Mithrandir Metrics
Player Chicago Cubs Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Chicago Cubs

Daniel Palencia

P profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
0
Modules
0
Live Δ
--
Club Chicago Cubs Position P Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-01
ERA preseason3.60
ERA current pace2.53
ERA rolling p503.41
Observed weight18%
ERA
1.69 2.50 3.41 4.31 5.12
FIP
2.82 3.21 3.65 4.08 4.47
K%
20.2% 22.9% 26.0% 29.0% 31.7%
BB%
5.0% 6.6% 8.4% 10.2% 11.8%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Mithrandir Stuff+106
84
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

0 snapshots
No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

4Pitches 2026Season 67%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Palencia, Daniel · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 35%35%Zone: 44%44%Whiff: 33%33%Called strike: 12%12%First pitch strike: 47%47%Hard hit allowed: 31%31% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Palencia, Daniel · 2026 arsenal snapshot 4-Seam Fastball: 67.0%Slider: 20.8%Split-Finger: 9.1%Sinker: 3.0% MIX FF 67%SL 21%FS 9%SI 3% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Palencia, Daniel · 2026 arsenal snapshot FF: HB -0.0, IVB 0.9FFSL: HB -0.1, IVB 2.5SLFS: HB -0.9, IVB 2.5FSSI: HB 1.2, IVB 1.3SI horizontal break IVB MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 76.2% 122 106 limited sample
SL 20.6% 33 96 limited sample
SI 3.1% 5 113 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age26
Height5' 11"
Weight160 lb
Debut2023-07-04
Live layer

Delta / regression

No Live State delta is available for this profile yet.

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
No Mithrandir card history is available for this player yet.
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202625.8% K | 3.39 ERAProjection
2026-05-20 vs MIL0 ER / 2 K0.2 IP
2026-04-12 vs PIT0 ER / 2 K1.0 IP
2026-04-11 vs PIT0 ER / 0 K1.0 IP
2026-04-05 @ CLE0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
2026-04-01 vs LAA0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP