P Luis 'Flinch' Vargas #55
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2028
P LUIS 'FLINCH' VARGAS #55 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
33 33 15-9 0 3.34 199.2 176 13 48 140 1.12 4.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 15
Movement 16
Control 17
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 13
Changeup - 17
Cutter - 13
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 9
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 62 %
Hold Runners 5
Defense 16
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/05/2028 @ SoCal Loss, 5-6 X 5.0 7 5 5 2 6 Loss
09/27/2028 PHI Win, 8-3 X 6.0 5 3 3 0 5 Win
09/22/2028 NYK Win, 5-0 X 9.0 4 0 0 2 8 Win
09/17/2028 @ ELD Loss, 2-3 X 7.0 6 2 2 0 5
09/11/2028 @ AUS Win, 7-5 X 6.0 7 2 2 1 3 Win
09/06/2028 BOS Win, 4-1 X 7.0 2 1 1 1 6 Win
09/01/2028 @ PHI Win, 14-5 X 6.0 5 3 2 2 3 Win
08/27/2028 @ SCS Win, 6-1 X 6.0 3 1 1 1 3 Win
08/22/2028 @ PLY Win, 5-0 X 6.0 3 0 0 3 4 Win
08/18/2028 STL Loss, 3-4 X 6.0 5 2 2 0 5
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:High
Intelligence:High
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:11/08/1998
Born in:Portland, OR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,000,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 120 Days
Service This Yr:185 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 128 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 40th Pick in Round 2
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 33 33 15 9 0 3.34 199.2 176 83 74 13 48 140 2 6.1 1 21 63.6
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 10.68 7.93 6.31 2.16 3.55 1.12 87 4.0 .275        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 391 89 26 1 4 44 29 84 4 0 4 .228 .285 .330 .615      
vs. RHB 346 87 16 1 9 39 19 56 4 0 9 .251 .304 .382 .686      
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 1 3 0 4.06 31.0 28 16 14 1 7 20  
May 5 5 1 4 0 8.72 21.2 31 26 21 3 10 11  
June 6 6 3 0 0 2.04 39.2 27 9 9 2 10 33  
July 5 5 2 0 0 3.72 29.0 33 12 12 3 8 21  
August 6 6 3 2 0 1.93 37.1 28 9 8 2 7 25  
September 6 6 5 0 0 2.20 41.0 29 11 10 2 6 30  
Spring Training 4 4 2 0 0 0.56 16.0 9 1 1 1 5 8  
Postseason 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 5.0 7 5 5 0 2 6  
Last Year 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0  
2 Years Ago 27 27 12 7 0 3.71 167.1 171 78 69 14 26 121  
Career 145 145 73 36 0 3.48 907.1 826 389 351 77 170 671  
Home 17 17 6 5 0 3.34 99.2 87 43 37 5 26 79  
Road 16 16 9 4 0 3.33 100.0 89 40 37 8 22 61  
Grass 33 33 15 9 0 3.34 199.2 176 83 74 13 48 140  
Day 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 3 0 0 0 3 4  
Night 32 32 14 9 0 3.44 193.2 173 83 74 13 45 136  
As Starter 33 33 15 9 0 3.34 199.2 176 83 74 13 48 140  
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+
2023 Baffin Island - BSA 24 23 23 14 4 0 3.31 155.0 131 61 57 17 27 108 4 2 1.02 .248 3.98 2.2 123
2024 Baffin Island - BSA 25 28 28 13 10 0 4.02 177.0 157 86 79 19 39 130 1 1 1.11 .261 3.99 2.6 102
2025 Baffin Island - BSA 26 33 33 19 5 0 3.12 207.2 190 80 72 14 30 172 0 0 1.06 .292 3.12 5.6 133
2026 Baffin Island - BSA 27 27 27 12 7 0 3.71 167.1 171 78 69 14 26 121 1 0 1.18 .298 3.49 3.5 110
2027 Baffin Island - BSA 28 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 .250 3.20 0.0 999
2028 Baffin Island - BSA 29 33 33 15 9 0 3.34 199.2 176 83 74 13 48 140 2 1 1.12 .275 3.55 4.0 121
Total BSA 145 145 73 36 0 3.48 907.1 826 389 351 77 170 671 8 4 1.10 .276 3.60 17.9 119
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+
2018 Texas Tech - COL 19 11 11 2 6 0 3.68 63.2 60 28 26 4 17 75 0 0 1.21 .324 3.15 2.1 129
2019 Texas Tech - COL 20 11 11 5 1 0 2.83 70.0 55 25 22 4 9 86 0 0 0.91 .293 2.64 2.8 167
2020 Texas Tech - COL 21 10 10 2 4 0 3.34 56.2 47 24 21 2 14 50 0 0 1.08 .269 2.98 1.9 135
2020 Balzac - AA 21 14 14 9 2 0 3.57 95.2 92 39 38 11 32 80 0 0 1.30 .293 4.74 1.3 134
2021 Balzac - AA 22 33 33 14 10 0 4.15 190.2 192 101 88 11 70 210 0 0 1.37 .338 3.85 5.3 123
2022 Wilmington - AA 23 12 12 8 2 0 1.70 79.1 48 17 15 4 14 100 1 0 0.78 .249 2.94 3.3 317
2022 Indiana - AAA 23 21 21 6 6 0 5.12 116.0 130 67 66 18 26 117 0 0 1.34 .338 4.94 2.7 116
2023 Balzac - AA 24 4 4 3 0 0 2.33 27.0 19 10 7 1 6 25 0 0 0.93 .250 3.38 0.8 203
2023 Waba - AAA 24 8 8 4 1 0 3.49 49.0 45 20 19 7 12 33 1 1 1.16 .268 5.56 1.0 179
2024 Waba - AAA 25 4 4 3 0 0 3.60 25.0 24 11 10 3 7 27 0 0 1.24 .323 4.26 0.7 159
Total ITL 33 33 13 7 0 4.50 190.0 199 98 95 28 45 177 1 1 1.28 .318 5.01 137.6
Total NWL (28 & Under) 51 51 26 12 0 3.82 313.1 303 150 133 23 108 315 0 0 1.31 .317 4.08 133.3
Total ESL (28 & Under) 12 12 8 2 0 1.70 79.1 48 17 15 4 14 100 1 0 0.78 .249 2.94 317.2
Total NCAA 32 32 9 11 0 3.26 190.1 162 77 69 10 40 211 0 0 1.06 .296 2.91 144.7
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+
