1B Saburo Yamasaki #4
Newcastle Rascals SAB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/18/2037
 OA: 35 POT: 35
BNN Index | SAB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B SABURO YAMASAKI #4 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
12 12 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 .231 .167 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 35 40 35 35
Power 40 45 40 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 55 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 55
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 20 55 65
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 65 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/2037 @ PIE Win, 8-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2037 PE Loss, 6-9 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/2037 BEN Loss, 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2037 JOH Win, 11-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/2037 PIE Win, 6-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/23/2037 @ BEN Win, 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/2037 @ BEN Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/2037 @ PIE Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/2037 PIE Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/2037 @ DUR Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Soft-spoken and goes about his business.
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:06/10/2010
Born in:Yokohama, KAN
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:2037 Season
Major Service:None, 129 Days
Service This Yr:101 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 103 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2028, 6th Pick in Round 5
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2037 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 12 12 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .167 .231 .167 .397 .191 .000 13
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.85 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
August   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
September   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   24 6 1 0 1 5 1 1 6 0 0 0 .250 .280 .417 .697
Career   36 8 1 0 1 6 1 2 7 0 0 0 .222 .263 .333 .596
Home   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Road   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Turf   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Day   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
As Starter   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Inning 1-3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 7-9   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
0 Outs   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1 Outs   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Scoring Position   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Empty   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 7th   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Medium Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2037 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 65 191 40 3 1 5 16 15 24 18 .209 .311 .314 .625 .303 .105 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 43 219 4 0 0 5 0 0 60 9 15 2 88.2 20.9 3.57 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   34 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 0 0 0 .088 .225 .088 .313
Versus Right   157 37 3 1 5 15 15 18 10 0 0 4 .236 .330 .363 .693
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   21 8 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .381 .381 .476 .857
April   58 10 1 0 0 2 2 11 7 0 0 1 .172 .314 .190 .504
May   44 8 1 0 2 4 3 5 5 0 0 2 .182 .294 .341 .635
June   52 11 1 0 3 6 7 5 4 0 0 0 .212 .281 .404 .685
July   16 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 .188 .350 .188 .537
Last Year   373 106 15 5 4 37 37 42 36 5 0 6 .284 .362 .383 .745
2 Years Ago   113 30 6 1 1 12 10 10 15 2 0 4 .265 .341 .363 .704
Career   2229 560 74 18 28 221 194 181 373 12 10 43 .251 .318 .338 .656
Home   102 20 2 1 3 8 8 10 5 0 0 2 .196 .281 .324 .604
Road   89 20 1 0 2 8 7 14 13 0 0 2 .225 .343 .303 .646
Grass   75 19 1 0 2 8 6 13 10 0 0 1 .253 .371 .347 .717
Turf   116 21 2 1 3 8 9 11 8 0 0 3 .181 .269 .293 .562
Day   56 14 1 0 1 7 6 12 6 0 0 3 .250 .408 .321 .730
Night   135 26 2 1 4 9 9 12 12 0 0 1 .193 .264 .311 .575
As Starter   163 34 3 0 5 16 14 22 15 0 0 3 .209 .314 .319 .633
As Reliever / Substitution   28 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 .214 .290 .286 .576
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2036 Newcastle - SAB 25 15 24 6 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 .250 .280 .417 .697 100 99 0.2
2037 Newcastle - SAB 26 12 12 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397 13 13 -0.0
Total SAB 27 36 8 1 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 .222 .263 .333 .596 70 69 0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Total - 15 25 109 47 11 1 2 31 35 10 4 2 6 9 3 .431 .488 .606 1.094 100 100 2.0
