Dennis Santana P Pittsburgh Pirates
+0.9 WAR
Age 30 RHP 6'2" / 202 lbs MLB Svc 5.0 · Ctrl thru 2026 peak 0.9 · 2026
ERA3.56
FIP3.73
xFIP4.64
SIERA4.33
K%23.0%
BB%7.5%
K-BB%15.6%
IP63
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.9peak
2026
K†6060
FB+2.3 (41%)
CH+2.1 (17%)
CT (5%)
SI (10%)
SL-0.5 (37%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201519ROKAZL Dodgers1311482315237415.3%20.0%2.4%6.425.67-0.4
201620AGreat Lakes Loons251411147012456219.5%14.1%0.6%3.073.55+2.2
201721AATulsa Drillers242111852612945719.2%9.6%1.5%4.113.52+2.4
201822MLBLos Angeles Dodgers1110532256917325.7%9.6%2.0%3.213.25+1.0
201923MLBLos Angeles Dodgers301798471111571720.8%12.5%3.8%6.964.99+0.3
202024MLBLos Angeles Dodgers1201773187424.7%9.6%5.1%5.295.05-0.0
202125MLBTexas Rangers623642786135619.4%12.7%1.6%4.503.92+0.8
202226MLBTexas Rangers651622695828221.2%10.6%0.8%4.913.08+1.3
202327MLBNew York Mets382442025323823.8%11.8%4.2%5.154.91+0.0
202428MLBPittsburgh Pirates640732977124424.0%7.3%1.4%3.952.76+1.9
202529MLBPittsburgh Pirates700702706017522.2%6.3%1.9%2.183.04+1.6
▸ 2026 Season
202630MLBPittsburgh Pirates10010376400.90
ROS30MLBLAD53532235417524.0%7.4%2.4%3.493.71+0.7
2026 Total30MLBLAD632606021522.9%7.9%2.1%3.083.12+1.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202731MLBLAD1111612565720622.2%7.9%2.3%3.743.87+0.7
202832MLBLAD58582465320621.6%8.1%2.4%3.893.99+0.6
202933MLBLAD56562354919620.9%8.2%2.5%4.024.11+0.5
203034MLBLAD53532234519620.2%8.4%2.6%4.164.25+0.4
203135MLBLAD50502104118619.5%8.7%2.7%4.314.40+0.3
203236MLBLAD47471973718618.7%8.9%2.8%4.474.57+0.2
203337MLBLAD43431823317517.9%9.2%2.9%4.634.74+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career4247976933496983816620.8%11.4%2.0%4.353.87+12.5
/ 200 IP11021200871181991720.8%11.4%2.0%4.353.87+3.3

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Dennis Santana (OGILVIE) 3.71 24.0%7.4%2.4% 3.99 21.6%13.5%174 +0.28
Kevin Jepsen R 2027 · 3.46 FIP 31 SW 3.46 20.7%9.1%1.7%.241 5.68 16.9%7.2%90 +2.22 3.46 160 80
Tom Wilhelmsen R 2027 · 3.11 FIP 31 SW 3.11 22.5%9.7%1.2%.298 5.81 13.8%4.1%86 +2.70 3.11 148 80
Tony Barnette R 2028 · 3.05 FIP 32 SW 3.05 19.9%6.1%1.6%.281 3.28 23.4%17.0%84 +0.23 2.56 144 79
Ross Ohlendorf R 2028 · 3.33 FIP 32 SW 3.33 23.7%7.2%2.4%.342 4.98 23.4%12.7%66 +1.65 3.33 122 78
Jonathan Broxton R 2027 · 3.73 FIP 31 SW 3.73 24.5%8.2%3.0%.325 3.80 21.7%13.5%76 +0.07 3.65 137 78
Esmil Rogers R 2025 · 3.44 FIP 29 SW 3.44 18.5%8.9%1.4%.348 2.85 21.7%17.9%40 -0.59 2.85 199 78
Hector Ambriz R 2028 · 3.55 FIP 32 SW 3.55 16.0%6.4%1.8%.273 6.40 10.4%2.9%91 +2.85 3.55 155 78
Gregory Infante R 2026 · 2.97 FIP 30 SW 2.97 22.8%8.2%1.4%.251 4.16 22.0%17.4%50 +1.19 2.97 230 78
Jim Johnson R 2028 · 3.34 FIP 32 SW 3.34 17.2%6.2%1.7%.330 3.67 22.0%14.1%185 +0.33 2.57 251 78
Luis García R 2026 · 2.73 FIP 30 SW 2.73 20.3%7.1%0.8%.275 4.41 22.4%12.3%108 +1.68 2.26 602 77
Edwin Jackson R 2027 · 3.75 FIP 31 SW 3.75 17.5%8.8%1.9%.244 4.71 17.6%7.8%377 +0.96 3.75 521 77
Joakim Soria R 2027 · 3.48 FIP 31 SW 3.48 23.5%6.6%2.8%.258 2.91 26.6%18.9%183 -0.57 2.00 380 76
Tim Dillard R 2028 · 3.60 FIP 32 SW 3.60 15.9%7.7%1.6%.330 3.87 16.7%8.1%144 +0.27 3.12 352 76
Drew Storen R 2025 · 3.81 FIP 29 SW 3.81 19.5%7.3%2.6%.289 4.32 19.4%8.4%10 +0.51 2.26 172 76
Carlos Torres R 2028 · 3.19 FIP 32 SW 3.19 19.8%4.9%2.1%.315 3.68 20.8%12.4%206 +0.49 2.89 326 76
Angel Castro R 2028 · 4.53 FIP 32 SW 4.53 15.9%8.0%3.2%.268 4.27 13.6%5.5%231 -0.26 3.50 292 76
Sam Dyson R 2026 · 3.34 FIP 30 SW 3.34 20.5%7.0%2.0%.264 3.27 22.1%16.9%62 -0.07 2.67 333 76
Yoanner Negrin R 2027 · 3.80 FIP 31 SW 3.80 15.1%7.5%1.9%.256 3.29 15.0%8.5%270 -0.51 3.15 485 76
Dustin Molleken R 2026 · 3.72 FIP 30 SW 3.72 20.4%11.7%1.6%.287 3.88 20.6%8.4%77 +0.16 3.38 129 75
Chris Martin R 2025 · 3.18 FIP 29 SU 3.18 18.1%7.0%1.3%.319 2.97 20.9%19.2%42 -0.21 1.72 402 75

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-3
MLB Debut   2019
Service   5.733 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2026
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-3$4M+0.9$4M+$0.1M
Totals $4M $4M +$0.1M