P Josh James #43
Worcester Red Sox (BOS) AAA E
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
09/27/2032
 OA: 20 POT: 20
BNN Index | AAA E | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOSH JAMES #43 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
48 5 4-8 9 4.17 73.1 92 7 31 30 1.68 -0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 50 45 50 50
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Slider 35 35
Curveball 40 40
Changeup 35 35
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 65
Defense 65
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/08/2032 BUF Loss, 4-5 1.2 2 2 2 0 1
09/07/2032 CLM Loss, 3-5 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
09/02/2032 @ GWI Win, 5-4 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
09/01/2032 @ GWI Loss, 8-9 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
08/27/2032 @ LHV Loss, 2-3 0.0 4 2 2 1 0
08/26/2032 @ LHV Win, 7-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/24/2032 NAS Win, 6-4 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
08/23/2032 NAS Win, 4-1 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
08/19/2032 @ SYR Win, 4-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
08/17/2032 LOU Win, 6-5 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 Win
PERSONALITY
Fans love his charisma.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:03/08/1993
Born in:Altus, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 139 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 160 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRIPLE-A EAST 2032 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 48 5 4 8 9 4.17 73.1 92 40 34 7 31 30 0 0.0 0 4 80.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 14 5 64.3 43 24 15.59 11.29 3.68 3.80 4.88 1.68 120 -0.4 .320        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 156 50 9 1 3 23 19 22 2 0 2 .321 .397 .449 .845      
vs. RHB 144 42 9 1 4 17 12 8 1 2 2 .292 .352 .451 .804      
TRIPLE-A EAST 2032 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 0 1 0 1.33 20.1 19 3 3 0 5 12  
May 8 1 0 3 1 6.59 13.2 25 14 10 1 6 5  
June 12 0 1 2 0 6.30 10.0 12 7 7 2 1 4  
July 9 1 2 1 2 1.17 15.1 14 3 2 0 8 3  
August 12 0 1 1 6 6.10 10.1 16 8 7 1 8 5  
September 4 0 0 0 0 12.27 3.2 6 5 5 3 3 1  
Last Year 37 5 5 3 10 2.51 64.2 63 20 18 4 17 38  
Career 93 10 9 12 21 3.40 148.1 163 64 56 11 53 77  
Home 20 0 3 1 2 4.56 23.2 29 14 12 3 9 7  
Road 28 5 1 7 7 3.99 49.2 63 26 22 4 22 23  
Grass 48 5 4 8 9 4.17 73.1 92 40 34 7 31 30  
Day 12 3 1 2 3 3.24 25.0 29 13 9 0 11 9  
Night 36 2 3 6 6 4.66 48.1 63 27 25 7 20 21  
As Starter 5 5 1 2 0 1.50 30.0 29 9 5 0 12 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 43 0 3 6 9 6.02 43.1 63 31 29 7 19 18  
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+
2018 Houston - MLB 25 6 3 2 0 0 2.35 23.0 15 6 6 3 7 29 0 0 0.96 .240 3.68 0.4 182
2019 Houston - MLB 26 49 1 5 1 1 4.70 61.1 46 34 32 10 35 100 0 0 1.32 .308 4.14 0.6 98
2020 Houston - MLB 27 13 2 1 0 0 7.27 17.1 15 14 14 4 17 21 0 0 1.85 .282 7.10 -0.4 59
2021 Houston - MLB 28 40 13 9 8 2 3.74 108.1 80 50 45 10 61 129 0 0 1.30 .265 4.21 1.5 123
2022 Houston - MLB 29 33 33 14 5 0 4.18 183.0 150 90 85 22 83 203 0 0 1.27 .279 4.30 2.9 108
2023 Houston - MLB 30 40 24 10 11 0 5.59 143.1 137 94 89 32 78 179 0 0 1.50 .298 5.43 0.0 79
2024 Kansas City - MLB 31 42 0 4 5 8 2.25 60.0 36 17 15 4 29 100 0 0 1.08 .305 2.33 2.1 194
2025 Los Angeles - MLB 32 7 4 0 1 0 6.20 20.1 22 15 14 3 8 20 0 0 1.48 .322 4.74 0.2 72
2026 New York - MLB 33 25 25 8 8 0 3.93 132.2 116 72 58 20 68 146 1 0 1.39 .285 4.67 1.2 110
2027 New York - MLB 34 33 33 15 6 0 4.68 188.1 186 100 98 29 95 187 0 0 1.49 .310 5.02 1.4 96