2027 Total - 16 21 95 43 12 1 2 26 32 9 4 0 5 20 7 .453 .519 .663 1.182 100 100 2.0
2028 Total - 17 24 103 45 11 2 3 32 43 10 4 1 9 18 5 .437 .500 .670 1.170 100 100 2.1
2029 Potgietersrus - AA 18 108 294 63 8 1 5 27 23 11 3 1 67 0 3 .214 .249 .299 .549 58 53 -0.6
2030 Potgietersrus - AA 19 82 140 31 0 2 1 10 9 4 2 1 33 0 2 .221 .252 .271 .523 52 47 -0.2
2031 Potgietersrus - AA 20 79 215 54 7 1 5 25 20 15 3 0 42 0 5 .251 .309 .363 .672 94 95 0.7
2032 Potgietersrus - AA 21 100 254 58 9 4 4 28 17 15 6 1 51 1 1 .228 .286 .343 .629 79 78 0.1
2033 Potgietersrus - AA 22 111 296 81 11 2 1 32 35 30 8 1 51 4 0 .274 .355 .334 .690 98 101 1.6
2034 Potgietersrus - AA 23 105 353 97 15 1 2 34 28 30 7 1 60 1 1 .275 .343 .340 .683 90 93 1.2
2035 Potgietersrus - AA 24 30 113 30 6 1 1 12 10 10 4 2 15 7 0 .265 .341 .363 .704 106 109 0.7
2036 Potgietersrus - AA 25 112 373 106 15 5 4 37 37 42 6 5 36 19 3 .284 .362 .383 .745 119 122 2.4
2037 Potgietersrus - AA 26 65 191 40 3 1 5 16 15 24 4 0 18 15 2 .209 .311 .314 .625 85 87 0.3
Total SARB 792 2229 560 74 18 28 221 194 181 43 12 373 47 17 .251 .318 .338 .656 90 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2036 Newcastle - INT 1B 4 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.1 1.018
2036 Newcastle - INT RF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 33.0 2.45 +0.2 1.007
2037 Potgietersrus - AA 1B 25 16 165 10 26 176 1 .994 155.1 10.14 +0.8 1.001
2037 Newcastle - INT 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 0.0 .000
2037 Potgietersrus - AA LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.7 1.894
2037 Newcastle - INT LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .958
2037 Potgietersrus - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
2037 Potgietersrus - AA RF 4 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.0 2.25 +0.7 1.231
2037 Newcastle - INT RF 9 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 27.1 2.96 -0.3 .983
TOTAL 1B 30 16 173 11 26 185 1 .995 165.0 10.04 +0.9 1.002
TOTAL LF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.2 3.52 +0.7 1.426
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
TOTAL RF 17 8 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 80.1 2.58 +0.6 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 20 (40); Eye: 20 (50).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 20 (45); Eye: 25 (50).
11/15/2028 Drafted in the 2028 first-year player draft out of high school (Akashi Shogyo High School; Akashi, HYO) by the Newcastle Rascals. (Round 5, Pick 6, 54th overall pick).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 20 (45); Eye: 25 (50).
06/02/2029 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 5 weeks.
08/18/2029 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/05/2029 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 20 (40); Eye: 25 (45).
08/02/2030 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/21/2030 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 25 (40).
04/12/2031 Injured (torn hamstring),out for 4-5 weeks.
05/29/2031 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/24/2031 Injured (severe hip strain),out for 6 weeks.
08/26/2031 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/30/2031 Injured (strained back),out for 3-4 weeks.
10/12/2031 Wins the 2031 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Potgietersrus Drifters!
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 30 (40).
04/02/2032 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/14/2032 Injured (oblique strain),out for 6 weeks.
10/05/2032 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
10/10/2032 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 30 (40).
09/21/2033 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/27/2033 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 35 (40).
03/26/2034 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
05/07/2034 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/14/2034 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
07/07/2034 Injured (flu-like symptoms),out for one week.
09/09/2034 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/13/2034 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/16/2035 Wins the SARB WL Player of the Week Award.
05/04/2035 Injured (broken bone in elbow),out for 8 months.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/01/2036 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/25/2036 Named the #100 prospect in the SAB
05/20/2036 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
06/26/2036 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
07/27/2036 Named the #88 prospect in the SAB
09/15/2036 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/06/2036 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
12/11/2036 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/26/2037 Detrimentally completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Newcastle Rascals development complex.
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