P Kagehisa 'Barbed Wire' Saikawa #61
Brooklyn Black Knights ABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2028
BNN Index | ABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KAGEHISA 'BARBED WIRE' SAIKAWA #61 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 3 1-2 1 6.04 56.2 75 12 17 52 1.62 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 67
Movement 15
Control 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball - 23
Changeup - 79
Splitter - 68
Cutter - 84
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 100
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 45 %
Hold Runners 54
Defense 37
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 39
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
11/04/2028 @ MAP Loss, 6-13 3.2 3 0 0 3 4
11/01/2028 @ SOC Win, 11-10 2.2 3 2 2 0 5 Win
10/02/2028 @ MIN Win, 8-6 X 5.2 8 5 5 2 4
09/12/2028 @ EUR Loss, 2-8 5.1 3 1 1 0 4
09/01/2028 COL Loss, 3-7 X 6.0 5 4 4 2 5 Loss
08/25/2028 POR Loss, 1-15 3.2 6 4 2 3 7
08/16/2028 MIN Loss, 2-7 5.0 4 0 0 3 4
08/09/2028 @ OKC Loss, 7-11 2.1 5 2 2 0 2
07/29/2028 LAS Loss, 2-11 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
07/16/2028 @ COL Win, 10-7 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 Win
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Very High
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:High
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:04/17/2002
Born in:Ogori, YAM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 102 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 3 1 2 1 6.04 56.2 75 40 38 12 17 52 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 4 1 50.0 16 9 15.09 11.91 8.26 2.70 5.49 1.62 124 -0.1 .368        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 138 43 8 2 8 27 8 35 2 0 2 .312 .353 .572 .926      
vs. RHB 95 32 8 1 4 13 9 17 0 0 1 .337 .400 .568 .968      
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 15.43 4.2 10 8 8 0 1 3  
May 6 0 0 0 1 7.30 12.1 19 10 10 4 3 13  
June 1 0 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 7 3 3 1 0 4  
July 5 0 1 0 0 3.86 7.0 8 3 3 1 3 6  
August 3 0 0 0 0 3.27 11.0 15 6 4 0 6 13  
September 2 1 0 1 0 3.97 11.1 8 5 5 3 2 9  
October 1 1 0 0 0 7.94 5.2 8 5 5 3 2 4  
Spring Training 4 0 1 1 1 4.63 11.2 12 6 6 1 4 8  
Postseason 2 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 1 3 9  
Last Year 27 3 1 2 1 4.86 87.0 78 47 47 16 40 72  
Career 63 23 6 13 2 5.77 238.2 270 158 153 48 119 201  
Home 9 1 0 1 1 4.18 23.2 27 13 11 2 13 26  
Road 10 2 1 1 0 7.36 33.0 48 27 27 10 4 26  
Grass 19 3 1 2 1 6.04 56.2 75 40 38 12 17 52  
Night 19 3 1 2 1 6.04 56.2 75 40 38 12 17 52  
As Starter 3 3 0 2 0 9.37 16.1 23 17 17 5 5 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 16 0 1 0 1 4.69 40.1 52 23 21 7 12 40  
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 Havana - ABL 23 17 17 4 9 0 6.44 95.0 117 71 68 20 62 77 1 0 1.88 .344 6.73 -0.7 73
2027 Havana - ABL 25 27 3 1 2 1 4.86 87.0 78 47 47 16 40 72 1 0 1.36 .257 5.88 -0.3 95
2028 Havana - ABL 26 19 3 1 2 1 6.04 56.2 75 40 38 12 17 52 0 0 1.62 .368 5.49 -0.1 73
Total ABL 63 23 6 13 2 5.77 238.2 270 158 153 48 119 201 2 0 1.63 .320 6.12 -1.1 81
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 Albuquerque - A 20 6 6 2 1 0 2.48 36.1 31 11 10 3 9 48 0 0 1.10 .329 3.12 1.2 190
2022 Bird-in-Hand - AA 20 6 6 2 3 0 3.38 34.2 25 14 13 1 25 30 0 0 1.44 .253 4.69 0.7 155
2022 Winston - AAA 20 20 20 7 9 0 6.26 105.0 126 78 73 14 68 93 0 0 1.85 .348 5.71 0.8 82
2023 Winston - AAA 21 34 34 9 17 0 6.10 178.2 185 132 121 22 134 171 0 0 1.79 .321 5.81 1.2 85
2024 Mexico City - AAA 22 37 37 12 14 0 5.42 201.0 220 124 121 33 115 244 0 0 1.67 .356 5.26 2.1 92
2025 Pacifica - AA 23 4 4 1 0 0 2.42 22.1 15 6 6 0 3 22 0 0 0.81 .246 2.22 1.0 193
2025 Fairfield - AAA 23 6 6 3 1 0 4.74 38.0 34 21 20 7 16 35 0 0 1.32 .257 5.50 0.3 106
2026 Pacifica - AA 24 16 16 11 2 0 2.40 97.1 56 28 26 5 43 107 0 0 1.02 .228 3.67 2.5 195
2026 Fairfield - AAA 24 18 18 11 2 0 3.07 108.1 87 42 37 11 47 135 0 0 1.24 .293 4.13 2.6 165
