P Blake Walston #5
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/07/2032
OA: 20 POT: 20
P BLAKE WALSTON #5 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - 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 35 35 35 35
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 40 40
Curveball 50 50
Changeup 30 30
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Spontaneous and carefree.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:06/28/2001
Born in:Wilmington, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 133 Days
Pro Service:12 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+
2024 Arizona - MLB 22 23 23 9 5 0 3.38 135.2 118 55 51 17 41 107 0 0 1.17 .259 4.35 1.8 128
2025 Arizona - MLB 23 10 3 1 3 0 6.15 26.1 24 19 18 7 12 23 0 0 1.37 .250 6.42 -0.3 74
2026 Arizona - MLB 24 11 0 1 0 2 4.72 13.1 13 9 7 2 5 12 0 0 1.35 .282 4.49 0.0 95
2027 Arizona - MLB 25 40 0 1 2 0 4.72 61.0 70 32 32 10 21 51 0 0 1.49 .316 4.96 -0.0 98
2031 Texas - MLB 29 40 15 6 5 1 5.04 114.1 130 68 64 19 27 86 0 0 1.37 .307 4.83 0.4 86
Total MLB 124 41 18 15 3 4.41 350.2 355 183 172 55 106 279 0 0 1.31 .286 4.78 1.9 100
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+
2019 Arizona (AZL) - R 17 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0.40 .333 0.00 0.3 230
2019 Hillsboro - A- 17 3 3 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 1.33 .353 2.20 0.2 133
2021 Visalia - A 19 31 0 4 1 0 1.63 38.2 24 13 7 3 21 49 0 0 1.16 .228 2.42 0.2 151
2022 Visalia - A 20 1 1 0 0 0 19.29 2.1 4 5 5 1 3 4 0 0 3.00 .500 14.60 -0.1 45
2022 Hillsboro - A+ 20 27 27 1 13 0 9.89 94.2 179 117 104 16 45 103 0 0 2.37 .474 8.36 1.0 81
2022 Total - A+ 20 28 28 1 13 0 10.11 97.0 183 122 109 17 48 107 0 0 2.38 .474 8.51 0.9 79
2023 Hillsboro - A+ 21 11 11 2 3 0 5.60 53.0 60 34 33 9 19 48 0 0 1.49 .329 5.17 0.3 82
2023 Amarillo - AA 21 17 17 8 4 0 4.17 95.0 101 45 44 12 27 89 0 0 1.35 .328 4.13 1.8 110
2024 Amarillo - AA 22 7 7 3 2 0 2.91 43.1 43 18 14 4 2 37 0 0 1.04 .295 3.50 1.0 148
2024 Reno - AAA 22 2 2 2 0 0 3.21 14.0 10 5 5 0 4 10 0 0 1.00 .256 3.54 0.4 151
2025 Arizona (DSL) - R 23 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.69 .250 1.77 0.2 999
2025 Visalia - A 23 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 7 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 1.29 .412 1.39 0.4 999
2025 Hillsboro - A+ 23 9 9 4 1 0 4.71 49.2 61 28 26 3 4 44 0 0 1.31 .358 3.26 1.4 93
2025 Total - A+ 23 10 10 5 1 0 4.13 56.2 68 28 26 3 6 54 0 0 1.31 .363 3.03 1.8 106
2025 Amarillo - AA 23 7 7 1 2 0 8.26 28.1 46 35 26 7 9 22 0 0 1.94 .386 6.42 -0.3 52
2026 Visalia - A 24 2 2 1 0 0 1.38 13.0 17 2 2 0 3 10 0 0 1.54 .415 2.14 0.4 246
2026 Hillsboro - A+ 24 7 7 2 1 0 1.82 39.2 31 15 8 2 7 29 0 0 0.96 .238 3.23 0.7 195
2026 Total - A+ 24 9 9 3 1 0 1.71 52.2 48 17 10 2 10 39 0 0 1.10 .282 2.96 1.1 205
2026 Amarillo - AA 24 9 9 2 3 0 3.60 60.0 71 29 24 4 13 34 0 0 1.40 .327 3.65 0.6 95
2026 Reno - AAA 24 2 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.50 .400 3.15 0.1 153
2028 Amarillo - AA 26 19 19 8 5 0 3.27 129.1 127 56 47 8 23 79 0 0 1.16 .285 3.39 2.5 117
2028 Reno - AAA 26 10 10 4 3 0 4.19 58.0 72 33 27 4 20 42 0 0 1.59 .347 4.02 1.1 108
2029 Amarillo - AA 27 6 6 6 0 0 2.66 44.0 38 15 13 1 5 35 0 0 0.98 .287 2.45 1.8 164
2029 Reno - AAA 27 21 20 8 7 0 3.49 131.1 132 52 51 11 26 84 2 0 1.20 .292 3.87 2.4 122
2030 Round Rock - AAA 28 4 0 1 0 0 2.35 7.2 4 2 2 1 2 13 0 0 0.78 .231 2.98 0.1 180
Total AAA W 39 32 15 10 0 3.61 214.1 222 93 86 16 53 151 2 0 1.28 .307 3.85 120.9
