Tony Santillan

Bats R Throws R6'3" 240 lbBorn 1997 Fort Worth, USADebut 2021Team CINDraft 2015 R2 #49 Cincinnati Reds, Seguin (TX) HSContract 1 y/$1.8M (26) 2026: $1,800,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	235	24.9	9.4	2.64	20.6	6.27	107.9
2027							106.9
2028							105.6

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 105 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	Pedro Strop	2013	106.9	117.9	244
2	Wilton Lopez	2012	106.0	96.3	321
3	Nick Masset	2010	104.3	97.0	313
4	Sam Dyson	2016	106.4	83.5	260
5	Erik Swanson	2022	104.6	111.5	262
6	C. J. Wilson	2009	103.9	111.4	850
7	Matt Barnes	2018	103.3	108.8	285
8	Sean Burnett	2011	107.1	106.9	239
9	Clay Holmes	2021	102.1	117.4	260
10	Junichi Tazawa	2014	102.6	98.2	247

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	CIN	80	0	0	0	0	0
2024	CIN	29	0	0	0	0	0
2023	CIN	3	0	0	0	0	0
2022	CIN	21	0	0	0	0	0
2021	CIN	27	8	1	1	1	2	0.143	0.143	0.286	0.429	-11.4
Career		160	8	1	1	1	2	0.143	0.143	0.286	0.429	-11.4

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									235				106.9
2026*									134				90.9	101.9	92.8
2025	CIN	1	5	2.44	80	0	7	73.7	301	7	29	75	110.6	102.3	112.9
2024	CIN	3	3	3.00	29	1	0	30.0	122	4	9	46	121.5	100.3	121.8
2023	CIN	1	0	2.70	3	0	0	3.3	18	0	5	1	65.5	100.0	65.5
2022	CIN	0	1	5.49	21	0	4	19.7	96	1	12	21	83.3	99.3	82.6
2021	CIN	1	3	2.91	26	4	0	43.3	190	7	21	56	102.4	97.9	100.4
Career		6	12	3.02	159	5	11	170.0	727	19	76	199	105.6		106.0

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	8	93.6	-2.6	0.0	33.3	46.7	62.5	0.216	0.268	0.211

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CIN	P	80	74	7	4	0	1.000	+0.8
2024	CIN	P	29	30	2	1	2	0.600	+0.0
2023	CIN	P	3	3	0	0	0		-0.0
2022	CIN	P	21	20	0	2	1	0.667	-0.1
2021	CIN	P	26	43	1	4	1	0.833	-0.5

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2019	AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Bat	21	0 HR, 0 SB	0.278	0.683
2024	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	174	38.2 IP, 30% K	3.53
2023	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	160	32.0 IP, 25% K	7.88
2021	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	152	38.0 IP, 34% K	2.13
2019	AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Pit	465	102.1 IP, 20% K	4.85
2018	AA	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Pit	268	62.1 IP, 23% K	3.62
2018	A+	Daytona Tortugas	Pit	361	86.2 IP, 20% K	2.71
2017	A	Dayton Dragons	Pit	533	128.0 IP, 24% K	3.38
2016	A	Dayton Dragons	Pit	138	30.1 IP, 28% K	6.88
2016	Rk	Billings Mustangs	Pit	164	39.0 IP, 28% K	3.92
2015	Rk	AZL Reds	Pit	85	19.2 IP, 22% K	5.16

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021	0.000	0.208	0.208	0.000

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	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	2	0	2	0	4.00
Career	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	2	0	2	0	4.00