Antonio Senzatela

Antonio Senzatela Rondón (born January 21, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Senzatela and the second or maternal family name is Rondón.
Antonio Senzatela
Colorado Rockies – No. 49
Pitcher
Born: (1995-01-21) January 21, 1995
Valencia, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2017, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2020)
Win–loss record32–25
Earned run average5.00
Strikeouts288
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

The Colorado Rockies signed Senzatela as an amateur free agent[1] and he began playing with the DSL Rockies in 2012.

In 2014, MiLB.com named Senzatela as one of the Rockies' Organization All-Stars[2] after he posted a 15–2 win-loss record with a 3.11 earned run average (ERA) for the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, helping the team to win the league championship.[3]

Prior to the 2015 season, he was named by MLB.com as the Rockies' 11th best prospect.[4] The Rockies added Senzatela to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[5]

In 2016, he pitched for the Hartford Yard Goats of the Class AA Eastern League. Senzatela made the Rockies' Opening Day roster in 2017[6] and he made his major league debut on April 6.[7] Senzatela had a 3–1 win-loss record and a 2.81 ERA in five starts in April, and was named the National League's Rookie of the Month.[8] After pitching to a 9–3 record and a 4.68 ERA in 88⅓ innings (15 starts), Senzatela was shifted to the bullpen in order to monitor his innings, due to him missing most of the 2016 baseball season due to various injuries. Senzatela finished the season with a 10–5 record in 36 games, 20 starts.

He began the 2018 season in the bullpen but after 10 appearances, he was sent down to AAA. He was placed on the disabled list on July 12 with a blister injury.[9] He finished the season with a 6–6 record in 23 games (13 starts).

The following season, he won 11 games with a career worst 6.71 ERA in 25 starts. He struck out 76 batters in ​124 2⁄3 innings.

In 2020 he was 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA, and had the lowest strikeouts/9 IP ratio of all NL qualified pitchers (5.0).[10]

Scouting report

Senzatela throws from a high three quarters release, relying on a 92-95 MPH fastball, an 82 MPH slider with cutting movement and a changeup.[11]

Personal life

Senzatela's mother, Nidya, died from stomach cancer in 2016. He is married.[12]

References
  1. Keith Jarrett (July 17, 2014). "Tourists' manager says hit Senzatela if you can". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  2. "Antonio Senzatela Stats, Highlights, Bio – Modesto Nuts Stats". Modesto Nuts. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. Keith Jarrett (September 13, 2014). "Dog piles, big smiles for Asheville Tourists". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  4. "MLB.com 2015 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  5. "Rockies' John Axford designated for assignment". MLB.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. "Antonio Senzatela lined up to debut for Rockies in Milwaukee after final spring test". The Denver Post. April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  7. "Antonio Senzatela "excited, not nervous" for MLB debut with Rockies". The Denver Post. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  8. "Antonio Senzatela, Greg Holland earn NL monthly awards, highlighting a Rockies pitching turnaround". May 3, 2017.
  9. "Rockies place pitcher Antonio Senzatela on disabled list, recall Jeff Hoffman". July 13, 2018.
  10. "2020 National League Standard Pitching". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Antonio Senzatela thinking of mom on day of MLB debut". BSN Denver. April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
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