P Jiro 'Cookie' Watanabe #40
West Coast Defenders (MAN) AA
Age: 20 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry    
12/31/2027
BNN Index | AA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JIRO 'COOKIE' WATANABE #40 - AGE: 20 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
62 0 5-3 1 5.20 81.1 96 5 57 52 1.88 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 67
Movement 48
Control 54
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider - 43
Curveball - 29
Changeup - 88
Cutter - 62
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 72
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage 59 %
Hold Runners 63
Defense 46
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 12
Baserunning Inst.: 14
Sacrifice Bunt: 100
Bunt for Hit: 16
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/25/2027 OTT Win, 8-3 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
09/24/2027 OTT Loss, 2-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2027 @ FAI Win, 5-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2027 @ FAI Loss, 4-12 3.2 3 2 2 1 2
09/17/2027 @ WIS Loss, 1-5 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
09/16/2027 @ JAC Win, 7-5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/2027 @ JAC Loss, 2-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
09/11/2027 @ PAC Win, 1-0 3.2 4 0 0 2 1
09/08/2027 RIV Win, 5-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
09/06/2027 @ FRI Loss, 3-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:11/02/2007
Born in:Niiza, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 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:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
DOUBLE A 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 62 0 5 3 1 5.20 81.1 96 52 47 5 57 52 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 18 2 33.3 62 18 16.93 10.62 5.75 6.31 5.20 1.88 112 -0.3 .341        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 135 41 2 1 1 22 29 26 0 0 0 .304 .427 .356 .782      
vs. RHB 187 55 10 1 4 30 28 26 2 2 0 .294 .382 .422 .805      
DOUBLE A 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 10 0 1 0 0 2.77 13.0 13 4 4 0 6 5  
May 7 0 0 2 0 12.10 9.2 16 14 13 3 10 12  
June 8 0 0 1 0 9.28 10.2 17 14 11 0 12 5  
July 13 0 1 0 0 4.96 16.1 18 9 9 2 11 10  
August 12 0 3 0 1 2.20 16.1 17 5 4 0 13 11  
September 12 0 0 0 0 3.52 15.1 15 6 6 0 5 9  
Last Year 8 0 0 0 0 10.80 10.0 14 13 12 2 8 7  
2 Years Ago 49 0 1 4 14 6.34 44.0 56 34 31 7 42 23  
Career 119 0 6 7 15 5.99 135.1 166 99 90 14 107 82  
Home 33 0 3 1 1 5.31 42.1 55 27 25 2 23 26  
Road 29 0 2 2 0 5.08 39.0 41 25 22 3 34 26  
Grass 62 0 5 3 1 5.20 81.1 96 52 47 5 57 52  
Day 19 0 0 0 0 10.45 20.2 33 25 24 4 23 9  
Night 43 0 5 3 1 3.41 60.2 63 27 23 1 34 43  
As Reliever / Substitution 62 0 5 3 1 5.20 81.1 96 52 47 5 57 52  
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 Beach City - A 16 25 0 1 5 10 3.42 26.1 26 10 10 1 20 15 0 0 1.75 .321 5.34 -0.3 124
2025 Beach City - A 17 13 0 1 1 8 3.55 12.2 9 5 5 1 8 12 0 0 1.34 .267 4.58 -0.0 116
2025 West Coast - AA 17 49 0 1 4 14 6.34 44.0 56 34 31 7 42 23 0 0 2.23 .329 7.33 -1.1 74
2026 Beach City - A 18 33 11 6 7 0 5.02 86.0 98 53 48 5 46 84 0 0 1.67 .360 4.29 0.6 79
2026 West Coast - AA 18 8 0 0 0 0 10.80 10.0 14 13 12 2 8 7 0 0 2.20 .353 7.05 -0.2 43
2027 West Coast - AA 19 62 0 5 3 1 5.20 81.1 96 52 47 5 57 52 0 0 1.88 .341 5.20 -0.3 89
Total AA 119 0 6 7 15 5.99 135.1 166 99 90 14 107 82 0 0 2.02 .338 6.03 80.4
Total A 71 11 8 13 18 4.54 125.0 133 68 63 7 74 111 0 0 1.66 .344 4.54 92.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Beach City - A P 25 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 +0.2 1.053
2025 West Coast - AA P 42 0 5 3 0 10 2 .800 44.0 1.64 -0.7 .751
2025 Beach City - A P 12 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 12.2 1.42 +0.0 1.051
2026 West Coast - AA P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.4 .706
2026 Beach City - A P 32 11 3 10 0 13 0 1.000 86.0 1.36 +1.2 1.149
2027 West Coast - AA P 58 0 3 14 4 17 0 1.000 81.1 1.88 +0.3 .989
TOTAL P 177 11 16 31 5 49 2 .959 260.1 1.62 +0.6 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
06/25/2024 Entered the ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
06/27/2024 Signed a minor league contract ($1,900,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Manhattan Beach Patriots organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (72); Movement: - (49); Control: - (81).
04/07/2025 Named the #17 prospect in the ABL
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (66); Movement: - (42); Control: - (57).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (44); Movement: - (46); Control: - (56).
05/15/2027 Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
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