P Ben Kessel #45
Minnesota Twins SKY
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
09/12/2061
 OA: 40 POT: 40
BNN Index | SKY | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BEN KESSEL #45 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
27 27 10-12 0 6.20 135.0 178 37 23 107 1.49 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 55 50 50
Control 65 65 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
Curveball 35 35
Changeup 45 45
Sinker 50 50
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 65
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/07/2061 @ ARI Loss, 5-9 X 2.1 9 7 7 1 0 Loss
09/01/2061 @ HOU Win, 13-7 X 5.1 6 4 4 3 5 Win
08/27/2061 NYY Loss, 8-11 X 2.1 8 7 7 1 1 Loss
08/21/2061 TOR Win, 8-6 X 7.1 8 4 4 1 4 Win
08/15/2061 FRE Loss, 2-7 X 6.0 7 4 4 0 6 Loss
08/09/2061 @ CIN Win, 7-3 X 4.2 6 2 2 5 6
08/03/2061 BAL Loss, 9-10 X 3.0 6 6 6 1 1
07/29/2061 @ SD Loss, 5-8 X 4.1 10 7 7 0 3 Loss
07/22/2061 STL Loss, 8-11 X 4.2 7 5 5 2 3
07/16/2061 @ IND Loss, 1-6 X 5.0 6 2 2 1 4 Loss
PERSONALITY
Often told he looks familiar.
Birthday:02/24/2026
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,400,001
Signed Through:2061 Season
Major Service:9 Years, None
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2048, 12th Pick in Round 5
SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE 2061 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 27 10 12 0 6.20 135.0 178 96 93 37 23 107 0 0.0 0 8 29.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.87 11.87 7.13 1.53 6.02 1.49 131 -0.2 .329        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 146 46 5 2 10 19 4 27 1 0 2 .315 .340 .582 .922      
vs. RHB 425 132 29 1 27 77 19 80 0 1 5 .311 .347 .574 .922      
SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE 2061 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 27.00 2.1 9 7 7 1 1 0  
April 4 4 2 2 0 3.57 22.2 27 9 9 3 1 13  
May 6 6 3 3 0 5.67 27.0 39 18 17 9 4 22  
June 5 5 1 2 0 5.00 27.0 31 17 15 8 3 23  
July 5 5 2 2 0 5.93 27.1 31 18 18 6 3 26  
August 5 5 1 2 0 8.87 23.1 35 23 23 7 8 18  
September 2 2 1 1 0 12.91 7.2 15 11 11 4 4 5  
Spring Training 6 6 0 3 0 4.79 20.2 25 11 11 5 2 13  
Last Year 36 0 5 0 0 2.92 61.2 59 20 20 10 13 51  
2 Years Ago 64 0 11 1 10 4.43 113.2 108 59 56 16 29 99  
Career 356 36 51 29 34 4.12 682.0 705 326 312 104 169 508  
Home 13 13 5 4 0 5.71 69.1 83 45 44 18 6 60  
Road 14 14 5 8 0 6.72 65.2 95 51 49 19 17 47  
Grass 27 27 10 12 0 6.20 135.0 178 96 93 37 23 107  
Day 1 1 0 1 0 33.75 1.1 6 6 5 3 1 1  
Night 26 26 10 11 0 5.93 133.2 172 90 88 34 22 106  
As Starter 27 27 10 12 0 6.20 135.0 178 96 93 37 23 107  
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+
2053 New York - SKY 27 45 0 1 4 2 4.02 69.1 65 32 31 6 18 50 0 0 1.20 .286 3.93 0.8 114
2054 New York - SKY 28 41 0 5 3 6 3.14 63.0 69 24 22 4 16 47 0 0 1.35 .328 3.41 1.0 143
2055 New York - SKY 29 38 0 2 1 4 3.72 58.0 66 26 24 6 19 39 0 0 1.47 .314 4.57 0.2 121
2056 New York - SKY 30 35 0 5 2 8 3.20 45.0 41 17 16 5 19 30 0 0 1.33 .269 4.28 0.3 140
2057 New York - SKY 31 36 0 6 3 4 2.91 58.2 50 19 19 7 16 41 0 0 1.12 .253 4.49 0.4 160
2058 St. Louis - SKY 32 34 9 6 3 0 3.59 77.2 69 33 31 13 16 44 0 0 1.09 .239 5.13 -0.0 122
2059 Chicago - SKY 33 64 0 11 1 10 4.43 113.2 108 59 56 16 29 99 0 0 1.21 .280 4.31 0.7 102
2060 Chicago - SKY 34 36 0 5 0 0 2.92 61.2 59 20 20 10 13 51 0 0 1.17 .271 4.45 0.2 154
2061 Minnesota - SKY 35 27 27 10 12 0 6.20 135.0 178 96 93 37 23 107 0 0 1.49 .329 6.02 -0.2 74
Total SKY 356 36 51 29 34 4.12 682.0 705 326 312 104 169 508 0 0 1.28 .290 4.67 3.3 110
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+
2046 Total - 20 19 14 7 2 0 2.45 99.0 90 31 27 3 19 103 0 0 1.10 .313 2.18 3.8 100
2047 Total - 21 16 12 6 1 0 2.14 84.0 71 22 20 3 17 92 0 0 1.05 .293 2.15 3.3 100
