P Lúcio 'Balls' Sánchez #39
Boston Patriots PL
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2026
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P LÚCIO 'BALLS' SÁNCHEZ #39 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
23 23 9-5 0 2.17 136.2 100 5 47 142 1.08 4.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 9 9 9
Movement 8 8 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 65 %
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
10/18/2026 @ PC Loss, 3-5 X 8.0 6 3 2 0 5
10/12/2026 THB Win, 11-1 X 8.1 6 1 1 0 3 Win
10/06/2026 THB Loss, 4-8 X 6.1 5 2 2 1 9
09/21/2026 DET Loss, 1-4 X 6.2 8 4 4 5 5 Loss
09/16/2026 @ OAK Win, 5-1 X 5.0 2 1 1 3 3
09/12/2026 @ DC Win, 9-1 X 8.2 7 1 1 1 8 Win
09/04/2026 VAN Win, 3-1 X 5.1 2 0 0 3 6 Win
08/31/2026 PC Win, 5-4 X 5.1 2 1 1 1 12 Win
08/26/2026 @ THB Loss, 1-5 X 6.1 10 5 5 2 3 Loss
08/19/2026 @ WIZ Loss, 2-3 X 6.2 2 0 0 4 9
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:02/13/1998
Born in:Yateras, GUA
Nationality:Cuban
Height:6' 4"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension:$136,800,000 total for 6 years
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 23 23 9 5 0 2.17 136.2 100 38 33 5 47 142 0 0.0 0 9 39.1
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 9.75 6.59 9.35 3.10 2.42 1.08 63 4.5 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 241 56 11 1 3 24 22 60 2 1 0 .232 .294 .324 .618      
vs. RHB 251 44 8 0 2 14 25 82 1 1 1 .175 .252 .231 .483      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 4 0 0 0.88 30.2 24 3 3 0 5 35  
June 5 5 0 2 0 3.33 27.0 22 11 10 1 9 29  
July 6 6 1 2 0 3.51 33.1 26 17 13 3 15 29  
August 3 3 2 0 0 0.45 20.0 9 1 1 1 6 27  
September 4 4 2 1 0 2.10 25.2 19 6 6 0 12 22  
Spring Training 2 2 2 0 0 4.50 8.0 10 4 4 0 1 7  
Postseason 7 7 3 2 0 1.42 50.2 29 11 8 2 7 48  
Last Year 24 24 12 6 0 2.83 146.1 115 49 46 16 27 179  
2 Years Ago 25 23 10 3 0 2.53 160.1 111 48 45 14 41 177  
Career 201 199 101 38 0 2.71 1293.1 995 425 390 90 424 1426  
Home 11 11 4 3 0 2.52 64.1 44 19 18 2 21 71  
Road 12 12 5 2 0 1.87 72.1 56 19 15 3 26 71  
Grass 21 21 9 4 0 2.29 125.2 94 34 32 4 42 133  
Turf 2 2 0 1 0 0.82 11.0 6 4 1 1 5 9  
Day 7 7 3 1 0 2.06 39.1 29 9 9 0 14 44  
Night 16 16 6 4 0 2.22 97.1 71 29 24 5 33 98  
As Starter 23 23 9 5 0 2.17 136.2 100 38 33 5 47 142  
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
Total PL 201 199 101 38 0 2.71 1293.1 995 425 390 90 424 1426 6 3 1.10 .282 2.72 37.3 148
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
Total PL 29 29 14 6 0 2.25 192.1 128 52 48 12 43 200 0 0 0.89 .248 2.41 220.1
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
TOTAL P 201 199 74 174 10 267 19 .929 1293.1 1.73 -0.1 1.013
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2018 12 8
2019 12 5
Year Winning % 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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