P Joel Payamps #31
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/09/2025
OA: 45 POT: 45
P JOEL PAYAMPS #31 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
12 0 2-1 0 5.40 26.2 30 3 9 16 1.46 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 45 40
Movement 50 50 55 50
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 40 40
Changeup 40 40
Sinker 40 40
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 65
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/21/2025 @ MIN Loss, 2-9 5.2 2 3 3 3 2
09/16/2025 @ CWS Loss, 3-4 5.2 4 3 3 2 2 Loss
09/11/2025 DET Loss, 1-7 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
09/05/2025 @ LAA Loss, 2-3 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
09/03/2025 @ NYY Loss, 6-9 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
08/31/2025 HOU Loss, 2-7 3.0 2 2 2 0 2
08/29/2025 HOU Win, 7-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/2025 LOU Loss, 0-5 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/2025 @ NOR Loss, 3-10 2.0 6 3 3 0 2
08/19/2025 @ JAC Win, 10-6 3.0 3 1 1 2 1 Win
PERSONALITY
He lacks motivation.
Birthday:04/07/1994
Born in:Santiago, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$860,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 149 Days
Service This Yr:40 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 156 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 0 2 1 0 5.40 26.2 30 16 16 3 9 16 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 12 4 13.16 10.12 5.40 3.04 4.43 1.46 109 -0.0 .300        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 43 11 4 0 0 6 5 5 0 0 0 .256 .333 .349 .682      
vs. RHB 65 19 2 1 3 10 4 11 1 0 0 .292 .329 .492 .821      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 4 0 1 0 0 10.12 5.1 15 6 6 0 2 4  
July 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 2  
August 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 2 2 2 1 0 2  
September 5 0 0 1 0 4.91 14.2 11 8 8 2 6 8  
Spring Training 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 2 2 6  
2 Years Ago 12 0 0 0 0 6.86 19.2 29 15 15 5 7 19  
Career 106 1 6 10 0 4.12 159.1 169 81 73 21 52 119  
Home 5 0 2 0 0 2.70 10.0 9 3 3 1 1 8  
Road 7 0 0 1 0 7.02 16.2 21 13 13 2 8 8  
Grass 7 0 0 1 0 7.02 16.2 21 13 13 2 8 8  
Turf 5 0 2 0 0 2.70 10.0 9 3 3 1 1 8  
Day 4 0 1 0 0 5.68 12.2 13 8 8 3 3 7  
Night 8 0 1 1 0 5.14 14.0 17 8 8 0 6 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 12 0 2 1 0 5.40 26.2 30 16 16 3 9 16  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 35 0 1 7 2 3.98 52.0 47 27 23 9 14 40 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 7 5 28.6 35 14 10.73 8.13 6.92 2.42 4.89 1.17 96 0.3 .259        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 100 24 3 0 6 15 7 22 1 1 0 .240 .287 .450 .737      
vs. RHB 92 23 5 1 3 12 7 18 3 0 1 .250 .301 .424 .725      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 2  
April 10 0 0 4 0 3.86 16.1 13 10 7 2 3 15  
May 6 0 0 1 2 5.06 5.1 7 4 3 1 1 6  
June 7 0 0 1 0 5.68 6.1 5 4 4 1 2 2  
July 6 0 0 1 0 2.84 12.2 9 4 4 3 3 12  
August 5 0 1 0 0 4.66 9.2 12 5 5 2 5 3  
Last Year 18 5 1 1 0 5.34 32.0 39 19 19 6 18 28  
Career 68 5 4 9 4 4.66 100.1 108 57 52 17 37 89  
Home 22 0 0 3 2 4.32 33.1 28 18 16 6 10 28  
Road 13 0 1 4 0 3.38 18.2 19 9 7 3 4 12  
