P Katsunan Sato #56
Champaign Chiefs (CHI) Triple
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry    
12/31/2028
BNN Index | Triple | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KATSUNAN SATO #56 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 24 4-12 0 8.09 112.1 138 20 85 111 1.99 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 41
Movement 47
Control 20
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 73
Slider - 51
Curveball - 70
Changeup - 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 57
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 74 %
Hold Runners 76
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 52
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 57
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/25/2028 @ COR Loss, 1-4 X 4.0 5 3 3 4 4 Loss
09/21/2028 @ STR Loss, 3-6 X 4.2 6 5 5 4 5 Loss
09/16/2028 @ WHI Win, 3-1 X 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 Win
09/12/2028 WES Loss, 0-5 X 4.0 5 4 4 3 4 Loss
09/08/2028 @ WVI Loss, 2-5 X 4.1 5 4 4 1 8 Loss
09/03/2028 @ BEL Loss, 4-6 X 5.1 5 3 3 4 3 Loss
08/30/2028 @ SIO Loss, 0-2 X 5.0 3 2 1 4 7 Loss
08/25/2028 @ BET Win, 9-5 X 5.1 6 4 3 1 8 Win
08/21/2028 HOU Win, 5-0 X 5.2 3 0 0 1 10 Win
08/18/2028 @ KAN Win, 3-0 X 6.0 1 0 0 2 11 Win
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:215 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:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRIPLE A 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 24 4 12 0 8.09 112.1 138 105 101 20 85 111 0 0.0 0 7 29.2
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 18.51 11.06 8.89 6.81 6.58 1.99 129 -0.2 .356        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 167 56 14 1 7 44 46 40 4 0 5 .335 .482 .557 1.039      
vs. RHB 291 82 11 0 13 61 39 71 0 1 3 .282 .372 .454 .826      
TRIPLE A 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 6 1 4 0 7.45 29.0 33 24 24 4 29 33  
May 6 6 0 4 0 13.91 22.0 39 34 34 5 23 22  
June 6 6 1 2 0 5.40 31.2 33 22 19 4 12 30  
July 5 5 2 1 0 7.36 25.2 28 22 21 6 17 22  
September 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 4.0 5 3 3 1 4 4  
Last Year 35 35 10 12 0 4.53 184.2 193 115 93 20 106 148  
2 Years Ago 31 28 6 15 0 5.49 152.1 174 105 93 22 75 145  
Career 110 107 23 47 0 6.20 531.0 619 410 366 73 328 487  
Home 12 12 2 6 0 7.39 56.0 67 49 46 8 36 61  
Road 12 12 2 6 0 8.79 56.1 71 56 55 12 49 50  
Grass 12 12 2 6 0 8.79 56.1 71 56 55 12 49 50  
Turf 12 12 2 6 0 7.39 56.0 67 49 46 8 36 61  
Day 11 11 2 5 0 7.53 55.0 71 48 46 10 44 55  
Night 13 13 2 7 0 8.63 57.1 67 57 55 10 41 56  
As Starter 24 24 4 12 0 8.09 112.1 138 105 101 20 85 111  
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 2 2 1 1 0 11.25 8.0 10 10 10 1 5 11 0 0.0 0 1 50.0
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 18.00 11.25 12.38 5.63 5.02 1.88 99 0.1 .429        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 14 3 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643      
vs. RHB 19 7 3 1 0 7 5 6 0 0 1 .368 .520 .632 1.152      
DOUBLE A 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 2 2 1 1 0 11.25 8.0 10 10 10 1 5 11  
Career 83 34 6 18 0 5.86 176.2 197 126 115 19 149 190  
Home 1 1 1 0 0 2.70 6.2 6 2 2 0 1 7  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 54.00 1.1 4 8 8 1 4 4  
Grass 2 2 1 1 0 11.25 8.0 10 10 10 1 5 11  
Day 1 1 1 0 0 2.70 6.2 6 2 2 0 1 7  
Night 1 1 0 1 0 54.00 1.1 4 8 8 1 4 4  
As Starter 2 2 1 1 0 11.25 8.0 10 10 10 1 5 11  
SINGLE A 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 10 4 5 0 4.13 52.1 43 26 24 3 24 69 0 0.0 0 3 30.0
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 11.87 7.39 11.87 4.13 3.47 1.28 82 1.2 .323        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 74 14 4 0 0 6 10 27 0 0 1 .189 .294 .243 .537      
vs. RHB 119 29 2 1 3 20 14 42 3 0 1 .244 .321 .353 .674      
SINGLE A 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 5 5 3 1 0 2.25 28.0 18 9 7 2 11 44  
September 5 5 1 4 0 6.29 24.1 25 17 17 1 13 25  
Career 111 22 13 12 0 4.63 223.2 225 131 115 14 132 257  
Home 3 3 1 1 0 4.02 15.2 13 7 7 1 7 22  
Road 7 7 3 4 0 4.17 36.2 30 19 17 2 17 47  
Grass 6 6 2 4 0 4.70 30.2 26 18 16 2 16 42  
Turf 4 4 2 1 0 3.32 21.2 17 8 8 1 8 27  
Day 2 2 1 1 0 3.18 11.1 9 4 4 0 5 8  
Night 8 8 3 4 0 4.39 41.0 34 22 20 3 19 61  
As Starter 10 10 4 5 0 4.13 52.1 43 26 24 3 24 69  
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 88
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 88
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 82
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 81
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 0.8 108
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 71
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 0.5 102
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 0.5 123
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 47
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 89
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 62
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 0.0 188
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 56
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 1.5 109
2028 Springfield - A 28 10 10 4 5 0 4.13 52.1 43 26 24 3 24 69 0 0 1.28 .323 3.47 1.2 103
2028 Wisconsin Dells - AA 28 2 2 1 1 0 11.25 8.0 10 10 10 1 5 11 0 0 1.88 .429 5.02 0.1 45
2028 Champaign - AAA 28 24 24 4 12 0 8.09 112.1 138 105 101 20 85 111 0 0 1.99 .356 6.58 -0.2 63
Total Triple 110 107 23 47 0 6.20 531.0 619 410 366 73 328 487 0 0 1.78 .345 5.76 86.2
Total Double 83 34 6 18 0 5.86 176.2 197 126 115 19 149 190 0 0 1.96 .371 5.62 96.5
Total Single 111 22 13 12 0 4.63 223.2 225 131 115 14 132 257 0 0 1.60 .352 4.29 97.6
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 - Single 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 Single 2 2 1 1 0 7.88 8.0 11 9 7 0 10 5 0 0 2.63 .423 6.21 51.8
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
2028 Champaign - AAA P 24 24 8 7 0 16 1 .938 112.1 1.20 -0.5 .809
2028 Wisconsin Dells - AA P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 +0.1 1.052
2028 Springfield - A P 10 10 8 3 0 12 1 .917 52.1 1.89 -0.4 .692
TOTAL P 317 188 70 134 19 217 13 .940 1054.1 1.74 +0.9 .965
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).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (39); Movement: - (48); Control: - (22).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
2025 13 10
Year BB Rank
2025 95 3
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