P Jihei 'Handkerchief Prince' Watanabe #96
Bethlehem Knighthawks (JOH) SARB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
12/12/2039
 OA: 35 POT: 35
BNN Index | SARB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JIHEI 'HANDKERCHIEF PRINCE' WATANABE #96 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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 45 45 40 45
Movement 45 50 45 45
Control 35 40 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 40 40
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/24/2039 @ PIE Loss, 3-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/2039 @ PIE Loss, 2-5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
10/09/2039 NEW Win, 5-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/28/2039 DUR Loss, 4-6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2039 DUR Win, 8-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2039 @ NEW Loss, 5-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2039 PIE Loss, 6-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2039 PE Win, 8-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/16/2039 PE Loss, 6-19 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
09/04/2039 @ PIE Win, 7-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
May not be the best player on the field, but works harder than anyone else.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
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:$286,000
Signed Through:2039 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 93 Days
Service This Yr:188 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 131 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$348,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:2029, 12th Pick in Round 3
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2039 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 0 1 1 0 2.84 12.2 10 4 4 1 8 6 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 2 2 0.0 32 7 12.79 7.11 4.26 5.68 5.28 1.42 119 -0.1 .225        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 27 7 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 .259 .300 .370 .670      
vs. RHB 18 3 1 0 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 .167 .360 .222 .582      
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2039 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
May 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 2  
June 6 0 0 1 0 6.75 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1  
July 4 0 0 0 0 10.12 2.2 2 3 3 1 2 1  
August 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0  
September 8 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 1 1  
October 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Spring Training 15 0 1 0 2 3.00 15.0 17 5 5 2 2 12  
Last Year 41 0 3 1 0 3.38 37.1 46 16 14 1 18 33  
2 Years Ago 17 0 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 3  
Career 117 0 5 2 0 3.29 65.2 66 26 24 3 32 47  
Home 15 0 1 1 0 3.18 5.2 5 2 2 0 4 2  
Road 17 0 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 1 4 4  
Grass 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
Turf 27 0 1 1 0 3.38 10.2 10 4 4 1 7 5  
Day 14 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.2 1 0 0 0 2 5  
Night 18 0 0 1 0 5.14 7.0 9 4 4 1 6 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 32 0 1 1 0 2.84 12.2 10 4 4 1 8 6  
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 89
2037 Tembisa - SAB 29 7 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 1.21 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 4.56 -0.0 122
2037 Total - SAB 29 17 0 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.00 .200 3.00 0.1 229
2038 Johannesburg - SAB 30 41 0 3 1 0 3.38 37.1 46 16 14 1 18 33 0 0 1.71 .385 3.01 0.6 121
2039 Johannesburg - SAB 31 32 0 1 1 0 2.84 12.2 10 4 4 1 8 6 0 0 1.42 .225 5.28 -0.1 158
Total SAB 117 0 5 2 0 3.29 65.2 66 26 24 3 32 47 0 0 1.49 .310 3.66 0.6 124
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 0.5 106
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 0.3 187
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 1.4 122
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 64
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 Cradock - AA 29 9 0 3 1 2 2.35 15.1 15 4 4 2 4 14 0 0 1.24 .289 2.91 0.1 124
2037 Bethlehem - AA 29 10 0 1 1 0 4.63 11.2 20 6 6 1 4 5 0 0 2.06 .422 4.10 -0.1 75
2037 Total - AA 29 19 0 4 2 2 3.33 27.0 35 10 10 3 8 19 0 0 1.59 .356 3.43 0.0 97
2038 Cradock - AA 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.60 .200 1.36 0.0 999
Total SARB 307 1 30 29 133 3.14 346.1 329 129 121 23 131 283 0 0 1.33 .304 3.27 105.5
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 Johannesburg - INT P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2037 Tembisa - INT P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
2038 Johannesburg - INT P 36 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 37.1 0.96 +0.4 .964
2039 Johannesburg - INT P 22 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 +0.2 .000
TOTAL P 92 0 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 65.2 1.37 +0.9 1.164
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.
10/11/2037 Wins the 2037 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Cradock Tiger Sharks!
12/18/2037 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
03/25/2038 Outstandingly completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Tembisa Scorpions development complex.
03/26/2038 Released by the Tembisa organization.
04/12/2038 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $286,000 with the Johannesburg Seals organization.
12/15/2038 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $286,000.
01/01/2039 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
12/01/2039 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $348,000 with the Johannesburg Seals organization.
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