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Daniel Palencia
Daniel Palencia
Chicago Cubs • Pitcher
Age 26 • 5' 11" • 160 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2023-07-04
Born: San Carlos • Venezuela
2026 Stats
W
1
L
0
ERA
1.86
WHIP
1.45
IP
9.2
SO
11
SV
3
HLD
0
G
11
GS
0
Career Stats
W
7
L
10
ERA
3.67
WHIP
1.29
IP
105.1
SO
121
SV
26
HLD
8
G
102
GS
0
Year-by-Year Pitching
Year Team GGSIP WLSVSO ERAWHIPAwards
2023 CHC 27 — 28.1 5 3 — 33 4.45 1.27
2024 CHC 10 — 14.2 — 1 1 16 6.14 1.77
2025 CHC 54 — 52.2 1 6 22 61 2.91 1.14
2026 CHC 11 — 9.2 1 — 3 11 1.86 1.45
Spring Training
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2022 CHC 1—1.0 ———1 0.000.00
2024 CHC 7—6.2 —117 10.801.80
2025 CHC 6—6.1 ———8 4.260.95
2026 CHC 4—4.0 ———4 0.000.75
Postseason
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2025 CHC 6—7.2 3——3 3.520.91
Game Logs
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Pitching
Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO HR
2026-05-20 vs MIL 0.2 2 0 0 1 2 0
2026-05-17 @ CWS 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0
2026-05-14 @ ATL 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2026-05-10 @ TEX 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1
2026-05-07 vs CIN 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-05-05 vs CIN 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-12 vs PIT 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0
2026-04-11 vs PIT 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-05 @ CLE 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-01 vs LAA 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2026-03-29 vs WSH 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-05-03
Chicago Cubs activated RHP Daniel Palencia.
2026-05-01
Chicago Cubs sent RHP Daniel Palencia on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs.
2026-04-17
Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 14, 2026. Left oblique strain.
2026-04-16
RHP Daniel Palencia changed number to 48.
2026-04-15
RHP Daniel Palencia changed number to 42.
2025-09-24
Chicago Cubs activated RHP Daniel Palencia from the 15-day injured list.
2025-09-20
Chicago Cubs sent RHP Daniel Palencia on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs.
2025-09-08
Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list. Right shoulder strain.
2025-08-03
RHP Daniel Palencia changed number to 48.
2025-08-02
RHP Daniel Palencia changed number to 23.
2025-04-16
RHP Daniel Palencia changed number to 48.
2025-04-15
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2025-03-17
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2024-10-01
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2024-09-18
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2024-09-17
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2024-08-31
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2024-08-27
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2024-07-16
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2024-07-13
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2024-06-03
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2024-05-18
Chicago Cubs sent RHP Daniel Palencia on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs.
2024-05-07
Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list. Right shoulder strain.
2024-04-28
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2024-04-17
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2024-04-07
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2024-03-21
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2023-09-16
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2023-09-15
Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa Cubs.
2023-07-04
Chicago Cubs activated RHP Daniel Palencia.
2023-07-04
Chicago Cubs selected the contract of RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa Cubs.
2022-03-17
RHP Daniel Palencia and assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2021-07-26
Chicago Cubs traded LHP Andrew Chafin to Oakland Athletics for 1B Greg Deichmann and RHP Daniel Palencia.
2020-02-13
Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Daniel Palencia to a minor league contract.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2026
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Basic Line
Season / Game
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Pitch Arsenal
Usage • Velo • Break • Spin • xwOBA
Pitch N Use% Velo HB IVB Spin xwOBA Whiff% Zone% Chase% BNStuff+ BNCtrl+
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Notes
Primary pitch summary
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Movement Profile (Induced Break)
Pitcher's View: HB vs Rise / Drop (in)
Circles: 12/18/24 in • Dots = pitch types (size ~ pitch count)
Pitch Location Heatmaps
KDE-style blur • fixed zone • catcher POV
vs. LHH
vs. RHH
Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]
Statcast Game Log
Per-game pitch metrics from Statcast
Date Pitches Velo BNStuff+ BNCtrl+ Whiff% Zone% Chase% K% BB% xwOBA
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