P Rikiya Sakurai #65
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2028
P RIKIYA SAKURAI #65 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 0 1-0 1 0.00 4.2 4 0 0 5 0.86 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 14
Movement 13
Control 17
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 15
Curveball - 14
Forkball - 12
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 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
08/30/2028 BRG Win, 6-1 1.1 1 1 0 0 2 Save
08/28/2028 ALN Win, 5-4 3.1 3 0 0 0 3 Win
07/30/2028 NSH Win, 3-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
07/21/2028 @ SEA Win, 5-3 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Save
07/20/2028 @ KCK Loss, 1-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
07/09/2028 KCK Loss, 5-6 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 Loss
07/03/2028 CHI Loss, 3-5 2.0 4 2 2 0 1
07/01/2028 @ FRE Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
06/28/2028 @ NSH Loss, 1-6 1.1 1 1 1 1 3
06/27/2028 @ NSH Win, 6-2 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
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:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:120 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 120 Days
Pro Service:12 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 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 40 0 0 3 8 3.95 43.1 47 19 19 8 9 29 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 3 72.7 40 16 11.84 9.76 6.02 1.87 4.94 1.29 114 -0.2 .289        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 66 21 3 0 4 11 3 8 2 0 1 .318 .347 .545 .893      
vs. RHB 103 26 2 0 4 8 6 21 1 1 0 .252 .291 .388 .679      
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 9 0 0 1 2 7.88 8.0 15 7 7 2 3 4  
May 13 0 0 0 3 2.16 16.2 10 4 4 2 4 11  
June 12 0 0 1 1 2.13 12.2 13 3 3 2 1 12  
July 6 0 0 1 2 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 2 1 2  
Spring Training 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Last Year 56 0 4 4 11 2.43 66.2 60 22 18 10 17 40  
2 Years Ago 44 0 1 5 7 4.60 47.0 52 27 24 5 10 42  
Career 170 0 8 16 29 3.45 200.2 205 87 77 28 42 140  
Home 22 0 0 3 3 4.76 22.2 26 12 12 5 1 12  
Road 18 0 0 0 5 3.05 20.2 21 7 7 3 8 17  
Grass 37 0 0 3 7 4.28 40.0 44 19 19 8 9 27  
Turf 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 2  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 4 2 2 1 3 2  
Night 36 0 0 3 8 4.21 36.1 43 17 17 7 6 27  
As Reliever / Substitution 40 0 0 3 8 3.95 43.1 47 19 19 8 9 29  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.2 4 1 0 0 0 5 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 2 0 100.0 2 1 7.71 7.71 9.64 0.00 1.80 0.86 32 0.2 .308        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833      
vs. RHB 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.2 4 1 0 0 0 5  
2 Years Ago 14 1 0 0 2 2.30 15.2 11 4 4 1 4 13  
Career 309 2 29 18 18 4.53 409.0 408 231 206 53 113 379  
Home 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.2 4 1 0 0 0 5  
Grass 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.2 4 1 0 0 0 5  
Day 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 2  
Night 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.2 4 1 0 0 0 5  
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
2028 Kalamazoo - BSA 35 40 0 0 3 8 3.95 43.1 47 19 19 8 9 29 0 0 1.29 .289 4.94 -0.2 110
Total BSA 170 0 8 16 29 3.45 200.2 205 87 77 28 42 140 0 0 1.23 .285 4.34 0.8 135
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 0.6 170
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 1.0 145
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 -0.0 143
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 -0.2 39
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 0.3 128
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 1.2 187
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 0.1 161
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 0.8 112
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 1.0 154
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 1.2 121
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
2028 Blueville - AAA 35 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.2 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.86 .308 1.80 0.2 999
Total ITL 309 2 29 18 18 4.53 409.0 408 231 206 53 113 379 0 0 1.27 .307 4.88 154.9
Total ESL (28 & Under) 172 0 8 7 6 3.34 170.0 156 66 63 23 58 179 0 0 1.26 .299 4.58 158.7
Total MWL (24 & Under) 71 0 4 1 5 2.63 78.2 66 25 23 2 28 93 0 0 1.19 .322 2.85 200.9
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
2028 Kalamazoo - ML P 37 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 43.1 2.28 +0.7 1.122
2028 Blueville - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL P 165 0 14 24 0 39 1 .974 205.1 1.67 +1.1 1.039
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.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (13); Control: - (16).
11/09/2028 Released by the Kalamazoo organization.
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