P Makoto 'Racehorse' Kato #47
Minnesota Loons (VAN) SAA
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry    
12/31/2027
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P MAKOTO 'RACEHORSE' KATO #47 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 5
Movement 6 6 6 6
Control 6 6 6 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Curveball 4 5
Changeup 4 6
Splitter 5 5
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage 56 %
Hold Runners 4
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/14/2027 PENN Win, 8-7 1.2 5 3 2 1 1
09/05/2027 JC Loss, 1-10 4.0 6 3 3 0 1
08/28/2027 @ PAW Loss, 4-9 3.0 1 1 0 3 2
08/23/2027 TOR Loss, 5-10 3.2 4 2 1 0 0
08/18/2027 @ PR Win, 13-8 2.2 4 3 3 1 0
08/16/2027 ELL Win, 14-8 0.0 5 4 4 0 0
08/08/2027 @ JC Win, 12-6 0.2 5 1 1 0 0
07/29/2027 PR Win, 11-1 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 Save
07/25/2027 @ TOR Loss, 1-9 4.1 2 1 1 1 3
07/04/2027 TOR Loss, 1-3 X 8.0 3 1 1 1 3
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Very Low
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:Very Low
Birthday:12/01/1988
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:33 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 5 5 1 3 0 7.12 30.1 47 26 24 8 8 8 0 0.0 0 2 40.0
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 16.32 13.95 2.37 2.37 6.42 1.81 183 -0.6 .339        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 61 25 2 2 4 11 4 3 1 0 0 .410 .439 .705 1.144      
vs. RHB 68 22 0 0 4 15 4 5 1 0 0 .324 .356 .500 .856      
UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 1 3 0 7.12 30.1 47 26 24 8 8 8  
Spring Training 2 2 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 7 2 2 1 2 5  
Last Year 23 23 7 5 0 3.19 161.0 125 57 57 17 42 115  
2 Years Ago 21 21 10 7 0 3.44 157.0 145 64 60 24 44 101  
Career 49 49 18 15 0 3.64 348.1 317 147 141 49 94 224  
Home 2 2 0 1 0 12.54 9.1 17 14 13 5 2 3  
Road 3 3 1 2 0 4.71 21.0 30 12 11 3 6 5  
Grass 4 4 0 3 0 8.87 22.1 40 24 22 8 6 7  
Turf 1 1 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 7 2 2 0 2 1  
Day 3 3 0 3 0 7.50 18.0 32 16 15 5 4 5  
Night 2 2 1 0 0 6.57 12.1 15 10 9 3 4 3  
As Starter 5 5 1 3 0 7.12 30.1 47 26 24 8 8 8  
USSL TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 1 1 0 1 4.24 40.1 46 22 19 5 9 16 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 12 3 12.72 10.26 3.57 2.01 4.80 1.36 115 0.1 .285        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 47 14 4 0 0 6 5 6 2 0 1 .298 .364 .383 .747      
vs. RHB 116 32 6 0 5 16 4 10 0 1 1 .276 .306 .457 .763      
USSL TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 3 0 1 0 0 2.89 9.1 9 3 3 1 2 6  
July 3 1 0 0 1 1.17 15.1 7 2 2 1 2 6  
August 5 0 0 0 0 8.10 10.0 19 11 9 2 4 2  
September 2 0 0 0 0 7.94 5.2 11 6 5 1 1 2  
Career 13 1 1 0 1 4.24 40.1 46 22 19 5 9 16  
Home 6 1 0 0 1 4.87 20.1 25 13 11 2 2 5  
Road 7 0 1 0 0 3.60 20.0 21 9 8 3 7 11  
Grass 12 1 1 0 1 4.58 37.1 45 21 19 5 6 14  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 1 0 0 3 2  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 8.53 6.1 16 7 6 2 1 2  
Night 10 1 1 0 1 3.44 34.0 30 15 13 3 8 14  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 3 1 1 0 1 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 12 0 1 0 1 5.01 32.1 43 21 18 5 8 13  
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+
2018 Thunder Bay - 3L 29 18 18 9 6 0 3.74 122.2 123 53 51 9 39 113 2 1 1.32 .322 3.10 3.5 113
2019 Thunder Bay - 3L 30 24 24 10 10 0 3.43 170.1 146 71 65 20 46 147 4 1 1.13 .266 3.65 3.4 122
2020 Chicago - PL 31 22 21 12 7 0 3.22 145.1 104 52 52 18 53 108 1 0 1.08 .222 4.41 0.1 108
2021 Chicago - PL 32 44 4 2 4 3 4.45 83.0 73 45 41 7 26 80 1 0 1.19 .289 3.56 1.1 88
2022 Montana - 3L 33 8 8 4 2 0 3.53 43.1 42 17 17 4 9 46 0 0 1.18 .319 2.79 1.3 116
2022 Atlanta - PL 33 19 19 6 8 0 4.16 138.1 138 65 64 24 26 93 4 0 1.19 .272 4.50 0.4 89