2028 Houston - MLB 35 29 8 0 5 0 5.52 58.2 55 37 36 10 35 71 0 0 1.53 .306 5.10 0.1 80
2028 Cincinnati - MLB 35 9 9 6 2 0 2.83 54.0 48 17 17 4 24 37 0 0 1.33 .272 4.52 0.7 157
2028 Total - MLB 35 38 17 6 7 0 4.23 112.2 103 54 53 14 59 108 0 0 1.44 .288 4.82 0.7 105
2029 Cincinnati - MLB 36 48 16 3 7 1 5.09 115.0 103 74 65 8 67 126 0 0 1.48 .310 3.94 1.8 88
2030 Cincinnati - MLB 37 46 0 2 0 0 4.53 47.2 44 33 24 7 27 51 0 0 1.49 .291 4.89 -0.0 101
Total MLB 422 171 79 59 13 4.43 1213.2 1053 653 598 166 634 1400 1 0 1.39 .293 4.54 12.5 101
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+
2014 Greeneville - R 21 13 6 1 3 0 2.72 39.2 35 13 12 0 15 45 0 0 1.26 .343 2.29 1.4 147
2015 Quad Cities - A 22 24 18 7 4 1 2.63 116.1 102 43 34 2 41 89 0 0 1.23 .291 3.36 2.5 153
2016 Lancaster - A+ 23 23 19 9 5 1 4.81 110.1 120 64 59 11 40 121 0 0 1.45 .350 3.64 2.1 85
2017 Corpus Christi - AA 24 21 11 4 8 3 4.38 76.0 79 48 37 1 32 72 0 0 1.46 .338 3.02 1.9 91
2018 Corpus Christi - AA 25 6 4 0 0 1 2.49 21.2 17 6 6 1 10 38 0 0 1.25 .364 1.68 1.0 160
2018 Fresno - AAA 25 17 17 6 4 0 3.40 92.2 62 39 35 8 39 133 0 0 1.09 .278 2.84 2.7 117
2019 Round Rock - AAA 26 3 0 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 4 4 4 0 2 5 0 0 1.80 .444 2.00 0.1 37
2021 Houston - MLB 28 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 0.0 999
2024 Omaha - AAA 31 5 0 0 1 2 4.05 6.2 3 3 3 0 1 5 0 0 0.60 .188 3.49 0.2 125
2026 Scranton WB - AAA 33 3 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 5 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 2.45 .455 3.70 0.0 152
2031 Worcester - AAA 38 37 5 5 3 10 2.51 64.2 63 20 18 4 17 38 0 0 1.24 .288 3.82 0.8 169
2032 Worcester - AAA 39 48 5 4 8 9 4.17 73.1 92 40 34 7 31 30 0 0 1.68 .320 4.88 -0.4 97
Total AAA E 93 10 9 12 21 3.40 148.1 163 64 56 11 53 77 0 0 1.46 .305 4.33 122.2
Total AAA W 20 17 6 4 0 3.66 96.0 66 43 39 8 41 138 0 0 1.11 .286 2.81 109.0
Total AA C 27 15 4 8 4 3.96 97.2 96 54 43 2 42 110 0 0 1.41 .342 2.72 100.8
Total A+ W 23 19 9 5 1 4.81 110.1 120 64 59 11 40 121 0 0 1.45 .350 3.64 84.5
Total A W 24 18 7 4 1 2.63 116.1 102 43 34 2 41 89 0 0 1.23 .291 3.36 152.9
Total APP 13 6 1 3 0 2.72 39.2 35 13 12 0 15 45 0 0 1.26 .343 2.29 146.9
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+
2018 Houston - MLB 25 2 0 0 1 0 8.31 4.1 6 4 4 0 2 7 0 0 1.85 .500 1.48 0.2 51
2019 Houston - MLB 26 7 0 2 0 0 6.75 5.1 5 6 4 2 6 12 0 0 2.06 .375 7.13 -0.1 68
2020 Houston - MLB 27 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 4.0 5 4 4 0 1 3 0 0 1.50 .417 2.48 0.1 48
2022 Houston - MLB 29 1 1 0 0 0 10.38 4.1 5 5 5 2 4 8 0 0 2.08 .375 8.53 -0.1 44
2024 Kansas City - MLB 31 6 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 4 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1.15 .333 1.74 0.2 211
2025 Los Angeles - MLB 32 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 7 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 4.20 .750 7.66 -0.1 83
2026 New York - MLB 33 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 5 4 2 1 2 6 0 0 1.17 .286 4.45 0.1 144
2027 New York - MLB 34 1 1 0 1 0 6.35 5.2 6 6 4 0 5 3 0 0 1.94 .333 5.46 0.0 71
Total MLB 23 3 2 3 0 6.31 35.2 43 35 25 6 21 47 0 0 1.79 .402 4.74 70.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Houston - MLB P 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 23.0 0.39 -0.1 .000
2019 Houston - MLB P 49 1 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 61.1 0.59 -0.3 .000
2020 Houston - MLB P 13 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 17.1 1.04 +0.1 .000
2021 Houston - MLB P 40 13 5 11 1 17 1 .941 108.1 1.33 -1.0 .941
2022 Houston - MLB P 33 33 6 18 2 25 1 .960 183.0 1.18 +0.2 1.069
2023 Houston - MLB P 39 23 5 9 0 16 2 .875 143.1 0.88 -0.0 .905