Grass 35 0 1 7 2 3.98 52.0 47 27 23 9 14 40  
Day 13 0 0 5 0 3.12 17.1 19 9 6 2 4 16  
Night 22 0 1 2 2 4.41 34.2 28 18 17 7 10 24  
As Reliever / Substitution 35 0 1 7 2 3.98 52.0 47 27 23 9 14 40  
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+
2019 Arizona - MLB 25 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 4 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 1.75 .400 4.05 0.0 97
2020 Arizona - MLB 26 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 1.67 .250 5.03 -0.0 149
2021 Kansas City - MLB 27 15 1 1 1 0 4.43 20.1 23 12 10 3 3 16 0 0 1.28 .312 4.13 0.1 98
2021 Toronto - MLB 27 22 0 0 2 0 2.70 30.0 21 10 9 3 11 22 0 0 1.07 .220 4.18 0.2 160
2021 Total - MLB 27 37 1 1 3 0 3.40 50.1 44 22 19 6 14 38 0 0 1.15 .260 4.16 0.3 127
2022 Oakland - MLB 28 12 0 1 3 0 3.46 13.0 14 5 5 2 0 8 0 0 1.08 .279 3.95 0.0 112
2022 Kansas City - MLB 28 29 0 2 3 0 3.16 42.2 46 19 15 5 16 33 0 0 1.45 .313 4.28 -0.1 123
2022 Total - MLB 28 41 0 3 6 0 3.23 55.2 60 24 20 7 16 41 0 0 1.37 .305 4.20 -0.0 120
2023 Milwaukee - MLB 29 12 0 0 0 0 6.86 19.2 29 15 15 5 7 19 0 0 1.83 .400 5.95 -0.3 67
2025 Toronto - MLB 31 12 0 2 1 0 5.40 26.2 30 16 16 3 9 16 0 0 1.46 .300 4.43 -0.0 75
Total MLB 106 1 6 10 0 4.12 159.1 169 81 73 21 52 119 0 0 1.39 .303 4.46 -0.0 101
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+
2011 DSL - R 17 10 10 1 3 0 3.29 38.1 35 17 14 1 18 38 0 0 1.38 .318 3.36 1.0 132
2012 DSL - R 18 12 12 1 2 0 3.02 59.2 43 26 20 1 16 38 0 0 0.99 .230 3.55 1.3 144
2013 Asheville - R 19 15 15 4 7 0 6.06 68.1 87 59 46 6 31 63 0 0 1.73 .375 4.25 0.8 69
2014 Total - A- 20 7 6 0 2 0 6.20 20.1 20 15 14 1 22 22 0 0 2.07 .373 5.36 -0.1 65
2016 Total - A 22 13 4 3 3 0 2.36 49.2 6 15 13 1 11 47 0 0 0.34 .038 2.41 1.6 170
2016 DSL - A+ 22 15 15 7 5 0 4.75 83.1 21 48 44 7 25 81 0 0 0.55 .061 3.39 1.7 80
2016 Total - A+ 22 28 19 10 8 0 3.86 133.0 27 63 57 8 36 128 0 0 0.47 .052 3.03 3.2 99
2017 DSL - A+ 23 8 8 3 1 0 3.69 46.1 41 21 19 2 13 30 0 0 1.17 .273 3.37 0.9 102
2017 Amarillo - AA 23 17 17 6 6 0 4.78 92.1 104 56 49 13 21 56 1 1 1.35 .297 4.60 0.5 81
2017 Reno - AAA 23 2 2 2 0 0 3.00 12.0 13 4 4 0 3 10 0 0 1.33 .351 2.28 0.5 150
2018 Amarillo - AA 24 25 10 9 4 0 2.90 90.0 70 31 29 5 17 96 0 0 0.97 .284 2.49 2.7 133
2018 Reno - AAA 24 6 5 0 4 0 7.18 26.1 35 25 21 5 10 26 0 0 1.71 .361 4.95 0.1 63
2019 Amarillo - AA 25 7 7 3 4 0 2.88 40.2 40 17 13 2 2 39 1 1 1.03 .325 2.07 1.6 134
2019 Reno - AAA 25 8 8 2 2 0 4.97 38.0 41 22 21 6 16 30 0 0 1.50 .307 5.02 0.2 90
2021 Buffalo - AAA 27 4 0 1 1 0 6.75 4.0 7 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 1.75 .357 9.95 -0.3 59
2021 Omaha - AAA 27 8 0 1 0 2 4.50 8.0 10 5 4 0 4 14 0 0 1.75 .476 1.20 0.3 94
2021 Total - AAA 27 12 0 2 1 2 5.25 12.0 17 8 7 2 4 15 0 0 1.75 .429 4.12 0.1 79
2022 Omaha - AAA 28 3 0 0 0 0 6.23 4.1 5 3 3 0 1 6 0 0 1.38 .385 1.12 0.2 68
2023 Richmond - AA 29 9 0 1 1 0 8.03 12.1 21 11 11 1 4 19 0 0 2.03 .606 2.15 0.5 59
2023 Sacramento - AAA 29 7 0 1 0 1 5.40 13.1 20 11 8 2 5 10 0 0 1.88 .383 5.18 0.1 100
2024 Northwest Arkansas - AA 30 7 6 3 1 0 3.18 34.0 36 12 12 2 7 28 0 0 1.26 .340 2.93 1.3 156
2024 Omaha - AAA 30 18 5 1 1 0 5.34 32.0 39 19 19 6 18 28 0 0 1.78 .359 5.58 0.2 103
2025 Buffalo - AAA 31 35 0 1 7 2 3.98 52.0 47 27 23 9 14 40 0 0 1.17 .259 4.89 0.3 127
