P Lúcio 'Balls' Sánchez #39
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2028
P LÚCIO 'BALLS' SÁNCHEZ #39 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 24 9-7 0 3.18 155.2 128 13 36 165 1.05 4.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 8 9 9
Movement 8 7 8 8
Control 7 7 7 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 9 9
Changeup 10 10
Sinker 8 8
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 3
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/03/2028 PHX Loss, 3-7 X 6.1 7 6 6 1 7 Loss
09/23/2028 RC Loss, 2-6 X 7.0 9 5 5 1 5 Loss
09/17/2028 @ PHX Loss, 1-4 X 6.1 9 4 4 1 7 Loss
09/12/2028 @ PC Win, 2-1 X 7.0 8 1 1 1 5
09/02/2028 ACKC Win, 2-1 X 7.1 4 1 1 2 11 Win
08/28/2028 DET Win, 11-1 X 8.2 5 1 1 1 3 Win
08/22/2028 @ AUS Win, 4-3 X 5.0 2 2 2 5 7 Win
08/17/2028 @ ATL Win, 4-3 X 8.2 6 3 3 2 6 Win
08/09/2028 PHX Win, 3-2 X 4.1 3 2 2 0 5
08/01/2028 @ RC Loss, 3-4 X 7.2 4 1 1 2 5
PERSONALITY
Sánchez has good leadership skills.
High: Leader
Birthday:02/13/1998
Born in:Yateras, GUA
Nationality:Cuban
Height:6' 4"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,800,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 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 9 7 0 3.18 155.2 128 55 55 13 36 165 0 0.0 0 12 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 9.71 7.40 9.54 2.08 2.44 1.05 71 4.4 .287        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 240 50 10 0 7 30 17 70 0 1 3 .208 .269 .338 .607      
vs. RHB 339 78 14 4 6 25 19 95 0 1 1 .230 .273 .348 .621      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 0 2 0 4.20 30.0 32 14 14 2 7 30  
June 5 5 1 3 0 3.64 29.2 27 12 12 2 7 36  
July 5 5 4 0 0 2.38 34.0 19 9 9 3 7 45  
August 5 5 3 0 0 2.36 34.1 20 9 9 2 10 26  
September 4 4 1 2 0 3.58 27.2 30 11 11 4 5 28  
Spring Training 3 3 0 1 0 3.00 12.0 9 4 4 1 3 13  
Postseason 2 2 0 1 0 5.25 12.0 13 7 7 0 3 14  
Last Year 19 19 9 2 0 2.35 114.2 96 36 30 12 30 121  
2 Years Ago 23 23 9 5 0 2.17 136.2 100 38 33 5 47 142  
Career 244 242 119 47 0 2.73 1563.2 1219 516 475 115 490 1712  
Home 11 11 5 3 0 2.76 71.2 55 22 22 5 14 84  
Road 13 13 4 4 0 3.54 84.0 73 33 33 8 22 81  
Grass 24 24 9 7 0 3.18 155.2 128 55 55 13 36 165  
Day 9 9 4 2 0 2.79 61.1 49 19 19 4 11 69  
Night 15 15 5 5 0 3.43 94.1 79 36 36 9 25 96  
As Starter 24 24 9 7 0 3.18 155.2 128 55 55 13 36 165  
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+
2017 Grafton - PL 19 14 14 6 3 0 5.23 82.2 92 52 48 11 37 74 1 1 1.56 .332 4.58 0.6 78
2018 Grafton - PL 20 22 22 12 5 0 2.97 151.2 129 54 50 6 78 162 0 0 1.36 .310 3.16 3.5 130
2019 Grafton - PL 21 23 23 12 5 0 3.09 174.2 139 66 60 10 75 186 4 1 1.23 .296 3.02 4.2 123
2020 Boston - PL 22 8 8 4 0 0 2.09 56.0 36 13 13 4 17 61 1 1 0.95 .244 2.73 1.4 171
2021 Boston - PL 23 16 16 9 4 0 2.44 103.1 68 29 28 7 26 97 0 0 0.91 .235 3.06 2.7 166
2022 Boston - PL 24 23 23 12 4 0 2.26 139.2 104 36 35 10 42 177 0 0 1.05 .302 2.32 4.7 165
2023 Boston - PL 25 23 23 15 3 0 2.03 142.0 101 40 32 7 34 171 0 0 0.95 .276 1.85 6.2 195
2024 Boston - PL 26 25 23 10 3 0 2.53 160.1 111 48 45 14 41 177 0 0 0.95 .250 2.52 4.9 147
2025 Boston - PL 27 24 24 12 6 0 2.83 146.1 115 49 46 16 27 179 0 0 0.97 .284 2.37 4.4 124
2026 Boston - PL 28 23 23 9 5 0 2.17 136.2 100 38 33 5 47 142 0 0 1.08 .273 2.42 4.5 176
2027 Boston - PL 29 19 19 9 2 0 2.35 114.2 96 36 30 12 30 121 1 0 1.10 .289 2.78 2.9 153
