Player Report for #12 Natsuo Saito

Natsuo Saito

P Natsuo Saito #12 Philadelphia Freedom (JER) AAA Age: 23 \| Bats: L \| Throws: L \| Morale: Angry 12/31/2027
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P NATSUO SAITO #12 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY

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)
		Pot.	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Pot.
Stuff						61
Movement						33
Control						51

PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch	Cur.	Pot.
Fastball	-	75
Slider	-	66
Changeup	-	19

OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity	92-94 Mph
Stamina	35
Suggested Role	Borderline SP
Groundball Percentage	50 %
Hold Runners	79
Defense	20

RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	9
Baserunning Inst.:	18
Sacrifice Bunt:	27
Bunt for Hit:	1

GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES

Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09/25/2027	@ RIC	Loss, 0-2		1.2	1	0	0	1	0
09/22/2027	LON	Loss, 2-3		2.0	2	1	1	0	2	Loss
09/20/2027	LON	Win, 3-2		2.0	1	0	0	3	4
09/19/2027	@ CAR	Win, 7-0		2.2	0	0	0	0	1
09/15/2027	@ MAD	Loss, 1-4		2.1	0	0	0	1	5
09/14/2027	@ MAD	Win, 5-1		0.2	2	1	1	1	0
09/14/2027	@ MAD	Win, 10-7		1.2	3	3	3	1	2
09/05/2027	BOI	Win, 5-4		0.0	1	0	0	0	0
08/29/2027	SAS	Win, 3-2		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
08/25/2027	SPO	Win, 7-6		0.1	0	0	0	0	0

PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Very Low

Birthday:	02/04/2004
Born in:	Unknown
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	6' 1"
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:	4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet eligible
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	2023, 20th Pick in Round 7

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	32	0	1	2	0	3.88	46.1	34	21	20	8	19	54	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	10	1	0.0	32	8	11.27	6.60	10.49	3.69	5.19	1.14	112	-0.1	.248
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	44	6	1	0	1	1	7	20	0	0	0	.136	.255	.227	.482
vs. RHB	123	28	2	0	7	20	12	34	0	1	5	.228	.321	.415	.736

DOUBLE A 2027 PITCHING SPLITS

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
June	9	0	0	0	0	4.50	14.0	12	7	7	3	5	19
July	12	0	1	1	0	4.00	18.0	12	9	8	3	7	20
August	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	1
September	8	0	0	1	0	3.46	13.0	10	5	5	2	7	14
Last Year	57	0	4	3	0	2.96	45.2	40	15	15	5	16	51
2 Years Ago	28	0	3	4	0	6.06	16.1	14	11	11	2	13	15
Career	117	0	8	9	0	3.82	108.1	88	47	46	15	48	120
Home	12	0	1	2	0	2.50	18.0	8	5	5	4	7	20
Road	20	0	0	0	0	4.76	28.1	26	16	15	4	12	34
Grass	32	0	1	2	0	3.88	46.1	34	21	20	8	19	54
Day	12	0	0	1	0	2.89	18.2	10	6	6	2	6	20
Night	20	0	1	1	0	4.55	27.2	24	15	14	6	13	34
As Reliever / Substitution	32	0	1	2	0	3.88	46.1	34	21	20	8	19	54

SINGLE A 2027 PITCHING STATS

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	22	0	0	0	3	3.05	20.2	14	7	7	3	9	33	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	14	0	100.0	22	9	10.45	6.10	14.37	3.92	3.97	1.11	99	0.1	.289
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	13	3	0	1	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	.231	.375	.385	.760
vs. RHB	60	11	1	0	3	7	6	26	1	1	1	.183	.265	.350	.615

SINGLE A 2027 PITCHING SPLITS

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	7	0	0	0	0	12.27	3.2	4	5	5	1	4	6
May	13	0	0	0	2	1.23	14.2	9	2	2	2	5	23
June	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	4
2 Years Ago	3	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	5
Career	121	0	7	10	10	4.08	130.0	125	70	59	9	79	149
Home	10	0	0	0	0	3.00	9.0	5	3	3	1	6	14
Road	12	0	0	0	3	3.09	11.2	9	4	4	2	3	19
Grass	21	0	0	0	3	3.15	20.0	14	7	7	3	9	32
Turf	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Day	8	0	0	0	1	3.24	8.1	9	3	3	2	2	15
Night	14	0	0	0	2	2.92	12.1	5	4	4	1	7	18
As Reliever / Substitution	22	0	0	0	3	3.05	20.2	14	7	7	3	9	33

