15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 9/23/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
1-6
ERA
3.00
WHIP
1.18
K
59
SV
22
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2025.
Sent to IL with shoulder strain
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.
Analysis
The Chicago closer will hit the shelf after he experienced tightness in his shoulder during his relief appearance against the Nationals on Sunday, when he was dealt the loss and his third blown save of the season after failing to retire any of the five batters he faced while giving up four hits -- including two home runs -- and one walk. The Cubs haven't yet offered up a timeline for Palencia's return, but as a pitcher who's heavily reliant on high velocity and now coming back from an arm injury, he seems likely to be sidelined beyond the minimum 15 days. Manager Craig Counsell hasn't provided word on his plans for the ninth inning while Palencia is on the shelf, but Brad Keller, Andrew Kittredge and Caleb Thielbar have been pitching effectively in high-leverage spots of late and could be the Chicago relievers most likely to factor into the mix for saves over the next few weeks.
The Chicago closer will hit the shelf after he experienced tightness in his shoulder during his relief appearance against the Nationals on Sunday, when he was dealt the loss and his third blown save of the season after failing to retire any of the five batters he faced while giving up four hits -- including two home runs -- and one walk. The Cubs haven't yet offered up a timeline for Palencia's return, but as a pitcher who's heavily reliant on high velocity and now coming back from an arm injury, he seems likely to be sidelined beyond the minimum 15 days. Manager Craig Counsell hasn't provided word on his plans for the ninth inning while Palencia is on the shelf, but Brad Keller, Andrew Kittredge and Caleb Thielbar have been pitching effectively in high-leverage spots of late and could be the Chicago relievers most likely to factor into the mix for saves over the next few weeks.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Daniel Palencia generally throw?
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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
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-11%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .237 | 52 | 30 | 36 | 5 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .223 | 56 | 12 | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .244 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .218 | 30 | 2 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .348 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .182 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .154 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .254 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
ERA on Road
2025
-22%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.15 | 1.22 | 47.2 | 9.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.69 | 1.38 | 46.1 | 10.9 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.30 | 1.17 | 30.0 | 9.6 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.57 | 1.19 | 21.0 | 11.6 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 5.14 | 1.14 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 7.04 | 2.35 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 10.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.91 | 1.41 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.57 | 1.19 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 4.1 | ||||
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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.
* 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
3.69K/9
10.4BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.9Fastball
99.6 mphERA
3.00WHIP
1.18BABIP
.315GB/FB
1.21Left On Base
77.4%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
1.7%Spin Rate
2295 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.7%Swinging Strike
13.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Suffers injury during blown save
Palencia was removed from Sunday's game against the Nationals with tightness in the posterior of his right shoulder, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Holds on for save No. 22
Palencia allowed two hits and no walks in scoreless ninth inning for the save Tuesday against Atlanta, striking out one.
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Yields walk-off
Palencia surrendered one run on two hits without recording an out during Sunday's 6-5 loss to Colorado.
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Clean inning for save
Palencia struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies.
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Secures 20th save
Palencia earned the save in Sunday's 4-3 win at the Angels, allowing a hit and a walk over one inning with three strikeouts.
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Could miss start of playoffs
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, but 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.
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, but 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.