P Carl 'The String Bean Slinger' Edwards Jr. #56
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/29/2026
OA: 25 POT: 25
P CARL 'THE STRING BEAN SLINGER' EDWARDS JR. #56 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 25 25 25 25
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Curveball 60 60
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Run-of-the-mill ballplayer.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:09/03/1991
Born in:Newberry, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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+
2015 Chicago - COBB 23 5 0 0 0 0 3.86 4.2 3 3 2 0 3 4 0 0 1.29 .250 3.48 0.0 102
2016 Chicago - COBB 24 36 0 0 1 2 3.75 36.0 15 15 15 4 14 52 0 0 0.81 .162 2.94 0.7 112
2017 Chicago - COBB 25 73 0 5 4 0 2.98 66.1 29 22 22 6 38 94 0 0 1.01 .195 3.45 1.0 146
2018 Chicago - COBB 26 58 0 3 2 0 2.60 52.0 36 17 15 2 32 67 0 0 1.31 .283 2.96 0.9 156
2019 Chicago - COBB 27 20 0 1 1 0 5.87 15.1 8 11 10 3 9 17 0 0 1.11 .147 5.59 -0.2 75
2019 San Diego - COBB 27 2 0 0 0 0 32.40 1.2 4 6 6 0 4 2 0 0 4.80 .500 8.10 -0.1 13
2019 Total - COBB 27 22 0 1 1 0 8.47 17.0 12 17 16 3 13 19 0 0 1.47 .214 5.83 -0.2 52
2020 Seattle - COBB 28 5 0 0 0 1 1.93 4.2 2 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0.64 .200 1.30 0.2 218
Total COBB 199 0 9 8 3 3.54 180.2 97 75 71 15 101 242 0 0 1.10 .222 3.37 2.5 120
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+
2012 Texas (AZL) - R 20 4 3 3 0 0 0.00 20.0 6 0 0 0 6 25 0 0 0.60 .150 1.75 0.9 999
2012 Spokane - A- 20 10 10 2 3 0 2.11 47.0 26 13 11 0 19 60 0 0 0.96 .250 1.99 2.0 190
2013 Hickory - A 21 18 18 8 2 0 1.83 93.1 62 28 19 0 34 122 1 0 1.03 .284 1.78 4.3 219
2013 Daytona - A+ 21 6 6 0 0 0 1.96 23.0 14 5 5 1 7 33 0 0 0.91 .260 1.81 1.0 205
2013 Total - A+ 21 24 24 8 2 0 1.86 116.1 76 33 24 1 41 155 1 0 1.01 .280 1.78 5.3 216
2014 Chicago N (AZL) - R 22 2 2 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 2 1 1 0 4 8 0 0 1.06 .200 2.49 0.2 251
2014 Tennessee - AA 22 10 10 1 2 0 2.44 48.0 30 14 13 1 21 46 0 0 1.06 .234 2.93 1.4 165
2015 Tennessee - AA 23 13 0 2 2 4 2.66 23.2 11 12 7 1 17 36 0 0 1.18 .217 2.86 0.4 151
2015 Iowa - AAA 23 23 0 3 1 2 2.84 31.2 15 11 10 0 24 39 0 0 1.23 .221 3.01 0.5 141
2016 Iowa - AAA 24 24 0 1 1 1 4.26 25.1 17 12 12 1 17 35 0 0 1.34 .286 3.08 0.4 94
2018 Iowa - AAA 26 3 0 0 1 0 9.00 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 3.00 .500 9.20 -0.1 45
2019 El Paso - AAA 27 3 0 0 1 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 1.67 .444 1.53 0.1 44
2019 Iowa - AAA 27 14 0 2 0 0 3.07 14.2 12 6 5 2 6 14 0 0 1.23 .250 4.29 0.0 131
2019 Total - AAA 27 17 0 2 1 0 4.08 17.2 16 9 8 2 7 18 0 0 1.30 .286 3.82 0.1 98
2021 Mississippi - AA 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 .000 0.70 0.1 999
2021 Gwinnett - AAA 29 27 0 2 2 0 4.50 40.0 31 22 20 6 26 59 0 0 1.43 .305 3.97 0.4 100
2022 Gwinnett - AAA 30 14 0 0 1 0 2.62 24.0 19 7 7 2 11 34 0 0 1.25 .333 3.73 0.4 188
2024 Gwinnett - AAA 32 7 0 0 0 0 12.34 11.2 20 17 16 3 9 6 0 0 2.49 .425 8.52 -0.4 38
2025 Gwinnett - AAA 33 14 0 0 1 0 7.56 25.0 29 22 21 5 23 18 0 0 2.08 .300 7.00 -0.8 53
Total AAA E 126 0 8 7 3 4.80 174.1 145 99 93 19 120 208 0 0 1.52 .299 4.46 89.1
Total AAA W 3 0 0 1 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 1.67 .444 1.53 44.0
Total AA S 24 10 3 4 4 2.43 74.0 41 26 20 2 38 85 0 0 1.07 .223 2.84 165.7
Total A+ C 6 6 0 0 0 1.96 23.0 14 5 5 1 7 33 0 0 0.91 .260 1.81 205.5
Total A E 18 18 8 2 0 1.83 93.1 62 28 19 0 34 122 1 0 1.03 .284 1.77 219.2
Total NWL 10 10 2 3 0 2.11 47.0 26 13 11 0 19 60 0 0 0.96 .250 1.99 189.9
Total AZL 6 5 3 0 0 0.35 25.2 8 1 1 0 10 33 0 0 0.70 .160 1.91 1134.6
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+
2016 Chicago - COBB 24 8 0 0 1 0 2.84 6.1 5 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 1.42 .000 3.93 0.0 148
2017 Chicago - COBB 25 7 0 1 1 0 11.57 4.2 2 6 6 1 6 8 0 0 1.71 .000 6.51 -0.1 38
Total COBB 15 0 1 2 0 6.55 11.0 7 8 8 1 10 12 0 0 1.55 .000 5.03 66.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Chicago - MLB P 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB P 36 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 +0.2 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB P 73 0 6 9 0 15 0 1.000 66.1 2.04 -0.7 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB P 58 0 6 3 0 10 1 .900 52.0 1.56 -1.1 .000
2019 Chicago - MLB P 20 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 15.1 2.35 -0.0 .000
2019 San Diego - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2020 Seattle - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 199 0 17 19 1 37 1 .973 180.2 1.79 -1.7 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2011 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mid-Carolina HS (Prosperity, SC).
07/22/2013 Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs with P Justin Grimm, IF Mike Olt, and a PTBNL (P Neil Ramirez - 08/23/2013) for P Matt Garza.
11/02/2016 Won the 2016 MLB World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
01/12/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
07/31/2019 Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the San Diego Padres for LHP Brad Wieck.
11/04/2019 Granted Free Agency.
12/04/2019 Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
10/22/2020 Granted Free Agency.
02/02/2021 Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
05/18/2021 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
05/23/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/08/2021 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 6 weeks.
09/22/2021 Wins the 2021 Double-A South Round 2 with the Mississippi Braves!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
07/01/2022 Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)),out for 12 months.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
05/03/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 14-15 months.
10/30/2023 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 25 (25).
11/03/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 25 (25).
12/01/2025 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 25 (25).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2017 73 6
Year HLD Rank
2018 23 9
Year RA Rank
2017 73 6
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