Dennis Santana
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 190LBS | Age: 28
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 8 5.22 63 1 1 58.2 54 1.33
2023 1 0 5.91 9 0 0 10.2 12 1.59
2024 3 1 3.89 62 0 3 71.2 69 1.09
7 Seasons 11 15 4.76 205 1 4 221.1 209 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 63 3-8 5.22 58.2 54 1.33
2023 9 1-0 5.91 10.2 12 1.59
2024 62 3-1 3.89 71.2 69 1.09
7 Seasons 205 11-15 4.76 221.1 209 1.32
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
2018 22 70 13 0 0.0 0.0 87.8 101.3 11.7 61.5 .391 .468 .431 .409 .495 30.8 21.1 5.3 12.27 7.77
2019 23 104 15 0 0.0 0.0 86.4 103.8 6.5 60.0 .245 .361 .413 .369 .383 26.7 22.2 14.8 7.20 6.28
2020 24 284 46 4 8.7 5.5 85.3 106.1 11.3 47.8 .257 .447 .338 .348 .415 32.6 24.7 9.6 5.29 5.27
2021 25 909 156 10 6.4 4.2 88.0 112.8 9.6 35.3 .261 .413 .310 .346 .374 35.9 19.4 13.5 4.28 5.19
2022 26 991 169 8 4.7 3.1 86.6 112.6 9.7 35.5 .245 .341 .287 .306 .333 33.1 21.2 11.0 5.22 3.89
2023 27 221 30 4 13.3 8.0 88.7 104.7 19.1 46.7 .261 .474 .355 .366 .424 36.7 24.0 14.0 5.91 5.89
2024 28 1106 193 9 4.7 3.1 86.3 109.0 14.3 37.3 .229 .345 .281 .283 .332 32.6 24.0 7.3 3.89 3.24
Player 3685 622 35 5.6 3.7 86.9 112.8 11.6 38.6 .249 .378 .305 .319 .358 33.6 22.0 10.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Santana relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(32.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.2%) ,
Cutter
(19.2%) ,
Sinker
(13.4%) ,
Changeup
(8.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 30.8 7.7 61.5 0.0 30.8 61.5 7.7 0.0 23.1 7.7 61.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 46.7 20.0 33.3 0.0 53.3 26.7 20.0 0.0 33.3 13.3 46.7 6.7 0.0 0.0
2020 34.8 21.7 37.0 6.5 45.7 37.0 17.4 13.0 23.9 21.7 23.9 8.7 8.7 5.5
2021 51.3 22.4 22.4 3.8 37.2 48.7 14.1 6.4 34.0 18.6 27.6 7.1 6.4 4.2
2022 48.5 18.3 27.2 5.9 35.5 45.0 19.5 4.7 36.1 23.1 29.0 2.4 4.7 3.1
2023 26.7 40.0 30.0 3.3 36.7 36.7 26.7 6.7 13.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 13.3 8.0
2024 38.3 28.5 26.4 6.7 37.3 38.3 24.4 5.2 28.5 28.0 26.9 6.7 4.7 3.1
Player 43.6 23.6 27.5 5.3 37.6 42.8 19.6 5.8 30.9 23.3 28.9 5.3 5.6 3.7
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! 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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sinker PIT R 148 95.1 20.0 -2.5 17.2ARM 2.0 10.4 -3.1 17.2ARM 2.4
2024 Changeup PIT R 93 88.5 26.9 -3.4 16.2ARM 1.6 8.1 -3.2 16.2ARM 2.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 290 95.7 14.6 -0.2 11.4ARM 3.4 15.3 -0.5 11.4ARM 3.9
2024 Slider PIT R 363 87.1 33.6 -0.7 2.8GLV -1.5 2.4 -0.8 2.8GLV -2.3
2024 Cutter PIT R 212 90.4 22.9 2.4 1.3GLV -0.7 10.4 2.1 1.3GLV -1.4
2023 Slider NYM R 54 83.5 38.5 0.3 4.6GLV -1.7 0.8 0.7 4.6GLV -0.7
2023 Changeup NYM R 31 88.0 26.6 -3.6 17.2ARM 2.6 9.0 -3.6 17.2ARM 2.8
2023 Cutter NYM R 24 88.3 31.6 -4.1 3.5GLV 1.0 3.3 -4.6 3.5GLV 0.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 43 95.2 14.1 0.7 13.4ARM 5.3 16.3 0.5 13.4ARM 6.0
2023 Sinker NYM R 69 94.8 20.1 -2.1 18.3ARM 3.0 10.6 -3.0 18.3ARM 3.3
