P Hidetaka Sakamoto #16
Tokyo Yakult Swallows NPB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
02/12/2034
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P HIDETAKA SAKAMOTO #16 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: 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 55 55 60 55
Movement 40 40 40 40
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Slider 65 65
Changeup 75 75
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Hidetaka puts in extra time at the gym.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:11/24/2002
Born in:Yokohama, KAN
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,360,000
Signed Through:2034 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 91 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 3rd Pick in Round 2
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+
2027 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 24 5 0 0 0 0 7.94 5.2 6 5 5 1 5 9 0 0 1.94 .417 4.69 -0.1 46
2028 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 25 23 0 2 0 0 2.70 30.0 17 9 9 5 14 59 0 0 1.03 .293 2.73 0.5 135
2029 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 26 28 28 10 8 0 3.34 180.1 149 74 67 28 67 231 0 0 1.20 .299 3.55 1.9 101
2030 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 27 28 28 9 8 0 2.17 187.0 118 53 45 23 63 251 0 0 0.97 .252 3.01 3.6 158
2031 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 28 26 26 13 10 0 3.28 175.2 138 68 64 26 57 202 2 1 1.11 .273 3.44 0.8 87
2032 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 29 25 25 9 10 0 3.75 156.0 148 69 65 24 50 209 0 0 1.27 .352 3.30 1.5 82
2033 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 30 25 25 9 8 0 2.72 178.2 132 56 54 22 43 221 3 0 0.98 .282 2.73 3.0 109
Total NPB 160 132 52 44 0 3.04 913.1 708 334 309 129 299 1182 5 1 1.10 .291 3.19 11.3 103
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+
2022 Total - 19 17 17 4 7 0 5.05 112.1 122 65 63 17 47 88 0 0 1.50 .311 4.91 0.3 100
2023 Total - 20 14 14 6 4 0 3.50 92.2 85 40 36 11 31 88 0 0 1.25 .285 3.91 1.4 100
2024 Total - 21 18 18 8 5 0 3.83 120.0 108 54 51 16 51 151 0 0 1.32 .319 3.72 2.1 100
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 32 22 6 7 1 7.33 108.0 134 94 88 27 82 99 0 0 2.00 .341 7.42 -0.4 78
2026 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 37 13 5 5 8 4.58 96.1 86 51 49 18 58 111 1 1 1.49 .302 6.07 1.0 135
2027 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 20 12 8 3 4 3.63 89.1 63 37 36 14 37 108 0 0 1.12 .251 4.98 1.9 163
2028 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 11 3 1 2 3 5.34 28.2 35 18 17 6 7 51 0 0 1.47 .492 3.73 0.9 110
Total NGN 100 50 20 17 16 5.31 322.1 318 200 190 65 184 369 1 1 1.56 .319 6.01 110.7
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+
2031 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 28 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.25 .250 0.00 0.3 999
Total NPB 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.25 .250 0.00 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA P 30 21 6 14 0 21 1 .952 108.0 1.67 +1.9 1.030
2026 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA P 36 13 3 13 2 18 2 .889 96.1 1.49 +1.4 1.163
2027 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA P 20 12 4 7 0 12 1 .917 89.1 1.11 +1.3 .988
2027 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 0.0 .000
2028 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA P 11 3 1 3 0 5 1 .800 28.2 1.26 +0.1 1.507
2028 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 23 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 30.0 0.30 +0.5 .960
2029 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 28 28 9 11 0 21 1 .952 180.1 1.00 +2.3 .896
2030 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 28 28 9 15 0 25 1 .960 187.0 1.16 +3.4 .940
2031 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 26 26 11 11 0 23 1 .957 175.2 1.13 +0.2 .929
2032 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 25 25 5 15 1 21 1 .952 156.0 1.15 +1.9 .823
2033 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 25 25 8 16 2 28 4 .857 178.2 1.21 +3.3 1.001
TOTAL P 257 181 57 106 6 176 13 .926 1235.2 1.19 +16.4 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (55); Movement: 25 (25); Control: 20 (35).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 25 (25); Control: 20 (40).
11/15/2024 Drafted in the 2024 first-year player draft out of college (Keio; Yokohama, KAN) by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. (Round 2, Pick 3, 15th overall pick).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (70); Movement: 25 (25); Control: 20 (40).
03/21/2025 Named the #55 prospect in the NPB
06/24/2025 Named the #31 prospect in the NPB
10/21/2025 Named the #20 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 25 (35); Control: 25 (45).
03/20/2026 Named the #28 prospect in the NPB
06/23/2026 Named the #25 prospect in the NPB
06/25/2026 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) Giants with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/15/2026 Strikes out 15 against the Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) Golden Eagles.
10/20/2026 Named the #20 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 25 (35); Control: 30 (45).
03/24/2027 Suspended 7 games after ejection following a brawl.
03/26/2027 Named the #25 prospect in the NPB
07/30/2027 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
10/20/2027 Wins the 2027 NGN EL Outstanding Pitcher Award.
11/13/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (75); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 35 (45).
11/11/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 40 (45).
11/09/2029 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 45 (45).
03/23/2030 Strikes out 16 against the Hanshin Tigers.
05/07/2030 Suspended 7 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/07/2030 Was selected to the 2030 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/21/2030 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,380,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 50 (55).
06/22/2031 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/23/2031 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
10/05/2031 Wins the 2031 NPB JCL First Stage MVP Award.
10/28/2031 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,840,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
10/25/2032 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,520,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55).
07/24/2033 Was selected to the 2033 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/20/2033 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,360,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2029 11 5
2030 10 7
2032 8 6
2033 8 9
Year GS Rank
2029 28 3
2030 28 3
2031 26 8
Year W Rank
2029 10 7
2030 9 10
2031 13 3
Year L Rank
2031 10 8
2032 10 5
Year Win. % Rank
2029 .556 7
2030 .529 7
2033 .529 10
Year IP Rank
2029 180.1 4
2030 187.0 4
2031 175.2 10
2033 178.2 10
Year BF Rank
2029 746 3
2030 736 5
2031 713 10
Year HRA Rank
2029 28 1
2030 23 1
2031 26 1
2032 24 1
2033 22 1
Year BB Rank
2029 67 3
2030 63 6
2031 57 7
Year K Rank
2029 231 2
2030 251 1
2031 202 2
2032 209 1
2033 221 1
Year WP Rank
2029 5 2
2030 7 2
2031 5 3
2032 5 3
2033 5 5
Year ERA Rank
2030 2.17 3
Year BABIP Rank
2030 .252 1
2031 .273 7
Year WHIP Rank
2030 0.97 2
2033 0.98 3
Year K/BB Rank
2029 3.45 8
2030 3.98 8
2031 3.54 7
2032 4.18 4
2033 5.14 2
Year RA/9 Rank
2030 9.29 4
2033 9.27 5
Year H/9 Rank
2029 7.44 10
2030 5.68 1
2031 7.07 10
2033 6.65 7
Year BB/9 Rank
2032 2.88 10
2033 2.17 5
Year K/9 Rank
2029 11.53 1
2030 12.08 1
2031 10.35 2
2032 12.06 1
2033 11.13 2
Year QS Rank
2029 19 2
2030 19 5
2033 21 3
Year QSP Rank
2029 .679 5
2030 .679 8
2033 .840 3
Year CG Rank
2031 2 10
2033 3 6
Year CGP Rank
2033 .120 6
Year SHO Rank
2031 1 4
Year GB% Rank
2029 0.56 4
2030 0.56 6
2031 0.57 3
2033 0.54 7
Year WAR Rank
2030 4.0 8
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