P Jake 'Gut It Out' Diekman #43
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/28/2025
P JAKE 'GUT IT OUT' DIEKMAN #43 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
16 0 0-3 1 3.74 21.2 18 2 15 11 1.52 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 60 40 45
Movement 65 80 55 65
Control 35 40 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 65 65
Sinker 55 55
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 65
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/08/2025 @ ATL Loss, 8-11 1.0 5 4 4 1 0 Loss
07/04/2025 LAA Loss, 3-5 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
07/03/2025 LAA Win, 6-5 1.0 1 1 1 3 0
06/27/2025 TOR Loss, 2-4 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
06/21/2025 @ TOR Loss, 4-6 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 Loss
06/19/2025 @ TOR Loss, 8-9 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
06/17/2025 NYY Loss, 2-5 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
06/14/2025 TEX Loss, 3-4 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 Loss
06/12/2025 TEX Win, 6-5 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
06/08/2025 @ TEX Loss, 4-8 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
He puts in long hours and has great knowledge of the game. Diekman is well-respected by his teammates.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Greed
Birthday:01/21/1987
Born in:Wymore, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 113 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
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 16 0 0 3 1 3.74 21.2 18 9 9 2 15 11 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 3 2 33.3 16 5 14.95 7.48 4.57 6.23 5.60 1.52 129 -0.3 .258        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 23 5 1 0 1 2 6 4 0 0 1 .217 .400 .391 .791      
vs. RHB 52 13 4 1 1 7 9 7 0 0 2 .250 .381 .423 .804      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 8.0 1 0 0 0 6 3  
June 9 0 0 2 0 3.18 11.1 10 4 4 0 4 7  
July 3 0 0 1 0 19.29 2.1 7 5 5 2 5 1  
Spring Training 8 0 0 0 0 4.15 8.2 7 4 4 1 5 9  
Last Year 42 0 4 0 2 1.40 45.0 17 7 7 2 21 48  
2 Years Ago 44 0 5 1 1 4.70 30.2 29 16 16 1 19 40  
Career 697 0 33 32 16 3.69 599.2 465 273 246 34 385 747  
Home 8 0 0 1 0 3.72 9.2 8 4 4 0 10 7  
Road 8 0 0 2 1 3.75 12.0 10 5 5 2 5 4  
Grass 14 0 0 2 1 3.79 19.0 15 8 8 2 14 10  
Turf 2 0 0 1 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 1  
Day 5 0 0 2 0 2.45 7.1 6 2 2 0 1 4  
Night 11 0 0 1 1 4.40 14.1 12 7 7 2 14 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 16 0 0 3 1 3.74 21.2 18 9 9 2 15 11  
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+
2012 Philadelphia - MLB 25 32 0 1 1 0 3.95 27.1 25 17 12 1 20 35 0 0 1.65 .348 3.34 0.3 101
2013 Philadelphia - MLB 26 45 0 1 4 0 2.58 38.1 34 15 11 1 16 41 0 0 1.30 .314 2.42 0.8 146
2014 Philadelphia - MLB 27 73 0 5 5 0 3.80 71.0 66 36 30 4 35 100 0 0 1.42 .363 2.52 1.4 97
2015 Texas - MLB 28 26 0 0 0 0 2.08 21.2 13 5 5 2 7 20 0 0 0.92 .200 3.67 0.2 193
2015 Philadelphia - MLB 28 41 0 2 1 0 5.15 36.2 40 23 21 3 24 49 0 0 1.75 .381 3.78 0.2 76
2015 Total - MLB 28 67 0 2 1 0 4.01 58.1 53 28 26 5 31 69 0 0 1.44 .316 3.74 0.4 98
2016 Texas - MLB 29 66 0 4 2 4 3.40 53.0 36 22 20 4 26 59 0 0 1.17 .248 3.55 0.6 124
2017 Texas - MLB 30 11 0 0 0 1 2.53 10.2 4 3 3 1 10 13 0 0 1.31 .143 4.56 0.0 173
2018 Arizona - MLB 31 24 0 0 1 0 7.53 14.1 18 15 12 2 8 18 0 0 1.81 .400 4.64 -0.1 54
2018 Texas - MLB 31 47 0 1 1 2 3.69 39.0 31 18 16 2 23 48 0 0 1.38 .305 3.46 0.5 116
2018 Total - MLB 31 71 0 1 2 2 4.72 53.1 49 33 28 4 31 66 0 0 1.50 .333 3.78 0.5 89
2019 Kansas City - MLB 32 48 0 0 6 0 4.75 41.2 33 23 22 3 23 63 0 0 1.34 .330 3.52 0.7 97