2022 Changeup TEX R 132 89.9 25.7 -3.1 17.2ARM 2.4 8.3 -2.4 17.2ARM 3.0
2022 Slider TEX R 401 85.8 39.4 3.9 1.7GLV -3.0 -2.3 4.1 1.7GLV -4.0
2022 Sinker TEX R 386 96.7 20.5 -0.4 17.6ARM 1.9 8.9 -0.6 17.6ARM 2.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 72 97.7 13.9 -0.6 12.8ARM 4.1 14.9 -1.3 12.8ARM 5.5
2021 Changeup TEX R 185 87.5 27.6 -1.7 17.3ARM 3.1 8.3 -1.9 17.3ARM 3.4
2021 Cutter TEX R 5 88.0 32.6 -4.9 2.7GLV 0.2 2.5 -5.5 2.7GLV -0.2
2021 Sinker TEX R 384 95.3 20.7 -0.2 17.7ARM 2.5 9.6 -0.8 17.7ARM 3.0
2021 Curveball TEX R 23 81.9 40.8 -10.0 12.9GLV 5.1 0.5 -10.6 12.9GLV 3.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 54 96.0 15.0 -0.9 11.6ARM 3.9 14.8 -1.4 11.6ARM 4.4
2021 Slider TEX R 256 83.8 41.0 3.4 3.1GLV -2.6 -2.2 4.0 3.1GLV -2.6
2020 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 12 94.9 16.5 -1.7 12.3ARM 4.8 13.9 -2.1 12.3ARM 5.0
2020 Slider LAD R 131 84.3 40.1 3.2 4.7GLV 0.0 -1.8 3.2 4.7GLV -0.6
2020 Sinker LAD R 96 94.3 23.1 1.6 17.5ARM 2.4 7.8 1.3 17.5ARM 2.7
2020 Changeup LAD R 44 86.7 30.0 0.4 15.7ARM 2.1 6.3 0.1 15.7ARM 2.3
2019 Changeup LAD R 15 83.9 35.7 4.1 14.4ARM 0.6 3.0 3.9 14.4ARM 0.9
2019 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 1 94.0 18.4 -2.2 9.4ARM 1.1 12.9 -2.7 9.4ARM 2.0
2019 Slider LAD R 30 80.7 49.1 6.2 6.2GLV -1.7 -6.0 7.8 6.2GLV 1.1
2019 Sinker LAD R 58 92.6 27.5 4.1 14.9ARM -0.3 5.0 4.1 14.9ARM 0.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 18 93.1 24.3 -7.5 6.0ARM -2.1 7.6 -8.1 6.0ARM -1.2
2018 Sinker LAD R 18 93.0 27.9 4.9 11.0ARM -4.1 4.1 5.2 11.0ARM -3.7
2018 Changeup LAD R 8 85.7 32.8 1.5 8.1ARM -5.6 4.6 2.1 8.1ARM -5.2
2018 Slider LAD R 25 80.4 46.4 2.7 3.0GLV -4.3 -3.2 5.0 3.0GLV -2.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2024 Slider 0.6 2 363 32.8 95 .217 .337 .253 41.1 26.3 18.5 .217 .343 .253 28.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 3 290 26.2 65 .196 .268 .274 20.4 27.7 17.1 .233 .325 .294 30.8
2024 Cutter 1.9 4 212 19.2 42 .200 .429 .335 25.0 21.4 28.1 .189 .291 .287 30.8
2024 Sinker 1.4 2 148 13.4 50 .279 .395 .347 5.7 6.0 15.8 .295 .464 .356 45.2
2024 Changeup -4.5 -4 93 8.4 34 .219 .406 .290 37.3 38.2 27.7 .222 .294 .250 26.3
2023 Sinker -4.0 -3 69 31.2 12 .400 .900 .567 12.1 8.3 7.1 .378 .641 .475 33.3
2023 Slider -5.1 -3 54 24.4 12 .250 .750 .504 52.9 41.7 19.2 .194 .594 .446 66.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball 3.9 2 43 19.5 9 .125 .125 .178 38.1 22.2 10.0 .229 .466 .337 33.3
2023 Changeup 5.2 2 31 14.0 10 .222 .222 .180 41.2 30.0 21.4 .279 .333 .241 28.6
2023 Cutter 4.2 1 24 10.9 6 .200 .200 .267 7.7 0.0 0.0 .209 .312 .300 40.0
2022 Slider 0.6 2 401 40.5 95 .200 .282 .273 41.0 32.6 23.8 .209 .284 .258 29.1
2022 Sinker -3.2 -12 386 39.0 96 .354 .468 .441 11.3 8.3 14.8 .338 .460 .402 41.7
2022 Changeup 4.6 6 132 13.3 43 .128 .205 .162 23.2 11.6 15.2 .210 .334 .255 25.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 3.6 3 72 7.3 20 .000 .000 .140 32.3 50.0 27.0 .064 .071 .188 16.7
2021 Sinker 0.6 2 384 42.2 106 .253 .299 .326 16.3 5.7 13.6 .363 .538 .443 50.6
2021 Slider 2.7 7 256 28.2 60 .192 .269 .247 30.3 30.0 20.7 .152 .274 .235 19.4
2021 Changeup -2.5 -5 187 20.6 43 .293 .439 .334 39.8 30.2 20.3 .202 .274 .229 17.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball -5.7 -3 54 5.9 20 .235 .588 .395 24.2 40.0 20.5 .226 .562 .382 33.3
2021 Curveball -4.5 -1 23 2.5 3 -- -- .700 66.7 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2021 Cutter 8.1 0 5 0.6 3 .000 .000 .000 33.3 33.3 50.0 .213 .256 .205 0.0
2020 Slider -1.3 -2 131 46.1 32 .258 .548 .350 37.7 34.4 25.6 .249 .504 .327 40.0
2020 Sinker 0.2 0 97 34.2 26 .238 .381 .385 15.2 11.5 18.8 .270 .400 .368 33.3
2020 Changeup 0.9 0 44 15.5 14 .167 .333 .279 30.0 28.6 23.5 .255 .381 .332 12.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 12 4.2 1 -- -- .700 100.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2019 Sinker 0.8 0 58 55.8 13 .300 .500 .369 23.1 7.7 14.3 .207 .312 .324 20.0
2019 Slider -2.8 -1 30 28.8 8 .200 .200 .375 50.0 37.5 23.1 .274 .326 .423 0.0
2019 Changeup -8.1 -1 15 14.4 5 .400 1.000 .580 30.0 40.0 25.0 .289 .493 .330 66.7
2019 4-Seam Fastball -35.1 0 1 1.0 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
2018 Slider -8.7 -2 25 35.7 9 .444 .778 .517 56.3 44.4 57.1 .338 .404 .321 40.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.3 -1 18 25.7 2 1.000 1.000 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 .980 1.066 .798 0.0
2018 Sinker -1.8 0 18 25.7 5 .333 .333 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 .484 .642 .536 50.0
2018 Changeup 3.1 0 8 11.4 2 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .097 .105 .087 0.0
! 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
2024 Changeup 92 88.5 93 18.4 1:45 2:15 -30
2024 Cutter 212 90.4 48 9.9 12:30 11:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 276 95.8 95 18.9 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Sinker 147 95.1 91 20.4 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 Slider 351 87.1 20 4.0 11:15 9:30 105
2023 Changeup 31 88.0 93 19.7 1:45 2:15 -30
2023 Cutter 24 88.3 26 4.7 12:00 10:00 120
2023 4-Seam Fastball 42 95.2 94 21.1 1:30 1:30 0
2023 Sinker 67 94.9 93 21.5 1:30 2:00 -30
2023 Slider 54 83.5 22 5.9 8:45 8:30 15
2022 Changeup 131 89.9 95 19.5 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 67 97.6 94 19.8 1:30 1:30 0
2022 Sinker 382 96.7 91 20.1 1:30 2:15 -45
2022 Slider 400 85.8 18 4.8 8:15 6:45 90
2021 Changeup 186 87.5 90 19.4 1:45 2:15 -30
2021 Curveball 23 81.9 35 14.0 7:30 8:45 -75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 53 96.0 91 18.6 1:30 1:15 15
2021 Sinker 376 95.3 91 20.5 1:30 2:15 -45
2021 Slider 253 83.8 26 5.9 8:30 7:30 60
2020 Changeup 32 86.6 83 17.0 1:30 2:30 -60
2020 Sinker 54 94.4 84 19.5 1:30 2:15 -45
2020 Slider 98 84.3 25 6.5 8:45 7:45 60
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 27 104 0 0 -1 -1 -2
2020 73 284 -4 4 0 -2 -1
2021 235 909 4 16 -11 -7 1
2022 254 991 -5 18 -7 -8 -1
2023 49 221 1 0 -2 -1 -1
2024 286 1,106 8 9 -4 -5 7
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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 %
