Daniel
Palencia
PAge : 26Throws : R
#48
Daniel Palencia
#48P
Chicago Cubs
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 73 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-07-04
Born in : San Carlos, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 2 | 2 | 3.64 | 29.2 | 30 | 1.21 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 54 | 1 | 6 | 2.91 | 52.2 | 61 | 1.14 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6.14 | 14.2 | 16 | 1.77 |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4.45 | 28.1 | 33 | 1.27 |
| Career totals | 123 | 8 | 12 | 3.81 | 125.1 | 140 | 1.26 | |
ContractChicago Cubs payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
2030
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.64
FIP
4.04
xFIP
4.02
ERA-
89
WHIP
1.21
K%
24.4 %
BB%
8.9 %
Strikeouts
30
Innings
29.7
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Strikeouts
42
2026 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20230.3 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20251.0 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20260.2 WAR · 0.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+5 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
85
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 95
- STF
- Stuff
- 81
- CTL
- Control
- 75
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 78
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.04 · RA9-WAR: 0.3
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
99.2 mi/h
97th percentile
K%
24.4 %
60th percentile
BB%
8.9 %
55th percentile
xERA
3.76
58th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.299
58th percentile
Barrels allowed
4.9 %
79th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CHC | 0.2 | 75 | 85 | 99.2 | 24.4 | 8.9 | 3.76 | .299 |
| 2025 | CHC | 1.0 | 88 | 83 | 99.6 | 28.4 | 7.4 | 3.26 | .282 |
| 2023 | CHC | 0.3 | 54 | 74 | 98.3 | 27.7 | 11.8 | 3.93 | .306 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs MIA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.64 |
| Sep 22 | vs MIA | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.77 |
| Sep 19 | @ CIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.95 |
| Sep 15 | vs ATL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 |
| Sep 13 | vs PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.32 |
| Sep 11 | vs PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Sep 9 | @ MIL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sep 6 | @ MIA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 |
| Sep 2 | vs MIL | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 |
| Sep 1 | vs MIL | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 |