Total IL 68 5 4 9 4 4.66 100.1 108 57 52 17 37 89 0 0 1.45 .317 4.85 107.4
Total PCL 23 15 5 6 1 5.42 89.2 109 62 54 13 34 76 0 0 1.59 .342 4.65 85.1
Total EL 9 0 1 1 0 8.03 12.1 21 11 11 1 4 19 0 0 2.03 .606 2.15 58.6
Total TL 56 40 21 15 0 3.61 257.0 250 116 103 22 47 219 2 2 1.16 .303 3.24 109.9
Total NWL 23 23 10 6 0 4.37 129.2 62 69 63 9 38 111 0 0 0.77 .142 3.39 86.5
Total CAL 13 4 3 3 0 2.36 49.2 6 15 13 1 11 47 0 0 0.34 .038 2.41 169.8
Total NWL 7 6 0 2 0 6.20 20.1 20 15 14 1 22 22 0 0 2.07 .373 5.36 64.6
Total PIO 15 15 4 7 0 6.06 68.1 87 59 46 6 31 63 0 0 1.73 .375 4.25 69.4
Total DSL 22 22 2 5 0 3.12 98.0 78 43 34 2 34 76 0 0 1.14 .262 3.48 138.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Arizona - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Arizona - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Kansas City - MLB P 15 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 20.1 1.77 0.0 .000
2021 Toronto - MLB P 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 30.0 0.30 0.0 .000
2022 Kansas City - MLB P 29 0 5 5 0 11 1 .909 42.2 2.11 +0.1 .000
2022 Oakland - MLB P 12 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 0.0 .000
2023 Milwaukee - MLB P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.2 0.46 +0.2 1.026
2024 Omaha - AAA P 18 5 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 -0.1 .931
2024 Northwest Arkansas - AA P 7 6 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 34.0 1.06 +0.3 .919
2025 Toronto - MLB P 12 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 26.2 1.69 +0.0 .994
2025 Buffalo - AAA P 34 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 52.0 0.69 -0.5 1.283
TOTAL P 165 12 12 28 2 41 1 .976 277.1 1.30 +0.0 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
07/02/2010 Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent.
05/06/2015 Released by the Colorado Rockies.
11/30/2015 Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
11/25/2020 Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
02/10/2021 Selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Boston Red Sox.
02/22/2021 Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays.
03/06/2021 Selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Boston Red Sox.
07/21/2021 Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals for cash.
08/20/2022 Selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Kansas City Royals.
12/12/2022 Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a 3-team trade.
06/27/2023 Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
06/30/2023 Signed a minor league contract ($65,000 bonus) with the San Francisco Giants organization.
08/23/2023 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/28/2023 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
05/29/2024 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kansas City Royals organization.
11/06/2024 Released by the Kansas City organization.
12/05/2024 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,720,000 with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
12/24/2024 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Cleveland Guardians.
12/27/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Toronto while with Cleveland.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
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