Cristopher Sanchez

Bats L Throws L6'1" 165 lbBorn 1996 La Romana, D.R.Debut 2021Team PHI2x All-StarContract 4 y/$22.5 (25-28) 6 y/$104 (27-32) 2026: $3,500,000

Awards: All-MLB Second Team

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	691	23.1	6.2	2.26	22.0	6.63	109.5
2027							107.8
2028							106.3

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 28

His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 106 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	Framber Valdez	2022	108.2	110.2	808
2	David Price	2014	109.1	113.3	888
3	Kyle Hendricks	2018	111.3	109.9	730
4	Jered Weaver	2011	109.4	113.7	739
5	Bailey Ober	2024	107.3	91.6	624
6	Roy Oswalt	2006	109.4	106.0	910
7	Luis Castillo	2021	107.9	112.7	615
8	Josh Johnson	2012	110.5	85.4	384
9	Max Fried	2022	109.4	112.3	311
10	John Lackey	2007	108.7	100.6	675

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									691				107.8
2026*									673				108.4	100.3	108.7
2025	PHI	13	5	2.50	32	32	0	202.0	807	12	44	212	116.7	100.4	117.1
2024	PHI	11	9	3.32	31	31	0	181.7	754	11	44	153	106.9	101.4	108.3
2023	PHI	3	5	3.44	19	18	0	99.3	396	16	16	96	107.4	101.2	108.7
2022	PHI	2	2	5.62	15	3	1	40.0	177	5	17	35	95.0	101.0	96.0
2021	PHI	1	0	4.97	7	1	0	12.7	59	1	7	13	84.6	94.8	79.4
Career		30	21	3.24	104	85	1	535.7	2193	45	128	509	109.0		109.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	PHI	P	32	202	7	25	1	1	0.970	+0.4
2024	PHI	P	31	182	6	28	5	0	0.872	+1.3
2023	PHI	P	19	99	3	10	1	2	0.929	+0.6
2022	PHI	P	15	40	3	6	0	0	1.000	+0.2
2021	PHI	P	7	13	0	2	2	0	0.500	-0.4

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2023	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	222	49.2 IP, 20% K	4.39
2022	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	238	57.1 IP, 24% K	3.15
2021	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	325	73.0 IP, 27% K	4.68
2019	A+	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Pit	139	34.0 IP, 26% K	1.85
2019	A	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Pit	162	40.1 IP, 23% K	2.02
2018	Rk	Princeton Rays	Pit	197	43.0 IP, 17% K	4.60
2017	Rk	Princeton Rays	Pit	198	38.2 IP, 15% K	10.13
2016	Rk	DSL Rays 1	Pit	257	61.2 IP, 16% K	3.09
2015	Rk	DSL Rays	Pit	89	20.1 IP, 18% K	3.58
2014	Rk	DSL Rays	Pit	118	22.0 IP, 11% K	7.77

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.152	0.348	0.263	0.355
2025	0.232	0.284	0.246	0.296
2024	0.291	0.313	0.261	0.372
2023	0.183	0.345	0.328	0.264
2022	0.326	0.332	0.293	0.378
2021	0.341	0.437	0.377	0.416

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

Postseason pitching

Year	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	2.25	2	2	12.0	9	0	3	13	1.00
2024	3.60	1	1	5.0	5	1	1	5	1.20
2023	4.29	1	1	2.1	2	0	1	1	1.43
Career	2.83	4	4	19.1	16	1	5	19	1.10