Daniel Palencia

Daniel Palencia

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Chicago Cubs
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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Rest of Season From Preseason
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2025.
Extends save streak to 13
PChicago Cubs
July 18, 2025
Palencia picked up the save Friday, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning to close out a 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
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Called upon to protect a three-run lead, Palencia continued his excellent run in the ninth Friday, working around a base hit to record his 13th consecutive save and improve to 13-for-14 in save opportunities this season. The 25-year-old right-hander lowered his ERA to 1.53 and has now tallied 39 strikeouts across 35.1 innings of work.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
11
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
 
 
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-41%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-48%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-39%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .177 151 47 25 22 4 2 2
Since 2023vs Right .225 176 42 12 36 8 0 3
2025vs Left .129 72 24 9 8 1 1 1
2025vs Right .219 67 16 2 14 3 0 1
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
 
 
-24%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-67%
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 2.95 0.98 39.2 1 1 9 9.8 3.2 0.7
Since 2023Away 3.86 1.41 39.2 4 5 5 10.4 5.2 0.5
2025Home 0.82 0.73 22.0 0 0 8 9.4 2.0 0.8
2025Away 2.51 1.19 14.1 0 2 5 10.7 3.8 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
3.64
 
K/9
9.9
 
BB/9
2.7
 
HR/9
0.5
 
Fastball
99.6 mph
 
ERA
1.49
 
WHIP
0.91
 
BABIP
.243
 
GB/FB
1.06
 
Left On Base
82.8%
 
Exit Velocity
83.9 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
1.7%
 
Spin Rate
2299 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
19.5%
 
Swinging Strike
13.9%
 
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Records another save Sunday
PChicago Cubs
July 13, 2025
Palencia tossed a scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout to secure the save in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Yankees.
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Puts out fire for save
PChicago Cubs
July 12, 2025
Palencia retired the only two batters he faced with one strikeout to earn the save during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Yankees.
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Collects save No. 10
PChicago Cubs
July 2, 2025
Palencia picked up the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over Cleveland, allowing one unearned run on no hits and one walk with no strikeouts in the ninth inning.
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Locks down ninth save
PChicago Cubs
July 2, 2025
Palencia picked up the save in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Guardians. He allowed no hits or walks while striking out two over a perfect inning.
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Secures eighth save
PChicago Cubs
June 26, 2025
Palencia earned the save in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals, allowing one hit while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.
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