P Josh Ball #16
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
03/12/2040
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P JOSH BALL #16 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
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 50 55 50 50
Movement 50 55 50 50
Control 35 40 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Slider 55 55
Changeup 40 40
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/03/2039 @ PAW Loss, 2-3 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
09/01/2039 CLM Loss, 0-4 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
08/29/2039 @ CHR Win, 3-1 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
08/14/2039 LOU Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
08/11/2039 @ ROC Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
08/08/2039 BUF Loss, 1-2 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Ball is a real workhorse. He doesn't care about fame or personal accomplishments. He just wants to win.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Loyalty
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:03/28/2003
Born in:Kalkaska, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 148 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 167 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2025, 13th Pick in Round 5
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2039 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 0 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 1 3 7 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 6 3 13.50 8.59 8.59 3.68 4.73 1.36 108 -0.0 .316        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 7 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286      
vs. RHB 20 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2039 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 5 0 0 0 2 5  
September 2 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 2  
Last Year 6 0 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 1 3 7  
Career 7 0 0 0 0 1.08 8.1 7 1 1 1 3 10  
Home 3 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 3 1 1 1 2 2  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 4 0 0 0 1 5  
Grass 6 0 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 1 3 7  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 4  
Night 3 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 3 1 1 1 3 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 1 3 7  
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+
2030 Philadelphia - MLB 27 45 0 6 3 2 2.55 74.0 59 25 21 6 40 96 0 0 1.34 .305 3.65 0.9 174
2032 Philadelphia - MLB 29 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .333 3.46 0.0 999
2032 Milwaukee - MLB 29 45 0 3 0 1 1.91 66.0 54 16 14 4 27 72 0 0 1.23 .303 3.34 1.0 227
2032 Total - MLB 29 46 0 4 0 1 1.88 67.0 55 16 14 4 27 72 0 0 1.22 .304 3.34 1.0 231
2033 Milwaukee - MLB 30 51 0 1 6 1 3.53 79.0 65 34 31 9 43 108 0 0 1.37 .313 3.97 0.7 126
2034 Milwaukee - MLB 31 28 0 4 3 1 3.94 45.2 35 24 20 7 26 52 0 0 1.34 .259 4.84 -0.1 112
2035 Milwaukee - MLB 32 41 0 7 6 0 2.13 63.1 49 15 15 10 16 77 0 0 1.03 .267 3.93 0.4 199
2036 Milwaukee - MLB 33 42 0 3 3 2 3.16 74.0 62 26 26 9 19 75 0 0 1.09 .276 3.66 0.7 130
2037 Milwaukee - MLB 34 61 0 4 3 1 4.19 92.1 86 54 43 11 47 114 0 0 1.44 .319 4.08 0.4 99
2038 Montreal - MLB 35 65 0 4 1 0 2.27 47.2 36 14 12 4 11 64 0 0 0.99 .311 2.80 1.2 184
2039 Montreal - MLB 36 30 0 2 0 0 1.21 22.1 19 3 3 1 8 16 0 0 1.21 .290 3.27 0.4 340
Total MLB 409 0 35 25 8 2.95 565.1 466 211 185 61 237 674 0 0 1.24 .296 3.77 5.7 145
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+
2025 Total - 22 19 19 9 4 0 3.01 125.2 102 45 42 9 56 161 0 0 1.26 .310 2.98 3.5 100
2025 Oakland (AZL) - R 22 10 10 7 0 0 2.61 51.2 47 16 15 1 20 65 0 0 1.30 .357 3.01 1.9 187
2026 Beloit - A 23 14 14 7 2 0 3.34 72.2 70 29 27 1 27 65 0 0 1.33 .330 3.12 1.6 114
2026 Stockton - A+ 23 2 2 0 1 0 6.52 9.2 15 7 7 2 4 12 0 0 1.97 .500 5.36 0.0 66
2026 Total - A+ 23 16 16 7 3 0 3.72 82.1 85 36 34 3 31 77 0 0 1.41 .349 3.38 1.7 105
2027 Stockton - A+ 24 21 21 9 5 0 3.91 117.1 111 55 51 11 43 106 0 0 1.31 .300 4.27 1.7 112
2028 Midland - AA 25 42 2 7 5 12 1.56 69.1 60 13 12 3 31 82 0 0 1.31 .333 3.09 1.4 258
2029 Iowa - AAA 26 28 28 7 15 0 4.59 180.1 186 102 92 17 91 160 4 1 1.54 .320 4.10 2.9 95
2031 Reading - AA 28 41 0 0 2 6 1.88 52.2 38 14 11 1 26 81 0 0 1.22 .346 1.94 1.9 215
2032 Reading - AA 29 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.2 4 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 2.25 .444 3.49 0.0 999
2032 Lehigh Valley - AAA 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
2034 San Antonio - AAA 31 5 5 2 2 0 3.94 32.0 35 17 14 3 14 35 0 0 1.53 .356 3.62 0.5 96
2039 Durham - AAA 36 6 0 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 7 1 1 1 3 7 0 0 1.36 .316 4.73 -0.0 357
Total IL 7 0 0 0 0 1.08 8.1 7 1 1 1 3 10 0 0 1.20 .316 4.16 405.4
Total PCL 33 33 9 17 0 4.49 212.1 221 119 106 20 105 195 4 1 1.54 .325 4.03 94.9
Total EL 43 0 1 2 6 1.79 55.1 42 17 11 1 28 85 0 0 1.27 .353 2.02 225.5
Total TEX 42 2 7 5 12 1.56 69.1 60 13 12 3 31 82 0 0 1.31 .333 3.09 258.4
Total CAL 23 23 9 6 0 4.11 127.0 126 62 58 13 47 118 0 0 1.36 .315 4.36 106.3
