Cristopher Sanchez
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
2.53
WHIP
1.31
K
25
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sanchez missed the last half of spring training with soreness in his left triceps. He came off the IL in late April to make a start in a doubleheader, then was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Sanchez wasn't pitching well, but the Phillies needed rotation help, so they recalled Sanchez in mid-June. Something clicked as the right-handers went on to start 17 more games, with one relief appearance. His 3.44 ERA was fully supported by its estimators, though Sanchez benefited from a .272 BABIP, which is low for a pitcher with a 57 percent ground ball rate. His four percent walk rate was much lower than previous seasons, while his 24.2 strikeout clip matched his minor league track record. Sanchez isn't assured of a spot in the opening day rotation, but he merits a long look in the spring. He'll be hard-pressed to match his 1.05 WHIP as his BABIP is likely to increase as well as giving back some of the control gains exhibited lasts season. Sanchez's three-pitch mix, featuring a 92-mph sinker, changeup and slider doesn't portend a front-end starter, but Sanchez could be a reliable back-end fantasy guy, shielded from the most potent lineups. Read Past Outlooks
Dominant in first victory
Sanchez (1-2) earned the win Wednesday, allowing one unearned run on five hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts over six innings against Colorado.
ANALYSIS
Sanchez was incredible Wednesday, tying his career high in strikeouts without allowing an earned run. Although Brenton Doyle did cross the plate in the first inning, Doyle reached base on an error by Alec Bohm. Sanchez has delivered back-to-back quality starts and owns a 10.5 K/9 -- a career high as it stands -- across four starts. He's tentatively scheduled for a matchup with the Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 24.
Sanchez was incredible Wednesday, tying his career high in strikeouts without allowing an earned run. Although Brenton Doyle did cross the plate in the first inning, Doyle reached base on an error by Alec Bohm. Sanchez has delivered back-to-back quality starts and owns a 10.5 K/9 -- a career high as it stands -- across four starts. He's tentatively scheduled for a matchup with the Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 24.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Cristopher Sanchez generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
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91-100
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121+
What part of the game does Cristopher Sanchez generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-49%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .182 | 45 | 9 | 25 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .253 | 111 | 32 | 121 | 20 | |||
2024vs Left | .133 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .261 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .133 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .260 | 69 | 11 | 78 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .277 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .229 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-21%
ERA at Home
2024
-74%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.60 | 1.10 | 115.0 | 9.6 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.53 | 1.31 | 45.2 | 6.5 | 3.4 | ||||
2024Home | 1.59 | 1.12 | 17.0 | 12.7 | 2.6 | ||||
2024Away | 6.23 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 6.2 | ||||
2023Home | 3.93 | 1.10 | 73.1 | 9.6 | 1.5 | ||||
2023Away | 2.08 | 0.88 | 26.0 | 6.2 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 4.01 | 1.09 | 24.2 | 7.7 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Away | 8.22 | 1.83 | 15.1 | 8.2 | 5.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cristopher Sanchez 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.
* 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
3.13K/9
10.5BB/9
3.4HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.0 mphERA
2.53WHIP
1.31BABIP
.363GB/FB
3.27Left On Base
71.4%Swinging Strike
13.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Could rejoin big club
Sanchez is a likely bet to be called up by the Phillies to start Saturday against the A's, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Sanchez is no longer listed in the starting rotation at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, which hints at him making his second big-league start of 2023. The 26-year-old has an unremarkable 4.35 ERA and 5.3 BB/9 across 49.2 innings for the IronPigs this year, but he's pitched better in his past five outings with a 2.93 ERA. The left-hander made his season debut in late April and surrendered three runs across 4.1 frames in a home start versus the Rockies. A matchup against Oakland on Saturday would be a favorable one, which could put Sanchez on the streaming radar.
Sanchez is no longer listed in the starting rotation at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, which hints at him making his second big-league start of 2023. The 26-year-old has an unremarkable 4.35 ERA and 5.3 BB/9 across 49.2 innings for the IronPigs this year, but he's pitched better in his past five outings with a 2.93 ERA. The left-hander made his season debut in late April and surrendered three runs across 4.1 frames in a home start versus the Rockies. A matchup against Oakland on Saturday would be a favorable one, which could put Sanchez on the streaming radar.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Sanchez made the Opening Day roster for the first time in 2022, though he spent the year bouncing between the majors and minors, never doing enough to stick permanently at the highest level. He started three games and pitched in relief in 12 more, finishing with a 5.63 ERA and 1.38 WHIP in 40 innings. His ERA estimators suggested he was the victim of some bad luck, though even his 4.02 SIERA hardly indicates a future as a high-impact weapon. Both Sanchez's 19.8 K% and 9.6 BB% were sub-par, and his 54.2% groundball rate, while above-average, wasn't nearly enough of an outlier to make up for them. The lefty did manage a much better 3.14 ERA in 15 appearances (including 14 starts) at the Triple-A level, with correspondingly stronger ratios, but at age 26, he's past the point where a large step forward is likely. He'll likely be fighting for a swingman role this season and should be streamed with caution if he earns any starts.
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Hit with second loss
Sanchez (0-2) took the loss Friday against Pittsburgh, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out six batters across six innings.
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Takes loss against Nats
Sanches (0-1) took the loss Sunday versus Washington, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks across 4.1 innings. He struck out one batter.
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Collects eight strikeouts
Sanchez did not factor into the decision Monday against the Reds, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out eight.
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Starting Monday's series opener
Sanchez is listed as the Phillies' probable starting pitcher for Monday's game against the Reds in Philadelphia.
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Working on cutter
Sanchez is introducing a cutter to his repertoire this spring, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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