P Carl 'The String Bean Slinger' Edwards Jr. #39
Cincinnati Reds MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/08/2026
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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P CARL 'THE STRING BEAN SLINGER' EDWARDS JR. #39 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
11 0 2-0 0 9.82 11.0 23 2 4 13 2.45 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 60 60 60 60
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 40 40
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 55
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/06/2026 DET Win, 5-4 0.2 1 2 2 2 1
06/03/2026 MIL Loss, 1-3 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
05/23/2026 @ HOU Loss, 5-8 0.1 3 3 3 1 1
05/18/2026 STL Loss, 2-4 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
05/10/2026 @ MIL Loss, 3-10 1.2 3 1 1 0 2
05/06/2026 TB Win, 9-5 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
05/05/2026 TB Loss, 0-8 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
05/01/2026 @ PIT Win, 5-3 1.2 2 0 0 0 3
04/26/2026 @ STL Loss, 4-7 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
04/18/2026 @ NYY Win, 9-6 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 Win
PERSONALITY
Decent teammate who loves chili dogs.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:09/03/1991
Born in:Newberry, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,500,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 127 Days
Service This Yr:74 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 71 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 0 2 0 0 9.82 11.0 23 12 12 2 4 13 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 11 4 22.09 18.82 10.64 3.27 4.38 2.45 100 0.0 .538        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 18 6 5 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .400 .611 1.011      
vs. RHB 36 17 3 0 2 5 2 8 0 0 0 .472 .500 .722 1.222      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 1  
April 3 0 2 0 0 2.45 3.2 6 1 1 0 0 5  
May 6 0 0 0 0 14.29 5.2 14 9 9 2 1 7  
June 2 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 1  
Spring Training 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 3 0 0 0 5 6  
2 Years Ago 15 0 2 1 0 2.79 19.1 16 7 6 1 8 13  
Career 321 0 20 15 7 3.72 309.2 229 137 128 30 158 354  
Home 6 0 1 0 0 12.60 5.0 11 7 7 1 3 3  
Road 5 0 1 0 0 7.50 6.0 12 5 5 1 1 10  
Grass 11 0 2 0 0 9.82 11.0 23 12 12 2 4 13  
Day 6 0 1 0 0 8.44 5.1 10 5 5 0 4 5  
Night 5 0 1 0 0 11.12 5.2 13 7 7 2 0 8  
As Reliever / Substitution 11 0 2 0 0 9.82 11.0 23 12 12 2 4 13  
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+
2015 Chicago - MLB 23 5 0 0 0 0 4.15 4.1 3 3 2 0 3 4 0 0 1.38 .250 3.49 0.0 94
2016 Chicago - MLB 24 36 0 0 1 2 3.75 36.0 15 15 15 4 14 52 0 0 0.81 .162 2.94 0.7 111
2017 Chicago - MLB 25 73 0 5 4 0 3.00 66.0 29 22 22 6 38 94 0 0 1.02 .193 3.45 0.9 145
2018 Chicago - MLB 26 58 0 3 2 0 2.60 52.0 36 17 15 2 32 67 0 0 1.31 .283 2.96 0.9 155
2019 San Diego - MLB 27 2 0 0 0 0 32.40 1.2 4 6 6 0 4 2 0 0 4.80 .500 8.10 -0.1 14
2019 Chicago - MLB 27 20 0 1 1 0 5.87 15.1 8 11 10 3 9 17 0 0 1.11 .147 5.59 -0.2 75
2019 Total - MLB 27 22 0 1 1 0 8.47 17.0 12 17 16 3 13 19 0 0 1.47 .214 5.83 -0.2 52
2020 Seattle - MLB 28 5 0 0 0 1 1.93 4.2 2 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0.64 .200 1.30 0.2 223
