P Kichibei Kobayashi #41
St. Paul Saints (CAB) A
Age: 20 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Angry    
12/31/2026
BNN Index | A | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KICHIBEI KOBAYASHI #41 - AGE: 20 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
56 0 3-4 0 4.48 90.1 97 9 46 139 1.58 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 20
Movement 30
Control 42
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 65
Slider - 66
Changeup - 5
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 77
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Groundball Percentage 56 %
Hold Runners 73
Defense 37
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 18
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 16
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/01/2027 @ BAL Loss, 0-0 4.1 4 0 0 2 9
08/21/2027 @ EUG Loss, 0-0 4.1 3 2 2 4 2 Win
07/31/2027 @ ELP Loss, 0-0 5.1 6 1 1 1 4
07/26/2027 @ WIN Loss, 0-0 2.1 2 1 1 1 5
07/17/2027 @ GRA Loss, 0-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
07/04/2027 @ EUG Loss, 0-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
06/29/2027 CON Loss, 0-0 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
06/11/2027 @ SAN Loss, 0-0 2.0 3 1 0 1 4
06/07/2027 @ NEW Loss, 0-0 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
05/25/2027 @ VIC Loss, 0-0 2.1 1 0 0 1 3
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:Very High
Greed:High
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:02/03/2006
Born in:Neyagawa, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
SINGLE A 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 56 0 3 4 0 4.48 90.1 97 48 45 9 46 139 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 21 4 0.0 56 10 14.65 9.66 13.85 4.58 3.70 1.58 93 0.6 .423        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 83 25 5 1 1 7 11 28 0 1 3 .301 .402 .422 .824      
vs. RHB 271 72 13 1 8 41 35 111 2 1 1 .266 .350 .410 .759      
SINGLE A 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 8 0 0 0 0 5.68 6.1 13 6 4 1 6 14  
May 13 0 0 1 0 3.50 18.0 16 7 7 0 4 27  
June 9 0 0 0 0 4.72 13.1 15 8 7 2 3 21  
July 10 0 0 1 0 5.60 17.2 23 11 11 4 6 28  
August 9 0 2 1 0 6.23 17.1 14 12 12 2 18 17  
September 7 0 1 1 0 2.04 17.2 16 4 4 0 9 32  
Last Year 32 0 1 2 5 3.67 54.0 45 28 22 6 47 73  
2 Years Ago 13 0 0 0 2 1.05 25.2 17 4 3 0 11 33  
Career 101 0 4 6 7 3.71 170.0 159 80 70 15 104 245  
Home 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 3  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0  
Grass 48 0 2 4 0 4.23 78.2 80 40 37 8 40 123  
Turf 8 0 1 0 0 6.17 11.2 17 8 8 1 6 16  
Day 16 0 1 2 0 4.13 24.0 26 11 11 0 7 32  
Night 40 0 2 2 0 4.61 66.1 71 37 34 9 39 107  
As Reliever / Substitution 56 0 3 4 0 4.48 90.1 97 48 45 9 46 139  
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+
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+
2024 St. Paul - A 18 13 0 0 0 2 1.05 25.2 17 4 3 0 11 33 0 0 1.09 .288 2.65 0.6 402
2024 Spokane - AA 18 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.67 .111 3.28 0.1 999
2025 St. Paul - A 19 32 0 1 2 5 3.67 54.0 45 28 22 6 47 73 0 0 1.70 .325 5.09 -0.4 113
2025 Spokane - AA 19 4 0 1 0 0 9.00 7.0 12 7 7 0 10 8 0 0 3.14 .545 5.22 -0.0 52
2026 St. Paul - A 20 56 0 3 4 0 4.48 90.1 97 48 45 9 46 139 0 0 1.58 .423 3.70 0.6 89
Total AA 5 0 1 0 0 6.30 10.0 13 7 7 0 11 10 0 0 2.40 .419 4.64 336.0
Total A 101 0 4 6 7 3.71 170.0 159 80 70 15 104 245 0 0 1.55 .372 3.98 143.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Spokane - AA P 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.050
2024 St. Paul - A P 13 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 25.2 2.10 +0.3 1.053
2025 Spokane - AA P 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.052
2025 St. Paul - A P 32 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 54.0 1.17 +0.1 1.051
2026 St. Paul - A P 54 0 4 8 0 13 1 .923 90.1 1.20 +0.6 1.061
TOTAL P 104 0 8 21 0 30 1 .967 180.0 1.45 +1.1 1.055
PLAYER HISTORY
06/25/2022 Entered the ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
07/06/2022 Signed a minor league contract ($340,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Cabo San Lucas Toreros organization.
07/24/2022 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (29); Control: - (48).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (8); Movement: - (28); Control: - (51).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (28); Control: - (51).
09/10/2025 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 7 months.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (25); Control: - (47).
09/06/2026 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for one week.
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