2027 Fairfield - AAA 25 4 4 1 1 0 5.48 23.0 23 14 14 3 14 17 0 0 1.61 .313 5.89 0.1 92
Total Triple 119 119 43 44 0 5.31 654.0 675 411 386 90 394 695 0 0 1.63 .328 5.33 101.3
Total Double 26 26 14 5 0 2.62 154.1 96 48 45 6 71 159 0 0 1.08 .237 3.69 185.6
Total Single 6 6 2 1 0 2.48 36.1 31 11 10 3 9 48 0 0 1.10 .329 3.12 189.5
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+
2025 Fairfield - Triple 23 2 2 0 1 0 4.91 11.0 7 6 6 2 7 15 0 0 1.27 .217 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Fairfield - Triple 24 4 4 3 0 0 3.72 29.0 22 12 12 3 6 34 0 0 0.97 .279 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Havana - ABL 26 2 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 1 3 9 0 0 1.42 .333 0.00 0.0 0
Total ABL 2 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 1 3 9 0 0 1.42 .333 4.62 156.0
Total Triple 6 6 3 1 0 4.05 40.0 29 18 18 5 13 49 0 0 1.05 .264 3.96 127.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Winston - AAA P 20 20 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 105.0 0.77 -0.1 .923
2022 Bird-in-Hand - AA P 6 6 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 34.2 1.56 +0.3 1.056
2022 Albuquerque - A P 6 6 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 36.1 0.50 +0.3 1.066
2023 Winston - AAA P 34 34 3 22 3 25 0 1.000 178.2 1.26 +1.2 1.059
2024 Mexico City - AAA P 37 37 11 21 1 32 0 1.000 201.0 1.43 +0.7 .997
2025 Havana - ML P 17 17 8 11 0 21 2 .905 95.0 1.80 -0.0 .948
2025 Fairfield - AAA P 6 6 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 38.0 0.47 -0.3 .789
2025 Pacifica - AA P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 22.1 0.81 +0.1 1.052
2026 Fairfield - AAA P 18 18 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 108.1 1.08 +0.1 .946
2026 Pacifica - AA P 16 16 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 97.1 1.39 +0.6 1.059
2027 Havana - ML P 27 3 7 12 1 21 2 .905 87.0 1.97 +0.4 1.039
2027 Fairfield - AAA P 4 4 0 7 2 7 0 1.000 23.0 2.74 +0.3 1.058
2028 Havana - ML P 19 3 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 56.2 0.95 -0.4 .511
TOTAL P 214 174 46 111 9 161 4 .975 1083.1 1.30 +3.3 .998
PLAYER HISTORY
07/13/2019 Signed a minor league contract out of Japan with the Washington Federals organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (19); Movement: - (14); Control: - (16).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (19); Movement: - (14); Control: - (15).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (17); Movement: - (9); Control: - (13).
03/26/2022 Injured (stomach virus), out for 4 days.
04/04/2022 Named the #21 prospect in the ABL
05/01/2022 Injured (back tightness), out for 1-2 weeks.
06/19/2022 Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/06/2022 Injured (cold), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (75); Movement: - (35); Control: - (44).
07/24/2023 Injured (herniated disc (neck)), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (73); Movement: - (27); Control: - (45).
12/02/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Havana while with Waco.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (70); Movement: - (28); Control: - (41).
07/22/2025 Injured (hamstring strain), out for 4 weeks.
12/04/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (71); Movement: - (27); Control: - (40).
07/06/2026 Was selected to the 2026 DOUBLE A All-Star Game.
09/01/2026 Wins the AAA KSL Pitcher of the Month Award.
12/03/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (65); Movement: - (33); Control: - (42).
06/04/2027 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4 weeks.
11/29/2027 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (64); Movement: - (24); Control: - (41).
11/11/2028 Wins the 2028 ABL World Series with the Havana Stogies.
12/12/2028 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 6, Pick 20, 160th overall Pick) by the Brooklyn Black Knights, from the Havana Stogies.
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