P Katsunan Sato #56
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
12/31/2027
P KATSUNAN SATO #56 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
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 39
Movement 49
Control 20
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 74
Slider - 52
Curveball - 69
Changeup - 48
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 59
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 73 %
Hold Runners 74
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 51
Baserunning Inst.: 59
Sacrifice Bunt: 58
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/2027 @ IND Win, 5-4 X 5.0 1 0 0 5 3
09/22/2027 @ WIC Win, 18-2 X 7.0 8 1 1 5 3 Win
09/17/2027 ACA Loss, 4-6 X 3.0 5 5 5 3 3 Loss
09/12/2027 FAI Win, 2-0 X 8.0 3 0 0 2 9 Win
09/07/2027 @ FOR Win, 6-3 X 5.2 10 3 3 0 3 Win
09/02/2027 @ MDE Win, 13-6 X 4.2 6 5 4 4 5
08/28/2027 COR Win, 3-2 X 5.2 4 1 0 3 5
08/24/2027 ALB Loss, 2-3 X 5.1 4 3 3 4 4 Loss
08/19/2027 @ ELP Loss, 1-4 X 6.1 9 4 4 2 6 Loss
08/13/2027 @ BET Win, 8-3 X 5.2 6 2 2 1 4
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Very High
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Low
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:09/15/1999
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 35 35 10 12 0 4.53 184.2 193 115 93 20 106 148 0 0.0 0 12 34.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 14.86 9.41 7.21 5.17 5.45 1.62 110 1.5 .313        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 315 91 21 4 11 58 53 61 2 0 5 .289 .397 .486 .883      
vs. RHB 401 102 21 3 9 57 53 87 3 1 1 .254 .341 .389 .730      
TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 6 1 1 0 7.42 26.2 32 25 22 5 16 20  
May 6 6 1 2 0 3.68 36.2 35 22 15 6 19 30  
June 5 5 1 3 0 5.01 23.1 29 20 13 3 16 21  
July 6 6 3 2 0 4.05 33.1 33 18 15 3 17 24  
August 6 6 1 3 0 4.31 31.1 31 16 15 1 19 27  
September 6 6 3 1 0 3.51 33.1 33 14 13 2 19 26  
Last Year 31 28 6 15 0 5.49 152.1 174 105 93 22 75 145  
Career 86 83 19 35 0 5.70 418.2 481 305 265 53 243 376  
Home 17 17 6 5 0 3.82 94.1 90 46 40 6 57 80  
Road 18 18 4 7 0 5.28 90.1 103 69 53 14 49 68  
Grass 18 18 4 7 0 5.28 90.1 103 69 53 14 49 68  
Turf 17 17 6 5 0 3.82 94.1 90 46 40 6 57 80  
Day 14 14 5 6 0 4.17 77.2 61 41 36 11 41 67  
Night 21 21 5 6 0 4.79 107.0 132 74 57 9 65 81  
As Starter 35 35 10 12 0 4.53 184.2 193 115 93 20 106 148  
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+
2025 Jacksonville - ABL 25 27 26 7 13 1 5.27 123.0 135 82 72 18 95 75 0 0 1.87 .299 6.73 -1.1 92
Total ABL 27 26 7 13 1 5.27 123.0 135 82 72 18 95 75 0 0 1.87 .299 6.73 -1.1 92
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+
2017 Barrow - A 17 9 2 2 0 0 4.02 15.2 17 8 7 1 13 10 0 0 1.91 .314 5.75 -0.2 101
2018 Barrow - A 18 12 2 0 0 0 5.59 29.0 34 20 18 4 19 24 0 0 1.83 .337 6.15 -0.2 81
2019 Barrow - A 19 16 4 1 2 0 5.82 34.0 49 23 22 2 21 33 0 0 2.06 .420 4.84 0.3 80
2020 Barrow - A 20 33 0 2 1 0 4.17 49.2 46 25 23 2 22 59 0 0 1.37 .349 3.49 0.8 107
2020 Phoenix - AA 20 7 7 0 6 0 7.71 30.1 40 26 26 4 27 28 0 0 2.21 .419 6.55 0.1 69
2021 Barrow - A 21 31 4 4 4 0 4.40 43.0 36 29 21 2 33 62 0 0 1.60 .351 4.01 0.5 101
2022 Phoenix - AA 22 33 4 0 3 0 4.33 35.1 36 17 17 3 22 40 0 0 1.64 .359 4.42 0.5 121
2022 Chicago - AAA 22 2 2 0 1 0 10.80 8.1 12 11 10 1 8 5 0 0 2.40 .355 7.07 -0.1 48
2023 Phoenix - AA 23 23 20 4 6 0 5.73 92.2 100 70 59 11 85 102 0 0 2.00 .356 5.91 0.4 88
2023 Chicago - AAA 23 8 8 1 5 0 8.13 31.0 32 29 28 3 29 31 0 0 1.97 .337 6.36 -0.0 63
2024 Phoenix - AA 24 18 1 1 2 0 2.61 10.1 11 3 3 0 10 9 0 0 2.03 .355 4.78 0.0 185
