2022 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
5.49
WHIP
1.78
K
21
SV
4
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Santillan surprisingly earned the first save of the 2022 MLB season. The Reds didn't deploy him as a traditional closer, but was one of their highest leverage relievers early in the season. He finished with four saves and six holds across 21 appearances before a lower back strain ended his campaign in mid-June. Santillan threw both his slider and 96.2 mph fastball equally, but the latter was hammered to a .350 BA and .475 SLG despite adding 1.2 mph on the pitch, on average. The right-hander previously threw a changeup to left-handed hitters in 2021, but didn't have success with it and removed it from his arsenal last year. Despite a fairly secure high leverage role when healthy, Santillan is too risky of a spec for 2023 drafts. He's a WHIP liability with a career 4.7 BB/9 and is coming off a lengthy injury. Read Past Outlooks
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Likely done for season
Santillan (back) is unlikely to return this season, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Manager David Bell called it a "long shot" to expect Santillan to return from his lower-back strain this season. Alexis Diaz has emerged as the Reds' go-to option for saves in Santillan's absence.
Manager David Bell called it a "long shot" to expect Santillan to return from his lower-back strain this season. Alexis Diaz has emerged as the Reds' go-to option for saves in Santillan's absence.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Tony Santillan generally throw?
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11-20
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Tony Santillan generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-22%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .276 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 2 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .221 | 50 | 14 | 30 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .344 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .267 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |||
2021vs Left | .242 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .198 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 5 | |||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-11%
ERA on Road
2022
-51%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.89 | 1.54 | 37.0 | 11.9 | 5.6 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 3.46 | 1.27 | 26.0 | 9.7 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Home | 7.88 | 2.63 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | ||||
2022Away | 3.86 | 1.20 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | ||||
2021Home | 2.79 | 1.24 | 29.0 | 12.4 | 4.3 | ||||
2021Away | 3.14 | 1.33 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 4.4 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tony Santillan 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
1.75K/9
9.6BB/9
5.5HR/9
0.5Fastball
96.2 mphERA
5.49WHIP
1.78BABIP
.390GB/FB
0.95Left On Base
62.5%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.7%Spin Rate
2224 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%Swinging Strike
11.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Santillan had been developed as a starter throughout his minor league career before getting the call to the majors in 2021, and first was deployed as a starter before shifting to the bullpen over the last two months of the season. He found more success as a reliever, posting a 2.36 ERA over 26.2 innings in that role, striking out 36 batters in that span. After getting stretched out at the beginning of camp in order to compete for a starter's job, Santillan was moved to the bullpen again late in spring training and manager David Bell announced that he would be used in high-leverage situations. With Lucas Sims on the IL to begin the season, those high-leverage situations include possible save chances, as was the case on Opening Day, though Santillan won't be used as a traditional closer.
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Moves to 60-day IL
The Reds transferred Santillan (back) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
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Cleared for core-strengthening work
Santillan (back) began core-strengthening exercises this weekend and could be cleared to resume a throwing program within the next week, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Lands on 15-day IL
Santillan was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a lower-back strain.
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Blows save against Arizona
Santillan (0-1) allowed four runs (two earned) on two hits and two walks to blow the save and take the loss Thursday against the Diamondbacks.
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Survives for fourth save
Santillan got the save Tuesday after he pitched one inning, giving up one run on three hits while striking out two in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Red Sox.
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