Michel Otañez

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 237lb (193cm, 107kg)

Team: Texas Rangers (minors)

Born: July 3, 1997 in Villa La Mata, Dominican Republic do

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2024 season

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 0.149 • Arb Eligible: 2028 • Free Agent: 2032

Full Name: Michel Otañez

Pronunciation: \mee-CHELL oh-TAWN-yez\

Instagram: @mjotanez

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Career

WAR

0.0

ERA

4.81

39.1

WHIP

1.500

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2016	18	-1.0	Mets 1	DOSL	FRk	NYM	1	1	.500	4.64	4.64	5	5	0	0	0	0	21.1	23	11	11	0	6	0	21	2	0	4	90	1.359	9.7	0.0	2.5	8.9	3.50

2018	20	-0.4	Mets	GULF	Rk	NYM	1	6	.143	7.64	9.93	11	7	0	0	0	0	35.1	42	39	30	2	24	0	33	7	1	4	180	1.868	10.7	0.5	6.1	8.4	1.38
2019	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	NYM	4	3	.571	3.14	3.71	14	14	0	0	0	0	63.0	52	26	22	3	28	0	70	3	0	7	263	1.270	7.4	0.4	4.0	10.0	2.50
2019	21	-0.3	Brooklyn	NYPL	A-	NYM	2	1	.667	2.97	3.56	7	7	0	0	0	0	30.1	26	12	10	2	17	0	26	1	0	2	130	1.418	7.7	0.6	5.0	7.7	1.53
2019	21	0.3	Kingsport	APPY	Rk	NYM	2	2	.500	3.31	3.86	7	7	0	0	0	0	32.2	26	14	12	1	11	0	44	2	0	5	133	1.133	7.2	0.3	3.0	12.1	4.00

2021	23	-0.3	Brooklyn	HAE	A+	NYM	3	1	.750	5.13	5.36	35	0	18	0	0	1	40.1	30	24	23	3	41	0	58	3	1	15	192	1.760	6.7	0.7	9.1	12.9	1.41
2022	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYM	4	2	.667	4.84	5.84	45	0	26	0	0	8	44.2	40	29	24	4	41	2	58	3	1	4	215	1.813	8.1	0.8	8.3	11.7	1.41
2022	24	-3.0	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYM	4	1	.800	6.37	7.58	31	0	13	0	0	2	29.2	28	25	21	4	35	1	38	2	1	4	154	2.124	8.5	1.2	10.6	11.5	1.09
2022	24	-0.5	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYM	0	1	.000	1.80	2.40	14	0	13	0	0	6	15.0	12	4	3	0	6	1	20	1	0	0	61	1.200	7.2	0.0	3.6	12.0	3.33
2022-23	24	-5.7	Licey	DOWL	FgW		0	0		9.00	9.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	12	3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5	9.0	0.67
2023	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	ARI	5	2	.714	6.08	6.32	32	0	4	0	0	1	37.0	32	26	25	3	28	0	61	4	3	9	173	1.622	7.8	0.7	6.8	14.8	2.18
2023	25	-2.3	Reno	PCL	AAA	ARI	1	0	1.000	11.25	11.25	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	5	5	1	7	0	6	0	0	0	21	2.250	4.5	2.3	15.8	13.5	0.86
2023	25	0.4	Amarillo	TL	AA	ARI	4	2	.667	5.45	5.73	28	0	4	0	0	1	33.0	30	21	20	2	21	0	55	4	3	9	152	1.545	8.2	0.5	5.7	15.0	2.62
2024	26	-1.5	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	OAK	7	1	.875	5.35	5.59	29	0	6	0	0	1	37.0	30	23	22	2	25	0	55	7	0	8	171	1.486	7.3	0.5	6.1	13.4	2.20
2024	26	-3.0	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	1	0	1.000	3.44	3.97	36	0	6	0	0	1	34.0	27	15	13	2	20	0	55	3	0	6	151	1.382	7.1	0.5	5.3	14.6	2.75
2025	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	ATH	2	2	.500	7.50	8.50	19	0	4	0	0	0	18.0	19	17	15	2	18	0	28	2	0	5	90	2.056	9.5	1.0	9.0	14.0	1.56
2025	27	-0.1	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	ATH	2	2	.500	7.27	8.31	18	0	4	0	0	0	17.1	19	16	14	2	17	0	26	2	0	5	87	2.077	9.9	1.0	8.8	13.5	1.53
2025	27	5.3	Stockton	CALL	A	ATH	0	0		13.50	13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	1.500	0.0	0.0	13.5	27.0	2.00
2025	27	-2.2	ATH	AL	Maj	ATH	0	0		13.50	13.50	6	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	7	8	8	2	5	0	6	1	0	0	28	2.250	11.8	3.4	8.4	10.1	1.20
2026	28	0.3	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	4	1	.800	6.48	6.75	31	0	10	0	0	0	33.1	25	25	24	5	32	0	48	1	2	4	154	1.710	6.8	1.4	8.6	13.0	1.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		1	0	1.000	4.81	5.26	42	0	7	0	0	1	39.1	34	23	21	4	25	0	61	4	0	6	179	1.500	7.8	0.9	5.7	14.0	2.44
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		31	19	.620	5.35	6.00	221	26	68	0	0	11	330.0	293	220	196	24	243	2	432	32	8	60	1528	1.624	8.0	0.7	6.6	11.8	1.78
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		0	0		9.00	9.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	12	3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5	9.0	0.67
All Levels (9 Seasons)							32	19	.627	5.31	5.94	266	26	75	0	0	12	371.1	330	245	219	28	271	2	495	36	8	66	1719	1.618	8.0	0.7	6.6	12.0	1.83

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		18	5	.783	6.38	6.97	113	0	33	0	0	3	121.1	104	94	86	14	116	1	173	12	3	21	587	1.813	7.7	1.0	8.6	12.8	1.49
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		4	3	.571	4.31	4.69	42	0	17	0	0	7	48.0	42	25	23	2	27	1	75	5	3	9	213	1.438	7.9	0.4	5.1	14.1	2.78
A+ (1 season)					Minors		3	1	.750	5.13	5.36	35	0	18	0	0	1	40.1	30	24	23	3	41	0	58	3	1	15	192	1.760	6.7	0.7	9.1	12.9	1.41
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0		13.50	13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	1.500	0.0	0.0	13.5	27.0	2.00
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	2.97	3.56	7	7	0	0	0	0	30.1	26	12	10	2	17	0	26	1	0	2	130	1.418	7.7	0.6	5.0	7.7	1.53
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		3	8	.273	5.56	7.01	18	14	0	0	0	0	68.0	68	53	42	3	35	0	77	9	1	9	313	1.515	9.0	0.4	4.6	10.2	2.20
FRk (1 season)					Minors		1	1	.500	4.64	4.64	5	5	0	0	0	0	21.1	23	11	11	0	6	0	21	2	0	4	90	1.359	9.7	0.0	2.5	8.9	3.50