Dennis
Santana
PAge : 30Throws : R
#59
Dennis Santana
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 92 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-06-01
Born in : San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 5.56 | 56.2 | 49 | 1.43 | |
| 2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 2 | 5 | 6.05 | 41.2 | 37 | 1.51 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 70 | 4 | 5 | 2.18 | 70.1 | 60 | 0.87 |
| 2024 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 3.89 | 71.2 | 69 | 1.09 | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2.44 | 44.1 | 50 | 0.92 |
| 2024 | New York Yankees | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6.26 | 27.1 | 19 | 1.35 |
| 2023 | New York Mets | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 10.2 | 12 | 1.59 |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers | 63 | 3 | 8 | 5.22 | 58.2 | 54 | 1.33 |
| 2021 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 4.28 | 54.2 | 46 | 1.46 | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers | 39 | 2 | 4 | 3.63 | 39.2 | 38 | 1.29 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 15.0 | 8 | 1.93 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5.29 | 17.0 | 18 | 1.29 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 5.0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.27 | 3.2 | 4 | 1.91 |
| Career totals | 332 | 17 | 25 | 4.37 | 348.1 | 318 | 1.25 | |
ContractPittsburgh Pirates payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 3.5 M$
- AAV
- 3.50 M$
2026
3.50 M$
Not 40 man
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.56
FIP
5.15
xFIP
4.96
ERA-
129
WHIP
1.43
K%
19.6 %
BB%
10.0 %
Strikeouts
49
Innings
56.7
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.3
Strikeouts
53
2026 WAR
-0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-11)
- 20220.7 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20241.2 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20251.2 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 2026-0.3 WAR · -0.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
-11 · 30 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
70
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 74
- STF
- Stuff
- 70
- CTL
- Control
- 78
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 70
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 82
- EX
- Experience
- 78
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).
WAR
-0.3
#225 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
12 / 100
#231 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
14 / 100
Surplus $-6.4M · salary $3.5MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.15 · RA9-WAR: -0.7
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
94.1 mi/h
36th percentile
K%
19.6 %
25th percentile
BB%
10.0 %
42th percentile
xERA
4.69
18th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.331
18th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.1 %
30th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AZ | -0.3 | 12 | 70 | 94.1 | 19.6 | 10.0 | 4.69 | .331 |
| 2025 | PIT | 1.2 | 70 | 80 | 94.7 | 22.2 | 6.3 | 3.51 | .292 |
| 2024 | PIT | 1.2 | 75 | 79 | 95.8 | 24.0 | 7.3 | 3.25 | .284 |
| 2022 | TEX | 0.7 | 37 | 67 | 97.6 | 21.2 | 11.0 | 3.94 | .311 |
| 2021 | TEX | 0.1 | 12 | 60 | 96.0 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 5.19 | .346 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ SD | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.56 |
| Sep 24 | @ COL | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.43 |
| Sep 16 | vs MIA | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.86 |
| Sep 13 | vs TEX | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.05 |
| Sep 11 | vs TEX | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.15 |
| Sep 8 | @ KC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.36 |
| Sep 7 | @ KC | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.48 |
| Aug 29 | @ SF | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 |
| Aug 28 | @ SF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.59 |
| Aug 25 | vs CHC | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.72 |