2B Sadahige 'Crazy Train' Taniguchi #56
Kansas City Tornadoes ABL
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy    
12/31/2028
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2B SADAHIGE 'CRAZY TRAIN' TANIGUCHI #56 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
76 116 26 2 0 0 6 15 30 .224 .318 .241 5 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65
Gap 44
Power 12
Eye 69
Avoid K's 53
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 61 15
Errors: - 80 47
Arm: 4 47 13
Turn DP: - 100 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 61
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 82 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 90
Stealing Ability: 71
Baserunning Inst.: 63
Sacrifice Bunt: 67
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/2028 @ EUR Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/2028 MIN Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2028 MIN Win, 8-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2028 POR Loss, 6-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/2028 GEO Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/2028 MAN Win, 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/26/2028 MAN Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/2028 @ BLO Win, 10-8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/2028 @ BLO Loss, 11-12 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/2028 @ BLO Win, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Very High
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:12/12/2000
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,300,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 21st Pick in Round 2
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 76 116 26 2 0 0 6 14 15 30 .224 .318 .241 .560 .251 .017 48
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 137 1 1 0 2 5 0 28 2 5 1 83.3 10.6 2.91 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 10 1 0 0 1 7 9 7 0 2 1 .244 .392 .268 .660
Versus Right   75 16 1 0 0 5 6 6 23 0 3 0 .213 .272 .227 .498
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   28 7 0 0 0 1 5 5 9 0 2 0 .250 .364 .250 .614
May   70 15 1 0 0 4 7 7 15 0 2 1 .214 .295 .229 .523
June   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
July   11 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
August   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   57 16 5 2 0 8 10 8 14 0 1 0 .281 .369 .439 .808
Last Year   86 15 2 0 0 5 12 12 25 0 3 1 .174 .283 .198 .481
2 Years Ago   359 100 15 1 1 42 47 42 71 4 7 3 .279 .355 .334 .690
Career   1775 471 54 11 3 160 244 213 387 11 32 13 .265 .346 .313 .660
Home   29 10 1 0 0 2 2 6 5 0 1 0 .345 .457 .379 .836
Road   87 16 1 0 0 4 12 9 25 0 4 1 .184 .268 .195 .463
Grass   116 26 2 0 0 6 14 15 30 0 5 1 .224 .318 .241 .560
Night   116 26 2 0 0 6 14 15 30 0 5 1 .224 .318 .241 .560
As Starter   91 20 1 0 0 4 10 11 22 0 4 1 .220 .311 .231 .541
As Reliever / Substitution   25 6 1 0 0 2 4 4 8 0 1 0 .240 .345 .280 .625
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 .167 .375 .333 .708
Close/Late   38 9 2 0 0 4 4 4 13 0 5 0 .237 .310 .289 .599
Inning 1-3   25 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 0 0 1 .120 .290 .120 .410
Inning 4-6   31 7 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 .226 .314 .226 .540
Inning 7-9   57 16 2 0 0 5 6 5 17 0 5 0 .281 .339 .316 .654
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   35 10 1 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 5 0 .286 .359 .314 .673
1 Outs   35 9 1 0 0 1 7 6 10 0 0 0 .257 .366 .286 .652
2 Outs   46 7 0 0 0 5 2 5 13 0 0 1 .152 .250 .152 .402
Scoring Position   36 7 1 0 0 6 4 4 9 0 1 0 .194 .275 .222 .497
Bases Empty   52 15 1 0 0 0 6 7 13 0 0 1 .288 .383 .308 .691
Runner on 1st   28 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 0 4 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 2nd   11 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .364 .462 .364 .825
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   67 8 0 0 0 1 5 8 30 0 0 0 .119 .213 .119 .333
