Cristian Mena

Bats R Throws R6'2" 200 lbBorn 2002 San Francisco de Macoris, D.R.Debut 2024Team ARIContract 1 y/$782,000 (26) 2026: $782,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	180	22.3	8.7	3.50	22.0	6.48	98.1
2027							100.8
2028							102.0

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 22

His ten closest age-22 comparables averaged 94 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Felix Doubront	2010	93.7	72.4	47
2	Tyler Glasnow	2016	92.7	70.5	305
3	Ian Krol	2013	95.2	74.1	154
4	Marco Gonzales	2014	94.5	33.3	16
5	Craig Hansen	2006	89.1	did not play
6	Kevin Gausman	2013	93.0	101.5	476
7	Sandy Alcantara	2018	92.9	103.9	838
8	Stephen Pryor	2012	84.0	158.4	26
9	Huascar Ynoa	2020	85.5	104.7	372
10	Brandon League	2005	79.4	126.2	173

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									180				100.8
2026*									0
2025	ARI	1	0	1.35	3	0	0	6.7	26	1	3	8	127.3	118.4	145.7
2024	ARI	0	0	12.00	1	1	0	3.0	15	2	3	2	28.3	95.0	23.3
Career		1	0	4.66	4	1	0	9.7	41	3	6	10	91.1		100.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ARI	P	3	7	0	1	0	0	1.000	+0.6
2024	ARI	P	1	3	0	0	0	0		-0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	192	44.2 IP, 27% K	4.89
2024	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	424	95.2 IP, 24% K	4.63
2023	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	92	19.2 IP, 22% K	6.09
2023	AA	Birmingham Barons	Pit	488	114.0 IP, 28% K	4.66
2022	AA	Birmingham Barons	Pit	45	10.0 IP, 29% K	6.30
2022	A+	Winston-Salem Dash	Pit	179	40.2 IP, 26% K	4.70
2022	A	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	Pit	215	53.2 IP, 31% K	2.71
2021	Rk	ACL White Sox	Pit	230	48.1 IP, 27% K	7.86

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.114	0.358	0.115	0.600
2024	0.600	0.478		0.527

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.