P Joshua 'Nerves of Steel' Goldberg #59
Las Vegas Gamblers ABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
12/31/2026
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P JOSHUA 'NERVES OF STEEL' GOLDBERG #59 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
20 6 4-2 0 4.28 61.0 59 11 51 70 1.80 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 100
Movement 28
Control 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 100
Slider - 82
Splitter - 80
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 99-101 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 46 %
Hold Runners 28
Defense 29
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 13
Stealing Ability: 38
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 97
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/03/2026 @ SD Win, 4-0 X 7.0 3 0 0 3 7 Win
08/28/2026 NY Win, 6-4 X 6.0 8 3 3 3 6 Win
08/22/2026 SOC Win, 6-4 X 6.0 6 4 3 2 3
08/16/2026 @ MTL Win, 6-3 X 5.1 9 1 1 4 4 Win
08/11/2026 @ DAL Loss, 4-8 X 5.0 9 7 7 2 7 Loss
08/04/2026 MIN Win, 9-4 X 5.0 2 2 2 7 7 Win
07/25/2026 @ CHI Loss, 3-7 3.2 2 1 1 0 4
07/09/2026 @ SOC Loss, 0-6 1.2 1 1 1 3 2
07/05/2026 MTL Loss, 2-6 2.1 3 2 2 0 3
06/25/2026 HAV Win, 9-8 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:High
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Very Low
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:10/15/1993
Born in:Toronto, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:5' 11"
Weight:255 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,800,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 168 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2012, 17th Pick in Round 1
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 20 6 4 2 0 4.28 61.0 59 31 29 11 51 70 0 0.0 0 3 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 0.0 14 3 16.52 8.70 10.33 7.52 6.12 1.80 129 -0.2 .324        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 129 38 2 1 8 23 33 35 3 0 1 .295 .434 .512 .945      
vs. RHB 95 21 2 4 3 8 18 35 2 4 1 .221 .345 .421 .766      
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 1 0 4.05 6.2 5 4 3 1 8 7  
May 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 10.2 8 4 4 2 16 16  
June 2 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 3 2 2 1 3 4  
July 3 0 0 0 0 4.70 7.2 6 4 4 1 3 9  
August 5 5 3 1 0 5.27 27.1 34 17 16 6 18 27  
September 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 3 0 0 0 3 7  
Spring Training 3 3 2 0 0 3.00 12.0 7 4 4 1 8 18  
Last Year 55 8 3 8 8 4.60 88.0 77 46 45 11 80 107  
Career 227 39 16 27 18 5.12 424.0 371 251 241 56 393 542  
Home 10 3 2 1 0 3.62 27.1 22 13 11 4 27 33  
Road 10 3 2 1 0 4.81 33.2 37 18 18 7 24 37  
Grass 20 6 4 2 0 4.28 61.0 59 31 29 11 51 70  
Day 9 3 2 0 0 2.86 28.1 25 10 9 3 13 28  
Night 11 3 2 2 0 5.51 32.2 34 21 20 8 38 42  
As Starter 6 6 4 1 0 4.19 34.1 37 17 16 6 21 34  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 0 1 0 4.39 26.2 22 14 13 5 30 36  
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+
2017 Maple - ABL 23 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 3.1 4 5 5 1 5 3 0 0 2.70 .375 10.17 -0.1 36
2018 Maple - ABL 24 17 17 0 8 0 6.39 63.1 55 46 45 9 69 72 0 0 1.96 .315 6.67 -0.1 77
2019 Maple - ABL 25 12 1 1 1 1 6.92 13.0 10 12 10 2 12 22 0 0 1.69 .320 5.32 0.1 73
2020 Maple - ABL 26 36 5 4 7 1 5.73 70.2 68 47 45 9 63 103 0 0 1.85 .355 5.32 0.7 90
2021 Maple - ABL 27 39 1 1 0 3 3.88 53.1 47 25 23 4 44 68 0 0 1.71 .352 4.53 0.8 130
2022 Maple - ABL 28 47 0 3 0 5 4.92 71.1 51 39 39 9 69 97 0 0 1.68 .282 5.63 -0.0 102
2025 Las Vegas - ABL 31 55 8 3 8 8 4.60 88.0 77 46 45 11 80 107 0 0 1.78 .314 5.54 0.1 106
2026 Las Vegas - ABL 32 20 6 4 2 0 4.28 61.0 59 31 29 11 51 70 0 0 1.80 .324 6.12 -0.2 110
Total ABL 227 39 16 27 18 5.12 424.0 371 251 241 56 393 542 0 0 1.80 .323 5.67 1.2 100
