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Danny Santana 2BRangers

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2019 Projections (Rest of Season Projections - seasonal age 28)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
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Birth Date11-7-1990
Height5' 11"
Weight185 lbs
Age28 years, 8 months, 12 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
-0.62015
-0.32016
0.12017
-0.12018
0.02019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2014 MIN 23 101 430 129 27 7 7 19 98 3 20 4 .319 .353 .472 104 2.2 2.0 -6.5 1.2
2015 MIN 24 91 277 56 10 5 0 6 68 3 8 4 .215 .241 .291 44 -17.1 1.4 -0.7 -0.6
2016 MIN 25 75 248 56 10 2 2 12 55 1 12 9 .240 .279 .326 64 -10.2 -0.9 1.6 -0.3
2017 ATL 26 69 152 29 9 2 3 7 33 1 6 0 .203 .245 .357 62 -6.8 2.0 1.6 0.1
2017 MIN 26 13 26 5 1 0 1 1 8 0 1 0 .200 .231 .360 59 -1.2 0.2 0.8 0.0
2018 ATL 27 15 32 5 3 0 0 3 11 1 1 1 .179 .281 .286 71 -1.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.1
2019 TEX 28 69 249 73 14 3 13 11 69 3 11 5 .316 .351 .571 112 4.9 2.1 0.5 1.3
Career433141435374192659342125923.266.302.41081-29.16.2-2.91.7

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2008 dtw Rk DSL 51 219 .000 .000 .000 .331 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 TWI Rk GCL 44 185 .242 .313 .340 .294 83 8 5.8 2.3 93 0 -3.1 0.6 -1.7 0.4
2010 BLT A MDW 40 144 .256 .334 .386 .337 105 -7.1 4.2 0.3 60 0 0.8 -0.9 -6.5 -0.2
2010 ELZ Rk APL 30 144 .253 .297 .376 .311 94 2.7 5.2 2.1 94 0 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 0.7
2011 BLT A MID 104 409 .247 .319 .364 .313 93 -1.9 11.8 4.2 80 0 2.8 1.5 -13.1 0.7
2012 FTM A+ FSL 121 547 .253 .320 .369 .322 102 4.7 16.4 5.1 118 0 -15.6 -0.4 9.2 1.5
2013 NBR AA EAS 131 588 .257 .328 .390 .353 99 5 16.0 6.9 95 0 -1.6 1.5 -12.2 1.1
2014 MIN MLB AL 101 430 .250 .309 .385 .405 106 13.7 11.1 2.1 104 10 -6.5 2.0 2.2 1.2
2014 FTM A+ FSL 3 12 .293 .362 .451 .000 102 -2.7 0.4 0.1 17 0 0.8 0.1 -1.3 0.0
2014 ROC AAA INT 24 105 .260 .325 .389 .377 102 -2.7 3.1 1 81 0 -2.5 -0.7 -3.6 -0.3
2015 MIN MLB AL 91 277 .257 .317 .411 .290 106 -18 7.5 3.1 44 16 -0.7 1.4 -17.1 -0.6
2015 ROC AAA INT 35 162 .254 .315 .359 .365 93 7.7 4.5 1.6 138 0 2.4 -0.5 4.0 1.2
2016 MIN MLB AL 75 248 .258 .319 .423 .305 113 -13.6 7.0 -0.1 64 8 1.6 -0.9 -10.2 -0.3
2016 FTM A+ FSL 3 10 .196 .253 .270 .143 94 -0.3 0.3 0 86 0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.0
2016 ROC AAA INT 3 11 .245 .312 .367 .444 99 -0.2 0.3 0 112 0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1
2017 ATL MLB NL 69 152 .258 .324 .421 .243 97 -6.6 4.4 -0.7 62 13 1.6 2.0 -6.8 0.1
2017 MIN MLB AL 13 26 .262 .327 .424 .250 115 -2 0.8 -0.2 59 13 0.8 0.2 -1.2 0.0
2017 GWN AAA INT 5 19 .258 .335 .418 .600 107 1.9 0.6 0 171 0 0.5 -0.2 1.4 0.2
2017 AGU Wnt DWL 7 25 .000 .000 .000 .409 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 ATL MLB NL 15 32 .249 .320 .408 .294 94 -1 0.9 -0.1 71 11 0.0 -0.7 -1.0 -0.1
2018 GWN AAA INT 82 342 .260 .323 .407 .301 98 3.6 10.0 -0.7 105 0 5.4 1.5 2.0 1.8
2018 AGU Wnt DWL 22 87 .189 .243 .246 .213 101 -7.6 1.5 -0.1 95 2 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1
2019 TEX MLB AL 69 249 .249 .321 .440 .395 110 8.5 7.5 -1.2 112 16 0.5 2.1 4.9 1.3
2019 NAS AAA PCL 9 40 .243 .320 .406 .480 91 2.4 1.4 -0.1 130 0 0.6 1.0 1.5 0.4

