P Takashi Saito #44
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 39 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/29/2008
 OA: 61 POT: 61
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P TAKASHI SAITO #44 - AGE: 39 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
66 0 3-6 4 3.88 58.0 51 13 23 47 1.28 -0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 70 65 70 70
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Slider 70 70
Curveball 50 50
Splitter 60 60
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 80
Defense 35
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/12/2008 @ TEX Loss, 8-9 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
10/11/2008 @ TEX Win, 9-6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
10/08/2008 TEX Loss, 4-8 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2008 TOR Win, 7-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2008 KC Win, 6-4 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Win
09/24/2008 @ CLE Loss, 6-7 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
09/14/2008 CLE Loss, 11-14 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
09/13/2008 CLE Win, 11-10 0.2 0 1 0 0 1
09/12/2008 CLE Win, 7-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/10/2008 @ MIN Win, 8-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Average Joe.
Birthday:02/14/1969
Born in:Tomiya, MIY
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,300,000
Signed Through:2009 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 91 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 91 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2004, 28th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2008 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 66 0 3 6 4 3.88 58.0 51 27 25 13 23 47 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 8 4 50.0 66 22 11.79 7.91 7.29 3.57 5.75 1.28 121 -0.6 .237        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 123 28 2 0 7 12 18 27 0 0 1 .228 .331 .415 .746      
vs. RHB 97 23 9 0 6 15 5 20 0 3 1 .237 .282 .515 .797      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2008 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 12 0 1 2 0 1.59 11.1 7 3 2 1 3 11  
May 11 0 0 2 1 10.61 9.1 15 11 11 3 5 8  
June 10 0 0 1 1 4.32 8.1 5 4 4 3 5 2  
July 12 0 1 0 0 2.79 9.2 11 3 3 2 4 8  
August 10 0 0 1 1 1.74 10.1 5 2 2 2 2 10  
September 11 0 1 0 1 3.00 9.0 8 4 3 2 4 8  
Spring Training 14 0 0 0 1 0.00 13.2 4 0 0 0 3 14  
Postseason 3 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0  
Last Year 59 0 4 6 23 2.59 59.0 37 18 17 6 19 51  
2 Years Ago 58 0 5 5 33 2.83 54.0 42 17 17 6 17 47  
Career 275 0 17 22 117 3.04 260.2 204 92 88 33 95 245  
Home 32 0 2 3 2 5.20 27.2 28 18 16 8 15 23  
Road 34 0 1 3 2 2.67 30.1 23 9 9 5 8 24  
Grass 57 0 3 5 2 4.04 49.0 48 24 22 11 21 39  
Turf 9 0 0 1 2 3.00 9.0 3 3 3 2 2 8  
Day 24 0 1 2 1 6.30 20.0 25 15 14 7 13 13  
Night 42 0 2 4 3 2.61 38.0 26 12 11 6 10 34  
As Reliever / Substitution 66 0 3 6 4 3.88 58.0 51 27 25 13 23 47  
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+
2004 Chicago - MLB 35 30 0 2 2 16 2.57 28.0 27 8 8 1 12 31 0 0 1.39 .351 2.94 0.9 179
2005 Chicago - MLB 36 62 0 3 3 41 3.06 61.2 47 22 21 7 24 69 0 0 1.15 .260 3.94 1.3 158
2006 Chicago - MLB 37 58 0 5 5 33 2.83 54.0 42 17 17 6 17 47 0 0 1.09 .245 3.98 1.0 167
2007 Chicago - MLB 38 59 0 4 6 23 2.59 59.0 37 18 17 6 19 51 0 0 0.95 .204 4.03 0.8 178
2008 Chicago - MLB 39 66 0 3 6 4 3.88 58.0 51 27 25 13 23 47 0 0 1.28 .237 5.75 -0.6 123
Total MLB 275 0 17 22 117 3.04 260.2 204 92 88 33 95 245 0 0 1.15 .249 4.26 3.4 156
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+
2004 Charlotte - AAA 35 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.60 .333 0.00 0.2 999
Total IL 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.60 .333 0.00 999.0
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+
2004 Chicago - MLB 35 2 0 0 1 1 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.50 .600 1.69 0.1 102
2005 Chicago - MLB 36 9 0 3 1 4 8.10 10.0 18 10 9 2 5 9 0 0 2.30 .444 5.59 -0.1 60
2007 Chicago - MLB 38 7 0 0 0 0 4.05 6.2 7 3 3 2 1 8 0 0 1.20 .294 5.26 -0.0 114
2008 Chicago - MLB 39 3 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 2.50 .286 7.88 -0.1 106
Total MLB 21 0 3 2 5 6.10 20.2 30 15 14 4 9 20 0 0 1.89 .400 5.33 78.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2004 Chicago - LGS P 28 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 28.0 0.64 +0.5 .985
2004 Charlotte - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Chicago - LGS P 62 0 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 61.2 1.61 +0.5 .992
2006 Chicago - LGS P 56 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 54.0 1.00 +1.0 .991
2007 Chicago - LGS P 59 0 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 59.0 1.68 +1.1 1.138
2008 Chicago - LGS P 66 0 4 5 0 11 2 .818 58.0 1.40 -0.0 .808
TOTAL P 272 0 16 23 0 41 2 .951 262.1 1.34 +3.0 .996
PLAYER HISTORY
06/23/2004 Drafted in the 2004 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 28, 28th overall pick) by the Chicago White Sox.
11/29/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
04/14/2005 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for one week.
11/02/2005 Wins the 2005 World Series with the Chicago White Sox.
11/28/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
11/27/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $350,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
08/05/2007 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/29/2007 Wins the 2007 World Series with the Chicago White Sox.
11/17/2007 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,025,050.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
11/22/2008 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,300,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2005 62 7
Year SV Rank
2005 41 2
2006 33 4
Year HLD Rank
2008 21 4
Year RA Rank
2005 62 7
Year GF Rank
2005 50 3
2006 46 5
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