1B Ed Kessler #29
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2027
1B ED KESSLER #29 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 269 77 12 0 16 49 15 23 .286 .321 .509 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 51
Gap 35
Power 65
Eye 49
Avoid K's 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 7
Errors: - 55 7
Arm: 3 30 6
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 36 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 12
Stealing Ability: 19
Baserunning Inst.: 26
Sacrifice Bunt: 98
Bunt for Hit: 27
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/2027 SF Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
10/05/2027 SF Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2027 @ SF Loss, 2-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2027 OAK Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2027 EUR Loss, 4-6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2027 EUR Loss, 5-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2027 @ KAN Loss, 7-8 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2027 @ KAN Win, 12-8 4 2 2 4 2 1 0 0
09/16/2027 MAP Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2027 MAP Win, 7-2 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Very Low
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:12/09/1995
Born in:Lynn, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 12th Pick in Round 4
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 269 77 12 0 16 49 38 15 23 .286 .321 .509 .830 .327 .223 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 298 0 4 0 10 11 3 137 28 0 0 0.0 40.5 5.06 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 33 4 0 8 27 16 6 13 1 6 0 .268 .300 .496 .796
Versus Right   146 44 8 0 8 22 22 9 10 2 5 0 .301 .338 .521 .858
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   40 11 1 0 1 7 3 1 2 2 1 0 .275 .279 .375 .654
May   38 11 0 0 4 11 6 1 6 0 2 0 .289 .308 .605 .913
June   33 11 4 0 2 9 6 3 2 0 2 0 .333 .389 .636 1.025
July   55 14 1 0 2 7 4 0 4 0 3 0 .255 .255 .382 .636
August   73 19 3 0 4 10 12 7 8 1 2 0 .260 .321 .466 .787
September   30 11 3 0 3 5 7 3 1 0 1 0 .367 .424 .767 1.191
Spring Training   38 12 2 0 2 7 5 4 5 1 2 0 .316 .372 .526 .898
Postseason   12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Last Year   475 140 13 0 17 71 59 27 41 2 7 3 .295 .335 .429 .765
2 Years Ago   338 102 13 0 19 66 51 27 34 8 1 0 .302 .346 .509 .855
Career   1922 550 83 1 82 297 250 120 167 21 23 7 .286 .327 .458 .785
Home   120 33 9 0 3 14 12 6 11 1 4 0 .275 .307 .425 .732
Road   149 44 3 0 13 35 26 9 12 2 7 0 .295 .331 .577 .908
Grass   269 77 12 0 16 49 38 15 23 3 11 0 .286 .321 .509 .830
Day   108 36 6 0 7 22 16 9 4 2 6 0 .333 .378 .583 .961
Night   161 41 6 0 9 27 22 6 19 1 5 0 .255 .280 .460 .739
As Starter   247 74 11 0 16 47 38 13 22 3 10 0 .300 .331 .538 .869
As Reliever / Substitution   22 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 .136 .208 .182 .390
Pinch Hitting   18 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 .167 .250 .222 .472
Close/Late   76 19 3 0 2 11 7 5 7 0 5 0 .250 .296 .368 .665
Inning 1-3   76 20 6 0 5 13 10 1 8 1 0 0 .263 .269 .539 .809
Inning 4-6   89 27 2 0 6 21 16 9 7 1 3 0 .303 .364 .528 .892
Inning 7-9   97 29 4 0 5 15 12 3 8 1 8 0 .299 .317 .495 .812
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
0 Outs   80 25 5 0 7 12 18 5 6 1 11 0 .313 .349 .637 .986
1 Outs   105 31 5 0 5 20 13 6 6 2 0 0 .295 .327 .486 .813
2 Outs   84 21 2 0 4 17 7 4 11 0 0 0 .250 .284 .417 .701
Scoring Position   79 21 3 0 8 40 11 6 6 3 2 0 .266 .307 .608 .914
Bases Empty   151 46 8 0 7 7 23 8 16 0 0 0 .305 .340 .497 .836
Runner on 1st   39 10 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 9 0 .256 .275 .359 .634
Runner on 2nd   21 7 2 0 4 11 5 3 2 0 1 0 .333 .417 1.000 1.417
Runner on 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 .300 .357 .600 .957
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 5 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 .208 .208 .375 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Bases Loaded   5 3 0 0 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800
Two Strikes   87 17 6 0 1 6 8 5 23 1 0 0 .195 .237 .299 .535
First Pitch   68 22 1 0 6 20 11 0 0 0 4 0 .324 .324 .603 .926
Count 0-1   30 7 0 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 .233 .233 .533 .767
