P Matt Cronin #38
Brits Lightning (BOK) SARB
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
10/01/2035
 OA: 25 POT: 25
BNN Index | SARB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P MATT CRONIN #38 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
20 0 0-2 5 4.74 19.0 21 4 9 15 1.58 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 40 40
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 40 40
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 70
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/2035 LEB Win, 7-4 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
09/28/2035 LEB Loss, 5-7 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 Loss
09/23/2035 @ WOL Loss, 5-7 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/2035 @ WOL Loss, 4-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2035 @ LEB Loss, 5-8 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
09/13/2035 SW Loss, 7-10 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
09/09/2035 @ WES Loss, 6-8 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 Loss
09/06/2035 @ OUD Win, 3-2 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 Save
09/05/2035 @ OUD Win, 6-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
08/22/2035 @ SW Win, 7-5 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 Save
PERSONALITY
Intense competitor.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:09/20/1997
Born in:Navarre, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,560,000
Signed Through:2035 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:61 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 29 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2035 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 0 1 0 2 0.79 11.1 8 3 1 0 5 12 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 11 7 10.32 6.35 9.53 3.97 1.85 1.15 62 0.2 .267        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205      
vs. RHB 26 7 2 0 0 3 4 8 2 0 0 .269 .344 .346 .690      
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2035 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 4 2 0 0 1 1  
May 9 0 1 0 2 0.90 10.0 4 1 1 0 4 11  
Spring Training 12 0 0 1 0 4.32 8.1 7 6 4 2 8 7  
Last Year 13 0 1 0 2 1.64 11.0 9 2 2 2 2 17  
Career 24 0 2 0 4 1.21 22.1 17 5 3 2 7 29  
Home 6 0 1 0 0 1.35 6.2 5 3 1 0 2 7  
Road 5 0 0 0 2 0.00 4.2 3 0 0 0 3 5  
Grass 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Turf 10 0 1 0 1 0.87 10.1 7 3 1 0 5 11  
Day 10 0 1 0 2 0.87 10.1 7 3 1 0 4 12  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 11 0 1 0 2 0.79 11.1 8 3 1 0 5 12  
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2035 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 20 0 0 2 5 4.74 19.0 21 13 10 4 9 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 7 2 71.4 20 12 14.21 9.95 7.11 4.26 5.72 1.58 118 -0.1 .304        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 15 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .250 .333 .583      
vs. RHB 59 18 3 0 4 12 8 12 1 1 0 .305 .382 .559 .942      
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2035 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 1 0 36.00 1.0 5 4 4 1 1 1  
June 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 2  
August 5 0 0 0 1 7.20 5.0 5 7 4 2 6 4  
September 9 0 0 2 2 5.40 10.0 13 6 6 2 2 9  
Career 20 0 0 2 5 4.74 19.0 21 13 10 4 9 15  
Home 8 0 0 1 1 6.00 6.0 10 7 4 1 3 4  
Road 12 0 0 1 4 4.15 13.0 11 6 6 3 6 11  
Grass 11 0 0 0 4 2.84 12.2 9 4 4 2 5 11  
Turf 9 0 0 2 1 8.53 6.1 12 9 6 2 4 4  
Day 17 0 0 1 5 3.71 17.0 17 7 7 3 5 14  
Night 3 0 0 1 0 13.50 2.0 4 6 3 1 4 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 20 0 0 2 5 4.74 19.0 21 13 10 4 9 15  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Chicago - MLB 26 69 0 3 6 3 4.01 60.2 48 30 27 5 33 69 0 0 1.34 .279 3.31 1.0 108
2025 Chicago - MLB 27 63 0 6 4 0 3.22 58.2 48 21 21 6 31 77 0 0 1.35 .321 3.38 1.0 135
2026 Chicago - MLB 28 61 0 3 1 0 3.80 66.1 56 29 28 5 23 83 0 0 1.19 .315 2.69 1.7 122
2027 Chicago - MLB 29 38 0 0 1 2 3.35 48.1 46 20 18 5 21 45 0 0 1.39 .289 4.25 0.3 133
2028 Chicago - MLB 30 22 8 0 2 0 2.96 27.1 26 9 9 3 7 36 0 0 1.21 .365 3.49 0.6 154
2029 Atlanta - MLB 31 35 0 2 1 1 3.68 36.2 29 17 15 4 9 31 0 0 1.04 .245 4.16 0.3 121