2019 Oakland - MLB 32 28 0 1 1 0 4.43 20.1 16 11 10 0 16 21 0 0 1.57 .302 3.97 0.2 103
2019 Total - MLB 32 76 0 1 7 0 4.65 62.0 49 34 32 3 39 84 0 0 1.42 .319 3.67 0.9 99
2020 Oakland - MLB 33 54 0 2 1 1 4.06 44.1 40 20 20 6 46 66 0 0 1.94 .358 5.51 -0.4 111
2021 Oakland - MLB 34 11 0 0 1 1 12.27 7.1 8 10 10 0 14 12 0 0 3.00 .471 5.66 -0.1 38
2021 St. Louis - MLB 34 34 0 4 3 2 3.60 35.0 16 15 14 0 30 56 0 0 1.31 .271 2.82 1.1 122
2021 Total - MLB 34 45 0 4 4 3 5.10 42.1 24 25 24 0 44 68 0 0 1.61 .316 3.31 1.0 88
2022 St. Louis - MLB 35 55 0 3 1 1 1.73 41.2 21 8 8 0 32 47 0 0 1.27 .221 3.63 0.6 256
2023 St. Louis - MLB 36 44 0 5 1 1 4.70 30.2 29 16 16 1 19 40 0 0 1.57 .368 3.34 0.6 96
2024 New York - MLB 37 30 0 2 0 1 2.28 23.2 8 6 6 1 14 27 0 0 0.93 .149 3.70 0.3 195
2024 Los Angeles - MLB 37 12 0 2 0 1 0.42 21.1 9 1 1 1 7 21 0 0 0.75 .167 2.92 0.5 1044
2024 Total - MLB 37 42 0 4 0 2 1.40 45.0 17 7 7 2 21 48 0 0 0.84 .158 3.33 0.8 370
2025 Baltimore - MLB 38 16 0 0 3 1 3.74 21.2 18 9 9 2 15 11 0 0 1.52 .258 5.60 -0.3 116
Total MLB 697 0 33 32 16 3.69 599.2 465 273 246 34 385 747 0 0 1.42 .302 3.60 7.1 114
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+
2007 GCL - R 20 10 7 1 3 0 2.92 37.0 29 12 12 2 13 35 0 0 1.14 .265 3.31 0.8 137
2007 Williamsport - A- 20 3 3 2 1 0 2.25 16.0 10 4 4 0 8 11 0 0 1.12 .233 3.51 0.3 177
2008 Williamsport - A- 21 8 8 1 4 0 4.40 45.0 41 24 22 4 25 43 1 0 1.47 .301 4.18 0.5 91
2008 Lakewood - A 21 19 19 3 5 0 5.42 96.1 120 72 58 4 47 53 0 0 1.73 .347 4.26 1.0 74
2009 Lakewood - A 22 32 2 2 0 2 4.04 55.2 59 32 25 3 28 52 0 0 1.56 .331 3.54 0.6 99
2010 Lakewood - A 23 21 0 2 0 0 1.90 23.2 16 11 5 0 15 30 0 0 1.31 .267 3.20 0.3 209
2010 Clearwater - A+ 23 24 0 0 2 0 3.66 32.0 22 20 13 2 23 26 0 0 1.41 .230 5.11 -0.3 109
2010 Total - A+ 23 45 0 2 2 0 2.91 55.2 38 31 18 2 38 56 0 0 1.37 .245 4.30 0.0 137
2011 Reading - AA 24 53 0 0 1 3 3.05 65.0 47 29 22 3 44 83 0 0 1.40 .288 3.42 0.7 132
2012 Lehigh Valley - AAA 25 25 0 1 1 7 1.69 26.2 19 5 5 0 13 37 0 0 1.20 .306 2.00 0.8 237
2013 Lehigh Valley - AAA 26 30 0 1 0 11 5.70 30.0 31 22 19 1 24 37 0 0 1.83 .380 3.57 0.3 70
2015 Lehigh Valley - AAA 28 6 0 0 0 3 0.00 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.86 .278 1.63 0.2 999
2017 Frisco - AA 30 5 1 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0.60 .250 0.80 0.3 222
2017 Round Rock - AAA 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 0.1 999
Total IL 61 0 2 1 21 3.39 63.2 55 27 24 1 38 81 0 0 1.46 .340 2.70 117.8
Total PCL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 999.0
Total EL 53 0 0 1 3 3.05 65.0 47 29 22 3 44 83 0 0 1.40 .288 3.42 131.8
Total TEX 5 1 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0.60 .250 0.80 221.9
Total FSL 24 0 0 2 0 3.66 32.0 22 20 13 2 23 26 0 0 1.41 .230 5.11 109.2
Total SAL 72 21 7 5 2 4.51 175.2 195 115 88 7 90 135 0 0 1.62 .334 3.89 88.3
Total NYP 11 11 3 5 0 3.84 61.0 51 28 26 4 33 54 1 0 1.38 .283 4.00 103.9
Total GCL 10 7 1 3 0 2.92 37.0 29 12 12 2 13 35 0 0 1.14 .265 3.31 137.1
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+
2015 Texas - MLB 28 4 0 0 0 0 1.50 6.0 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.33 .143 1.54 0.2 267
2016 Texas - MLB 29 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.0 5 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 7.00 .667 20.21 -0.2 16
2019 Oakland - MLB 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2022 St. Louis - MLB 35 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.00 .333 7.30 -0.0 999
2024 Los Angeles - MLB 37 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.00 .600 17.15 -0.1 16
Total MLB 10 0 0 0 0 6.75 9.1 12 7 7 2 4 8 0 0 1.71 .345 5.89 63.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Philadelphia - MLB P 32 0 1 3 0 6 2 .667 27.1 1.32 -0.2 .000