2024 Chicago - AAA 24 10 10 2 2 0 8.72 42.1 70 45 41 7 25 47 0 0 2.24 .450 5.62 0.2 57
2026 Champaign - AAA 26 31 28 6 15 0 5.49 152.1 174 105 93 22 75 145 0 0 1.63 .344 5.36 1.4 91
2027 Champaign - AAA 27 35 35 10 12 0 4.53 184.2 193 115 93 20 106 148 0 0 1.62 .313 5.45 1.5 110
Total AAA 86 83 19 35 0 5.70 418.2 481 305 265 53 243 376 0 0 1.73 .342 5.53 93.2
Total AA 81 32 5 17 0 5.60 168.2 187 116 105 18 144 179 0 0 1.96 .368 5.64 97.4
Total A 101 12 9 7 0 4.78 171.1 182 105 91 11 108 188 0 0 1.69 .360 4.54 95.4
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+
2017 Barrow - A 17 2 2 1 1 0 7.88 8.0 11 9 7 0 10 5 0 0 2.63 .423 0.00 0.0 0
Total A 2 2 1 1 0 7.88 8.0 11 9 7 0 10 5 0 0 2.63 .423 6.21 51.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Barrow - A P 9 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 15.2 2.30 -0.0 1.055
2018 Barrow - A P 12 2 2 2 0 5 1 .800 29.0 1.24 -0.5 .526
2019 Barrow - A P 16 4 1 4 1 6 1 .833 34.0 1.32 +0.1 1.060
2020 Phoenix - AA P 7 7 2 7 2 9 0 1.000 30.1 2.67 +0.1 1.047
2020 Barrow - A P 33 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 49.2 1.09 -0.3 .903
2021 Barrow - A P 29 4 3 7 0 11 1 .909 43.0 2.09 +0.1 .975
2022 Chicago - AAA P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.0 .000
2022 Phoenix - AA P 29 4 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 35.1 1.78 +0.8 1.267
2023 Chicago - AAA P 7 7 1 4 1 6 1 .833 31.0 1.45 -0.3 .847
2023 Phoenix - AA P 23 20 4 12 3 17 1 .941 92.2 1.55 +0.4 .969
2024 Chicago - AAA P 10 10 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 42.1 1.70 +0.3 1.039
2024 Phoenix - AA P 11 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.1 1.050
2025 Jacksonville - ML P 27 26 10 15 5 29 4 .862 123.0 1.83 +0.2 .985
2026 Champaign - AAA P 31 28 12 25 4 37 0 1.000 152.1 2.19 +0.6 1.006
2027 Champaign - AAA P 35 35 12 27 2 40 1 .975 184.2 1.90 +0.1 .949
TOTAL P 281 152 54 123 19 188 11 .941 881.2 1.81 +1.7 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
10/11/2016 Joined the Yomiuri Giants.
11/07/2016 Went undrafted and became a free agent.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (8); Movement: - (8); Control: - (7).
06/14/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Jacksonville Jacks organization.
09/02/2017 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation), out for one week.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (9); Movement: - (9); Control: - (9).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (9); Movement: - (9); Control: - (9).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (9); Movement: - (10); Control: - (9).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (10); Control: - (9).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (6); Control: - (7).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (45); Movement: - (37); Control: - (32).
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): Stuff: - (43); Movement: - (39); Control: - (34).
04/26/2024 Injured (sprained ankle), out for 8 weeks.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (41); Movement: - (39); Control: - (27).
12/04/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
12/26/2025 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Jacksonville.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (41); Movement: - (40); Control: - (22).
07/02/2026 Injured (back stiffness), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (40); Movement: - (49); Control: - (26).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
2025 13 10
Year BB Rank
2025 95 3
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