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 Kelowna - COL 18 13 13 4 6 0 3.82 70.2 58 38 30 11 36 98 0 0 1.33 .296 4.61 1.7 149
2013 Kingwood - A 19 29 29 13 11 0 2.90 186.1 161 69 60 15 53 207 0 0 1.15 .303 2.83 3.3 102
2013 Sandy Springs - AA 19 2 2 1 0 0 9.53 11.1 14 12 12 0 9 7 0 0 2.03 .368 4.39 0.1 43
2014 Kingwood - A 20 12 12 1 6 0 5.28 58.0 49 37 34 8 27 69 0 0 1.31 .285 4.19 0.4 67
2014 Sandy Springs - AA 20 17 17 3 8 0 6.23 86.2 86 63 60 10 65 98 0 0 1.74 .336 5.38 0.4 70
2015 Kingwood - A 21 9 9 4 2 0 2.12 46.2 39 11 11 0 17 70 0 0 1.20 .368 1.83 2.1 182
2015 Sandy Springs - AA 21 8 8 1 2 0 4.50 34.0 30 18 17 1 29 42 0 0 1.74 .354 4.08 0.6 96
2015 Astoria - AAA 21 9 9 3 1 0 3.61 42.1 37 19 17 4 32 41 0 0 1.63 .289 5.48 0.4 137
2016 Sandy Springs - AA 22 21 21 2 4 0 4.63 79.2 74 42 41 7 62 113 0 0 1.71 .366 4.28 1.4 97
2016 Astoria - AAA 22 11 11 0 4 0 7.43 36.1 41 31 30 3 36 36 0 0 2.12 .365 5.78 0.1 63
2017 Astoria - AAA 23 31 31 6 9 0 5.05 140.2 125 80 79 12 91 186 0 0 1.54 .338 4.53 2.8 97
2018 Astoria - AAA 24 13 13 3 5 0 5.91 56.1 58 39 37 5 37 80 0 0 1.69 .381 4.41 1.2 84
2019 Astoria - AAA 25 21 21 7 3 0 4.18 99.0 84 48 46 9 70 163 0 0 1.56 .375 4.15 2.5 120
2023 Sandy Springs - AA 29 56 17 9 4 1 3.51 133.1 100 58 52 15 102 217 0 0 1.51 .336 4.20 2.9 144
2024 Kingwood - A 30 36 0 5 0 0 3.48 31.0 15 12 12 1 19 61 0 0 1.10 .359 2.45 0.8 122
2024 Sandy Springs - AA 30 23 0 2 0 1 4.26 12.2 17 6 6 3 11 24 0 0 2.21 .560 5.75 -0.1 113
2024 Astoria - AAA 30 20 0 1 0 1 5.79 9.1 8 6 6 0 12 17 0 0 2.14 .471 3.99 0.2 86
Total AAA 105 85 20 22 1 5.04 384.0 353 223 215 33 278 523 0 0 1.64 .352 4.62 102.0
Total AA 127 65 18 18 2 4.73 357.2 321 199 188 36 278 501 0 0 1.67 .353 4.55 106.5
Total A 86 50 23 19 0 3.27 322.0 264 129 117 24 116 407 0 0 1.18 .311 2.89 109.4
Total Pro Feeder 13 13 4 6 0 3.82 70.2 58 38 30 11 36 98 0 0 1.33 .296 4.61 148.8
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+
2012 Kelowna - Pro Feeder 18 4 4 0 2 0 8.84 18.1 19 20 18 5 14 30 0 0 1.80 .378 0.00 0.0 0
2015 Sandy Springs - AA 21 1 1 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 3 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 1.15 .300 0.00 0.0 0
2017 Astoria - AAA 23 1 1 0 1 0 12.46 4.1 6 6 6 1 3 4 0 0 2.08 .385 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Maple - ABL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.000 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Maple - ABL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3.00 1.000 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Maple - ABL 27 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 3.00 .429 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Sandy Springs - AA 29 5 0 1 0 0 0.93 9.2 4 1 1 0 7 13 0 0 1.14 .222 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Las Vegas - ABL 31 4 0 0 0 0 12.00 6.0 5 8 8 2 9 7 0 0 2.33 .231 0.00 0.0 0
Total ABL 7 0 0 0 0 10.38 8.2 10 10 10 2 13 10 0 0 2.65 .364 9.16 117.9
Total AAA 1 1 0 1 0 12.46 4.1 6 6 6 1 3 4 0 0 2.08 .385 7.08 39.5
Total AA 6 1 1 0 0 1.29 14.0 7 2 2 0 9 19 0 0 1.14 .250 3.02 437.8
Total Pro Feeder 4 4 0 2 0 8.84 18.1 19 20 18 5 14 30 0 0 1.80 .378 6.68 64.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Kelowna - COL P 13 13 2 6 3 9 1 .889 70.2 1.02 -0.1 .874
2013 Sandy Springs - AA P 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 11.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
2013 Kingwood - A P 29 29 9 19 1 30 2 .933 186.1 1.35 -1.3 .993
2014 Sandy Springs - AA P 17 17 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 86.2 0.93 +0.1 1.056
2014 Kingwood - A P 12 12 3 6 0 10 1 .900 58.0 1.40 -0.1 1.050
2015 Astoria - AAA P 9 9 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 42.1 1.91 +0.3 1.056
2015 Sandy Springs - AA P 8 8 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 +0.1 1.050
2015 Kingwood - A P 9 9 1 2 0 4 1 .750 46.2 0.58 -0.1 .000
2016 Astoria - AAA P 11 11 4 5 2 9 0 1.000 36.1 2.23 +0.1 1.049