2048 Total - 22 17 13 7 1 0 2.10 94.1 80 23 22 4 21 110 0 0 1.07 .297 2.09 3.8 100
2048 Spokane - A- 22 15 15 5 4 0 5.80 71.1 82 50 46 5 37 50 0 0 1.67 .336 4.98 1.0 87
2049 San Bernardino - A+ 23 10 9 5 2 0 3.49 56.2 51 22 22 3 16 54 0 0 1.18 .294 2.98 1.7 121
2049 Frisco - AA 23 37 0 3 8 20 5.53 40.2 51 26 25 3 16 38 0 0 1.65 .387 3.52 0.8 76
2050 Hickory - A 24 10 10 5 1 0 3.62 59.2 54 26 24 7 15 58 0 0 1.16 .283 3.54 0.8 100
2050 San Bernardino - A+ 24 15 15 5 5 0 3.44 102.0 103 41 39 4 25 68 1 1 1.25 .304 3.31 2.8 129
2050 Total - A+ 24 25 25 10 6 0 3.51 161.2 157 67 63 11 40 126 1 1 1.22 .297 3.39 3.6 116
2051 San Bernardino - A+ 25 30 20 8 3 3 2.78 119.2 106 38 37 6 17 81 0 0 1.03 .277 3.33 3.0 158
2052 Somerset - AA 26 39 9 4 8 19 3.22 81.0 79 32 29 3 19 59 0 0 1.21 .302 2.78 2.2 122
2053 Somerset - AA 27 8 8 2 3 0 3.80 45.0 44 20 19 2 14 40 0 0 1.29 .311 2.80 1.4 108
Total AA - U28 84 17 9 19 39 3.94 166.2 174 78 73 8 49 137 0 0 1.34 .325 2.97 103.4
Total A+ - U26 55 44 18 10 3 3.17 278.1 260 101 98 13 58 203 1 1 1.14 .291 3.25 137.9
Total A - U25 10 10 5 1 0 3.62 59.2 54 26 24 7 15 58 0 0 1.16 .283 3.54 99.5
Total A- - U25 15 15 5 4 0 5.80 71.1 82 50 46 5 37 50 0 0 1.67 .336 4.98 87.2
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+
2048 Spokane - A- - U25 22 1 1 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1.00 .312 2.19 0.2 281
2049 San Bernardino - A+ - U26 23 3 3 0 2 0 6.43 14.0 20 10 10 0 4 17 0 0 1.71 .455 2.26 0.6 66
2050 San Bernardino - A+ - U26 24 3 2 0 1 0 5.87 15.1 12 10 10 2 7 7 0 0 1.24 .213 5.72 -0.0 76
2051 San Bernardino - A+ - U26 25 3 3 0 1 0 7.59 10.2 21 9 9 0 1 11 0 0 2.06 .525 1.65 0.5 58
2054 New York - SKY 28 2 0 0 1 0 13.50 3.1 5 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 1.80 .417 3.21 0.1 33
2055 New York - SKY 29 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2.40 .500 2.18 0.1 28
2057 New York - SKY 31 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 2.00 .000 12.02 -0.1 52
2059 Chicago - SKY 33 8 0 1 0 0 4.32 16.2 20 9 8 2 6 11 0 0 1.56 .333 4.42 0.1 105
2060 Chicago - SKY 34 6 0 3 0 0 4.15 8.2 8 4 4 2 3 5 0 0 1.27 .222 6.25 -0.2 109
Total SKY 18 0 4 1 0 6.12 32.1 38 23 22 5 13 20 0 0 1.58 .311 5.14 74.0
Total A+ - U26 9 8 0 4 0 6.53 40.0 53 29 29 2 12 35 0 0 1.62 .389 3.42 66.6
Total A- - U25 1 1 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1.00 .312 2.19 281.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2048 Spokane - A- P 15 15 1 7 0 9 1 .889 71.1 1.01 +0.8 .990
2049 Frisco - AA P 37 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 40.2 1.33 +1.0 1.524
2049 San Bernardino - A+ P 10 9 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 56.2 1.27 -0.1 .834
2050 San Bernardino - A+ P 15 15 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 102.0 0.97 +0.8 1.121
2050 Hickory - A P 10 10 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 59.2 0.91 -0.3 .997
2051 San Bernardino - A+ P 30 20 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 119.2 0.83 +0.1 1.004
2052 Somerset - AA P 39 9 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 81.0 1.33 -0.2 1.267
2053 New York - MLB P 45 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 69.1 0.78 +0.3 .970
2053 Somerset - AA P 8 8 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 45.0 1.00 -0.6 .955
2054 New York - MLB P 40 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 63.0 1.14 +0.6 1.613
2055 New York - MLB P 37 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 58.0 1.55 +0.2 .968
2056 New York - MLB P 35 0 3 1 0 7 3 .571 45.0 0.80 -0.3 .321
2057 New York - MLB P 35 0 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 58.2 1.07 +0.4 .966
2058 St. Louis - MLB P 31 9 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 77.2 1.27 +1.0 1.167
2059 Chicago - MLB P 63 0 7 5 0 12 0 1.000 113.2 0.95 -0.1 1.168
2060 Chicago - MLB P 36 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 61.2 0.44 -0.1 .980