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2008 dtw Rk DSL 219 190 37 52 6 10 1 81 27 20 38 15 4 .274 .344 .426 .153 3 3
2009 TWI Rk GCL 185 170 30 45 7 5 3 71 26 8 27 11 1 .265 .301 .418 .153 3 3
2010 ELZ Rk APL 144 140 23 37 8 1 4 59 16 3 30 5 4 .264 .285 .421 .157 0 0
2010 BLT A MDW 144 130 14 31 4 3 0 41 11 7 40 10 4 .238 .289 .315 .077 2 2
2011 BLT A MID 409 365 55 90 15 5 7 136 41 25 98 24 15 .247 .298 .373 .126 5 10
2012 FTM A+ FSL 547 507 70 145 21 9 8 208 60 29 77 17 11 .286 .329 .410 .124 3 3
2013 NBR AA EAS 588 539 66 160 22 10 2 208 45 24 94 30 13 .297 .333 .386 .089 5 11
2014 MIN MLB AL 430 405 70 129 27 7 7 191 40 19 98 20 4 .319 .353 .472 .153 1
2014 FTM A+ FSL 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 .000 .083 .000 .000 0
2014 ROC AAA INT 105 97 15 26 7 2 0 37 7 6 28 4 1 .268 .311 .381 .113 0
2015 MIN MLB AL 277 261 30 56 10 5 0 76 21 6 68 8 4 .215 .241 .291 .077 0 7
2015 ROC AAA INT 162 152 24 49 10 4 3 76 15 7 25 6 3 .322 .348 .500 .178 2 1
2016 FTM A+ FSL 10 10 2 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 2 1 0 .200 .200 .500 .300 0 0
2016 MIN MLB AL 248 233 29 56 10 2 2 76 14 12 55 12 9 .240 .279 .326 .086 1 1
2016 ROC AAA INT 11 11 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 .364 .364 .364 .000 0 0
2017 MIN MLB AL 26 25 3 5 1 0 1 9 1 1 8 1 0 .200 .231 .360 .160 0 0
2017 ATL MLB NL 152 143 16 29 9 2 3 51 22 7 33 6 0 .203 .245 .357 .154 0 1
2017 AGU Wnt DWL 25 24 3 9 2 0 0 11 4 1 2 0 0 .375 .400 .458 .083 0 0
2017 GWN AAA INT 19 18 4 9 1 0 0 10 4 1 3 2 0 .500 .526 .556 .056 0 0
2018 GWN AAA INT 342 322 57 85 21 3 16 160 40 15 80 12 5 .264 .294 .497 .233 3 2
2018 ATL MLB NL 32 28 4 5 3 0 0 8 2 3 11 1 1 .179 .281 .286 .107 0 0
2018 AGU Wnt DWL 87 83 7 16 2 0 3 27 12 3 20 8 2 .193 .218 .325 .133 1 0
2019 NAS AAA PCL 40 35 4 12 4 1 0 18 6 4 10 1 1 .343 .425 .514 .171 0 0
2019 TEX MLB AL 249 231 45 73 14 3 13 132 35 11 69 11 5 .316 .351 .571 .255 3 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2014 1628 0.5154 0.4932 0.7609 0.5816 0.3992 0.8566 0.6127 0.2391 0.0011
2015 928 0.5194 0.5366 0.7269 0.6349 0.4305 0.8268 0.5677 0.2731 0.0050
2016 916 0.4672 0.5098 0.7323 0.6355 0.3996 0.8162 0.6154 0.2677 0.0000
2017 618 0.4693 0.5421 0.7164 0.7276 0.3780 0.8389 0.5081 0.2836 0.0000
2018 125 0.4000 0.5360 0.7164 0.6800 0.4400 0.9118 0.5152 0.2836 0.0000
2019 900 0.4711 0.5511 0.6895 0.7123 0.4076 0.7947 0.5258 0.3105 0.0000
Career51150.49130.52120.73060.64400.40490.83230.57470.26940.0013