2016 Sandy Springs - AA P 21 21 1 6 0 8 1 .875 79.2 0.79 +0.2 1.056
2017 Maple - ML P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 .000
2017 Astoria - AAA P 31 31 9 17 1 27 1 .963 140.2 1.66 +0.6 1.061
2018 Maple - ML P 17 17 6 6 2 12 0 1.000 63.1 1.71 +0.3 1.053
2018 Astoria - AAA P 13 13 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 56.1 0.80 +0.2 1.052
2019 Maple - ML P 12 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.0 1.053
2019 Astoria - AAA P 21 21 2 4 0 7 1 .857 99.0 0.55 -0.5 .699
2020 Maple - ML P 36 5 7 11 1 18 0 1.000 70.2 2.29 +0.5 1.062
2021 Maple - ML P 39 1 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 53.1 1.01 +0.3 1.064
2022 Maple - ML P 46 0 3 9 3 13 1 .923 71.1 1.51 -0.1 .942
2023 Sandy Springs - AA P 56 17 3 15 1 20 2 .900 133.1 1.21 +0.8 .995
2024 Astoria - AAA P 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
2024 Sandy Springs - AA P 19 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.2 0.71 +0.1 1.050
2024 Kingwood - A P 34 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 +0.2 1.053
2025 Las Vegas - ML P 52 8 3 12 1 16 1 .938 88.0 1.53 +2.0 1.284
2026 Las Vegas - ML P 20 6 6 7 1 14 1 .929 61.0 1.92 -0.3 .918
TOTAL P 547 252 72 158 18 244 14 .943 1558.1 1.33 +3.5 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
04/11/2012 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/29/2012 Was selected to the 2012 Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game.
05/07/2012 Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
12/17/2012 Released by the Kelowna Heat.
12/17/2012 Drafted in the 2012 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall pick) by the Maple Marauders.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (17); Movement: - (12); Control: - (9).
02/12/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Maple Marauders organization with a signing bonus of $950,000.
04/01/2013 Named the #62 prospect in the ABL
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (12); Control: - (9).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (17); Movement: - (11); Control: - (4).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (17); Movement: - (12); Control: - (4).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (18); Movement: - (13); Control: - (4).
04/22/2017 Injured (abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (13); Control: - (4).
11/24/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (13); Control: - (4).
07/07/2019 Was selected to the 2019 TRIPLE A All-Star Game.
11/21/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (13); Control: - (4).
11/26/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (13); Control: - (4).
09/03/2021 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $4,500,000 with the Maple Marauders organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (9); Control: - (2).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (100); Movement: - (39); Control: - (3).
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 DOUBLE A All-Star Game.
10/19/2023 Won the 2023 DOUBLE A Double A World Series with the Sandy Springs Spartans!
10/31/2023 Finished 3rd in 2023 AA FFL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (100); Movement: - (38); Control: - (6).
11/28/2024 Became a minor league free agent.
12/17/2024 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,340,000 with the Waco RedWolves organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (100); Movement: - (34); Control: - (5).
12/01/2025 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/27/2025 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000 with the Las Vegas Gamblers organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (100); Movement: - (30); Control: - (1).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
2025 80 4
Year SHO Rank
2018 0 10
2020 0 7
2022 0 9
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