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Daniel Palencia

Cubs
Number #48
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 26
Height 5' 11"
Weight 160 lbs
Birth Place San Carlos, Venezuela
Born Feb 5, 2000

Key Insights

2026
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Palencia's 4-seam fastball averages 99.2 mph, and has touched 102.5.

323 thrown, 67.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Palencia's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

323 thrown, averaging 99.2 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Palencia works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 67.7% of everything he throws.

477 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early

Palencia releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.

450 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Palencia lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.72 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

477 located pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often

Palencia throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.

122 plate appearances started in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 5, 2000
Birth Place San Carlos, Venezuela
Height 5' 11"
Weight 160 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R