| IP | ERA | W-L | HLD | SV | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.2 | 5.26 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 21/14 | 7.4 | 1.56 | 8.51 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||||
| 27.0 | 2.00 | 1-1 | 8 | 5 | 22/5 | 7.3 | 0.89 | |
Santana Struggles in High-Leverage Spots as Pirates Search for Bullpen Stability
Dennis Santana has hit a rough patch, posting a 5.29 ERA and an inflated 2.35 WHIP over his last five appearances. Despite these struggles, our data still lists him as the primary option in the ninth inning for the third-place Pirates, who are currently sliding on a three-game losing streak. Late-inning depth is tested with Chris Devenski on the injured list.
Santana's 5.67 ERA on the season is a far cry from his stellar 2.32 mark last year, but our models project eventual regression toward a solid 3.76 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. His 13 projected saves indicate he will remain in the late-inning mix, though his high walk rate must be addressed before he can recapture fantasy reliability.
The week ahead brings six home matchups against the Dodgers and Marlins. Given his projected 5.40 ERA over 2.0 scheduled innings and the high-powered offense of Los Angeles arriving first, managers should keep him benched until his command returns. Verdict: Sit.
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| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05 | @ATL | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4.56 | 1.40 | 3 | |
| 06/02 | @HOU | 0.1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 4.74 | 1.46 | -2 | |
| 05/30 | MIN | 0.2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 4.07 | 1.32 | 3 | |
| 05/27 | CHC | 1.1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 4.18 | 1.35 | 3 | |
| 05/26 | CHC | 1.0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.43 | 1.34 | 2 | |
| 05/22 | @TOR | 1.0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | N/A | 4.64 | 1.31 | -1 | |
| 05/20 | @STL | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.54 | 1.18 | 3 | |
| 05/17 | PHI | 1.0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3.72 | 1.24 | 3 | |
| 05/15 | PHI | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LOSS | 3.44 | 1.25 | -9 | |
| 05/14 | COL | 1.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.44 | 1.25 | 2 | |
| 05/10 | @SF | 0.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.63 | 1.33 | 0 | |
| 05/07 | @ARI | 1.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | HOLD | 3.78 | 1.26 | 2 | |
| 05/05 | @ARI | 1.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 4.02 | 1.28 | -2 | |
| 04/29 | STL | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.07 | 1.16 | 2 | |
| 04/27 | STL | 0.2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 4 | LOSS | 3.29 | 1.24 | -11 | |
| 04/25 | @MIL | 1.0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.69 | 0.85 | 2 | |
| 04/22 | @TEX | 1.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.75 | 0.75 | 4 | |
| 04/17 | TB | 1.0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.82 | 0.82 | 2 | |
| 04/16 | WAS | 1.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LOSS | 0.90 | 0.70 | -4 | |
| 04/15 | WAS | 1.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 1.00 | 0.67 | 7 | |
| 04/11 | @CHC | 1.0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 1.13 | 0.75 | -1 | |
| 04/10 | @CHC | 1.0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 0.00 | 0.43 | 9 | |
| 04/04 | BAL | 1.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 0.00 | 0.50 | 8 | |
| 04/03 | BAL | 1.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 0.00 | 0.60 | 3 | |
| 03/31 | @CIN | 1.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 0.00 | 0.75 | 2 | |
| 03/29 | @NYM | 1.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 0.00 | 0.67 | 8 | |
| 03/28 | @NYM | 1.0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2 | |
| 03/26 | @NYM | 1.0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3 | |
| Totals: | 25.2 | 444 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 42 | |||||
| YEAR | TM | APP | INN | PC | K | WLK | SV | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LAD | 1 | 3.2 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 12.27 | 1.91 | 9.8 | 7 |
| 2019 | LAD | 3 | 5.0 | 104 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 7.2 | 2 | 10.8 | 7 |
| 2020 | LAD | 12 | 17.0 | 284 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1-2 | 5.29 | 1.29 | 9.5 | 29 |
| 2021 | LAD | 55 | 55.2 | 909 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 2-4 | 4.2 | 1.44 | 7.4 | 79 |
| 2022 | TEX | 55 | 50.2 | 816 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3-5 | 4.8 | 1.28 | 7.1 | 74 |
| 2023 | NYM | 8 | 9.2 | 199 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1-0 | 6.52 | 1.66 | 9.3 | 19 |
| 2024 | NYY | 62 | 64.2 | 1106 | 69 | 21 | 3 | 3-1 | 4.45 | 1.22 | 9.6 | 166 |
| 2025 | PIT | 70 | 68.0 | 1002 | 60 | 17 | 16 | 4-5 | 2.25 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 228 |
| 2026 | PIT | 28 | 25.2 | 444 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2-3 | 5.26 | 1.56 | 7.4 | 42 |
| ON PACE | 68 | 62 | 1089 | 51 | 34 | 4 | 4-7 | 5.26 | 1.56 | 7.4 | 103 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 47 | 46 | 769 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 3-2 | 3.61 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 138 | |
| Career | 294 | 288.1 | 4934 | 274 | 127 | 0 | 0-0 | 4.46 | 1.32 | 8.6 | ||
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 38.2 | 4.75 |
