Daniel Palencia

Bats R Throws R5'11" 160 lbBorn 2000 San Carlos, VenezuelaDebut 2023Team CHCContract 1 y/$808,000 (26) 2026: $808,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	200	26.1	9.1	2.66	21.4	6.33	105.6
2027							105.4
2028							105.1

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 97 PITCH+ the next season; 10 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	Yoervis Medina	2014	104.9	88.8	97
2	David Robertson	2010	104.1	124.0	272
3	Arodys Vizcaino	2016	104.5	114.1	235
4	Ernesto Frieri	2011	105.9	117.4	269
5	Kevin Jepsen	2010	105.3	64.0	68
6	Renyel Pinto	2008	104.6	101.3	275
7	Jace Fry	2019	104.7	99.9	83
8	Seth Maness	2014	103.4	92.8	270
9	Blake Taylor	2021	105.4	101.1	75
10	Nick Goody	2017	102.8	67.1	58

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									200				105.4
2026*									71				100.4	98.8	99.3
2025	CHC	1	6	2.91	54	0	22	52.7	215	5	16	61	107.7	97.9	105.6
2024	CHC	0	1	6.14	10	0	1	14.7	69	0	12	16	88.6	95.8	84.3
2023	CHC	5	3	4.45	27	0	0	28.3	119	3	14	33	106.2	98.9	105.1
Career		6	10	3.86	91	0	23	95.7	403	8	42	110	104.0		101.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CHC	P	54	53	2	0	1.000	-0.6
2024	CHC	P	10	15	0	1	1.000	-0.4
2023	CHC	P	27	28	0	1	1.000	-0.2

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	21	4.2 IP, 43% K	2.14
2024	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	172	39.0 IP, 40% K	4.85
2023	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	66	13.2 IP, 27% K	8.18
2023	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	66	15.1 IP, 27% K	5.96
2022	A+	South Bend Cubs	Pit	315	75.1 IP, 31% K	3.95
2021	A	Stockton Ports	Pit	65	14.1 IP, 22% K	7.02
2021	A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Pit	115	27.0 IP, 33% K	3.67
2021	A	nan	Pit	180	41.1 IP, 29% K	4.82

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.483	0.127	0.235	0.436
2025	0.356	0.235	0.305	0.279
2024	0.417	0.284	0.252	0.404
2023	0.284	0.312	0.333	0.280

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

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	3	0	3.75	6	0	0	7.2	5	1	2	3	0.97
Career	3	0	3.75	6	0	0	7.2	5	1	2	3	0.97