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-09-07 2014-09-11 DTD 4 2 - Low Back Strain -
2014-06-26 2014-07-18 15-DL 22 18 Left Knee Contusion Bone Bruise -
2014-05-31 2014-06-02 DTD 2 2 - Face Laceration Eyelid From Helmet Contact -
2011-08-12 2011-09-06 Minors 25 0 - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 TEX $
2018 ATL $
2017 MIN $545,000
2016 MIN $537,500
2015 MIN $530,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,612,500
3 yrTotal$1,612,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 142 dBeverly Hills Sports Council1 year (2019)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Texas as a free agent 1/9/19 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Texas 4/13/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Atlanta as a free agent 12/21/17 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Atlanta 6/23/18. DFA by Atlanta 7/19/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/17. Acquired by Atlanta in trade 5/8/17 after being DFA by Minnesota 5/5/17. Non-tendered by Atlanta 12/1/17.
  • 1 year/$0.5375M (2016). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/2/16.
  • 1 year/$0.53M (2015). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Minnesota 2/28/14.
  • 2013. Contract purchased by Minnesota 11/20/12.
  • Signed by Minnesota 12/07 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 157 21 39 9 1 6 21 9 38 6 3 .269 .314 .469 102 3.2 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
80o 136 18 32 7 1 5 17 7 33 5 2 .254 .296 .444 94 1.8 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
70o 121 15 27 6 1 4 15 6 30 5 2 .241 .283 .420 88 1.0 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
60o 108 13 24 5 1 4 13 5 27 4 2 .238 .278 .426 83 0.5 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
50o 96 11 20 5 0 3 11 5 24 3 1 .222 .268 .378 78 0.1 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
40o 84 10 17 4 0 3 10 4 22 3 1 .218 .262 .385 73 -0.2 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
30o 71 8 13 3 0 2 8 3 19 2 1 .194 .229 .328 68 -0.5 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
20o 56 6 10 2 0 2 6 2 15 2 1 .189 .218 .340 62 -0.7 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
10o 35 4 6 1 0 1 4 1 10 1 0 .182 .206 .303 54 -0.6 1B 0, 2B 0 0.0
Weighted Mean10112225041252641.232.275.411800.21B 0, 2B 00.0

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2019-07-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is Bland Name Syndrome a real thing? How long do you let a Dwight Smith Jr, or Danny Santana sit on waivers because who is this guy, and why should I believe in the hot streak?
(captnamerca from USA)		Maybe for guys on the fringe like that but I think more likely there are "known names" versus pop up types who are either unknown or previously known to be bad and we tend towards the guys we know have been good before. (Craig Goldstein)
2015-02-26 20:00:00 (link to chat)Can Danny Santana be a poor mans Jose Reyes? Very similar skill sets.
(Jake from GA)		Umm..no. Santana doesn't have a single skill that matches Reyes' either offensively or defensively. (Bret Sayre)
2015-03-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)Danny Santana in MN is another that looked great due to BABIP. He's a waterbug. Does that type of player have a better or worse chance of full regression?
(Cris E from St Paul, MN)		He's going to regress hard. A thing about some of the high BABIP guys is that they have low strike probability, indicative of the pitcher being afraid of them. Santana doesn't have that; he has one of the highest average strike probabilities in the league. He's a mirage, I think. (Rob Arthur)
2015-02-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)Why does Danny Santana not get more recognition? He has always been a very talented hitter, even with some regression the sheer volume of plate appearances with his skill set could see him put up very similar numbers to what Jose Reyes did last year right?
(Craig from Buford)		Danny Santana teased for a few years and would show flashes of what he could do followed by very bad days in the field and at the plate. Very inconsistent player. Scouts definitely liked him more than prospect list makers all along. He may very well have been a guy who plays better on center stage under the big lights (big leagues). Hanley Ramirez was one of those. (Al Skorupa)


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