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 Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran first baseman Carlos Santana agreed on a one-year, $6.7 million deal on Friday, pending the results of a physical, according to sources familiar with the deal. The 36-year-old hit just .202/.316/.376 with the Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals last season and posted a league-average .692 OPS in 131 total games. But Santana hit the ball hard and had an elite walk rate in the 97th percentile, which drove his free-agent market. He also saw the most shifts in baseball in 2022, and with the shift going away in 2023, he figures to see much better results. The switch-hitter will bring veteran leadership to a young Pirates squad. Santana has a career .242/.359/.432 slash line with 278 home runs and 925 RBI. He's best known for his plate discipline and power, but he won't have much fantasy upside, especially in Pittsburgh.
Seattle Mariners first baseman Carlos Santana is not in the lineup for his team's Monday game against the Los Angeles Angels. Santana will stand aside as Ty France gets the start at first base. The 36-year-old Santana has really struggled at the plate of late, hitting just .167 with two homers, three runs, and six RBI over his past 14 games. Santana is no longer a fantasy option in mixed leagues and is starting to be hard to start in AL-only leagues, as well.
The Seattle Mariners placed first baseman Carlos Santana on the restricted list on Friday due to a family emergency and recalled infielder Kevin Padlo from Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move. It's unlikely we'll see Santana again before the All-Star break next week. The 36-year-old veteran will close out the first half of the 2022 season with a weak .222/.357/.364 slash line, seven home runs, 27 RBI and 27 runs scored in 225 at-bats with the Mariners and Kansas City Royals. He's been better in 15 games for Seattle, going 12-for-49 (.245) with three home runs and six RBI.
Batting Order
| 1 | Kevin Newman |
| 2 | Rodolfo Castro |
| 3 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
| 4 | Miguel Andújar |
| 5 | Oneil Cruz |
| 6 | Diego Castillo |
| 7 | Jack Suwinski |
| 8 | Jason Delay |
| 9 | Ji Hwan Bae |
Carlos Santana Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Kevin Newman |
| 2 | Rodolfo Castro |
| 3 | Ke'Bryan Hayes |
| 4 | Miguel Andújar |
| 5 | Oneil Cruz |
| 6 | Diego Castillo |
| 7 | Jack Suwinski |
| 8 | Jason Delay |
| 9 | Ji Hwan Bae |
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.
