#14 Nelson Cantu, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#14 Nelson Cantu, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Sunday, 9/1/2019

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Nelson Cantu

1/13/1987
32
USA
6"1
230

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Average
Loyal
None at all
3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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Normal
Normal
3.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 4,870,000
2020
8 Year(s), 28 Days (1404 total Days)
155 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 28 Days (1404 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible

Pitching Ratings

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

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

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
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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
7/14	CHW	W 9-8	*	3.1	8	6	4	2	1
7/19	@TEX	L 5-6	*	5.2	5	4	4	4	2	L
7/25	@OAK	W 5-1	*	5	4	1	1	0	4	W
7/30	MIN	W 6-1	*	7.1	3	1	1	3	5	W	PoG
8/4	@DET	L 0-5	*	5	8	4	4	1	7	L
8/10	BOS	L 4-11	*	6.1	6	3	3	1	9
8/15	BAL	W 2-1	*	6	2	0	0	2	4	W	PoG
8/20	@SEA	L 0-2	*	6.2	3	2	2	3	8	L
8/25	CAL	W 5-2	*	6.1	5	2	2	3	6	W
8/30	@NYY	L 1-2	*	5.1	3	2	2	1	7	L

Pitching Stats 2019

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	28	28	11	10	0	4.27	164.1	149	83	78	67	141	1	3.6	0	13	46.4
Projected	36	36	14	13	0	4.27	209.0	190	106	99	85	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	12.4	8.2	7.7	3.7	25	12	48.0	0	0	.0	3.70

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	250	60	5	3	10	27	32	25	58	0	0	4	.240	.317	.404	.721
vs. RHB	363	89	12	6	5	41	51	42	83	0	0	6	.245	.329	.353	.682

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	15	5	5	0	5.40	83.1	78	53	50	42	68
Road	13	13	6	5	0	3.11	81.0	71	30	28	25	73
This Week	1	1	0	1	0	3.38	5.1	3	2	2	1	7
Last Week	2	2	1	1	0	2.77	13.0	8	4	4	6	14

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	3	3	0	5.34	32.0	33	19	19	21	29
May	5	5	1	1	0	6.66	24.1	30	20	18	10	15
June	6	6	3	1	0	3.16	42.2	35	16	15	15	38
July	5	5	2	2	0	3.94	29.2	24	15	13	10	18
August	6	6	2	3	0	3.28	35.2	27	13	13	11	41
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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	32	32	10	9	0	4.73	171.1	161	95	90	21	80	169	0	0	1.41	.304	KCR
2018	37	37	12	9	0	3.47	212.2	182	93	82	18	89	211	0	0	1.27	.297	KCR
2019	28	28	11	10	0	4.27	164.1	149	83	78	15	67	141	1	0	1.31	.293	KCR
Total	279	279	101	78	0	4.06	1628.2	1478	796	734	139	711	1512	2	0	1.34	.301

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
2017	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
2018	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
Total	251	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2019

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.977

164.1

2.41

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...
Injured on 8/26/2017 with a Spasms Back, out for 4-5 weeks...
10/1/2017: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,870,000 per year, for 3 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 2011 - 3.30 - 5th 2014 - 3.32 - 10th 2018 - 3.47 - 7th	WHIP 2014 - 1.18 - 10th	Wins 2013 - 15 - 10th	IP 2011 - 221.0 - 7th	BB 2011 - 112 - 3rd

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