P Rikiya Sakurai #65
Kalamazoo Royale with Cheese BSA
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy    
12/31/2027
BNN Index | BSA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RIKIYA SAKURAI #65 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
56 0 4-4 11 2.43 66.2 60 10 17 40 1.16 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 16
Movement 13
Control 16
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 16
Curveball - 16
Forkball - 12
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage 62 %
Hold Runners 16
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/25/2027 AUS Win, 1-0 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 Win
09/24/2027 AUS Win, 4-1 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
09/17/2027 @ VIS Loss, 9-10 2.1 3 0 0 2 0
09/15/2027 BOS Loss, 1-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2027 @ POC Loss, 2-6 0.2 2 1 0 1 0
09/07/2027 SPR Win, 4-1 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Save
09/04/2027 @ ELD Win, 3-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/02/2027 SNF Win, 7-6 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 Save
08/29/2027 @ NSH Win, 9-3 1.1 1 0 0 2 0
08/26/2027 @ KCK Win, 7-5 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Save
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:Very High
Desire f. Win:Very High
Greed:Very High
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:10/02/1992
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 5"
Weight:255 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$650,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 59 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 23rd Pick in Round 7
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 56 0 4 4 11 2.43 66.2 60 22 18 10 17 40 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 19 2 84.6 56 25 10.66 8.10 5.40 2.29 4.74 1.16 108 -0.1 .244        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 125 37 7 0 6 12 12 20 4 0 1 .296 .352 .496 .848      
vs. RHB 125 23 5 0 4 10 5 20 1 1 1 .184 .220 .320 .540      
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 8 0 2 0 1 2.08 13.0 9 3 3 2 1 7  
May 11 0 0 1 2 3.86 9.1 10 4 4 2 3 8  
June 11 0 0 1 0 2.38 11.1 11 4 3 1 3 5  
July 6 0 0 1 3 1.29 7.0 5 1 1 1 2 5  
August 12 0 1 1 2 3.07 14.2 14 7 5 4 4 10  
September 8 0 1 0 3 1.59 11.1 11 3 2 0 4 5  
Spring Training 6 0 1 0 0 2.92 12.1 9 4 4 0 4 8  
Last Year 44 0 1 5 7 4.60 47.0 52 27 24 5 10 42  
2 Years Ago 25 0 3 2 2 3.19 36.2 39 16 13 2 6 22  
Career 130 0 8 13 21 3.32 157.1 158 68 58 20 33 111  
Home 28 0 2 2 4 3.45 31.1 33 13 12 5 5 20  
Road 28 0 2 2 7 1.53 35.1 27 9 6 5 12 20  
Grass 53 0 4 4 8 2.54 63.2 57 22 18 10 17 37  
Turf 3 0 0 0 3 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 3  
Night 56 0 4 4 11 2.43 66.2 60 22 18 10 17 40  
As Reliever / Substitution 56 0 4 4 11 2.43 66.2 60 22 18 10 17 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+
2024 Kalamazoo - BSA 31 5 0 0 2 1 3.86 7.0 7 3 3 3 0 7 0 0 1.00 .222 6.92 -0.2 113
2025 Kalamazoo - BSA 32 25 0 3 2 2 3.19 36.2 39 16 13 2 6 22 0 0 1.23 .306 3.42 0.6 139
2026 Kalamazoo - BSA 33 44 0 1 5 7 4.60 47.0 52 27 24 5 10 42 0 0 1.32 .333 3.53 0.6 95
2027 Kalamazoo - BSA 34 56 0 4 4 11 2.43 66.2 60 22 18 10 17 40 0 0 1.16 .244 4.74 -0.1 181
Total BSA 130 0 8 13 21 3.32 157.1 158 68 58 20 33 111 0 0 1.21 .285 4.17 1.0 142
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+
2012 Mississippi State - COL 19 22 0 4 2 12 3.34 29.2 25 11 11 3 14 45 0 0 1.31 .349 3.67 0.6 162