Count 0-2   12 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 1-0   35 14 3 0 2 6 5 0 0 1 3 0 .400 .389 .657 1.046
Count 1-1   22 6 1 0 4 8 5 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .864 1.136
Count 1-2   31 6 4 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .194 .194 .323 .516
Count 2-0   8 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .625 .625 .625 1.250
Count 2-1   15 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Count 2-2   28 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 6 1 0 0 .179 .172 .321 .494
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   3 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Full Count   16 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 .063 .286 .063 .348
Behind in Count   73 18 5 0 3 8 8 0 13 0 2 0 .247 .247 .438 .685
Ahead in Count   62 25 4 0 2 10 10 10 0 2 4 0 .403 .473 .565 1.037
Batting Leadoff   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   18 6 0 0 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .368 .667 1.035
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 6th   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Batting 7th   26 10 2 0 3 8 5 2 2 0 2 0 .385 .429 .808 1.236
Batting 8th   120 33 5 0 6 16 19 8 11 1 4 0 .275 .318 .467 .784
Batting 9th   93 26 4 0 5 20 10 3 9 2 3 0 .280 .296 .484 .780
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Jacksonville - ABL 26 124 306 82 14 0 12 41 39 20 0 2 21 0 1 .268 .311 .431 .742 87 89 -0.3
2023 Jacksonville - ABL 27 125 434 122 23 1 16 56 54 20 2 4 42 0 1 .281 .313 .449 .762 92 94 -0.0
2024 Jacksonville - ABL 28 45 100 27 8 0 2 14 9 11 2 2 6 0 0 .270 .348 .410 .758 95 100 0.1
2025 Jacksonville - ABL 29 100 338 102 13 0 19 66 51 27 0 8 34 1 0 .302 .346 .509 .855 116 119 1.2
2026 Jacksonville - ABL 30 134 475 140 13 0 17 71 59 27 3 2 41 1 0 .295 .335 .429 .765 97 98 0.2
2027 Jacksonville - ABL 31 94 269 77 12 0 16 49 38 15 0 3 23 0 0 .286 .321 .509 .830 109 101 -0.0
Total ABL 622 1922 550 83 1 82 297 250 120 7 21 167 2 2 .286 .327 .458 .785 99 100 1.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 187 343 0.0
2016 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 20 17 40 16 0 0 4 7 11 6 2 1 4 0 0 .400 .490 .700 1.190 200 191 0.0
2017 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 21 48 174 67 5 1 11 39 36 35 0 3 12 0 0 .385 .481 .615 1.096 172 168 0.0
2018 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 22 49 192 63 10 0 20 54 48 26 2 0 18 0 0 .328 .414 .693 1.106 174 162 0.0
2018 Barrow - A 22 83 288 97 16 0 12 59 44 46 3 3 40 0 0 .337 .429 .517 .947 157 153 0.0
2019 Phoenix - AA 23 91 373 131 23 2 14 86 61 47 0 6 42 2 0 .351 .418 .536 .954 144 139 0.0
2019 Chicago - AAA 23 48 169 49 7 0 7 24 20 9 1 2 20 0 0 .290 .326 .456 .782 100 100 0.0
2020 Chicago - AAA 24 132 525 179 34 0 25 86 104 56 0 8 39 0 2 .341 .399 .549 .948 137 133 0.0
2021 Chicago - AAA 25 107 294 87 13 0 15 54 52 41 1 4 31 0 0 .296 .379 .493 .873 123 121 0.0
2024 Chicago - AAA 28 30 75 27 3 0 5 18 15 14 1 1 4 1 0 .360 .462 .600 1.062 171 172 0.0
2025 Chicago - AAA 29 34 110 34 7 0 7 27 19 13 1 3 10 0 2 .309 .378 .564 .942 136 126 0.0
Total AAA 351 1173 376 64 0 59 209 210 133 4 18 104 1 4 .321 .386 .526 .912 131 128
Total AA 91 373 131 23 2 14 86 61 47 0 6 42 2 0 .351 .418 .536 .954 144 139
Total A 83 288 97 16 0 12 59 44 46 3 3 40 0 0 .337 .429 .517 .947 157 153
Total College Feeder 115 406 146 15 1 35 100 95 68 4 4 34 0 0 .360 .452 .660 1.112 175 168
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Jacksonville - ABL 30 22 78 25 6 1 2 17 10 1 0 2 9 0 0 .321 .321 .500 .821 0 0 0.0
2027 Jacksonville - ABL 31 3 12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0.0
Total ABL 25 90 27 6 1 2 18 11 1 0 2 11 0 0 .300 .301 .456 .757 93 99
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 1B 13 9 67 2 2 69 0 1.000 85.0 7.31 +0.0 1.001
2017 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 1B 48 48 312 16 26 331 3 .991 368.0 8.02 -2.7 .885
2018 Barrow - A 1B 83 83 583 26 50 612 3 .995 690.2 7.94 -1.0 .973
2018 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 1B 35 35 237 16 13 254 1 .996 269.0 8.46 -3.0 .867
2019 Chicago - AAA 1B 42 40 336 18 17 356 2 .994 356.1 8.94 -1.6 .940
2019 Phoenix - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2020 Chicago - AAA 1B 116 113 898 52 81 957 7 .993 1016.1 8.41 -7.1 .896
2021 Chicago - AAA 1B 75 68 594 40 61 641 7 .989 601.1 9.49 -5.4 .903