First Pitch   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 0-1   13 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .357 .385 .742
Count 0-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   11 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .545 .545 .636 1.182
Count 2-2   27 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 .185 .185 .185 .370
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   17 2 0 0 0 1 2 8 5 0 0 0 .118 .400 .118 .518
Behind in Count   36 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 13 0 1 1 .139 .162 .167 .329
Ahead in Count   17 9 1 0 0 2 6 7 0 0 1 0 .529 .667 .588 1.255
Batting Leadoff   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Batting 2nd   11 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   46 10 1 0 0 4 6 4 11 0 0 0 .217 .280 .239 .519
Batting 9th   52 12 1 0 0 1 7 9 14 0 2 1 .231 .355 .250 .605
Low Leverage   50 15 0 0 0 2 5 8 9 0 0 1 .300 .407 .300 .707
Medium Leverage   40 9 1 0 0 2 5 4 11 0 1 0 .225 .295 .250 .545
High Leverage   24 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 9 0 4 0 .083 .185 .125 .310
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Kansas City - ABL 22 156 559 153 16 6 1 51 78 70 4 6 128 7 7 .274 .355 .329 .684 74 79 0.5
2024 Kansas City - ABL 23 83 256 68 6 2 1 27 41 28 0 1 57 3 1 .266 .337 .316 .653 68 70 0.1
2025 Kansas City - ABL 24 114 399 109 13 2 0 29 52 46 4 0 76 0 1 .273 .354 .316 .670 73 78 0.2
2026 Kansas City - ABL 25 106 359 100 15 1 1 42 47 42 3 4 71 3 6 .279 .355 .334 .690 78 79 0.3
2027 Kansas City - ABL 26 73 86 15 2 0 0 5 12 12 1 0 25 0 0 .174 .283 .198 .481 26 28 -0.5
2028 Kansas City - ABL 27 76 116 26 2 0 0 6 14 15 1 0 30 5 1 .224 .318 .241 .560 49 48 -0.2
Total ABL 608 1775 471 54 11 3 160 244 213 13 11 387 18 16 .265 .346 .313 .660 70 73 0.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Chunichi - COL 16 38 155 55 8 1 4 29 37 30 0 2 33 7 9 .355 .455 .497 .951 134 147 0.0
2018 Chunichi - COL 17 48 182 64 5 2 2 49 39 40 2 2 31 16 10 .352 .469 .434 .903 121 129 0.0
2018 San Angelo - A 17 87 359 97 17 2 2 26 36 32 3 3 94 11 11 .270 .332 .345 .678 93 90 0.0
2019 San Angelo - A 18 160 657 191 37 11 6 66 120 99 3 1 171 25 21 .291 .386 .408 .793 120 111 0.0
2020 San Angelo - A 19 155 613 171 28 6 5 63 89 95 5 5 133 24 21 .279 .377 .369 .746 111 108 0.0
2021 Wichita - AA 20 51 198 48 5 2 2 20 27 29 1 2 48 9 4 .242 .339 .318 .657 79 79 0.0
2022 Wichita - AA 21 31 121 43 8 4 0 23 28 34 0 1 33 15 4 .355 .494 .488 .981 164 161 0.0
2022 Joplin - AAA 21 47 183 48 9 2 4 17 45 24 1 2 21 6 7 .262 .348 .399 .747 96 89 0.0
Total Triple 47 183 48 9 2 4 17 45 24 1 2 21 6 7 .262 .348 .399 .747 96 89
Total Double 82 319 91 13 6 2 43 55 63 1 3 81 24 8 .285 .402 .382 .784 114 112
Total Single 402 1629 459 82 19 13 155 245 226 11 9 398 60 53 .282 .371 .379 .751 111 105
Total Pro Feeder 86 337 119 13 3 6 78 76 70 2 4 64 23 19 .353 .462 .463 .925 127 137
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Kansas City - ABL 22 7 24 4 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 6 0 0 .167 .259 .292 .551 0 0 0.0
2025 Kansas City - ABL 24 17 54 17 3 1 0 7 6 5 1 1 9 0 0 .315 .377 .407 .784 0 0 0.0
2026 Kansas City - ABL 25 12 42 12 1 0 0 11 4 2 0 1 13 0 0 .286 .311 .310 .621 0 0 0.0
2027 Kansas City - ABL 26 5 17 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .176 .222 .294 .516 0 0 0.0
Total ABL 41 137 36 5 3 0 20 13 10 2 2 30 0 0 .263 .318 .343 .661 69 63
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Chunichi - COL 2B 38 38 81 97 27 186 8 .957 332.0 4.83 -3.3 .954
2018 Chunichi - COL 2B 48 48 75 122 25 208 11 .947 411.1 4.31 -2.9 .964
2019 San Angelo - A 2B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
2020 San Angelo - A 2B 155 155 255 362 98 625 8 .987 1401.1 3.96 +6.8 1.025
2021 Wichita - AA 2B 49 48 91 135 51 226 0 1.000 431.1 4.72 +4.1 1.058
2021 Wichita - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Wichita - AA 2B 32 31 49 75 19 124 0 1.000 275.0 4.06 -0.1 .998