2013 Philadelphia - MLB P 45 0 0 5 0 7 2 .714 38.1 1.17 -0.2 .000
2014 Philadelphia - MLB P 73 0 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 71.0 1.52 -0.3 .000
2015 Philadelphia - MLB P 41 0 0 5 1 6 1 .833 36.2 1.23 -0.1 .000
2015 Texas - MLB P 26 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 21.2 2.49 -0.1 .000
2016 Texas - MLB P 66 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 53.0 1.36 -0.1 .000
2017 Texas - MLB P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2018 Arizona - MLB P 24 0 1 3 0 6 2 .667 14.1 2.51 +0.3 .000
2018 Texas - MLB P 47 0 0 5 0 6 1 .833 39.0 1.15 +0.1 .000
2019 Oakland - MLB P 28 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 20.1 1.77 +0.3 .000
2019 Kansas City - MLB P 48 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 41.2 0.43 -0.2 .000
2020 Oakland - MLB P 52 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 44.1 0.61 -0.2 .000
2021 St. Louis - MLB P 31 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 35.0 0.51 +0.5 1.032
2021 Oakland - MLB P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 54 0 5 3 0 9 1 .889 41.2 1.73 -0.4 .826
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 43 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 30.2 0.59 +0.4 .000
2024 New York - MLB P 30 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 23.2 0.76 -0.2 1.006
2024 Los Angeles - MLB P 12 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 21.1 0.84 -0.4 .000
2025 Baltimore - MLB P 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 21.2 0.42 +0.4 .990
TOTAL P 690 0 22 53 2 85 10 .882 599.2 1.13 -0.7 .920
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2007 Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 30th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cloud County Community College (Concordia, KS).
07/31/2015 Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Cole Hamels and cash to the Texas Rangers for Jorge Alfaro, Alec Asher, Jerad Eickhoff, Matt Harrison, Jake Thompson and Nick Williams.
07/31/2018 Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later and Wei-Chieh Huang (minors). The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Joshua Javier (minors) (August 17, 2018) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
10/29/2018 Became a free agent.
02/13/2019 Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
07/27/2019 Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Oakland Athletics for Dairon Blanco and Ismael Aquino.
10/31/2019 Granted Free Agency.
12/03/2019 Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
06/04/2020 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 30 (30).
05/24/2021 Was claimed off waivers by St. Louis while with Oakland.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 35 (35).
10/02/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,880,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (35).
07/27/2023 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 4 days.
12/02/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 35 (35).
02/03/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
07/16/2024 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for SP Denny Brady.
11/09/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,750,000 with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (35).
04/10/2025 Released by the Los Angeles Angels.
04/26/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
07/17/2025 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2014 73 9
2019 76 2
Year HLD Rank
2019 31 1
2020 21 1
2022 16 1
Year RA Rank
2014 73 9
2019 76 2
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