#14 Nelson Cantu, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#14 Nelson Cantu, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 5/16/2017

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Nelson Cantu

1/13/1987
30
USA
6"1
230

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Average
Loyal
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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Normal
3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 4,764,286
2017 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 90 Days (950 total Days)
45 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 90 Days (950 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	8	6	9	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	7	5	8
Versus RHB	8	6	9
Talent	8	6	8

Pitching Ratings
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7
65
2

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	4	1	2	1
Versus LHP	4	4	1	2	1
Versus RHP	4	4	1	2	1
Talent	4	4	1	2	1

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4
2
4
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 9 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/2	CHW	L 2-3	*	6.2	5	1	0	4	7
4/7	@NOR	L 14-20	*	1	7	7	7	1	1	L
4/13	MIN	W 11-6	*	4.2	5	5	5	5	5
4/18	@CAL	L 2-5	*	7.1	5	4	3	3	7	L
4/24	@BOS	W 4-1	*	7	3	1	1	3	10	W	PoG
4/29	OAK	L 6-11	*	5.2	3	4	4	3	6	L
5/5	@TEX	L 4-5	*	4.2	7	5	3	1	1	L
5/11	BAL	W 6-5	*	5	7	3	3	4	3

Pitching Stats 2017

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	8	8	1	4	0	5.57	42.0	42	30	26	24	40	0	.0	0	3	37.5
Projected	36	36	5	18	0	5.57	189.0	189	135	117	108	180

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	15.0	9.0	8.6	5.1	9	3	33.3	0	0	.0	4.97

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	68	21	6	0	3	14	19	9	11	0	0	2	.309	.395	.529	.924
vs. RHB	92	21	2	2	1	8	11	15	29	0	0	2	.228	.349	.326	.675

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	4	4	0	1	0	4.91	22.0	20	13	12	16	21
Road	4	4	1	3	0	6.30	20.0	22	17	14	8	19
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	1	1	0	0	0	5.40	5.0	7	3	3	4	3

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	1	3	0	5.57	32.1	28	22	20	19	36
May	2	2	0	1	0	5.59	9.2	14	8	6	5	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2011	36	36	11	9	0	3.30	221.0	186	93	81	13	112	170	0	0	1.35	.274	KCR
2012	5	5	2	1	0	4.00	27.0	33	14	12	5	14	23	0	0	1.74	.354	KCR
2013	36	36	15	12	0	4.53	222.1	215	119	112	21	84	200	0	0	1.34	.311	KCR
2014	33	33	13	7	0	3.32	206.1	165	84	76	12	78	209	0	0	1.18	.285	KCR
2015	36	36	13	9	0	4.56	201.1	191	108	102	18	94	180	0	0	1.42	.305	KCR
2016	36	36	14	12	0	4.49	202.1	196	107	101	16	93	209	1	0	1.43	.332	KCR
2017	8	8	1	4	0	5.57	42.0	42	30	26	4	24	40	0	0	1.57	.328	KCR
Total	190	190	69	54	0	4.09	1122.1	1028	555	510	89	499	1031	1	0	1.36	.303

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2009, A	32	32	11	8	0	3.84	194.1	157	90	83	8	89	174	0	0	1.27	.276
2010, AA	6	6	2	1	0	2.11	38.1	30	11	9	1	20	43	1	1	1.30	.296
2010, AAA	25	25	5	13	0	5.47	130.0	148	84	79	3	81	109	0	0	1.76	.363

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2013	1	1	0	0	0	1.50	6.0	7	1	1	1	3	0	0
2014	4	4	2	0	0	2.35	23.0	24	7	6	8	23	0	0
Total	5	5	2	0	0	2.17	29.0	31	8	7	9	26	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2011	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
2012	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
2013	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
2014	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
2015	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
2016	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
Total	182	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2017

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

42.0

1.29

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 36th overall pick, by Kansas City in 2009...
Injured on 8/23/2010 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 4/16/2011...
Injured on 4/25/2012 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 6/19/2014 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks...
1/31/2015: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,764,286 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/22/2015 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/31/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,764,286 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,764,286 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 2011 - 3.30 - 5th 2014 - 3.32 - 10th	WHIP 2014 - 1.18 - 10th	Wins 2013 - 15 - 10th	IP 2011 - 221.0 - 7th	BB 2011 - 112 - 3rd

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