2018 70 45.7 65.6 85.7 31.6 41.7 42.9 52.6 47.1 30.3 2.9 100.0
2019 104 39.4 65.9 77.8 30.2 57.9 44.2 59.3 44.2 30.4 6.7 57.1
2020 284 52.1 55.4 76.8 27.9 60.5 41.2 58.9 42.3 28.3 8.1 73.9
2021 909 44.7 67.5 81.8 29.4 55.4 41.0 57.2 46.4 26.8 5.4 69.4
2022 991 42.1 61.9 84.9 31.4 55.0 40.4 52.8 44.2 27.4 6.3 67.7
2023 221 44.3 59.2 81.0 35.0 58.1 47.5 76.0 45.7 28.7 6.3 71.4
2024 1,106 50.2 66.0 82.0 35.2 52.1 42.0 64.1 50.7 28.2 8.4 73.1
Player 3,685 46.1 64.0 82.2 31.9 54.6 41.7 59.2 46.7 27.8 6.8 70.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2019 39 97 19
2020 69 75 11
2021 17 22 42 56 3 81 71 68 70 21 4 55 65 79 90 22
2022 47 40 76 93 15 87 89 88 85 39 11 64 70 90 93 17
2023 68 90 22
2024 82 68 81 87 74 88 92 95 92 58 62 72 98 73 93 18
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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 %
2019 22.3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2020 22.5 4 3.2 1 1 0 3 75.0
2021 22.9 4 5.2 -1 1 4 2 50.0
2022 24.1 2 2.6 -1 1 2 1 50.0
2023 24.7 2 2.0 0 0 2 1 50.0
2024 25.3 4 6.1 -2 5 5 3 75.0
Player 23.7 17 20.2 -3 8 13 11 64.7
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
2019 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2020 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3
2021 4 7 3 5 5 5 5 7 4 4 4 4 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 4 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
2022 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2
2023 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 2
2024 4 4 7 4 5 7 8 4 5 4 6 9 6 4 6 4 4 3 6 10 5 8 12 7 3 5 8 8 7 8 7
Player 17 20 16 19 19 21 22 20 17 16 17 22 23 17 20 18 18 18 22 25 20 21 29 23 16 18 23 21 23 22 20
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.0 92.6 -0.4 94.4 1.8 95.3 0.9 96.8 1.5 93.8 -3.0 93.9 0.1
Offspeed Velocity 85.7 83.9 -1.8 86.7 2.8 87.5 0.8 89.9 2.4 88.0 -1.9 88.5 0.5
Breaking Velocity 80.4 80.7 0.3 84.3 3.6 83.6 -0.7 85.8 2.2 83.5 -2.3 87.1 3.6
Exit Velocity 87.8 86.4 -1.4 85.3 -1.1 88.0 2.7 86.6 -1.4 88.7 2.1 86.3 -2.4
Launch Angle 11.7 6.5 -5.2 11.3 4.8 9.6 -1.7 9.7 0.1 19.1 9.4 14.3 -4.8
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.7 8.7 6.4 -2.3 4.7 -1.7 13.3 8.6 4.7 -8.6
Hard Hit % 30.8 26.7 -4.1 32.6 5.9 35.9 3.3 33.1 -2.8 36.7 3.6 32.6 -4.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 61.5 60.0 -1.5 47.8 -12.2 35.3 -12.5 35.5 0.2 46.7 11.2 37.3 -9.4
xBA .391 .245 -0.146 .257 0.012 .261 0.004 .245 -0.016 .261 0.016 .229 -0.032
BA .375 .300 -0.075 .234 -0.066 .240 0.006 .228 -0.012 .244 0.016 .220 -0.024
xwOBA .409 .369 -0.040 .348 -0.021 .346 -0.002 .306 -0.040 .366 0.060 .283 -0.083
wOBA .431 .413 -0.018 .338 -0.075 .310 -0.028 .287 -0.023 .355 0.068 .281 -0.074
xSLG .468 .361 -0.107 .447 0.086 .413 -0.034 .341 -0.072 .474 0.133 .345 -0.129
SLG .563 .550 -0.013 .453 -0.097 .340 -0.113 .315 -0.025 .463 0.148 .351 -0.112
K% 21.1 22.2 1.1 24.7 2.5 19.4 -5.3 21.2 1.8 24.0 2.8 24.0 0.0
BB% 5.3 14.8 9.5 9.6 -5.2 13.5 3.9 11.0 -2.5 14.0 3.0 7.3 -6.7