2013 Mississippi State - COL 20 17 0 2 1 6 2.25 16.0 18 4 4 1 4 17 0 0 1.38 .362 3.73 0.3 246
2014 Mississippi State - COL 21 18 0 0 1 8 4.58 19.2 24 14 10 4 5 36 0 0 1.47 .465 3.47 0.4 105
2015 Mississippi State - COL 22 19 0 1 3 13 6.27 18.2 20 13 13 4 4 32 0 0 1.29 .390 3.77 0.3 76
2016 Bemidji - A 23 27 0 1 1 4 2.54 28.1 26 10 8 1 6 29 0 0 1.13 .309 2.88 0.6 171
2017 Bemidji - A 24 41 0 3 0 1 2.93 46.0 38 15 15 1 20 62 0 0 1.26 .346 2.71 1.0 146
2018 Bemidji - A 25 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.92 .182 4.08 0.0 999
2018 Springfield - AA 25 36 0 0 2 3 3.62 32.1 30 13 13 6 17 37 0 0 1.45 .304 5.58 -0.0 145
2018 Cape Cod - AAA 25 16 1 0 3 1 13.50 18.0 30 27 27 3 13 16 0 0 2.39 .429 6.59 -0.1 40
2019 Springfield - AA 26 56 0 4 2 2 3.83 56.1 48 26 24 6 27 55 0 0 1.33 .276 4.66 0.4 131
2020 Springfield - AA 27 78 0 4 3 1 2.86 78.2 75 26 25 11 13 84 0 0 1.12 .308 4.21 1.3 191
2021 Springfield - AA 28 2 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.50 .500 1.81 0.1 164
2021 Cape Cod - AAA 28 49 0 4 3 3 4.81 67.1 72 39 36 10 13 73 0 0 1.26 .346 4.62 0.8 114
2022 Cape Cod - AAA 29 71 0 10 2 0 3.64 96.1 96 49 39 13 29 89 0 0 1.30 .304 4.93 1.1 157
2023 Cape Cod - AAA 30 64 0 11 3 1 4.98 97.2 106 60 54 13 25 91 0 0 1.34 .321 5.01 1.3 123
2024 Blueville - AAA 31 62 0 2 6 5 4.86 70.1 68 41 38 10 22 64 0 0 1.28 .296 5.03 0.6 116
2025 Blueville - AAA 32 31 0 1 1 5 1.85 39.0 21 10 8 3 7 28 0 0 0.72 .175 4.32 0.6 298
2026 Blueville - AAA 33 14 1 0 0 2 2.30 15.2 11 4 4 1 4 13 0 0 0.96 .256 4.52 0.3 259
Total ITL 307 2 28 18 17 4.59 404.1 404 230 206 53 113 374 0 0 1.28 .307 4.91 146.7
Total ESL (28 & Under) 172 0 8 7 6 3.34 170.0 156 66 63 23 58 179 0 0 1.26 .299 4.58 161.7
Total MWL (24 & Under) 71 0 4 1 5 2.63 78.2 66 25 23 2 28 93 0 0 1.19 .322 2.85 202.1
Total NCAA 76 0 7 7 39 4.07 84.0 87 42 38 12 27 130 0 0 1.36 .387 3.66 145.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Kalamazoo - ML P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
2025 Kalamazoo - ML P 25 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 36.2 1.72 +0.2 1.055
2026 Kalamazoo - ML P 40 0 3 8 0 12 1 .917 47.0 2.11 -0.1 .952
2027 Kalamazoo - ML P 56 0 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 66.2 1.21 +0.2 1.034
TOTAL P 126 0 11 16 0 28 1 .964 157.1 1.54 +0.3 1.001
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (11); Control: - (15).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (11); Control: - (16).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (12); Control: - (18).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (13); Control: - (16).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (12); Control: - (15).
11/25/2023 Drafted in the 2023 expansion draft (Round 29, Pick 1, 57th overall pick) by the Kalamazoo Royale with Cheese.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (12); Control: - (16).
06/14/2024 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/29/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (12); Control: - (16).
05/31/2025 Injured (torn fingernail), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/02/2025 Injured (oblique strain), out for one week.
12/05/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (12); Control: - (15).
12/06/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (13); Control: - (16).
09/28/2027 Injured (Torn Meniscus), out for 6 months.
11/27/2027 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000 through arbitration.
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