2022 Total - PL 33 27 27 10 10 0 4.01 181.2 180 82 81 28 35 139 4 0 1.18 .283 4.06 1.7 93
2023 Atlanta - PL 34 10 10 5 5 0 5.32 67.2 74 40 40 16 20 45 0 0 1.39 .284 5.51 -0.4 73
2023 Ft. Worth - PL 34 2 2 1 0 0 1.80 10.0 5 2 2 1 4 6 0 0 0.90 .154 4.48 0.1 221
2023 Total - PL 34 12 12 6 5 0 4.87 77.2 79 42 42 17 24 51 0 0 1.33 .270 5.38 -0.3 81
2024 Ft. Worth - PL 35 26 14 2 8 0 4.72 110.2 125 60 58 14 34 76 1 0 1.44 .319 4.00 1.0 79
2025 Ft. Worth - SL 36 21 21 10 7 0 3.44 157.0 145 64 60 24 44 101 5 1 1.20 .263 4.38 1.3 115
2026 Houston - SL 37 23 23 7 5 0 3.19 161.0 125 57 57 17 42 115 2 0 1.04 .238 3.50 1.9 107
2027 Vancouver - SL 38 5 5 1 3 0 7.12 30.1 47 26 24 8 8 8 0 0 1.81 .339 6.42 -0.6 49
Total PL 123 70 28 32 3 4.17 555.0 519 264 257 80 163 408 7 0 1.23 .272 4.36 2.4 92
Total SL 49 49 18 15 0 3.64 348.1 317 147 141 49 94 224 7 1 1.18 .261 4.15 2.6 105
Total 3L 50 50 23 18 0 3.56 336.1 311 141 133 33 94 306 6 2 1.20 .294 3.34 8.2 118
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+
2027 Calgary - AAA 38 13 1 1 0 1 4.24 40.1 46 22 19 5 9 16 0 0 1.36 .285 4.80 0.1 99
Total SAAA 13 1 1 0 1 4.24 40.1 46 22 19 5 9 16 0 0 1.36 .285 4.80 98.6
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+
2018 Thunder Bay - 3L 29 5 5 3 1 0 4.86 33.1 37 18 18 5 13 38 0 0 1.50 .340 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Thunder Bay - SL 29 1 1 0 1 0 1.12 8.0 5 4 1 2 0 5 1 0 0.62 .136 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Total - SL 29 6 6 3 2 0 4.14 41.1 42 22 19 7 13 43 1 0 1.33 .302 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Thunder Bay - 3L 30 2 2 1 1 0 0.82 11.0 7 2 1 1 3 15 0 0 0.91 .261 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Thunder Bay - PL 30 2 2 0 2 0 4.15 13.0 16 6 6 4 1 9 0 0 1.31 .293 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Total - PL 30 4 4 1 3 0 2.62 24.0 23 8 7 5 4 24 0 0 1.12 .281 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Chicago - SL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.00 .400 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Chicago - PL 32 2 1 1 0 0 3.00 9.0 6 3 3 0 2 7 0 0 0.89 .207 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Total - PL 32 3 1 1 0 0 2.45 11.0 8 3 3 0 2 10 0 0 0.91 .235 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Montana - PL 33 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1.00 .267 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Atlanta - PL 33 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 9 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 1.57 .364 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Total - PL 33 2 2 1 0 0 1.38 13.0 13 2 2 1 4 8 0 0 1.31 .324 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Atlanta - PL 34 2 2 0 1 0 6.75 13.1 15 10 10 2 11 6 0 0 1.95 .295 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Ft. Worth - SL 35 1 0 0 0 0 36.00 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 5.00 .667 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Ft. Worth - PL 35 2 2 2 0 0 4.96 16.1 17 9 9 3 9 5 0 0 1.59 .264 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Total - PL 35 3 2 2 0 0 6.75 17.1 21 13 13 3 10 5 0 0 1.79 .305 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Ft. Worth - SL 36 2 2 1 1 0 4.30 14.2 17 7 7 2 5 11 0 0 1.50 .326 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Houston - 3L 37 1 1 0 1 0 11.25 4.0 6 5 5 0 3 3 0 0 2.25 .429 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Houston - SL 37 3 3 0 2 0 6.00 18.0 24 14 12 6 6 13 0 0 1.67 .310 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Total - SL 37 4 4 0 3 0 6.95 22.0 30 19 17 6 9 16 0 0 1.77 .333 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 10 9 4 3 0 4.18 64.2 67 30 30 10 27 35 0 0 1.45 .279 5.16 176.2
Total SL 8 6 1 4 0 4.95 43.2 52 29 24 10 12 32 1 0 1.47 .307 5.28 178.6
Total 3L 8 8 4 3 0 4.47 48.1 50 25 24 6 19 56 0 0 1.43 .336 3.22 179.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Thunder Bay - ML P 18 18 5 18 1 23 0 1.000 122.2 1.69 +0.1 1.015