2031 Cincinnati - MLB 33 6 2 1 0 0 3.68 7.1 5 3 3 1 2 7 0 0 0.95 .222 4.15 0.1 116
2032 Houston - MLB 34 24 0 0 5 0 4.76 28.1 40 16 15 6 9 28 0 0 1.73 .400 5.32 -0.3 89
2034 Soweto - SAB 36 13 0 1 0 2 1.64 11.0 9 2 2 2 2 17 0 0 1.00 .318 2.83 0.1 192
2035 Boksburg - SAB 37 11 0 1 0 2 0.79 11.1 8 3 1 0 5 12 0 0 1.15 .267 1.85 0.2 375
Total MLB 318 10 15 20 6 3.67 333.2 298 145 136 35 135 376 0 0 1.30 .307 3.63 4.6 121
Total SAB 24 0 2 0 4 1.21 22.1 17 5 3 2 7 29 0 0 1.07 .288 2.33 0.4 255
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Total - 19 15 0 3 1 1 2.00 18.0 8 4 4 1 12 21 0 0 1.11 .189 4.09 0.1 100
2018 Total - 20 25 0 2 2 14 3.54 48.1 25 19 19 3 14 59 0 0 0.81 .212 2.50 1.1 100
2019 Hagerstown - A 21 17 0 0 0 1 0.82 22.0 11 3 2 1 11 41 0 0 1.00 .323 1.70 0.7 490
2020 Washington (GCL) - R 22 10 0 2 0 1 0.75 12.0 5 1 1 1 6 18 0 0 0.92 .182 3.84 0.2 627
2020 Hagerstown - A 22 3 0 1 1 0 8.10 3.1 4 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 2.10 .400 5.97 -0.1 58
2021 Washington (GCL) - R 23 19 0 0 2 11 5.09 17.2 14 10 10 4 8 24 0 0 1.25 .263 6.02 0.1 123
2022 Auburn - A- 24 2 0 0 0 1 5.40 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 3.00 .800 0.43 0.2 86
2022 Hagerstown - A 24 35 0 2 1 19 2.06 39.1 33 10 9 0 13 58 0 0 1.17 .363 1.72 1.9 193
2023 Harrisburg - AA 25 56 0 3 5 31 3.55 58.1 43 25 23 7 26 71 0 0 1.18 .267 4.32 0.7 132
2028 Iowa - AAA 30 20 0 1 1 0 2.05 22.0 16 6 5 3 5 18 0 0 0.95 .210 4.60 0.1 231
2029 Mississippi - AA 31 10 0 0 1 1 3.07 14.2 7 5 5 0 4 21 0 0 0.75 .241 0.90 0.8 116
2029 Gwinnett - AAA 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 .000 4.70 -0.0 999
2031 Louisville - AAA 33 8 0 0 0 0 2.45 11.0 12 5 3 0 5 5 0 0 1.55 .316 3.53 0.1 162
2032 Round Rock - AAA 34 7 0 0 0 3 2.08 8.2 7 2 2 0 5 8 0 0 1.38 .280 2.95 0.4 222
2033 Louisville - AAA 35 27 0 2 3 4 5.97 34.2 48 27 23 3 12 38 0 0 1.73 .425 3.11 0.7 71
2035 Brits - AA 37 20 0 0 2 5 4.74 19.0 21 13 10 4 9 15 0 0 1.58 .304 5.72 -0.1 103
Total IL 36 0 2 3 4 5.05 46.1 60 32 26 3 18 44 0 0 1.68 .393 3.23 83.7
Total PCL 27 0 1 1 3 2.05 30.2 23 8 7 3 10 26 0 0 1.08 .230 4.13 228.7
Total EL 56 0 3 5 31 3.55 58.1 43 25 23 7 26 71 0 0 1.18 .267 4.32 132.1
Total SL 10 0 0 1 1 3.07 14.2 7 5 5 0 4 21 0 0 0.75 .241 0.90 115.8
Total SAL 55 0 3 2 20 1.95 64.2 48 16 14 1 27 102 0 0 1.16 .356 1.93 210.8
Total NYP 2 0 0 0 1 5.40 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 3.00 .800 0.43 86.0
Total GCL 29 0 2 2 12 3.34 29.2 19 11 11 5 14 42 0 0 1.11 .233 5.14 181.7
Total SARB 20 0 0 2 5 4.74 19.0 21 13 10 4 9 15 0 0 1.58 .304 5.72 102.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Washington (GCL) - GCL 23 5 0 1 1 2 3.60 10.0 9 4 4 1 4 16 0 0 1.30 .381 3.44 0.4 173
2027 Chicago - MLB 29 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 3.75 1.000 0.00 0.1 33
2034 Soweto - SAB 36 3 0 0 0 0 23.14 2.1 5 6 6 0 2 2 0 0 3.00 .556 3.59 -0.0 14
Total MLB 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 3.75 1.000 0.00 33.1
Total GCL 5 0 1 1 2 3.60 10.0 9 4 4 1 4 16 0 0 1.30 .381 3.44 173.5
Total SAB 3 0 0 0 0 23.14 2.1 5 6 6 0 2 2 0 0 3.00 .556 3.59 13.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Hagerstown - A P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.2 1.053
2020 Washington (GCL) - R P 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 0.0 .000
2021 Washington (GCL) - R P 19 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 17.2 1.02 +0.4 1.050
2022 Hagerstown - A P 35 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 39.1 0.46 +1.3 .000
2022 Auburn - A- P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Harrisburg - AA P 55 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 58.1 1.23 -0.0 .933
2024 Chicago - MLB P 66 0 2 4 0 8 2 .750 60.2 0.89 -1.2 .743
2025 Chicago - MLB P 60 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 58.2 0.46 -0.3 .497
2026 Chicago - MLB P 61 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 66.1 0.27 +0.0 1.037
2027 Chicago - MLB P 38 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 48.1 0.74 -0.1 .992
2028 Chicago - MLB P 22 8 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 27.1 0.99 +0.2 .989
2028 Iowa - AAA P 20 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 22.0 2.45 +0.1 .963
2029 Atlanta - MLB P 35 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 36.2 0.49 +0.4 .969
