Antonio Senzatela


Antonio Senzatela Rondón is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

Career

The Colorado Rockies signed Senzatela as an amateur free agent and began playing with the DSL Rockies in 2012.
In 2014, MiLB.com named Senzatela as one of the Rockies' Organization All-Stars after he posted a 15–2 win-loss record with a 3.11 earned run average for the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, helping the team to win the league championship. Prior to the 2015 season, he was named by MLB.com as the Rockies' 11th best prospect.
The Rockies added Senzatela to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. In 2016, he pitched for the Hartford Yard Goats of the Class AA Eastern League. Senzatela made the Rockies' Opening Day roster in 2017 and he made his major league debut on April 6. 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. After pitching to a 9–3 record and a 4.68 ERA in 88⅓ innings, 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. He finished the season with a 6-6 record in 23 games. The following season, he won 11 games with a career worst 6.71 ERA in 25 starts. He struck out 76 batters in innings.

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.

Personal life

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