Total MID 14 14 7 2 0 3.34 72.2 70 29 27 1 27 65 0 0 1.33 .330 3.12 113.7
Total AZL 10 10 7 0 0 2.61 51.2 47 16 15 1 20 65 0 0 1.30 .357 3.01 187.3
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+
2035 Milwaukee - MLB 32 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.09 .333 2.64 0.1 999
2036 Milwaukee - MLB 33 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.25 .083 2.80 0.1 999
2039 Montreal - MLB 36 4 0 0 0 0 19.29 2.1 5 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 2.57 .375 16.18 -0.4 21
Total MLB 10 0 1 0 0 4.50 10.0 9 5 5 2 2 5 0 0 1.10 .241 5.86 91.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2030 Philadelphia - MLB P 45 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 74.0 0.61 +0.9 1.050
2032 Philadelphia - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2032 Milwaukee - MLB P 44 0 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 66.0 1.50 +0.9 1.183
2033 Milwaukee - MLB P 51 0 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 79.0 1.03 +0.5 1.052
2034 Milwaukee - MLB P 27 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 45.2 0.59 +0.7 .000
2035 Milwaukee - MLB P 41 0 2 7 0 10 1 .900 63.1 1.28 +0.3 .845
2036 Milwaukee - MLB P 42 0 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 74.0 0.85 +0.3 .882
2037 Milwaukee - MLB P 61 0 4 5 1 11 2 .818 92.1 0.88 -1.1 .536
2038 Montreal - MLB P 65 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 47.2 0.76 -0.3 .730
2039 Montreal - MLB P 30 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 22.1 1.61 +0.2 1.076
2039 Durham - AAA P 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.2 1.039
TOTAL P 413 0 24 39 3 67 4 .940 572.2 0.99 +2.6 .905
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2025 Drafted in the 2025 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 143rd overall pick) by the Oakland Athletics, out of college Iowa
06/17/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization with a signing bonus of $460,000.
09/11/2025 Wins the 2025 Arizona Rookie League Round 2 with the Oakland (AZL) Athletics Green!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 30 (45).
09/26/2026 Wins the 2026 California League Round 2 with the Stockton Ports!
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (45).
06/08/2027 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
06/23/2027 Injured (fractured shoulder blade),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (45).
06/14/2028 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
09/17/2028 Wins the 2028 Texas League Round 2 with the Midland RockHounds!
09/27/2028 Wins the 2028 TEX Reliever of the Year.
12/26/2028 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 27, 27th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (40).
01/29/2029 Released by the Pittsburgh organization, returned to the Oakland Athletics.
01/29/2029 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with LF Steve Cundiff and $1,500,000, in exchange for SP Ramon Soto.
03/28/2029 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs, along with C Luca Tresh and 1B Cesar Ramirez, in exchange for C Andrew Knizner and $6,000,000.
05/31/2029 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Omaha Storm Chasers with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
12/25/2029 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 22, 52nd overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (45).
05/01/2030 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/30/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40).
09/24/2031 Finished 3rd in 2031 EL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/25/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40).
05/12/2032 Was claimed off waivers by Milwaukee while with Philadelphia.
11/28/2032 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45).
05/20/2033 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
11/29/2033 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,302,600.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (35).
06/18/2034 Injured (tired arm),out for 3 weeks.
08/17/2034 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/24/2034 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,820,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40).
11/16/2035 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,360,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (35).
11/07/2036 Wins the 2036 World Series with the Milwaukee Brewers.
11/14/2036 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,380,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (35).
12/03/2037 Became a free agent.
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (40).
01/27/2038 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
07/26/2038 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/08/2038 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/2039 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 40 (40).
06/22/2039 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 6 weeks.
11/26/2039 Became a free agent.
01/01/2040 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2038 18 10
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