2024 Kansas City - MLB P 42 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 60.0 0.90 +0.1 1.004
2025 Los Angeles - MLB P 7 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.1 0.89 +0.3 1.000
2026 New York - MLB P 25 25 2 9 0 13 2 .846 132.2 0.75 -0.0 .874
2027 New York - MLB P 33 33 4 12 0 16 0 1.000 188.1 0.76 +0.7 1.121
2028 Houston - MLB P 29 8 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 58.2 0.92 +0.5 1.002
2028 Cincinnati - MLB P 9 9 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 54.0 1.17 +0.0 .802
2029 Cincinnati - MLB P 48 16 3 8 0 12 1 .917 115.0 0.86 +1.6 1.378
2030 Cincinnati - MLB P 44 0 1 2 1 4 1 .750 47.2 0.57 -0.5 .514
2032 Worcester - AAA P 47 5 3 5 1 9 1 .889 73.1 0.98 -0.1 1.239
TOTAL P 464 175 38 93 6 140 9 .936 1286.1 0.92 +1.5 1.012
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2014 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Oklahoma State College (Altus, OK).
11/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,000,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
05/04/2022 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/02/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,590,500.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
06/13/2023 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/12/2023 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for SP Brady Singer.
12/02/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,100,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
04/27/2024 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 5 weeks.
05/18/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
10/20/2024 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/06/2024 Wins the 2024 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
12/02/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 35 (35).
03/07/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
03/25/2025 Injured (torn meniscus (knee)),out for 4 months.
08/16/2025 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 5-6 weeks.
11/06/2025 Wins the 2025 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
12/01/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 35 (35).
01/06/2026 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $22,200,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/11/2026 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 4 weeks.
06/23/2026 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/13/2026 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (35).
11/24/2027 Became a free agent.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
04/13/2028 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
08/07/2028 Released by the Houston Astros.
08/16/2028 Signed a minor league contract ($95,000 bonus) with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
09/12/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40).
03/19/2029 Injured (dead arm),out for 1-2 weeks.
09/03/2029 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40).
06/20/2030 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
11/18/2030 Became a free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
04/21/2031 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.
06/25/2031 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/18/2031 Finished 2nd in 2031 AAA E Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 33 3
2027 33 6
Year W Rank
2022 14 5
2027 15 7
Year Win. % Rank
2022 .737 2
2027 .714 2
Year BB Rank
2022 83 7
2023 78 6
2027 95 2
Year WP Rank
2022 12 6
Year BABIP Rank
2022 .279 5
Year HR/9 Rank
2022 1.08 10
Year H/9 Rank
2022 7.38 1
Year K/9 Rank
2022 9.98 9
2027 8.94 8
Year CG Rank
2026 1 5
Year GB% Rank
2027 0.60 1
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