2028 Boston - PL 30 24 24 9 7 0 3.18 155.2 128 55 55 13 36 165 0 0 1.05 .287 2.44 4.4 108
Total PL 244 242 119 47 0 2.73 1563.2 1219 516 475 115 490 1712 7 3 1.09 .283 2.70 44.6 144
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+
2016 Alloway - AAA 18 3 0 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 1 2 6 0 0 1.75 .444 5.68 -0.0 116
2017 Alloway - AAA 19 9 9 4 2 0 3.38 53.1 56 24 20 4 17 50 0 0 1.37 .333 3.96 1.5 157
Total PAAA 12 9 4 2 0 3.45 57.1 61 26 22 5 19 56 0 0 1.40 .339 4.08 154.3
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 Grafton - PL 19 2 2 1 1 0 5.11 12.1 9 7 7 1 6 21 0 0 1.22 .364 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Grafton - PL 21 1 1 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 3 2 2 1 1 9 0 0 0.50 .118 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Boston - PL 23 4 4 1 1 0 1.75 25.2 15 6 5 2 7 29 0 0 0.86 .224 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Boston - PL 24 5 5 2 1 0 3.41 29.0 18 11 11 4 10 33 0 0 0.97 .215 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Boston - PL 25 5 5 3 1 0 3.00 33.0 28 11 11 1 7 32 0 0 1.06 .310 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Boston - PL 26 3 3 1 0 0 0.79 22.2 18 2 2 1 1 18 0 0 0.84 .270 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Boston - SL 27 1 1 0 0 0 5.79 4.2 6 3 3 0 2 5 0 0 1.71 .400 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Boston - PL 27 2 2 2 0 0 1.64 11.0 8 2 2 0 4 10 0 0 1.09 .286 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Total - PL 27 3 3 2 0 0 2.87 15.2 14 5 5 0 6 15 0 0 1.28 .326 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Boston - SL 28 1 1 0 1 0 7.11 6.1 10 5 5 1 2 3 0 0 1.89 .409 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Boston - PL 28 7 7 3 2 0 1.42 50.2 29 11 8 2 7 48 0 0 0.71 .211 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Total - PL 28 8 8 3 3 0 2.05 57.0 39 16 13 3 9 51 0 0 0.84 .240 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Boston - PL 29 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.2 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0.39 .059 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Boston - PL 30 2 2 0 1 0 5.25 12.0 13 7 7 0 3 14 0 0 1.33 .382 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 32 32 15 7 0 2.33 212.0 142 59 55 12 48 221 0 0 0.90 .250 2.29 239.5
Total SL 2 2 0 1 0 6.55 11.0 16 8 8 1 4 8 0 0 1.82 .405 3.32 57.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Grafton - ML P 14 14 7 15 3 24 2 .917 82.2 2.40 +0.3 1.029
2018 Grafton - ML P 22 22 13 21 2 38 4 .895 151.2 2.02 -0.8 .936
2019 Grafton - ML P 23 23 10 26 1 39 3 .923 174.2 1.85 +0.8 1.047
2020 Boston - ML P 8 8 6 13 0 19 0 1.000 56.0 3.05 -0.0 .997
2021 Boston - ML P 16 16 8 19 0 28 1 .964 103.1 2.35 +0.3 1.032
2022 Boston - ML P 23 23 2 25 2 27 0 1.000 139.2 1.74 +0.2 1.036
2023 Boston - ML P 23 23 6 12 0 19 1 .947 142.0 1.14 +0.2 1.048
2024 Boston - ML P 25 23 8 19 2 30 3 .900 160.1 1.52 -0.7 .958
2025 Boston - ML P 24 24 7 13 0 24 4 .833 146.1 1.23 -1.1 .918
2026 Boston - ML P 23 23 7 11 0 19 1 .947 136.2 1.19 +0.7 1.196
2027 Boston - ML P 19 19 13 6 0 21 2 .905 114.2 1.49 -0.9 .865
2028 Boston - ML P 24 24 8 10 0 18 0 1.000 155.2 1.04 -0.0 1.010
TOTAL P 244 242 95 190 10 306 21 .931 1563.2 1.64 -1.1 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/2015 Entered the United States Premier League as an international amateur free agent from Cuba.
