Michel
Otañez
PAge : 29Throws : R
#58
Michel Otañez
#58P
Texas Rangers
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 99 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-06-10
Born in : Villa La Mata, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Athletics | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 5.1 | 6 | 2.25 |
| 2024 | Athletics | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 34.0 | 55 | 1.38 |
| Career totals | 42 | 1 | 0 | 4.81 | 39.1 | 61 | 1.50 | |
Advanced stats, 2024Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.44
FIP
2.73
xFIP
3.38
ERA-
89
WHIP
1.38
K%
36.4 %
BB%
13.2 %
Strikeouts
55
Innings
34.0
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2025 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.7
Strikeouts
55
2024 WAR
0.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20240.7 WAR · 1.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024All 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
87
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 86
- STF
- Stuff
- 88
- CTL
- Control
- 59
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 89
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 24
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, 2024How 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: 2.73 · RA9-WAR: 0.3
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
98.0 mi/h
94th percentile
K%
36.4 %
97th percentile
BB%
13.2 %
5th percentile
xERA
2.52
94th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.251
94th percentile
Barrels allowed
4.1 %
89th percentile
Game log, 2024
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs TEX | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Sep 22 | vs NYY | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.51 |
| Sep 20 | vs NYY | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.27 |
| Sep 18 | @ CHC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.38 |
| Sep 17 | @ CHC | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 |
| Sep 13 | @ CWS | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.56 |
| Sep 10 | @ HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.77 |
| Sep 7 | vs DET | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.90 |
| Sep 6 | vs DET | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Sep 5 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.05 |