2022 Wichita - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Joplin - AAA SS 47 47 77 103 29 202 22 .891 415.1 3.90 -11.4 .867
2023 Kansas City - ML 2B 155 155 256 548 149 817 13 .984 1405.0 5.15 +2.0 1.005
2023 Kansas City - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Kansas City - ML SS 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - ML 2B 75 70 136 243 57 383 4 .990 622.1 5.48 +1.4 1.008
2024 Kansas City - ML 3B 3 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.1 1.041
2024 Kansas City - ML SS 2 2 4 9 3 14 1 .929 18.0 6.50 +0.1 1.010
2025 Kansas City - ML 2B 110 110 173 385 111 570 12 .979 979.2 5.13 -2.1 .990
2025 Kansas City - ML SS 4 3 2 6 3 8 0 1.000 29.0 2.48 +0.0 1.011
2026 Kansas City - ML 2B 106 106 180 369 99 551 2 .996 944.2 5.23 +1.2 1.005
2027 Kansas City - ML 2B 57 23 54 108 33 163 1 .994 254.1 5.73 -0.5 .992
2027 Kansas City - ML SS 10 0 2 8 2 10 0 1.000 17.1 5.19 +0.1 1.020
2028 Kansas City - ML 2B 64 24 46 108 28 156 2 .987 305.0 4.54 +1.5 1.025
2028 Kansas City - ML 3B 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.7 .762
2028 Kansas City - ML SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.003
TOTAL 2B 890 808 1398 2552 697 4011 61 .985 7365.0 4.83 +8.1 1.004
TOTAL 3B 8 2 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 33.1 1.62 -0.6 .882
TOTAL SS 69 52 87 128 38 238 23 .903 489.2 3.95 -11.3 .885
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2017 Joined the Chunichi Dragons.
08/14/2017 Wins the Pro Feeder CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (20); Power: - (1); Eye: - (14).
04/22/2018 Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
06/04/2018 Wins the Pro Feeder CL Player of the Week Award.
06/07/2018 Released by the Chunichi Dragons.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 21, 46th overall pick) by the Kansas City Tornadoes.
06/21/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Tornadoes organization with a signing bonus of $400,000.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (20); Power: - (1); Eye: - (14).
07/07/2019 Was selected to the 2019 SINGLE A All-Star Game.
07/15/2019 Goes 0-4 against the Barrow Frosties, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (20); Power: - (1); Eye: - (14).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (19); Power: - (2); Eye: - (15).
05/09/2021 Injured (broken kneecap), out for 4 months.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (1); Eye: - (15).
04/04/2022 Named the #61 prospect in the ABL
07/01/2022 Injured (broken kneecap), out for 7-8 months.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (73); Power: - (4); Eye: - (70).
04/03/2023 Named the #63 prospect in the ABL
04/18/2023 Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/13/2023 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/04/2023 Injured (quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/19/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
12/16/2023 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $6,500,000 with the Kansas City Tornadoes organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (71); Power: - (3); Eye: - (71).
03/17/2024 Injured (strained hamstring), out for 5 weeks.
05/17/2024 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (69); Power: - (4); Eye: - (70).
03/21/2025 Injured (sore knee), out for one week.
07/03/2025 Injured (thumb contusion), out for 2 days.
09/08/2025 Injured (wrist tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
09/27/2025 Injured (strained oblique), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (70); Power: - (6); Eye: - (68).
05/17/2026 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/10/2026 Injured (fractured finger), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (68); Power: - (6); Eye: - (68).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (68); Power: - (7); Eye: - (69).
07/27/2028 Injured (oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2023 6 5
2024 6 5
Year SF Rank
2023 6 10
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