Michel Otanez

Michel Otanez

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Texas Rangers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2025. Claimed off waivers by the Rangers in November of 2025.
Picked up by Rangers
PTexas Rangers
November 5, 2025
The Rangers claimed Otanez off waivers from the Athletics on Wednesday.
Analysis
Otanez is a hard thrower with a 34.1 percent strikeout rate but also a 14 percent walk rate over 39.1 big-league innings. The 28-year-old will compete for a spot in the Rangers' bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Michel Otanez 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 Michel Otanez generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-43%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .152 60 25 10 7 1 0 1
Since 2023vs Right .265 119 36 15 27 5 1 3
2025vs Left .000 8 2 2 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right .412 20 4 3 7 1 1 2
2024vs Left .171 52 23 8 7 1 0 1
2024vs Right .235 99 32 12 20 4 0 1
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-45%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-40%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-50%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.38 1.39 18.2 0 0 1 15.4 6.8 0.0
Since 2023Away 6.10 1.60 20.2 1 0 0 12.6 4.8 1.7
2025Home 10.13 1.88 2.2 0 0 0 10.1 10.1 0.0
2025Away 16.88 2.63 2.2 0 0 0 10.1 6.8 6.8
2024Home 2.25 1.31 16.0 0 0 1 16.3 6.2 0.0
2024Away 4.50 1.44 18.0 1 0 0 13.0 4.5 1.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Michel Otanez 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
1.20
 
K/9
10.1
 
BB/9
8.4
 
HR/9
3.4
 
Fastball
97.2 mph
 
ERA
13.50
 
WHIP
2.25
 
BABIP
.356
 
GB/FB
0.67
 
Left On Base
43.5%
 
Exit Velocity
84.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
16.7%
 
Spin Rate
2239 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
33.3%
 
Swinging Strike
10.7%
 
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Returns from IL
PSacramento Athletics
August 18, 2025
Otanez (undisclosed) was activated from the 7-day injured list Friday.
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On shelf at Triple-A
PSacramento Athletics
June 29, 2025
Triple-A Las Vegas placed Otanez on its 7-day injured list June 8 due to an unspecified injury.
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Sent to Triple-A
PSacramento Athletics
May 28, 2025
The Athletics optioned Otanez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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Ready to make season debut
PSacramento Athletics
May 13, 2025
The Athletics reinstated Otanez (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Makes fourth rehab appearance
PSacramento Athletics
Shoulder
May 12, 2025
Otanez (shoulder) struck out three and allowed two hits and no walks over two scoreless innings in his rehab appearance Sunday with Triple-A Las Vegas.
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