2021 Chicago - AAA SS 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.013
2022 Jacksonville - ML 1B 94 52 643 36 70 683 4 .994 573.1 10.66 -0.2 .993
2022 Jacksonville - ML 2B 4 3 2 16 1 18 0 1.000 36.1 4.46 -0.3 .972
2022 Jacksonville - ML 3B 5 5 1 5 0 9 3 .667 45.0 1.20 -4.0 .417
2022 Jacksonville - ML SS 3 2 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.0 1.004
2023 Jacksonville - ML 1B 43 41 408 24 46 432 0 1.000 363.2 10.69 -1.6 .955
2023 Jacksonville - ML 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Jacksonville - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Jacksonville - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Jacksonville - ML 1B 34 20 245 8 21 254 1 .996 210.1 10.83 -1.1 .937
2024 Chicago - AAA 1B 14 13 136 6 8 143 1 .993 115.0 11.11 -0.1 .987
2024 Jacksonville - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Jacksonville - ML 1B 7 5 33 4 3 37 0 1.000 40.1 8.26 -0.1 .947
2025 Chicago - AAA 3B 12 12 11 17 1 33 5 .848 100.0 2.52 -3.5 .823
2025 Chicago - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Jacksonville - ML 1B 57 54 560 26 49 586 0 1.000 495.2 10.64 -2.7 .938
2026 Jacksonville - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Jacksonville - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Jacksonville - ML 1B 55 52 493 34 44 530 3 .994 436.0 10.88 -4.1 .910
2027 Jacksonville - ML CF 3 2 5 0 0 7 2 .714 18.1 2.45 -0.8 .840
TOTAL 1B 717 633 5546 308 491 5886 32 .995 5623.0 9.37 -30.7 .931
TOTAL 2B 4 3 2 16 1 18 0 1.000 36.1 4.46 -0.3 .972
TOTAL 3B 19 17 12 22 1 42 8 .810 148.0 2.07 -7.5 .721
TOTAL SS 5 2 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 23.0 3.13 +0.0 1.008
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 4 2 5 0 0 7 2 .714 18.2 2.41 -0.8 .840
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2014 Joined the Louisiana-Layfayette Ragin Cajuns.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (19); Eye: - (11).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (19); Eye: - (11).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (15); Eye: - (8).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (15); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
05/09/2018 Released by the Louisiana-Layfayette Ragin Cajuns.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 12, 94th overall pick) by the Jacksonville Jacks.
06/19/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Jacksonville Jacks organization with a signing bonus of $175,000.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (15); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
05/27/2019 Wins the AA FFL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/2019 Was selected to the 2019 DOUBLE A All-Star Game.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (15); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 TRIPLE A All-Star Game.
08/26/2020 Goes 5-5 against the Acapulco Banditos, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
09/14/2020 Wins the AAA BCL Player of the Week Award.
11/07/2020 Wins the 2020 AAA BCL Silver Slugger Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
04/05/2021 Named the #78 prospect in the ABL
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (14); Power: - (15); Eye: - (11).
06/13/2022 Injured (knee contusion), out for 1-2 weeks.
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (66); Power: - (68); Eye: - (51).
05/26/2023 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week.
11/19/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (59); Power: - (65); Eye: - (50).
04/03/2024 Injured (fractured finger), out for 5-6 weeks.
11/25/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (52); Power: - (66); Eye: - (48).
04/25/2025 Goes 5-6 against the El Paso Diablos, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
08/21/2025 Goes 5-5 against the New York Mafia, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,174,250 through arbitration.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (54); Power: - (66); Eye: - (47).
11/30/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,384,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (57); Power: - (66); Eye: - (48).
07/31/2027 Injured (bruised finger), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/26/2027 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2027 11 7
Year SF Rank
2025 8 2
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