23.4
Player 41.2 58.8 21.4 26.7 10.7 31.6 39.6 28.9 17.1 17.1 7.0 14.4 22.5 21.9
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 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
2023 4.3 25.7 27.1 22.9 11.4 7.1 4.2
2024 0.0 42.5 20.0 22.5 10.0 5.0 2.9
2025 5.2 31.2 28.6 23.4 9.1 2.6 1.6
Player 3.7 31.6 26.2 23.0 10.2 4.8 2.9
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2025 Sinker CHC R 10 99.8 12.8 -7.9 18.1ARM 2.8 14.9 -7.6 18.1ARM 2.9
2025 Slider CHC R 107 88.3 33.0 -0.2 2.1GLV -2.1 2.0 -0.3 2.1GLV -2.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 364 99.4 12.3 0.5 12.4ARM 3.7 15.5 -0.3 12.4ARM 4.7
2025 Split-Finger CHC R 12 87.5 34.0 1.4 9.1ARM -3.0 1.7 1.2 9.1ARM -2.4
2025 Curveball CHC R 3 82.2 38.4 -11.7 2.1GLV -7.2 1.7 -11.5 2.1GLV -7.2
2024 Slider CHC R 66 89.5 30.9 -0.9 2.9GLV -0.8 3.4 -1.8 2.9GLV -1.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 149 98.2 12.4 0.8 11.0ARM 2.5 16.1 0.4 11.0ARM 3.4
2024 Split-Finger CHC R 27 89.0 30.4 -1.0 8.3ARM -3.2 4.2 -1.6 8.3ARM -2.4
2024 Sinker CHC R 21 97.5 16.8 -4.5 15.4ARM 0.0 12.1 -4.9 15.4ARM 0.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 6 364 73.4 88 .167 .282 .252 23.1 26.1 21.5 .230 .370 .298 48.2
2025 Slider 1.3 1 107 21.6 31 .207 .310 .282 35.1 35.5 25.6 .189 .256 .226 27.8
2025 Split-Finger 4.0 0 12 2.4 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 33.3 14.3 .110 .119 .103 0.0
2025 Sinker 2.3 0 10 2.0 -- -- -- 33.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2025 Curveball 8.7 0 3 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .114 .121 .103 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -3 149 56.7 44 .314 .457 .408 22.5 22.7 30.3 .269 .382 .368 60.0
2024 Slider 3.0 2 66 25.1 15 .133 .133 .120 40.0 33.3 25.0 .215 .333 .239 20.0
2024 Split-Finger -1.4 0 27 10.3 4 .333 .333 .400 45.5 25.0 14.3 .081 .092 .231 0.0
2024 Sinker -1.0 0 21 8.0 6 .000 .000 .350 12.5 0.0 0.0 .078 .078 .387 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 4-Seam Fastball 363 99.4 100 19.8 1:30 1:15 15
2025 Sinker 10 99.8 100 23.8 1:30 1:45 -15
2025 Slider 107 88.3 24 3.3 10:45 9:45 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 146 98.2 99 19.3 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Split-Finger 19 89.3 84 11.3 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Sinker 21 97.5 98 19.7 1:30 1:45 -15
2024 Slider 66 89.5 24 4.2 11:30 10:00 90
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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
2023 119 494 2 5 -2 -3 2
2024 69 263 1 2 -2 -2 -1
2025 123 496 6 7 -3 -2 8
Player 311 1,253 9 14 -8 9 9
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 494 47.8 70.8 76.0 27.1 51.4 41.3 56.3 48.0 30.8 7.5 78.4
2024 263 53.6 66.7 77.7 21.3 46.2 40.3 53.6 45.6 28.3 9.5 80.0
2025 496 54.0 72.8 79.0 26.3 58.3 43.1 60.2 51.4 25.9 9.1 86.7
Player 1,253 51.5 70.7 77.6 25.7 53.2 41.8 57.2 48.8 28.3 8.5 82.2
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2023 97 78 92
2024 98 46 87
2025 92 86 91 89 83 99 99 47 45 85 39 58 29 99 64 71
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.71 3 2.9 0 1 2 1 33.3
2024 -- 0 1.0 -1 2 1 0 --
2025 22.07 2 1.3 1 2 0 1 50.0
Player 23.05 5 5.2 0 5 3 2 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2023 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2024 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
2025 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 5 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 98.4 -0.3 ↓ 98.1 1.3 ↑ 99.4
Offspeed Velocity 87.2 1.8 ↑ 89.0 -1.5 ↓ 87.5
Breaking Velocity 89.0 0.5 ↑ 89.5 -1.4 ↓ 88.1
Exit Velocity 91.4 1.1 ↑ 92.5 -2.9 ↓ 89.6
Launch Angle 15.2 -8.1 ↓ 7.1 7.4 ↑ 14.5
Barrel % 7.1 -2.1 ↓ 5.0 -2.4 ↓ 2.6
Hard Hit % 47.1 -2.1 ↓ 45.0 -3.4 ↓ 41.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.3 -4.3 ↓ 30.0 7.7 ↑ 37.7
xBA .224 0.010 ↑ .234 -0.019 ↓ .215
BA .216 0.034 ↑ .250 -0.079 ↓ .171
xwOBA .310 0.022 ↑ .332 -0.059 ↓ .273
wOBA .303 0.033 ↑ .336 -0.100 ↓ .236
xSLG .359 -0.022 ↓ .337 -0.006 ↓ .331
SLG .353 -0.014 ↓ .339 -0.060 ↓ .279
K% 27.7 -4.5 ↓ 23.2 5.0 ↑ 28.2
BB% 11.8 5.6 ↑ 17.4 -8.5 ↓ 8.9
Swing % 48.0 -2.4 ↓ 45.6 5.8 ↑ 51.4
Whiff% 30.8 -2.5 ↓ 28.3 -2.4 ↓ 25.9
In Zone % 47.8 5.8 ↑ 53.6 0.4 ↑ 54.0
Out of Zone % 52.2 -5.8 ↓ 46.4 -0.4 ↓ 46.0
Out of Zone Swing % 27.1 -5.8 ↓ 21.3 5.0 ↑ 26.3
First Pitch Swing % 39.5 -1.8 ↓ 37.7 -5.2 ↓ 32.5
First Pitch Strike % 56.3 -2.7 ↓ 53.6 6.6 ↑ 60.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 119 .303 69 3 4.3 50 2 4.0
2024 Shades 69 .336 40 0 0.0 29 5 17.2
2025 Shades 123 .236 60 0 0.0 63 21 33.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 116 17.7 5.2% 0.0% 93 20.0 2.2% 0.0%
2024 62 16.3 30.6% 3.2% 51 18.7 3.9% 3.9%
2025 123 16.8 5.7% 1.6% 78 18.9 1.3% 1.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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