| ERA | WHIP | SAVES | HOLDS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | SVHD | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.688 | 0.525 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 1.9 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Endy Rodriguez | 2% | 1% |
| Henry Davis | 1% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Jones | 61% | 15% |
| Nick Gonzales | 43% | 35% |
| Spencer Horwitz | 37% | 24% |
| Jared Triolo | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe | 98% | 63% |
| Konnor Griffin | 86% | 7% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz | 99% | 70% |
| Bryan Reynolds | 95% | 72% |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 79% | 51% |
| Marcell Ozuna | 7% | 1% |
| Jake Mangum | 4% | 3% |
| Edward Florentino | 2% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Skenes | 100% | 83% |
| Braxton Ashcraft | 96% | 64% |
| Jared Jones | 61% | 15% |
| Mitch Keller | 55% | 26% |
| Bubba Chandler | 52% | 34% |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 9% | 7% |
| Seth Hernandez | 6% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Soto | 68% | 64% |
| Dennis Santana | 25% | 22% |
| Wilber Dotel | 3% | 3% |
| Mason Montgomery | 3% | 2% |
| Yohan Ramirez | 1% | 0% |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-23 | .641 | - | 344 | 238 | |
| 35-28 | .556 | 5.5 | 278 | 280 | |
| 34-32 | .515 | 8 | 333 | 303 | |
| 34-32 | .515 | 8 | 303 | 300 | |
| 31-34 | .477 | 10.5 | 277 | 332 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Davis | 44 | 121 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .140 | |
| Joey Bart | 21 | 58 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .259 | |
| Endy Rodríguez | 16 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .238 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz | 61 | 196 | 26 | 56 | 8 | 27 | 1 | .286 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe | 60 | 230 | 40 | 58 | 15 | 41 | 0 | .252 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Gonzales | 60 | 223 | 34 | 69 | 2 | 31 | 3 | .309 | |
| Nick Yorke | 27 | 76 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .197 | |
| Jared Triolo | 34 | 99 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .222 | |
| Davis Wendzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konnor Griffin | 51 | 189 | 30 | 51 | 4 | 22 | 14 | .270 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz | 64 | 250 | 45 | 66 | 14 | 44 | 21 | .264 | |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 51 | 182 | 30 | 52 | 9 | 33 | 1 | .286 | |
| Bryan Reynolds | 66 | 232 | 42 | 61 | 6 | 39 | 5 | .263 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .125 | |
| Jake Mangum | 47 | 117 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .291 | |
| Tyler Callihan | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | |
| Billy Cook | 32 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .190 | |
| Jhostynxon Garcia | 13 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell Ozuna | 49 | 181 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .193 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 79.2 | 86 | 3.28 | 1.08 | |
| Paul Skenes | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 70.0 | 82 | 2.83 | 0.90 | |
| Bubba Chandler | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 62.1 | 62 | 4.91 | 1.44 | |
| Mitch Keller | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 73.0 | 55 | 4.81 | 1.23 | |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 59.0 | 49 | 3.66 | 1.39 | |
| Jared Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 10 | 4.82 | 1.61 | |
| Cam Sanders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 9.00 | 1.83 | |
| Hunter Barco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 8 | 7.71 | 1.97 | |
| José Urquidy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 | 6 | 8.53 | 2.68 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Soto | 29 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 28.1 | 34 | 2.86 | 0.88 | |
| Dennis Santana | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25.2 | 21 | 5.26 | 1.56 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36.2 | 41 | 4.66 | 1.31 | |
| Chris Devenski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 7.71 | 2.14 | |
| Isaac Mattson | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 15 | 4.12 | 1.48 | |
| Wilber Dotel | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 17 | 1.08 | 0.72 | |
| Evan Sisk | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 34 | 1.29 | 1.07 | |
| Mason Montgomery | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.2 | 34 | 4.56 | 1.40 | |
| Brandan Bidois | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 13 | 3.97 | 1.32 |
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| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06-09 | LAD | 06:40 EDT | Paul Skenes Eric Lauer |
| 06-10 | LAD | 06:40 EDT | Jared Jones Shohei Ohtani |
| 06-11 | LAD | 06:40 EDT | Mitch Keller Justin Wrobleski |
| 06-12 | MIA | 06:40 EDT | Braxton Ashcraft |
| 06-13 | MIA | 04:05 EDT | Bubba Chandler Sandy Alcantara |
| 06-14 | MIA | 12:15 EDT | Paul Skenes |
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| Colton Cowser BAL RF | +9.0 |
| Matt McLain CIN 2B | +8.8 |
| Alex Lange KC RP | +8.7 |
| Dustin May STL SP | +8.3 |
| Brandon Marsh PHI LF | +8.0 |
| Troy Melton DET SP | +8.0 |
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| Jake Bauers MIL 1B | +5.9 |
| Trent Grisham NYY CF | +5.7 |
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| Aaron Nola PHI SP | -8.0 |
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