2023 Baffin Island - BSA 24 3 3 1 1 0 2.50 18.0 16 6 5 0 2 10 0 0 1.00 .271 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Baffin Island - BSA 25 5 5 0 2 0 4.20 30.0 30 14 14 3 4 17 0 0 1.13 .270 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Baffin Island - BSA 26 3 3 0 1 0 7.62 13.0 19 12 11 1 4 6 0 0 1.77 .360 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Baffin Island - BSA 29 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 5.0 7 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 1.80 .438 0.00 0.0 0
Total BSA 12 12 1 5 0 4.77 66.0 72 37 35 4 12 39 0 0 1.27 .302 3.63 102.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Baffin Island - ML P 23 23 10 28 0 40 2 .950 155.0 2.21 -0.2 .950
2024 Baffin Island - ML P 28 28 13 23 2 38 2 .947 177.0 1.83 +0.7 1.014
2025 Baffin Island - ML P 33 33 7 35 0 42 0 1.000 207.2 1.82 +1.3 1.055
2026 Baffin Island - ML P 27 27 17 21 0 38 0 1.000 167.1 2.04 +1.0 1.058
2027 Baffin Island - ML P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
2028 Baffin Island - ML P 33 33 13 19 1 33 1 .970 199.2 1.44 +0.2 .969
TOTAL P 145 145 60 126 3 191 5 .974 907.1 1.84 +3.0 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (9); Movement: - (13); Control: - (11).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (13); Control: - (12).
07/01/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 40, 83rd overall pick) by the Baffin Island Beavers.
07/09/2020 Released by the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
07/09/2020 Signed a minor league contract with the Baffin Island Beavers organization with a signing bonus of $310,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (16); Control: - (18).
04/01/2021 Named the #77 prospect in the BSA
06/01/2021 Wins the NWL 28 & Under NWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (15); Control: - (18).
03/18/2022 Was traded by the Baffin Island Beavers to the St. Louis Browns, along with MR Ricardo García, CL Jeremy Meyer, RF Robert Phillips, SS Gonzalo Gil, in exchange for MR Jaime Guzmán.
04/01/2022 Named the #67 prospect in the BSA
06/01/2022 Wins the ESL (28 & Under) ESL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/23/2022 Injured (sore shoulder), out for 5 days.
10/29/2022 Finished 3rd in 2022 ESL (28 & Under) ESL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (16); Control: - (20).
03/09/2023 Was traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Baffin Island Beavers in exchange for SP Mang Tow.
04/03/2023 Named the #23 prospect in the BSA
05/27/2023 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Portland Privateers with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/09/2023 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $15,900,000 with the Baffin Island Beavers organization.
07/04/2023 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Boston Rebels with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/22/2023 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Niagara Falls Frenzy with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/06/2023 Finished 2nd in 2023 BSA NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (16); Control: - (20).
04/12/2024 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Madison Bombers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/30/2024 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (16); Control: - (20).
04/27/2025 Injured (forearm stiffness), out for 4 days.
10/18/2025 Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/10/2025 Wins the 2025 BSA Championship with the Baffin Island Beavers.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (16); Control: - (20).
05/10/2026 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week.
05/16/2026 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
08/31/2026 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 4 months.
11/25/2026 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 weeks.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (16); Control: - (20).
04/08/2027 Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 6-7 months.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (15); Control: - (17).
09/22/2028 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Knights with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 33 3
2028 33 8
Year W Rank
2025 19 2
Year Winning % Rank
2025 .792 1
Year ERA Rank
2025 3.12 9
2028 3.34 7
Year BABIP Rank
2024 .261 4
Year WHIP Rank
2024 1.11 8
2025 1.06 6
2028 1.12 10
Year K/BB Rank
2025 5.73 8
Year RA/9 Rank
2024 10.42 10
2025 9.79 7
Year HR/9 Rank
2025 0.61 6
2028 0.59 3
Year H/9 Rank
2025 8.23 9
Year BB/9 Rank
2025 1.30 5
2026 1.40 7
Year QS Rank
2025 22 9
2028 21 7
Year QSP Rank
2025 .667 10
2028 .636 8
Year CG Rank
2023 4 4
2028 2 10
Year SHO Rank
2023 2 1
2024 1 3
2028 1 5
Year WAR Rank
2025 5.6 6
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