2029 Gwinnett - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 Mississippi - AA P 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2031 Cincinnati - MLB P 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 +0.4 .000
2031 Louisville - AAA P 8 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.0 .995
2032 Houston - MLB P 22 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 28.1 2.22 +0.4 .882
2032 Round Rock - AAA P 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 +0.0 1.008
2033 Louisville - AAA P 27 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 34.2 0.78 +0.5 1.032
2034 Soweto - INT P 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 0.0 .000
2035 Brits - AA P 19 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 +0.1 1.033
2035 Boksburg - INT P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 548 10 21 36 0 61 4 .934 599.0 0.86 +2.2 .915
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2019 Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 4th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR).
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
07/25/2020 Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 9-10 months.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (70); Movement: 30 (55); Control: 30 (45).
09/13/2021 Wins the 2021 Gulf Coast Rookie League Round 3 with the Washington (GCL) Nationals!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (70); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 35 (45).
06/03/2022 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
05/03/2023 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
05/16/2023 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
12/25/2023 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall Pick) by the Chicago Cubs, from the Washington Nationals.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/27/2024 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
11/18/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $563,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (45).
11/17/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $563,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (50).
11/07/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
06/30/2027 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,332,250.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
05/15/2028 Injured (back tightness),out for 2 weeks.
08/21/2028 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/24/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,750,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/29/2029 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves, along with SP Steve Pelkey, LF Austin Riley, in exchange for SP Jonathan O'Connell.
09/27/2029 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/19/2029 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
02/18/2031 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
05/28/2031 Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)),out for 12-13 months.
05/29/2031 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
11/24/2031 Became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
02/17/2032 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
06/10/2032 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/12/2032 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/15/2032 Became a free agent.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
05/18/2033 Signed a minor league contract ($140,000 bonus) with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
06/16/2033 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
06/17/2033 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/28/2033 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/14/2033 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
08/12/2034 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,080,000 with the Soweto Paints organization.
11/16/2034 Became a free agent.
12/20/2034 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,560,000 with the Boksburg Lobos organization.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
06/19/2035 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/29/2035 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
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