Daniel Palencia

Daniel Palencia

24-Year-Old PitcherRP
Chicago Cubs
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Daniel Palencia in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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#601
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2024.
Heads back to Triple-A
PChicago Cubs  AAA
April 17, 2024
The Cubs optioned Palencia to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
ANALYSIS
One of six relievers who worked in Tuesday's 12-11 loss to Arizona, Palencia will be swapped off the 26-man active roster for a fresh bullpen arm in Hayden Wesneski, who was recalled from Iowa in a corresponding move. Palencia had given up at least one run in each of his three relief appearances for Chicago this season and posted a 5:7 K:BB over six innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
42
Last 10 Games
42
Last 5 Games
42
How many pitches does Daniel Palencia generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Daniel Palencia generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-68%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-39%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .208 61 16 12 10 2 1 1
Since 2022vs Right .234 88 22 9 18 3 0 2
2024vs Left .444 11 2 2 4 1 0 0
2024vs Right .143 19 3 5 2 1 0 0
2023vs Left .154 50 14 10 6 1 1 1
2023vs Right .254 69 19 4 16 2 0 2
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-17%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-67%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-40%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.27 1.32 13.2 1 1 1 9.9 5.3 0.7
Since 2022Away 4.35 1.50 20.2 4 2 0 10.0 5.7 0.9
2024Home 3.00 1.00 3.0 0 0 1 6.0 6.0 0.0
2024Away 9.00 3.33 3.0 0 0 0 9.0 15.0 0.0
2023Home 5.91 1.41 10.2 1 1 0 11.0 5.1 0.8
2023Away 3.57 1.19 17.2 4 2 0 10.2 4.1 1.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Daniel Palencia compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
0.71
 
K/9
7.5
 
BB/9
10.5
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
96.7 mph
 
ERA
6.00
 
WHIP
2.17
 
BABIP
.335
 
GB/FB
2.00
 
Left On Base
69.2%
 
Exit Velocity
83.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.5%
 
Spin Rate
2022 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
15.0%
 
Swinging Strike
7.9%
 
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Notches three-inning save
PChicago Cubs  AAA
April 7, 2024
Palencia secured a save after he pitched three innings, surrendering one run on a hit and two walks while striking out two batters in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Dodgers.
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Joining big club
PChicago Cubs  AAA
April 7, 2024
Palencia was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Demoted to Triple-A
PChicago Cubs  AAA
March 21, 2024
The Cubs optioned Palencia to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Returns to majors
PChicago Cubs  AAA
September 16, 2023
Palencia was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PChicago Cubs  AAA
September 15, 2023
The Cubs optioned Palencia to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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