2061 Minnesota - MLB P 27 27 10 7 0 18 1 .944 135.0 1.13 -0.0 1.091
TOTAL P 513 122 57 88 4 150 5 .967 1258.0 1.04 +3.5 1.052
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2047 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 40 (70); Control: 25 (65).
01/01/2048 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 45 (70); Control: 25 (60).
06/01/2048 Drafted in the 2048 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 12, 160th overall pick) by the Texas Rangers, out of college Binghamton University
06/10/2048 Signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization with a signing bonus of $110,000.
09/04/2048 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2049 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (45); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 35 (60).
01/01/2050 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (60).
08/18/2050 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Riverside Red Wave with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2051 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
07/14/2051 Was selected to the 2051 Single A Advanced All-Star Game.
12/31/2051 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 5 , Pick 19, 163rd overall Pick) by the Baltimore Orioles from the Texas Rangers.
01/01/2052 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
04/01/2052 Released by the Baltimore organization, returned to the Texas Rangers.
04/08/2052 Released by the Texas Rangers.
05/01/2052 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization.
08/21/2052 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2053 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2053 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
12/01/2053 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2054 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2054 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
12/01/2054 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2055 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2055 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
08/24/2055 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/24/2055 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,340,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2056 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2056 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
10/19/2056 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,760,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2057 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2057 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
12/01/2057 Became a free agent.
12/31/2057 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2058 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2058 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
09/15/2058 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
12/01/2058 Became a free agent.
01/01/2059 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2059 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/15/2059 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,100,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
11/07/2059 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
01/01/2060 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2060 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
11/16/2060 Wins the 2060 Skyline Championship Series with the Chicago White Sox.
12/01/2060 Became a free agent.
01/01/2061 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2061 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/28/2061 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,400,001 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2059 64 8
Year RA Rank
2059 64 8
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