Antonio Senzatela

Antonio Senzatela

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
Colorado Rockies
15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/22/2023
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Senzatela is a good fit for Coors Field because he throws strikes and does a good job of keeping the ball in the park. Only the unemployed Dallas Keuchel has been more hittable since the start of the 2021 season, though, with Senzatela sporting an 11.24 H/9 rate over that stretch. To make matters worse, the veteran right-hander needed surgery to repair a torn ACL last August and he'll miss at least the first month of the season. Even when healthy, Senzatela can't be trusted in fantasy leagues. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
$Signed a five-year, $50.5 million contract extension with the Rockies in October of 2021. Contract includes $14 million team option for 2027.
Diagnosed with UCL sprain
PColorado Rockies
Elbow
May 12, 2023
Senzatela was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a UCL sprain in his right elbow, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Senzatela is expected to return before the end of the season, but he'll be shut down completely for at least the next couple of weeks and is likely to spend multiple months on the IL. He injured his right ulnar collateral ligament Wednesday in just his second start back from an ACL tear in his left knee.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
60
Last 10 Games
60
Last 5 Games
60
How many pitches does Antonio Senzatela generally throw?
 
1-10
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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31-40
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Antonio Senzatela generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-1%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-60%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2021
 
 
-4%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .310 567 78 36 162 37 4 11
Since 2021vs Right .308 546 85 21 156 31 2 13
2023vs Left .357 15 3 1 5 1 0 2
2023vs Right .143 15 1 1 2 0 0 1
2022vs Left .332 226 32 17 68 13 1 4
2022vs Right .369 187 22 6 65 15 1 5
2021vs Left .294 326 43 18 89 23 3 5
2021vs Right .281 344 62 14 89 16 1 7
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-27%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-36%
ERA at Home
2021
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 4.01 1.39 143.2 6 5 0 4.8 1.8 0.6
Since 2021Away 5.50 1.56 113.0 1 13 0 6.9 2.3 1.2
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 4.70 1.17 7.2 0 1 0 4.7 2.3 3.5
2022Home 4.08 1.68 53.0 3 2 0 4.2 2.4 0.7
2022Away 6.41 1.70 39.1 0 5 0 6.6 2.1 1.1
2021Home 3.97 1.21 90.2 3 3 0 5.1 1.4 0.5
2021Away 5.05 1.52 66.0 1 7 0 7.4 2.5 1.0
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Stat Review
How does Antonio Senzatela 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
2.00
 
