Dennis Santana

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Dennis Santana has thrown 5,004 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Slider (87mph) and Fourseam Fastball (95mph), also mixing in a Cutter (90mph) and Sinker (95mph). He also rarely throws a Change (88mph).


In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their slider results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, is much harder than usual and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their fourseam fastball results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their cutter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has slightly above average velo. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their change is thrown extremely hard, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it.