2021 Toronto - MLB 29 6 0 0 0 0 6.75 5.1 8 4 4 2 2 5 0 0 1.88 .353 7.47 -0.2 64
2021 Atlanta - MLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 81.00 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 12.00 1.000 45.20 -0.1 5
2021 Total - MLB 29 7 0 0 0 0 11.12 5.2 11 7 7 3 3 6 0 0 2.47 .421 9.69 -0.3 38
2022 Washington - MLB 30 57 0 6 3 2 2.76 62.0 51 22 19 8 25 56 0 0 1.23 .259 4.45 -0.1 147
2023 Washington - MLB 31 32 0 1 3 2 3.69 31.2 31 14 13 1 17 24 0 0 1.52 .303 3.81 0.3 118
2024 Chicago - MLB 32 15 0 2 1 0 2.79 19.1 16 7 6 1 8 13 0 0 1.24 .250 3.96 0.2 154
2026 Cincinnati - MLB 34 11 0 2 0 0 9.82 11.0 23 12 12 2 4 13 0 0 2.45 .538 4.38 0.0 45
Total MLB 321 0 20 15 7 3.72 309.2 229 137 128 30 158 354 0 0 1.25 .264 3.82 2.6 114
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+
2012 Texas (ACL) - R 20 4 3 3 0 0 0.00 20.0 6 0 0 0 6 25 0 0 0.60 .150 1.75 0.9 999
2012 Total - A- 20 10 10 2 3 0 2.11 47.0 26 13 11 0 19 60 0 0 0.96 .250 1.99 2.0 190
2013 Total - A 21 18 18 8 2 0 1.83 93.1 62 28 19 0 34 122 1 0 1.03 .284 1.78 4.2 218
2013 South Bend - A+ 21 6 6 0 0 0 1.96 23.0 14 5 5 1 7 33 0 0 0.91 .260 1.81 1.0 202
2013 Total - A+ 21 24 24 8 2 0 1.86 116.1 76 33 24 1 41 155 1 0 1.01 .280 1.78 5.3 215
2014 Chicago N (ACL) - R 22 2 2 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 2 1 1 0 4 8 0 0 1.06 .200 2.49 0.2 250
2014 Tennessee - AA 22 10 10 1 2 0 2.44 48.0 30 14 13 1 21 46 0 0 1.06 .234 2.93 1.4 165
2015 Tennessee - AA 23 13 0 2 2 4 2.66 23.2 11 12 7 1 17 36 0 0 1.18 .217 2.86 0.4 151
2015 Iowa - AAA 23 23 0 3 1 2 2.84 31.2 15 11 10 0 24 39 0 0 1.23 .221 3.01 0.5 141
2016 Iowa - AAA 24 24 0 1 1 1 4.26 25.1 6 12 12 1 17 35 0 0 0.91 .089 2.96 0.4 94
2018 Iowa - AAA 26 3 0 0 1 0 9.00 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 3.00 .500 9.20 -0.1 45
2019 El Paso - AAA 27 3 0 0 1 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 1.67 .444 1.53 0.1 44
2019 Iowa - AAA 27 14 0 2 0 0 3.07 14.2 12 6 5 2 6 14 0 0 1.23 .250 4.29 0.0 131
2019 Total - AAA 27 17 0 2 1 0 4.08 17.2 16 9 8 2 7 18 0 0 1.30 .286 3.82 0.1 98
2021 Toronto (FCL) - R 29 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
2021 Dunedin - A 29 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .333 0.00 0.1 999
2021 Charlotte - AAA 29 10 0 0 0 3 2.00 9.0 4 2 2 0 3 15 0 0 0.78 .250 0.87 0.4 202
2021 Gwinnett - AAA 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .000 0.20 0.1 999
2021 Buffalo - AAA 29 7 0 1 0 0 3.86 7.0 5 3 3 2 0 8 0 0 0.71 .188 4.63 -0.0 104
2021 Total - AAA 29 18 0 1 0 3 2.65 17.0 9 5 5 2 4 26 0 0 0.76 .219 2.38 0.4 152
2022 Rochester - AAA 30 13 0 1 0 3 0.63 14.1 3 1 1 0 4 17 0 0 0.49 .107 1.67 0.5 637
2023 Washington (FCL) - R 31 1 0 0 0 0 40.50 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 .600 7.70 -0.0 10
2023 Wilmington - A+ 31 2 0 0 0 0 20.25 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 .333 22.70 -0.3 20
2024 Iowa - AAA 32 34 0 0 2 8 3.12 34.2 29 13 12 1 17 33 0 0 1.33 .295 3.30 1.0 166
Total IL 129 0 8 5 17 3.03 139.2 76 50 47 6 76 167 0 0 1.09 .217 3.08 140.5
Total PCL 3 0 0 1 0 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 1.67 .444 1.53 44.1
Total SL 23 10 3 4 4 2.51 71.2 41 26 20 2 38 82 0 0 1.10 .229 2.91 160.5
Total SAL 2 0 0 0 0 20.25 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 .333 22.70 19.5