Total AA C 65 65 28 16 0 3.78 400.0 426 198 168 36 79 296 0 0 1.26 .311 3.73 107.7
Total A+ W 54 54 9 18 0 6.49 237.0 331 194 171 30 75 224 0 0 1.71 .384 5.72 92.7
Total A W 35 4 6 1 0 2.07 61.0 52 20 14 4 29 73 0 0 1.33 .308 2.71 168.8
Total NWL 3 3 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 1.33 .353 2.20 132.8
Total AZL 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0.40 .333 0.00 230.1
Total DSL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.69 .250 1.77 999.0
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+
2024 Arizona - MLB 22 1 1 0 1 0 27.00 2.0 6 6 6 1 2 1 0 0 4.00 .556 11.81 -0.1 16
2025 Arizona - MLB 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.46 0.1 999
2031 Texas - MLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.00 .250 6.33 -0.0 999
Total MLB 3 1 0 1 0 12.46 4.1 7 6 6 1 3 3 0 0 2.31 .429 7.05 34.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Arizona - MLB P 23 23 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 135.2 0.93 -0.6 1.129
2025 Arizona - MLB P 10 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 26.1 0.34 +0.6 1.000
2026 Arizona - MLB P 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.1 0.67 0.0 .000
2027 Arizona - MLB P 39 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 61.0 0.44 -0.4 1.009
2031 Texas - MLB P 39 15 8 7 0 17 2 .882 114.1 1.18 +0.2 .750
TOTAL P 122 41 12 22 0 36 2 .944 350.2 0.87 -0.3 .958
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2019 Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (26th) of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Hanover HS (Wilmington, NC).
05/29/2021 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
07/02/2021 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
07/10/2021 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 35 (70).
06/28/2022 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/12/2022 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 40 (65).
09/19/2023 Wins the 2023 High-A West Round 1 with the Hillsboro Hops!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (65).
06/14/2024 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/19/2024 Wins the 2024 Triple-A West Round 1 with the Reno Aces!
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
09/12/2025 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
10/03/2025 Wins the 2025 Low-A West Round 2 with the Visalia Rawhide!
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (70).
03/19/2026 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/15/2026 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
05/05/2026 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
06/13/2026 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/02/2026 Wins the 2026 Low-A West Round 2 with the Visalia Rawhide!
11/30/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (70).
11/24/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (70).
11/24/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (70).
05/31/2029 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
09/27/2029 Wins the 2029 Double-A Central Round 2 with the Amarillo Sod Poodles!
11/26/2029 Became a free agent.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
08/28/2030 Signed a minor league contract ($80,000 bonus) with the Texas Rangers organization.
11/01/2030 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
06/27/2031 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
11/24/2031 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year WP Rank
2024 12 7
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