K/9
4.7
 
BB/9
2.3
 
HR/9
3.5
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
4.70
 
WHIP
1.17
 
BABIP
.185
 
GB/FB
2.17
 
Left On Base
104.2%
 
Exit Velocity
83.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
9.1%
 
Spin Rate
2063 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
29.5%
 
Swinging Strike
8.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Senzatela has solidified himself as a solid starter for the Rockies the past two seasons, and he had a 4.42 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 105:32 K:BB across 156.2 innings (28 starts) during 2021. The 27-year-old hits the mid-90s with his fastball but relies on soft contact with a 4.8 percent walk rate and 15.9 percent strikeout rate. Hs 3.60 FIP shows some room for improvement, and he also had an elite 0.69 HR/9. He had reverse home/road splits last year with a 3.97 ERA at Coors Field compared to a 5.05 ERA on the road. Senzatela's low strikeout totals and team context limit his overall ceiling, but he should at least be a decent streaming option, especially in deeper leagues.
Senzatela has the advantage of being a groundball pitcher at Coors Field, but he has several factors working against him. He spent the entirety of the abbreviated 2020 season with the major-league club and posted a career-best 3.44 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 73.1 innings, but his 4.81 xFIP suggests that his results may not be sustainable over a larger sample. The 25-year-old had the worst K% (13.5%) of any qualified starter in 2020, according to FanGraphs. He also had the third-worst K-BB% last year after having the worst mark in that category during the 2019 season. Senzatela's average fastball velocity ticked up slightly to 94.4 mph, and his 1.74 GB/FB rate ranked 11th among qualified starters. However, he failed to dominate hitters once again during the shortened season, and his consistently low strikeout rates suggest that he remains a risky fantasy option despite his slightly improved ERA and WHIP.
The positives for Senzatela: he is a groundball pitcher in Coors Field. The negatives: everything else. He had the worst K-BB% of all pitchers last season (min. 100 IP) at 3.3%, as he struck out a mere 13% of the hitters around a 10% walk rate and a .309 opponents' batting average. That is how a pitcher produces a 6.71 ERA and 1.75 WHIP. The demotion to Triple-A last year did not fix anything, and the next logical step for him is to move to the bullpen. He has lost a little off his fastball, and did not have a single pitch with positive run value last year. He can soak up some innings, but does not give Colorado a good chance to win. Perhaps a change in his role will bring his fastball back a bit, which is needed given he throws it two out of every three pitches. Until something changes in his role, he needs to stay on the FAAB pile in all formats.
Senzatela began the season working out of the Rockies' bullpen. In early May, he was demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque after posting a bloated 6.23 ERA in 10 appearances spanning 17.1 innings. Senzatela righted the ship on the farm, posting a 2.15 ERA over eight starts. He was recalled in early July and inserted into the Colorado rotation. Senzatela's stint as a starter was interrupted by a pair of DL visits, first with a blister, then due to shoulder inflammation. In his five starts during that span, Senzatela recorded a mediocre 4.81 ERA with a pedestrian 28 whiffs in 39.1 stanzas. The 23-year-old righty then went on a run, posting a 2.94 ERA over his final six starts, punching out a slightly more respectable (but still weak) 27 in 33.2 innings. With his strong finish, Senzatela will likely be in the mix to break camp at the back end of the Rockies' rotation. However, he lacks the requisite arsenal to defeat Coors Fields for an extended period.
Senzatela earned a rotation spot out of camp and fared well in his first six starts (2.84 ERA, 1.03 WHIP), but he endured a nine-run blowup on June 22 and spent the rest of the year bouncing between the rotation and bullpen. Working primarily fastball/slider, with occasional curveballs (3.3 percent) and changeups (3.6 percent) mixed in, Senzatela struck batters out at an 18.1 percent clip. He limited the long balls on the road thanks to a 50.1 percent groundball rate (0.65 HR/9), but as is the case with most pitchers at Coors Field, Senzatela struggled with homers at home (1.45 HR/9, 5.15 ERA). The right-hander's walk rate increased to 9.6 percent in the second half and he allowed a .327 wOBA to right-handed batters for the season. Youth is on his side, but right now Senzatela is a low-strikeout, two-pitch pitcher without a defined role, who has to pitch half of his games in the best hitter's park in baseball.
Senzatela shot up the Rockies' prospect rankings after putting up numbers worthy of the Organizational Pitcher of the Year award with High-A Modesto in 2015. As one would expect, expectations were pretty high for the right-hander heading into the 2016 campaign, but things didn't go as planned. He spent a month in the beginning of the season on the disabled list due to shoulder inflammation, then it returned a month after that and kept him out for the remainder of the year. Senzatela's final line was phenomenal, though, as he finished with a 1.82 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and a 0.3 HR/9 in seven starts with Double-A Hartford. Missing most of 2016 will likely slow the 21-year-old's path to the majors, but thanks to an arsenal that includes a mid-to-upper-90s fastball and a developing swing-and-miss slider, Senzatela could find himself with the major league club in 2018. He has No. 4 starter upside, but could be a high-leverage reliever if that doesn't work out.
Senzatela may still fit best at the back of a rotation long term, but his 2015 numbers should keep him on prospect radars for now. His command was already pretty special heading into 2015, but the spike in K-rate, up to 23 percent from 14.8% in 2014, suggests development of his secondary offerings. Double-A will prove to be a major test for the 6-foot-1 righty in 2016, but he is starting to look like a No. 4 starter with the upside to be a No. 3 if everything clicks. The Rockies understandably protected him from the Rule 5 draft by adding him to the 40-man roster during the offseason, and he could be knocking on the door of the big leagues sometime in 2017.
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Exits with forearm tightness
PColorado Rockies
Forearm
May 10, 2023
Senzatela left Wednesday's start against the Pirates with right forearm tightness, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports. He allowed three runs on four hits and one walk in 2.2 innings before departing.
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Exits start with apparent injury
PColorado Rockies
Undisclosed
May 10, 2023
Senzatela was removed in the third inning of Wednesday's game against the Pirates due to an unspecified injury, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports. He was charged with three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out one over 2.2 innings.
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Takes tough loss in season debut
PColorado Rockies
May 5, 2023
Senzatela (0-1) allowed one run on three hits and a walk over five innings Friday, striking out three and taking a loss against the Mets.
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Activated for season debut
PColorado Rockies
May 5, 2023
Senzatela was activated Friday from the 15-day injured list.
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Making season debut Friday
PColorado Rockies
Knee
May 2, 2023
Senzatela (knee) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Friday against the Mets at Citi Field, Suzie Hunter of TheDNVR.com reports.
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