05/13/2015 Signed a minor league contract ($6,000,000 bonus) out of Cuba with the Grafton Middies organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (9); Movement: 5 (8); Control: 2 (8).
05/01/2016 Named the #3 prospect in the PL
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (10); Movement: 7 (10); Control: 2 (10).
05/01/2017 Named the #5 prospect in the PL
05/20/2017 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/26/2017 Strikes out 16 against the Orlando City.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 8 (10); Control: 3 (10).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
11/03/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (9).
01/09/2019 Injured (undisclosed injury), out for 6 days.
07/18/2019 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Lexington BC with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/03/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,452,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (8).
01/27/2020 Was traded by the Grafton Middies to the Boston Patriots, along with SP Yuri Volkers, SP Jorge Aguirre, in exchange for RF José Álvarez, C Scotty Anderson, RP Lynwood Matos, SP Daniel Martínez, RP Edgardo Marín.
02/11/2020 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $72,000,000 with the Boston Patriots organization.
05/27/2020 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toledo Titans with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/17/2020 Injured on 06/16/2020, diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 13 months.
10/14/2020 Wins the 2020 PLGC with the Boston Patriots.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (8).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (8).
09/25/2022 Wins the 2022 PLGC with the Boston Patriots.
11/01/2022 Wins the 2022 PL PL Gold Ball.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (8).
09/01/2023 Wins the PL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/25/2023 Wins the 2023 The Shield with the Boston Patriots.
10/31/2023 Finished 2nd in 2023 PL PL Gold Ball voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (8).
04/17/2024 Injured (cold), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/27/2024 Wins the 2024 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
10/29/2024 Finished 2nd in 2024 PL PL Gold Ball voting.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
03/05/2025 Injured (wrist soreness), out for 2 weeks.
09/01/2025 Wins the PL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/24/2025 Suspended 9 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/26/2025 Wins the 2025 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
06/01/2026 Wins the PL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/25/2026 Wins the 2026 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
10/04/2026 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $136,800,000 with the Boston Patriots organization.
10/20/2026 Won the 2026 United States Baseball Association Tournament of Champions with the Boston Patriots!
11/03/2026 Finished 2nd in 2026 PL PL Gold Ball voting.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
07/09/2027 Collects his 1500th career United States Premier League strikeout!
08/23/2027 Injured on 08/20/2027, diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 3-4 months.
09/25/2027 Wins the 2027 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
08/09/2028 Injured (tired arm), out for 6 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2018 12 8
2019 12 5
Year Win. % Rank
2018 .706 8
2019 .706 8
Year IP Rank
2019 174.2 5
Year BF Rank
2019 720 5
Year BB Rank
2018 78 2
2019 75 1
Year K Rank
2018 162 6
2019 186 4
Year WP Rank
2019 6 6
Year HR/9 Rank
2018 0.36 1
2019 0.52 6
Year H/9 Rank
2019 7.16 8
Year K/9 Rank
2018 9.61 6
2019 9.58 6
Year CG Rank
2019 4 3
Year CGP Rank
2019 .174 6
Year SHO Rank
2017 1 5
2019 1 7
2020 1 5
Year GB% Rank
2018 0.68 4
2019 0.75 1
Year WAR Rank
2019 5.2 5
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