Carlos Santana Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 11" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/8/1986 (36)
- Experience
- 10
- College
- None
Carlos Santana Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Carlos Santana News
The Kansas City Royals reinstated first baseman Carlos Santana (ankle) from the 10-day injured list on Friday. He will be batting cleanup and slotting in as the team's designated hitter for Friday's game at Coors Field against left-hander Kyle Freeland and the Colorado Rockies. Catcher Sebastian Rivero was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Santana is slashing .159/.312/.254 with one home run, six RBI and six runs over 19 games on the year.
The Kansas City Royals placed first baseman Carlos Santana (ankle) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. He is dealing with right ankle bursitis. The move to the injured list is retroactive to May 3. In a corresponding move, the Royals called up third baseman Emmanuel Rivera from Triple-A. Santana has just four extra-base hits over 21 games this year (one home run, three doubles) and he's slashing .159/.312/.254. Ryan O'Hearn should fill in as the team's primary first baseman while Santana is out.
Kansas City Royals first baseman Carlos Santana has been scratched from the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan O'Hearn will now be covering first base and batting cleanup. No reason has been given yet for why Santana has been removed from the lineup. The 36-year-old is hitting just .159 through 19 games this year. However, per usual, he's demonstrating elite plate discipline, ranking in the 97th percentile in both walk rate (18.2%) and strikeout rate (10.4%).
Batting Order
| 1 | Whit Merrifield |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi |
| 3 | Salvador Perez |
| 4 | Ryan O'Hearn |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier |
| 6 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 7 | MJ Melendez |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez |
Carlos Santana Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Whit Merrifield |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi |
| 3 | Salvador Perez |
| 4 | Ryan O'Hearn |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier |
| 6 | Bobby Witt Jr. |
| 7 | MJ Melendez |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez |
Kansas City Royals first baseman/designated hitterCarlos Santana gets overlooked every single season. The reason is because of rotisserie bias (Roto is the more popular format), but Santana is always such a value in points leagues, where hitters lose points for strikeouts but are awarded points for walks. Santana has posted a walk rate equal to or higher than his strikeout rate in three straight seasons. Even when his strikeout rate is higher than the walk rate, it's not by much. His strikeout rate has also been below 17 percent in five straight seasons, meaning that he will not lose you a lot of points in those formats. He also provides a consistently high on-base percentage, which is huge in those formats. But it's not like he should be totally ignored in Roto leagues, either. The ISO did dip in the shortened 2020 season, but it was at .234 in 2019, the second-highest mark of his career, and he swatted 34 homers with 110 runs, 93 RBI and four stolen bases that season. Due to his disappointing shortened season, Santana now has an ADP of 281 overall, which seems insanely low since he was going around 136 overall last season. Take the discount, especially in points leagues.
