P A.J. Puk #33
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/02/2026
 OA: 20 POT: 20
BNN Index | | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P A.J. PUK #33 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
9 0 1-0 0 1.74 10.1 7 0 4 15 1.06 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 55 45 45
Movement 45 50 40 45
Control 30 30 30 30
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 55 55
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/21/2026 @ NAS Loss, 4-5 2.1 3 0 0 1 2
06/17/2026 @ NAS Loss, 1-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
06/10/2026 CHR Loss, 4-5 1.1 0 1 1 1 3
06/05/2026 @ NOR Loss, 3-4 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
04/16/2026 MEM Win, 5-1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Win
04/09/2026 @ NOR Win, 3-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
04/07/2026 @ NOR Win, 2-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
04/04/2026 JAC Win, 9-2 1.2 1 0 0 1 4
04/03/2026 JAC Win, 5-1 2.1 1 1 1 1 3
PERSONALITY
Makes road trips fun.
Low: Leader
Birthday:04/25/1995
Born in:Cedar Rapids, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 4 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 0 0 0.0 9 3 10.45 6.10 13.06 3.48 1.67 1.06 45 0.3 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 .125 .300 .125 .425      
vs. RHB 27 6 3 0 0 2 3 10 1 1 0 .222 .290 .333 .624      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 1 0 0 1.59 5.2 3 1 1 0 2 9  
June 4 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 4 1 1 0 2 6  
2 Years Ago 2 0 0 0 1 9.00 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 2  
Career 23 0 1 1 8 4.63 23.1 22 12 12 1 11 27  
Home 4 0 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 3 2 2 0 3 10  
Road 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 4 0 0 0 1 5  
Grass 9 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 4 15  
Day 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 4  
Night 7 0 1 0 0 2.45 7.1 4 2 2 0 3 11  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 4 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+
2019 Oakland - MLB 24 10 0 2 0 0 3.18 11.1 10 4 4 1 5 13 0 0 1.32 .321 3.55 0.2 145
2021 Oakland - MLB 26 12 0 0 3 0 6.07 13.1 18 9 9 1 6 16 0 0 1.80 .415 3.50 0.2 71
2022 Oakland - MLB 27 63 0 3 5 14 3.07 67.1 52 27 23 6 23 66 0 0 1.11 .267 3.39 0.6 125
2023 Cincinnati - MLB 28 44 0 4 0 1 3.45 62.2 50 24 24 7 34 47 0 0 1.34 .244 5.09 -0.1 134
2024 Cincinnati - MLB 29 21 0 2 0 1 4.91 29.1 32 16 16 7 6 23 0 0 1.30 .287 6.10 -0.5 87
Total MLB 150 0 11 8 16 3.72 184.0 162 80 76 22 74 165 0 0 1.28 .278 4.42 0.3 114
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+
2016 Total - A- 21 10 10 0 4 0 3.03 32.2 23 18 11 0 12 40 0 0 1.07 .271 1.85 1.4 132
2017 Total - A+ 22 14 11 4 5 0 3.69 61.0 44 28 25 1 23 98 0 0 1.10 .336 1.53 2.9 108
2017 Midland - AA 22 13 13 2 5 0 4.36 64.0 64 34 31 2 25 86 0 0 1.39 .380 2.23 2.5 92
2019 Total - A+ 24 3 3 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 5 5 4 2 4 9 0 0 1.50 .300 6.53 -0.1 67
2019 Midland - AA 24 6 1 0 0 0 4.32 8.1 9 4 4 2 3 13 0 0 1.44 .412 4.28 0.0 93
2019 Las Vegas - AAA 24 9 0 4 1 0 4.91 11.0 7 7 6 3 3 16 0 0 0.91 .190 4.93 -0.1 85
2021 Las Vegas - AAA 26 29 4 2 5 1 6.10 48.2 61 40 33 12 19 58 0 0 1.64 .363 5.32 -0.3 69
2023 Louisville - AAA 28 12 0 0 1 7 6.55 11.0 11 8 8 1 5 10 0 0 1.45 .312 4.24 -0.0 59
2024 Louisville - AAA 29 2 0 0 0 1 9.00 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 3.00 .500 4.35 -0.0 43
2026 Gwinnett - AAA 31 9 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 4 15 0 0 1.06 .333 1.67 0.3 211
Total IL 23 0 1 1 8 4.63 23.1 22 12 12 1 11 27 0 0 1.41 .344 3.11 83.2
Total PCL 38 4 6 6 1 5.88 59.2 68 47 39 15 22 74 0 0 1.51 .340 5.24 71.3
Total TL 19 14 2 5 0 4.35 72.1 73 38 35 4 28 99 0 0 1.40 .383 2.47 92.1
Total NWL 17 14 4 5 0 3.90 67.0 49 33 29 3 27 107 0 0 1.13 .333 1.98 102.7
Total NYP 10 10 0 4 0 3.03 32.2 23 18 11 0 12 40 0 0 1.07 .271 1.85 132.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Oakland - MLB P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 -0.3 .000
2021 Oakland - MLB P 12 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 0.0 .000
2022 Oakland - MLB P 61 0 0 7 1 8 1 .875 67.1 0.94 +0.0 1.021
2023 Cincinnati - MLB P 44 0 0 6 0 7 1 .857 62.2 0.86 +0.6 .842
2024 Cincinnati - MLB P 21 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 +0.1 1.022
2026 Gwinnett - AAA P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 157 0 1 19 1 22 2 .909 194.1 0.93 +0.4 .932
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2013 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 35th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington HS (Cedar Rapids, IA). Did not sign.
06/10/2016 Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (6th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).
04/15/2022 Oakland Athletics placed LHP A.J. Puk on the restricted list. [Auto]
04/15/2022 Oakland Athletics placed LHP A.J. Puk on the 10-day injured list. [Auto]
04/20/2022 Oakland Athletics activated LHP A.J. Puk from the 10-day injured list. [Auto]
11/29/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
12/20/2022 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Cincinnati Reds, along with LF Jordan Diaz, in exchange for CF Michael Siani and SS Edwin Arroyo Jr..
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
03/13/2023 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
03/18/2023 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/04/2023 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/04/2023 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/13/2023 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 4-5 months.
11/18/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,000,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
03/01/2024 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
06/05/2024 Injured (biceps strain),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/02/2024 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery),out for 11 months.
11/15/2024 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
03/19/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($10,000 bonus) with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 30 (30).
04/16/2026 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
08/30/2026 Released by the Atlanta organization.
10/15/2026 Wins the 2026 International League Round 2 with the Gwinnett Stripers!
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