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Daniel Palencia

#48 - Relief Pitcher

Chicago Cubs

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 2/5/2000 (26)
Height, Weight 5'11", 160 lb
Hometown San Carlos, VEN

2026 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
3 29.2 3.64 1.21 24.4% 8.9%
67th 3
Sv
281st 51.0
IP
148th 4.19
ERA
109th 1.34
WHIP
108th 22.6%
K%
128th 9.8%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
99.2 13.6% 27.3% 49.5% 3.6% 5.02 3.12
10th 94.7
FB MPH
87th 12.1%
SwStr%
216th 28.5%
CSW%
238th 51.2%
Str-ICR
90th 4.7%
MTK%
104th 4.94
PLV
94th 3.57
PLA
Saves List
Rank
33rd
Holds List
Rank
16th
Saves+Holds List
Rank
35th

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Daniel Palencia Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2023 CHC 27 0 28.1 5-3 0 2 4.45 1.27 3.78 4.00 3.43 3.82 27.7% 11.8% 7.0 0.95 .288 33.3% 65.1% 40.0% 42.0% 14.8% 27.5% 0.48 4.96
2024 CHC 10 0 14.2 0-1 1 0 6.14 1.77 4.76 3.66 4.83 4.59 23.2% 17.4% 8.6 0.00 .350 0.0% 59.3% 35.0% 60.0% 12.9% 27.4% 0.45 4.73
2025 CHC 54 0 52.2 1-6 22 6 2.91 1.14 3.00 3.08 3.52 2.83 28.4% 7.4% 7.5 0.85 .298 13.9% 78.2% 37.5% 43.0% 14.0% 28.9% 0.57 5.12
2026 CHC 32 0 29.2 2-2 3 3 3.64 1.21 4.01 4.06 3.83 3.12 24.4% 8.9% 7.6 1.21 .273 21.1% 76.4% 40.7% 35.0% 13.6% 27.3% 0.47 5.02
RP MLB Percentile 33 0 19 31-48 73 29 57 68 48 56 79 73 68 63 55 35 55 24 62 11 13 75 37 46 67
RP MLB AVG 42 2 51.0 3-3 3 7 4.19 1.34 4.17 4.19 4.24 3.57 22.6% 9.8% 8.3 1.10 .291 17.7% 72.7% 36.8% 44.0% 12.1% 28.5% 0.50 4.94
Career 123 0 125.1 8-12 26 11 3.81 1.26 3.62 3.58 3.72 3.33 26.6% 10.1% 7.5 0.86 .296 16.9% 71.3% 38.5% 42.9% 14.0% 28.0% 0.51 5.01

Daniel Palencia Repertoire

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Daniel Palencia Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2023 CHC 27 0 28.1 5-3 0 0 2 494 300 194 119 22 15 3 1 3 33 14 2 5
2024 CHC 10 0 14.2 0-1 0 1 0 263 158 105 69 14 9 5 0 0 16 12 1 0
2025 CHC 54 0 52.2 1-6 0 22 6 841 554 287 215 44 30 6 3 5 61 16 2 2
2026 CHC 32 0 29.2 2-2 0 3 3 477 302 175 123 25 16 5 0 4 30 11 1 0
RP MLB Percentile 33 0 19 31-48 0 73 29 17 17 83 17 81 82 67 49 59 24 85 64 77
RP MLB AVG 42 2 51.0 3-3 0 3 7 869 556 314 223 47 31 9 1 6 51 21 3 2
Career 123 0 125.1 8-12 0 26 11 2,075 1,314 761 526 105 70 19 4 12 140 53 6 7

Daniel Palencia Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2023 CHC 27.7% 11.8% .216 .353 .675 .303 .288 .319 .212 .298 .283 .343 89.6 94.4 15.0 3.78
2024 CHC 23.2% 17.4% .250 .339 .730 .336 .350 .350 .223 .338 .288 .358 92.5 88.5 7.1 4.76
2025 CHC 28.4% 7.4% .224 .362 .650 .284 .298 .324 .219 .270 .299 .339 89.0 88.7 13.7 3.00
2026 CHC 24.4% 8.9% .227 .382 .683 .299 .273 .309 .234 .312 .278 .375 88.4 91.8 15.6 4.01
RP MLB Percentile 68 63 53 46 56 61 55 48 46 48 41 23 27 10 36 48
RP MLB AVG 22.6% 9.8% .241 .389 .712 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.2 13.1 4.17
Career 26.6% 10.1% .226 .362 .674 .301 .296 .322 .221 .297 .289 .354 89.4 90.2 13.6 3.62