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+
2022 ORIX - COL	18	5	5	2	1	0	3.81	28.1	30	13	12	5	11	26	0	0	1.45	.309	5.42	0.4	142
2023 ORIX - COL	19	6	6	2	2	0	6.61	32.2	41	26	24	6	10	32	1	1	1.56	.357	5.06	0.5	78
2023 Baltimore - A	19	38	0	3	3	4	6.40	45.0	59	33	32	2	32	42	0	0	2.02	.413	4.59	0.2	72
2024 Baltimore - A	20	58	0	4	7	3	2.79	61.1	49	29	19	4	38	69	0	0	1.42	.302	4.25	0.2	152
2025 Baltimore - A	21	3	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	1.00	.500	0.46	0.2	138
2025 New York - AA	21	28	0	3	4	0	6.06	16.1	14	11	11	2	13	15	0	0	1.65	.286	5.61	-0.1	77
2025 Philadelphia - AAA	21	42	0	2	0	1	4.61	41.0	41	25	21	7	27	40	0	0	1.66	.301	6.01	-0.3	108
2026 New York - AA	22	57	0	4	3	0	2.96	45.2	40	15	15	5	16	51	0	0	1.23	.313	3.92	0.6	159
2027 Baltimore - A	23	22	0	0	0	3	3.05	20.2	14	7	7	3	9	33	0	0	1.11	.289	3.97	0.1	131
2027 New York - AA	23	32	0	1	2	0	3.88	46.1	34	21	20	8	19	54	0	0	1.14	.248	5.19	-0.1	119
Total AAA		42	0	2	0	1	4.61	41.0	41	25	21	7	27	40	0	0	1.66	.301	6.01		108.0
Total AA		117	0	8	9	0	3.82	108.1	88	47	46	15	48	120	0	0	1.26	.282	4.72		129.3
Total A		121	0	7	10	10	4.08	130.0	125	70	59	9	79	149	0	0	1.57	.350	4.24		120.8
Total Pro Feeder		11	11	4	3	0	5.31	61.0	71	39	36	11	21	58	1	1	1.51	.335	5.23		108.1

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+
2022 ORIX - Pro Feeder	18	1	1	1	0	0	0.00	5.1	2	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	0.75	.200	0.00	0.0	0
Total Pro Feeder		1	1	1	0	0	0.00	5.1	2	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	0.75	.200	1.54		999.0

CAREER FIELDING STATS

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2022 ORIX - COL	P	5	5	0	6	0	6	0	1.000	28.1	1.91	-0.1	.865
2023 Baltimore - A	P	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	45.0	0.00	-0.3	.000
2023 ORIX - COL	P	6	6	1	5	0	6	0	1.000	32.2	1.65	-0.1	.888
2024 Baltimore - A	P	55	0	3	6	0	9	0	1.000	61.1	1.32	+0.5	1.053
2025 Philadelphia - AAA	P	33	0	3	4	0	7	0	1.000	41.0	1.54	-0.7	.752
2025 New York - AA	P	20	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	16.1	0.55	+0.1	1.052
2025 Baltimore - A	P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.0	0.00	+0.0	.000
2026 New York - AA	P	49	0	0	7	0	7	0	1.000	45.2	1.38	+1.4	1.324
2027 New York - AA	P	31	0	5	8	0	13	0	1.000	46.1	2.53	+0.4	1.055
2027 Baltimore - A	P	21	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	20.2	0.87	+0.1	1.057
TOTAL	P	260	11	12	39	0	51	0	1.000	340.1	1.35	+1.3	.993

PLAYER HISTORY

06/07/2022	Joined the ORIX Buffaloes.
09/11/2022	Won the 2022 NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE Japan Series Championship with the ORIX Buffaloes!
01/01/2023	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (20); Movement: - (43); Control: - (75).
05/28/2023	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/07/2023	Released by the ORIX Buffaloes.
06/07/2023	Drafted in the 2023 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 20, 174th overall pick) by the Jersey Jesters.
01/01/2024	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (48); Movement: - (40); Control: - (74).
09/10/2024	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2025	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (56); Movement: - (38); Control: - (68).
01/01/2026	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (56); Movement: - (35); Control: - (69).
01/01/2027	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (60); Movement: - (33); Control: - (67).
07/24/2027	Injured (strained oblique), out for 2 weeks.

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