Daniel Palencia

Daniel Palencia

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Chicago Cubs
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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Rest of Season From Preseason
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2025.
Survives for 18th save
PChicago Cubs
August 20, 2025
Palencia recorded the save in Wednesday's 4-3 win over Milwaukee, allowing one run on two hits and two walks in the ninth inning. He struck out two.
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Palencia allowed a run for the fourth time in his last seven outings, but he was able to hang on for save No. 18 on the year. The right-hander has a shaky 5.14 ERA in August, but his ERA still stands at an excellent 1.97 for the season over 45.2 innings. Palencia has blown just two saves all year, and he also sports a 1.01 WHIP and 49:14 K:BB through 44 appearances.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
16
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 2023
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-48%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-39%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .201 167 49 26 28 6 2 3
Since 2023vs Right .215 194 47 12 38 8 0 3
2025vs Left .182 88 26 10 14 3 1 2
2025vs Right .198 85 21 2 16 3 0 1
2024vs Left .348 29 9 6 8 2 0 0
2024vs Right .182 40 7 6 6 3 0 0
2023vs Left .154 50 14 10 6 1 1 1
2023vs Right .254 69 19 4 16 2 0 2
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-10%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-27%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-40%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.22 1.05 44.2 2 2 11 9.5 3.0 0.8
Since 2023Away 3.56 1.33 43.0 4 5 7 10.3 4.8 0.4
2025Home 1.67 0.89 27.0 1 1 10 9.0 2.0 1.0
2025Away 2.04 1.02 17.2 0 2 7 10.2 3.1 0.0
2024Home 5.14 1.14 7.0 0 0 1 9.0 3.9 0.0
2024Away 7.04 2.35 7.2 0 1 0 10.6 10.6 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
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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
3.92
 
K/9
9.5
 
BB/9
2.4
 
HR/9
0.6
 
Fastball
99.7 mph
 
ERA
1.81
 
WHIP
0.94
 
BABIP
.255
 
GB/FB
1.10
 
Left On Base
82.0%
 
Exit Velocity
83.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
1.9%
 
Spin Rate
2293 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
21.7%
 
Swinging Strike
12.8%
 
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Secures 17th save
PChicago Cubs
August 19, 2025
Palencia recorded his 17th save of the season in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Brewers, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Takes loss Friday
PChicago Cubs
August 16, 2025
Palencia (1-3) allowed a run in an inning of relief to take the loss Friday against the Pirates.
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Nails down 16th save
PChicago Cubs
August 13, 2025
Palencia picked up the save Wednesday against Toronto, striking out one in a clean ninth inning.
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Blows save, earns win Sunday
PChicago Cubs
August 3, 2025
Palencia (1-2) allowed a run on two hits across an inning of work but managed to earn the win in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Orioles. He struck out one.
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Notches 15th save
PChicago Cubs
August 1, 2025
Palencia gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 15th save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Orioles.
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