Daniel Palencia Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2023 CHC66.0% (98.4)1.2% (98.8)-29.0% (89.4)-2.6% (83.5)1.2% (87.2)-- 67.2% 32.8%
2024 CHC56.7% (98.2)9.1% (97.0)-24.3% (89.7)-1.1% (84.1)-8.8% (88.4)- 65.8% 34.2%
2025 CHC70.5% (99.6)1.2% (99.8)-23.1% (88.5)-0.4% (82.2)-4.6% (88.3)- 71.7% 28.1%
2026 CHC66.5% (99.2)3.8% (98.8)-24.1% (90.2)---5.7% (89.4)- 70.2% 29.8%
RP MLB Percentile 97 (97) 2 (97) - 50 (96) - - - 14 (82) - 95.4% 4.3%
RP MLB AVG 38.7% (94.7) 26.6% (94.1) 19.7% (89.4) 25.7% (86.1) 20.9% (82.3) 15.4% (80.3) 17.5% (86.1) 19.1% (86.6) 42.7% (61.5) 48.6% 51.2%
Career66.8% (99.1)2.8% (98.2)-24.9% (89.3)-0.9% (83.4)0.3% (87.2)4.3% (88.7)- 69.5% 30.4%

Daniel Palencia Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2023 CHC23.3% (32)50.0% (0)-37.8% (39)-15.4% (2)16.7% (0)-- 23.8% 35.2%
2024 CHC25.5% (16)12.5% (1)-35.9% (12)-66.7% (0)-26.1% (5)- 23.7% 34.4%
2025 CHC25.5% (69)40.0% (2)-39.7% (41)-0.0% (0)-28.2% (6)- 25.7% 37.3%
2026 CHC24.9% (38)5.6% (1)-37.4% (22)---25.9% (4)- 23.9% 35.2%
RP MLB Percentile 29 (28) 0 (4) - 87 (39) - - - 60 (63) - 13.1% 92.0%
RP MLB AVG 27.2% (32) 27.4% (13) 27.0% (14) 29.6% (27) 28.4% (19) 27.1% (15) 22.3% (20) 22.7% (21) 19.3% (9) 27.9% 28.8%
Career24.8% (155)19.0% (4)-38.2% (114)-21.1% (2)16.7% (0)27.0% (15)- 24.6% 35.9%

Daniel Palencia Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2023 CHC 42.0% 26.1% 13.0% 18.8% 37.7% 44.3% 22.9% 32.9% 19.0% 59.4% 23.2% 11.6% 5.8% 40.0%
2024 CHC 60.0% 17.5% 17.5% 5.0% 35.0% 32.5% 45.0% 22.5% 17.5% 65.0% 22.5% 7.5% 5.0% 35.0%
2025 CHC 43.0% 22.2% 26.7% 8.1% 38.5% 35.3% 36.0% 28.7% 20.8% 62.3% 24.4% 8.9% 4.4% 37.5%
2026 CHC 35.0% 32.5% 23.8% 8.8% 43.8% 42.0% 33.3% 24.7% 19.1% 58.8% 27.5% 8.8% 5.0% 40.7%
RP MLB Percentile 13 1 43 30 2 41 60 53 71 10 15 8 71 11
RP MLB AVG 44.0% 21.7% 24.1% 10.2% 34.6% 41.0% 33.6% 25.3% 18.2% 63.0% 24.5% 5.8% 6.7% 36.8%
Career 42.9% 25.0% 21.9% 10.2% 39.2% 38.5% 33.6% 27.8% 19.6% 61.2% 24.7% 9.3% 4.9% 38.5%

Daniel Palencia Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2023 CHC .216 .303 .288 .319 .212 .298 .283 .343 89.6 94.4 15.0 33.3% 40.0% 23.5%
2024 CHC .250 .336 .350 .350 .223 .338 .288 .358 92.5 88.5 7.1 0.0% 35.0% 20.3%
2025 CHC .224 .284 .298 .324 .219 .270 .299 .339 89.0 88.7 13.7 13.9% 37.5% 23.7%
2026 CHC .227 .299 .273 .309 .234 .312 .278 .375 88.4 91.8 15.6 21.1% 40.7% 26.8%
RP MLB Percentile 53 61 55 48 46 48 41 23 27 10 36 24 11 21
RP MLB AVG .241 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.2 13.1 17.7% 36.8% 24.4%
Career .226 .301 .296 .322 .221 .297 .289 .354 89.4 90.2 13.6 16.9% 38.5% 24.0%

