P Kichibei Kobayashi #42
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy    
12/31/2028
P KICHIBEI KOBAYASHI #42 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
54 0 4-2 2 4.18 32.1 25 5 20 31 1.39 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 47
Movement 25
Control 30
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 68
Slider - 64
Changeup - 5
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 75
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 54 %
Hold Runners 71
Defense 34
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 14
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 17
Sacrifice Bunt: 33
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/2028 NEW Win, 8-1 1.2 1 0 0 2 2
09/26/2028 NEW Loss, 3-4 1.2 1 1 1 5 2
09/23/2028 TEM Win, 3-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2028 @ PAC Win, 15-9 1.2 1 2 2 1 2 Win
09/18/2028 @ PAC Loss, 1-3 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
09/16/2028 BUZ Loss, 3-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/10/2028 FRI Loss, 6-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2028 FRI Loss, 2-5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/04/2028 @ SIO Loss, 0-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2028 JAC Loss, 1-3 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:Very High
Greed:High
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:02/03/2006
Born in:Neyagawa, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
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:-
DOUBLE A 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 54 0 4 2 2 4.18 32.1 25 17 15 5 20 31 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 25 2 50.0 54 4 13.08 6.96 8.63 5.57 5.84 1.39 117 -0.2 .247        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 45 10 3 0 2 5 8 14 1 1 2 .222 .357 .422 .779      
vs. RHB 71 15 0 0 3 12 12 17 0 1 0 .211 .325 .338 .663      
DOUBLE A 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1  
May 6 0 0 1 1 4.50 4.0 3 2 2 0 3 4  
June 12 0 2 0 1 3.48 10.1 10 5 4 1 4 12  
July 10 0 1 1 0 2.45 3.2 1 1 1 0 1 4  
August 16 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 5 5 4 2 3 2  
September 9 0 1 0 0 3.24 8.1 5 3 3 1 9 8  
Last Year 35 0 4 1 3 4.32 25.0 24 13 12 2 17 36  
Career 94 0 9 3 5 4.54 67.1 62 37 34 7 48 77  
Home 26 0 1 2 0 3.86 14.0 9 6 6 2 12 11  
Road 28 0 3 0 2 4.42 18.1 16 11 9 3 8 20  
Grass 54 0 4 2 2 4.18 32.1 25 17 15 5 20 31  
Day 12 0 0 1 0 3.38 5.1 1 3 2 1 3 1  
Night 42 0 4 1 2 4.33 27.0 24 14 13 4 17 30  
As Reliever / Substitution 54 0 4 2 2 4.18 32.1 25 17 15 5 20 31  
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 St. Paul - A 18 13 0 0 0 2 1.05 25.2 17 4 3 0 11 33 0 0 1.09 .288 2.65 0.6 403
2024 Spokane - AA 18 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.67 .111 3.28 0.1 999
2025 St. Paul - A 19 32 0 1 2 5 3.67 54.0 45 28 22 6 47 73 0 0 1.70 .325 5.09 -0.4 113
2025 Spokane - AA 19 4 0 1 0 0 9.00 7.0 12 7 7 0 10 8 0 0 3.14 .545 5.22 -0.0 54
2026 St. Paul - A 20 56 0 3 4 0 4.48 90.1 97 48 45 9 46 139 0 0 1.58 .423 3.70 0.6 89
2027 St. Paul - A 21 13 0 0 0 2 2.96 27.1 20 9 9 0 19 44 0 0 1.43 .364 3.16 0.4 136
2027 Silicon Valley - AA 21 35 0 4 1 3 4.32 25.0 24 13 12 2 17 36 0 0 1.64 .367 3.92 0.3 104
2028 Silicon Valley - AA 22 54 0 4 2 2 4.18 32.1 25 17 15 5 20 31 0 0 1.39 .247 5.84 -0.2 119
Total Double 94 0 9 3 5 4.54 67.1 62 37 34 7 48 77 0 0 1.63 .320 4.95 146.0
Total Single 114 0 4 6 9 3.60 197.1 179 89 79 15 123 289 0 0 1.53 .371 3.87 142.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Spokane - AA P 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.050
2024 St. Paul - A P 13 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 25.2 2.10 +0.3 1.053
2025 Spokane - AA P 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.052
2025 St. Paul - A P 32 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 54.0 1.17 +0.1 1.051
2026 St. Paul - A P 54 0 4 8 0 13 1 .923 90.1 1.20 +0.6 1.061
2027 Silicon Valley - AA P 28 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 +0.2 1.055
2027 St. Paul - A P 13 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 27.1 1.65 +0.2 1.057
2028 Silicon Valley - AA P 42 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 32.1 1.11 +0.3 1.052
TOTAL P 187 0 9 32 0 42 1 .976 264.2 1.39 +1.8 1.055
PLAYER HISTORY
06/25/2022 Entered the ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
07/06/2022 Signed a minor league contract ($340,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Cabo San Lucas Toreros organization.
07/24/2022 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (29); Control: - (48).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (8); Movement: - (28); Control: - (51).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (28); Control: - (51).
09/10/2025 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 7 months.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (25); Control: - (47).
09/06/2026 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (21); Movement: - (34); Control: - (35).
06/14/2027 Released by the Cabo San Lucas organization.
06/27/2027 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Sasquatch organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (53); Movement: - (28); Control: - (32).
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