Yennier

Cano

PAge : 32Throws : R

#78

Yennier Cano

#78PBaltimore Orioles

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 111 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-05-11

Born in : Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Baltimore Orioles	68	4	3	2.90	49.2	45	1.07
2025	Baltimore Orioles	65	3	7	5.12	58.0	53	1.48
2024	Baltimore Orioles	70	4	3	3.15	60.0	65	1.30
2023	Baltimore Orioles	72	1	4	2.11	72.2	65	1.00
2022		13	1	1	11.50	18.0	21	2.33
2022	Baltimore Orioles	3	0	1	18.69	4.1	7	3.23
2022	Minnesota Twins	10	1	0	9.22	13.2	14	2.05
Career totals		288	13	18	3.83	258.1	249	1.29

ContractBaltimore Orioles payroll →

Type: Arbitration (Guaranteed Section)
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 1.6 M$
AAV: 1.60 M$

2026
1.60 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
10.00 M$
Club option

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.90

FIP

2.78

xFIP

3.29

ERA-

WHIP

1.07

22.1 %

BB%

6.4 %

Strikeouts

Innings

49.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.9

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.9

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+8)

20231.7 WAR · 1.5 per full season
20240.6 WAR · 0.7 per full season
20250.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
20260.9 WAR · 1.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-7 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 77
STF: Stuff; 75
CTL: Control; 82
CNT: Contact allowed; 81
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 96
EX: Experience; 61

Why these ratings?

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

0.9

#55 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

79 / 100

#55 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

71 / 100

Surplus $7.2M · salary $1.6M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention85

Stuff54

Command86

Contact allowed58

Velocity47

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.78 · RA9-WAR: 0.8

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

94.6 mi/h

46th percentile

22.1 %

41th percentile

BB%

6.4 %

88th percentile

xERA

3.35

76th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.283

76th percentile

Barrels allowed

5.6 %

71th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	BAL	0.9	79	81	94.6	22.1	6.4	3.35	.283
2025	BAL	0.1	43	79	94.9	21.1	9.6	3.64	.297
2024	BAL	0.6	67	81	96.5	26.1	9.6	3.70	.302
2023	BAL	1.7	89	84	96.5	23.0	4.6	3.30	.282
2022	BAL	-0.3	6	64	95.6	21.6	16.5	5.23	.353

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 23	vs TOR	0.1	0	0	1	1	2.90
Sep 21	vs TOR	1.1	1	0	0	1	2.92
Sep 18	vs MIL	1.0	0	0	1	1	3.00
Sep 16	@ NYM	1.0	1	0	0	0	3.06
Sep 14	@ NYM	0.1	0	0	0	0	3.13
Sep 11	@ TOR	0.2	0	0	0	1	3.15
Sep 9	vs CLE	0.1	1	0	1	0	3.20
Sep 3	vs BOS	0.1	1	1	0	1	3.22
Sep 2	@ COL	0.1	0	0	0	0	3.05
Aug 30	@ ATH	1.0	0	0	0	0	3.07