Daniel Palencia Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2023 CHC 43.9% 60.7% 48.0% 30.3% 30.8% 19.0% 69.2% 77.8% 53.6% 12.8% 14.8% 27.5% 14.2% 56.3% 0.48 49.4%
2024 CHC 51.0% 60.1% 45.6% 22.5% 28.3% 17.5% 71.7% 78.0% 51.7% 14.4% 12.9% 27.4% 15.2% 54.8% 0.45 49.4%
2025 CHC 50.3% 65.9% 51.0% 30.9% 27.5% 20.8% 72.5% 80.6% 53.5% 14.9% 14.0% 28.9% 16.2% 60.6% 0.57 53.7%
2026 CHC 45.1% 63.3% 49.7% 31.3% 27.4% 19.1% 72.6% 84.5% 50.0% 13.6% 13.6% 27.3% 17.0% 58.1% 0.47 49.5%
RP MLB Percentile 63 50 81 55 65 71 65 47 89 9 75 37 47 51 46 30
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 63.8% 47.4% 31.7% 25.6% 18.2% 74.4% 84.0% 58.5% 16.4% 12.1% 28.5% 17.1% 58.4% 0.50 51.2%
Career 47.7% 63.3% 49.3% 29.8% 28.3% 19.6% 71.7% 80.5% 52.5% 14.0% 14.0% 28.0% 15.8% 58.3% 0.51 51.2%

Daniel Palencia Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2023 CHC 43.9% 33.0% 27.3% 39.7% 39.9% 18.4% 41.7% 30.6% 42.1% 7.1%
2024 CHC 51.0% 37.3% 30.8% 31.9% 41.4% 21.7% 36.9% 33.8% 35.4% 9.1%
2025 CHC 50.3% 33.5% 31.8% 34.7% 50.9% 22.1% 27.1% 35.8% 32.4% 7.3%
2026 CHC 45.1% 40.0% 25.6% 34.4% 54.9% 21.8% 23.3% 34.8% 39.6% 5.9%
RP MLB Percentile 63 81 73 27 99 68 1 85 29 10
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 34.6% 27.0% 38.4% 36.2% 22.9% 40.9% 29.9% 43.1% 6.6%
Career 47.7% 35.4% 29.2% 35.5% 48.0% 21.1% 30.9% 34.1% 36.8% 7.1%

Daniel Palencia Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2023 CHC 57.1% 14.2% 28.7% 12.1% 55.8% 47.5% 16.0% 23.9% 23.2%
2024 CHC 57.8% 18.6% 24.0% 13.2% 55.1% 43.5% 15.1% 17.5% 25.4%
2025 CHC 59.6% 9.8% 31.2% 13.2% 59.0% 50.7% 17.2% 19.8% 23.3%
2026 CHC 59.3% 13.8% 27.9% 12.7% 56.1% 44.7% 16.3% 29.3% 22.6%
RP MLB Percentile 67 23 21 18 14 14 5 77 85
RP MLB AVG 58.6% 12.1% 29.9% 14.5% 61.1% 50.2% 21.1% 26.8% 19.3%
Career 58.7% 12.9% 28.9% 12.8% 57.1% 47.6% 16.4% 22.7% 23.3%

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2023 CHC 494 4.96 50.0% 12.1% 37.9% 12.1% 2.4% 0.4 +3 3.82
2024 CHC 263 4.73 50.6% 10.6% 38.8% 11.8% 6.1% -0.1 +1 4.59
2025 CHC 841 5.12 49.8% 15.7% 34.5% 15.3% 4.2% 0.0 +4 2.83
2026 CHC 477 5.02 48.2% 14.9% 36.9% 11.3% 3.6% -0.2 +2 3.12
RP MLB Percentile 17 67 77 12 47 47 73 52 35 73
RP MLB AVG 869 4.94 45.8% 17.4% 36.7% 9.1% 4.7% 0.6 0 3.57
Career 2,075 5.01 49.6% 14.0% 36.4% 13.2% 3.9% 0.1 +10 3.33
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