P Jihei 'Handkerchief Prince' Watanabe #24
Tembisa Scorpions SAB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/08/2037
 OA: 40 POT: 40
BNN Index | SAB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JIHEI 'HANDKERCHIEF PRINCE' WATANABE #24 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
13 0 1-0 0 2.45 3.2 3 0 2 2 1.36 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 55 50 50
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 45 45
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/03/2037 @ BLO Win, 5-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/25/2037 BLO Win, 6-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2037 VER Loss, 2-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/12/2037 @ LAI Loss, 1-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2037 TEM Win, 5-2 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 Save
09/01/2037 @ KRO Loss, 1-2 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 Loss
08/30/2037 STE Win, 6-5 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 Save
08/26/2037 @ TEM Win, 2-1 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 Win
08/24/2037 @ TEM Win, 8-7 2.1 5 3 3 0 2 Win
08/18/2037 KRO Loss, 2-3 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Jihei works hard at all phases of the game.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:10/11/2007
Born in:Eniwa, HOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 7"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$214,000
Signed Through:2037 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 67 Days
Service This Yr:67 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 103 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2029, 12th Pick in Round 3
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2037 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 0 1 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 2 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 13 1 12.27 7.36 4.91 4.91 3.53 1.36 90 0.0 .250        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432      
vs. RHB 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000      
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2037 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
May 7 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1  
June 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0  
September 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
October 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 18 0 0 1 0 2.70 16.2 14 6 5 1 4 9  
Last Year 27 0 0 0 0 4.22 10.2 7 5 5 1 4 5  
Career 40 0 1 0 0 3.77 14.1 10 6 6 1 6 7  
Home 8 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 2  
Road 5 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0  
Turf 13 0 1 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 2  
Day 8 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 1  
Night 5 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 13 0 1 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 2  
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2037 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 0 4 2 2 3.33 27.0 35 10 10 3 8 19 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 5 3 40.0 19 8 14.67 11.67 6.33 2.67 3.44 1.59 108 -0.0 .356        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 23 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .217 .250 .304 .554      
vs. RHB 89 30 1 1 3 9 8 17 0 1 0 .337 .392 .472 .864      
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2037 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 4 0 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 9 2 2 1 1 3  
July 6 0 0 1 0 6.35 5.2 11 4 4 0 3 2  
August 6 0 3 0 1 2.70 10.0 13 3 3 2 2 8  
September 3 0 0 1 1 1.69 5.1 2 1 1 0 2 6  
Last Year 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 3  
2 Years Ago 6 0 0 4 1 5.84 12.1 15 9 8 0 5 10  
Career 306 1 30 29 133 3.16 344.2 328 129 121 23 131 282  
Home 10 0 2 0 2 0.66 13.2 12 1 1 0 4 10  
Road 9 0 2 2 0 6.07 13.1 23 9 9 3 4 9  
Grass 18 0 4 1 2 2.84 25.1 30 8 8 3 7 18  
Turf 1 0 0 1 0 10.80 1.2 5 2 2 0 1 1  
Day 9 0 1 0 1 2.38 11.1 14 3 3 1 3 5  
Night 10 0 3 2 1 4.02 15.2 21 7 7 2 5 14  
As Reliever / Substitution 19 0 4 2 2 3.33 27.0 35 10 10 3 8 19  
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+
2036 Johannesburg - SAB 28 27 0 0 0 0 4.22 10.2 7 5 5 1 4 5 0 0 1.03 .194 4.33 -0.1 87
2037 Tembisa - SAB 29 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.98 0.1 999
2037 Johannesburg - SAB 29 10 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1.88 .300 4.48 -0.0 116
2037 Total - SAB 29 13 0 1 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.36 .250 3.53 0.0 175
Total SAB 40 0 1 0 0 3.77 14.1 10 6 6 1 6 7 0 0 1.12 .209 4.12 0.0 98
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+
2027 Total - 19 14 14 8 2 0 2.43 92.2 76 27 25 5 25 123 0 0 1.09 .321 2.15 3.7 100
2028 Total - 20 17 17 8 4 0 3.04 112.2 108 39 38 5 33 112 0 0 1.25 .324 2.72 3.6 100
2029 Total - 21 19 19 9 4 0 2.94 125.1 117 43 41 6 39 135 0 0 1.24 .323 2.63 4.1 100
2030 Laingsburg - AA 22 62 1 3 6 32 3.12 75.0 62 27 26 5 32 62 0 0 1.25 .271 3.23 0.5 105
2031 Laingsburg - AA 23 52 0 6 2 33 1.81 54.2 46 12 11 2 25 40 0 0 1.30 .275 3.38 0.3 186
2032 Laingsburg - AA 24 61 0 9 5 31 2.74 69.0 60 22 21 3 22 67 0 0 1.19 .305 2.71 1.4 121
2033 Laingsburg - AA 25 53 0 1 2 27 2.77 55.1 57 20 17 5 18 44 0 0 1.36 .315 3.60 -0.1 118
2034 Laingsburg - AA 26 51 0 6 8 7 5.29 47.2 51 29 28 5 19 37 0 0 1.47 .331 3.98 -0.4 63
2035 Laingsburg - AA 27 6 0 0 4 1 5.84 12.1 15 9 8 0 5 10 0 0 1.62 .357 1.86 0.5 56
2036 Potgietersrus - AA 28 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.09 .222 3.46 0.0 999
2037 Bethlehem - AA 29 10 0 1 1 0 4.63 11.2 20 6 6 1 4 5 0 0 2.06 .422 4.06 -0.1 71
2037 Cradock - AA 29 9 0 3 1 2 2.35 15.1 15 4 4 2 4 14 0 0 1.24 .289 2.97 0.2 136
2037 Total - AA 29 19 0 4 2 2 3.33 27.0 35 10 10 3 8 19 0 0 1.59 .356 3.44 0.0 97
Total SARB 306 1 30 29 133 3.16 344.2 328 129 121 23 131 282 0 0 1.33 .304 3.28 104.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2036 Johannesburg - INT P 21 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 +0.4 1.464
2037 Bethlehem - AA P 10 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.3 .970
2037 Cradock - AA P 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.1 0.59 +0.1 .970
2037 Johannesburg - INT P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2037 Tembisa - INT P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 49 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 41.1 1.31 +0.1 1.217
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 25 (35); Control: 25 (50).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 25 (40); Control: 25 (50).
11/15/2029 Drafted in the 2029 first-year player draft out of college (Aoyama Gakuin University; Tokyo, TOK) by the Benoni Seagulls. (Round 3, Pick 12, 36th overall pick).
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 35 (55).
07/28/2030 Named the #83 prospect in the SAB
10/23/2030 Finished 3rd in 2030 SARB EL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/20/2030 Named the #95 prospect in the SAB
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 45 (55); Control: 45 (55).
04/25/2031 Named the #93 prospect in the SAB
07/27/2031 Named the #72 prospect in the SAB
09/01/2031 Wins the SARB EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/22/2031 Finished 2nd in 2031 SARB EL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (55).
07/01/2032 Wins the SARB EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/11/2032 Wins the 2032 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Laingsburg Big Cats!
10/21/2032 Finished 3rd in 2032 SARB EL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
10/15/2034 Wins the 2034 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Laingsburg Big Cats!
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (50).
05/01/2035 Released by the Benoni organization.
12/31/2035 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Newcastle Rascals organization.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
03/30/2036 Released by the Newcastle organization.
06/02/2036 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Johannesburg Seals organization.
12/11/2036 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $770,000.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
07/27/2037 Released by the Johannesburg organization.
08/10/2037 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Tembisa Scorpions organization.
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