2019 Thunder Bay - ML P 24 24 12 23 0 36 1 .972 170.1 1.85 +1.5 1.110
2020 Chicago - ML P 22 21 5 19 1 24 0 1.000 145.1 1.49 -0.6 .944
2021 Chicago - ML P 43 4 6 10 1 16 0 1.000 83.0 1.73 +0.2 1.032
2022 Atlanta - ML P 19 19 8 17 1 26 1 .962 138.1 1.63 -0.4 .989
2022 Montana - ML P 8 8 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 43.1 1.25 +0.7 1.396
2023 Ft. Worth - ML P 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.048
2023 Atlanta - ML P 10 10 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 67.2 1.46 -0.3 .953
2024 Ft. Worth - ML P 26 14 8 12 0 20 0 1.000 110.2 1.63 -0.9 .904
2025 Ft. Worth - ML P 21 21 8 17 0 27 2 .926 157.0 1.43 -1.5 .862
2026 Houston - ML P 23 23 13 11 2 25 1 .960 161.0 1.34 -0.1 1.001
2027 Vancouver - ML P 5 5 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 30.1 1.78 -0.1 1.028
2027 Calgary - AAA P 12 1 2 6 0 10 2 .800 40.1 1.79 -1.1 .780
TOTAL P 233 170 73 151 8 231 7 .970 1280.0 1.57 -2.4 .985
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2018 Entered the Menard's Third League as a free agent from Japan.
02/08/2018 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $44,500,000 with the Thunder Bay Lumberjacks organization.
06/17/2018 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Wizarding AC Ravenclaws with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
08/01/2019 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Oakland Oaks with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/14/2019 Was traded by the Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC to the Chicago Gold Sox in exchange for SS Caetano Alfena, SP Mauro Guerra, C Carlos Padilla.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
07/01/2020 Wins the PL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
06/05/2021 Suspended 9 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/04/2021 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
02/09/2022 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $27,480,000 with the Montana Pandas organization.
06/08/2022 Was traded by the Montana Pandas to the Atlanta Smoke, along with C Iván Pérez, RP Royce Bradshaw, $19,000,000, in exchange for RP Luis Fernández, RF Steve Jones, 1B Jesús Martínez, RP Roberto Aguirre.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
07/07/2023 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the Ft. Worth Cattlemen in exchange for 1B Luis Tapia.
07/19/2023 Injured on 07/18/2023, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3-4 months.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
03/14/2025 Injured (lacerated finger), out for 2 weeks.
06/24/2025 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Gold Sox with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/2026 Became a free agent.
02/28/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Houston 1837 BBC organization.
06/09/2026 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,800,000 with the Houston 1837 BBC organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7).
01/23/2027 Was traded by the Houston 1837 BBC to the Vancouver Grey Wolves in exchange for $7.
10/21/2027 Vancouver Grey Wolves voided the team option year for a buyout of $120,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2021 44 7
Year GS Rank
2019 24 5
Year W Rank
2020 12 6
Year L Rank
2019 10 10
Year HLD Rank
2021 9 5
Year IP Rank
2019 170.1 3
Year BF Rank
2019 701 3
Year HRA Rank
2019 20 3
2020 18 3
Year BB Rank
2020 53 8
Year K Rank
2019 147 3
Year WP Rank
2020 6 3
Year BABIP Rank
2019 .266 8
2020 .222 1
Year WHIP Rank
2019 1.13 4
2020 1.08 10
Year K/BB Rank
2019 3.20 5
Year RA/9 Rank
2019 10.36 4
Year H/9 Rank
2020 6.44 4
Year BB/9 Rank
2019 2.43 7
Year QS Rank
2019 14 9
Year CG Rank
2019 4 2
Year CGP Rank
2019 .167 4
Year SHO Rank
2019 1 3
Year WAR Rank
2019 3.1 9
Saturday, May 26th, 2018 - OOTP Baseball 17.12 Build 75