Yasel Santana Pitcher

     
 

Born :December 14, 1996
Dominican Republic
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: Not drafted
How Acquired: International
free agent (July 2017)

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Released (March 2022)
 

Physical Description: Filled-out right-hander with an average frame. Has filled out considerably since he signed.

Mechanics: Throws from a high three-quarters arm slot. Pitches exclusively from the stretch. Long arm action with a lot of moving parts. Recoils when falling off the mound. Arm gets out of sync with the rest of his delivery.

Fastball: 94-96 mph. Pitch lacks movement. Command and control are well below-average. Struggles to locate, more of a thrower at this point. Pitch plays below its velocity grade due to lack of movement and command profile. Potential average offering.

Splitter: 85-87 mph. Late drop at times. Inconsistent, but has shown bat-missing ability both in and out of the zone. Potential average offering.

Slider: 84-86 mph. Short, 10-to-4 shape. Lacks depth. Does not show much feel for the pitch. Potential below-average offering.

Career Notes: Participated in the 2018 Fall Instructional League.

Summation: Projects as a low-minors depth arm. Will show interesting raw stuff, but lacks feel on the mound and does not project to develop the command and control necessary to succeed against more advanced hitters.

  
   
   Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  2017 DSL Red Sox DSL Rk Bos 20 0 2 0.000 3.32 10 1 0 21.2 16 10 8 0 9 17 1.15 1.89 7.06
  2018 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 21 3 1 0.750 1.97 10 10 0 45.2  36 12 10 0 9 42 0.99 4.67 8.27
  2018 Lowell NYPL A- Bos 21 0 0 --- 0.00 1 1 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0.40 7.00 12.60
  2019 Lowell NYPL A- Bos 22 3 4 0.429 3.47 15 5 0 57.0 58 27 22 3 28 57 1.51 2.04 9.00
  2019 Greenville SAL A Bos 22 0 3 0.000 6.05 6 6 0 19.1 25 22 13 4 15 14 2.07 0.93 6.52
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 23 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 Salem LAE A Bos 24 2 2 0.500 7.62 17 0 1 28.1 43 25 24 4 15 32 2.05 2.13 10.20
  2021 Greenville HAE A+ Bos 24 1 0 1.000 1.80 7 0 0 10.0 9 3 2 1 9 5 1.80 0.56 4.50
  2022 Florence Fron Indy --- 25 2 4 0.333 3.37 9 7 0 42.2 36 17 16 5 20 43 1.31 2.15 9.07
  2022 New Jersey Fron Indy --- 25 2 3 0.400 5.50 7 7 0 34.1 29 23 21 3 21 32 1.46 1.52 8.39
  2023 Lake Erie Fro Indy --- 26 5 6 0.455 4.47 22 19 1 110.2 94 60 55 12 57 91 1.36 1.60 7.40
  2024 Aguascalientes Mex Fgn --- 27 0 1 0.000 10.57 6 0 0 7.2 13 9 9 0 5 8 2.35 1.60 9.4
   
  Additional Player Info  
Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: July 2, 2017 by Junior Vizcaino & Manny Nanita
Signing Bonus: $10,000
MiLB Debut: July 17, 2017 (DSL)
 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
     
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