Daniel Palencia

Daniel Palencia

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Chicago Cubs
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Daniel Palencia in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
RANKS
Rest of Season From Preseason
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2025.
Activated from IL
PChicago Cubs
September 24, 2025
The Cubs reinstated Palencia (shoulder) from the injured list Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Analysis
Palencia has been sidelined since Sept. 8 due to a strained right shoulder, although he pitched in a rehab game Saturday, during which he gave up an unearned run and struck out two batters over two-thirds of an inning. The Cubs will now likely aim to get him a few more big-league appearances before he serves as the team's primary closer during the postseason. Jordan Wicks was optioned to the Arizona Complex League in a corresponding move.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
15
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
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-48%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-39%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .212 83 24 16 14 3 1 1
Since 2023vs Right .235 116 27 11 24 6 0 2
2025vs Left .000 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .333 7 1 1 2 1 0 0
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
 
 
-23%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
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 4.79 1.26 20.2 3 1 1 9.6 4.4 0.4
Since 2023Away 3.69 1.38 46.1 4 7 10 10.9 4.7 0.4
2025Home 0.00 1.00 3.0 2 0 0 6.0 3.0 0.0
2025Away 2.57 1.19 21.0 0 4 10 11.6 3.0 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
3.81
 
K/9
10.4
 
BB/9
2.7
 
HR/9
0.9
 
Fastball
99.6 mph
 
ERA
2.91
 
WHIP
1.14
 
BABIP
.308
 
GB/FB
1.16
 
Left On Base
77.4%
 
Exit Velocity
83.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.4%
 
Spin Rate
2294 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
23.5%
 
Swinging Strike
13.5%
 
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Activation imminent
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
September 23, 2025
Palencia (shoulder) will be activated Tuesday or Wednesday, Mike McGraw of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.
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Kicks off rehab assignment
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
September 20, 2025
Palencia (shoulder) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday and allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out two batters in two-thirds of an inning.
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Resumes mound work
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
September 16, 2025
Palencia (shoulder) joined the Cubs for their road trip in Pittsburgh and threw off a mound Monday for the first time since landing on the injured list Sept. 8, the Associated Press reports.
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Plays catch Friday
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
September 12, 2025
Palencia (shoulder) played catch Friday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Sent to IL with shoulder strain
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
September 8, 2025
The Cubs placed Palencia on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a right shoulder strain, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Could miss start of playoffs
PChicago Cubs
September 8, 2025
Palencia could miss the start of the 2025 playoffs after exiting Sunday's game against the Nationals with a shoulder injury, according to Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com.
Analysis
The Cubs initially tabbed the injury as shoulder tightness, but manager Craig Counsell later told reporters, including Levine, that, more specifically, Palencia was suffering from a posterior capsule strain in his right shoulder. It sounds as if Palencia will need a trip to the injured list, and based on recent players who've had these injuries, he could be sidelined without throwing for multiple weeks. That scenario would mean the Cubs would have to open the playoffs, providing they clinched a berth, without their closer. Even after a disastrous outing Sunday in which he didn't record an out, Palencia owns a 3.00 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP across 51 innings this season while converting 22 of his 25 save opportunities.
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