Total MWL 6 6 0 0 0 1.96 23.0 14 5 5 1 7 33 0 0 0.91 .260 1.81 201.9
Total CAR 18 18 8 2 0 1.83 93.1 62 28 19 0 34 122 1 0 1.03 .284 1.77 218.3
Total NWL 10 10 2 3 0 2.11 47.0 26 13 11 0 19 60 0 0 0.96 .250 1.99 189.9
Total ACL 6 5 3 0 0 0.35 25.2 8 1 1 0 10 33 0 0 0.70 .160 1.91 1133.6
Total FCL 2 1 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 2.40 .500 3.08 24.7
Total FSL 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .333 0.00 999.0
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+
2016 Chicago - MLB 24 8 0 0 1 0 2.84 6.1 5 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 1.42 .000 3.93 0.0 146
2017 Chicago - MLB 25 7 0 1 1 0 11.57 4.2 2 6 6 1 6 8 0 0 1.71 .000 6.51 -0.1 37
Total MLB 15 0 1 2 0 6.55 11.0 7 8 8 1 10 12 0 0 1.55 .000 5.03 65.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Chicago - MLB P 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB P 36 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 +0.4 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB P 73 0 6 9 0 15 0 1.000 66.1 2.04 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB P 58 0 6 3 0 10 1 .900 52.0 1.56 -1.3 .000
2019 Chicago - MLB P 20 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 0.0 .000
2019 San Diego - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Seattle - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
2021 Atlanta - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Toronto - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Washington - MLB P 57 0 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 62.0 1.60 +1.5 .000
2023 Washington - MLB P 32 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 31.2 1.71 -0.1 .000
2024 Chicago - MLB P 14 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 19.1 1.40 -0.6 .679
2026 Cincinnati - MLB P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 320 0 25 31 1 59 3 .949 309.2 1.63 -0.2 .679
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2011 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mid-Carolina HS (Prosperity, SC).
07/22/2013 Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs with P Justin Grimm, IF Mike Olt, and a PTBNL (P Neil Ramirez - 08/23/2013) for P Matt Garza.
11/02/2016 Won the 2016 MLB World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
01/12/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
07/31/2019 Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the San Diego Padres for LHP Brad Wieck.
11/04/2019 Granted Free Agency.
12/04/2019 Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
10/22/2020 Granted Free Agency.
02/02/2021 Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
03/25/2021 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
04/01/2021 Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
05/10/2021 Granted Free Agency.
05/14/2021 Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent.
08/29/2021 Released.
08/31/2021 Signed by the Chicago White Sox as a free agent
11/07/2021 Granted Free Agency.
03/08/2022 Signed by the Washington Nationals as a free agent.
11/02/2023 Granted Free Agency.
02/06/2024 Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
11/24/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
02/19/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2017 73 6
Year HLD Rank
2017 25 2
2018 23 9
Year RA Rank
2017 73 6
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