There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Santillan's slurve leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.0 off his slider.
201 and 58 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Santillan, 13th percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 469th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.5% of the contact right-handers make against Santillan is hit hard, against 53.6% of what left-handers make.
133 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49% of the contact Santillan gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .383 average against Santillan and left-handers to .333.
133 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.7% of the contact against Santillan is on the ground and 44.2% of it is in the air.
120 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Santillan works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .390 expected average against them, against .342 on his fastballs.
108 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Santillan projects a .356 average, 23rd percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Santillan have gone to centre field.
54 of 125 located batted balls allowed.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Santillan averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
293 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 199th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Santillan's slurve leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.0 off his slider.
201 and 58 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Santillan, 13th percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 469th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49% of the contact Santillan gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Santillan projects a .356 average, 23rd percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
43.5% of the contact right-handers make against Santillan is hit hard, against 53.6% of what left-handers make.
133 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .383 average against Santillan and left-handers to .333.
133 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.7% of the contact against Santillan is on the ground and 44.2% of it is in the air.
120 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Santillan have gone to centre field.
54 of 125 located batted balls allowed.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Santillan works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
293 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .390 expected average against them, against .342 on his fastballs.
108 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Santillan averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
293 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 199th in MLB.
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