Cristian Mena

Cristian Mena

21-Year-Old PitcherSP
Arizona Diamondbacks AAA
7-Day IL
Injury Forearm
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks in March of 2024.
Goes on IL with forearm strain
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
Forearm
July 30, 2024
Triple-A Reno placed Mena on its 7-day injured list Tuesday with a right forearm strain, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Diamondbacks farm director Shaun Larkin said that Mena won't throw for at least eight weeks, likely bringing an end to the right-hander's 2024 season. Mena produced a 4.61 ERA and 1.54 WHIP with 102 strikeouts over 95.2 innings in 19 starts with Triple-A Reno.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
70
Last 10 Games
70
Last 5 Games
70
How many pitches does Cristian Mena 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 Cristian Mena generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .400 6 1 1 2 0 0 1
Since 2022vs Right .286 9 1 2 2 0 0 1
2024vs Left .400 6 1 1 2 0 0 1
2024vs Right .286 9 1 2 2 0 0 1
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
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2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Since 2022Away 12.00 2.33 3.0 0 0 0 6.0 9.0 6.0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 12.00 2.33 3.0 0 0 0 6.0 9.0 6.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Cristian Mena compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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
0.67
 
K/9
6.0
 
BB/9
9.0
 
HR/9
6.0
 
Fastball
95.4 mph
 
ERA
12.00
 
WHIP
2.33
 
BABIP
.236
 
GB/FB
0.80
 
Left On Base
71.4%
 
Exit Velocity
84.9 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
13.6%
 
Spin Rate
2545 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
31.8%
 
Swinging Strike
12.9%
 
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Optioned after debut
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
July 4, 2024
Mena was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
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Struggles in debut
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
July 4, 2024
Mena did not factor into the decision in a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks over three innings while striking out two.
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Recalled ahead of start Wednesday
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
July 3, 2024
The Diamondbacks recalled Mena from Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.
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Likely starter for Wednesday
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
July 3, 2024
Mena has joined the Diamondbacks' taxi squad and appears in line to make his major-league debut Wednesday against the Dodgers, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Sent to minor-league camp
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
March 10, 2024
Mena was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.
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Chance for big-league debut?
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
July 2, 2024
Mena could be called up to make his MLB debut Wednesday against the Dodgers after previously scheduled starter Jordan Montgomery was placed on the injured list with knee inflammation, reports Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com.
ANALYSIS
Mena's last outing for Triple-A Reno came on June 26, so he could easily be inserted into Arizona's rotation. The 21-year-old was acquired from the White Sox in February and has struggled for Reno this season with a 4.90 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 89:38 K:BB in 16 starts, so he would be a risky streaming option for fantasy managers should he get the call from the Diamondbacks.
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