P Richard Sykes #45
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy    
12/31/2028
P RICHARD SYKES #45 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
40 1 5-5 17 3.93 50.1 47 5 20 41 1.33 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 5
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 7 6 7 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Curveball 5 5
Changeup 7 7
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage Neutral
Hold Runners 2
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/15/2028 SCR Loss, 6-9 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/12/2028 @ ALA Win, 16-2 X 9.0 9 2 2 1 4 Win
09/02/2028 HAM Win, 9-7 2.0 0 0 0 1 4
08/28/2028 AUG Loss, 2-15 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/22/2028 @ FMEN Win, 9-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/19/2028 ELL Loss, 10-11 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 Loss
08/18/2028 @ ELL Loss, 3-4 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
08/09/2028 @ HIA Win, 5-4 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Save
08/07/2028 SBGC Win, 4-3 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 Win
08/06/2028 @ SBGC Win, 4-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
PERSONALITY
Sykes is an extremely hard worker.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:11/15/1992
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$756,000
Signed Through:2030 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 82 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
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M3L TRIPLE A 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 40 1 5 5 17 3.93 50.1 47 26 22 5 20 41 1 100.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 26 6 73.9 39 28 12.16 8.40 7.33 3.58 4.10 1.33 90 0.6 .292        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 76 20 2 0 1 7 11 16 0 1 0 .263 .356 .329 .685      
vs. RHB 114 27 5 1 4 19 9 25 0 3 1 .237 .298 .404 .702      
M3L TRIPLE A 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 8 0 2 1 1 6.75 6.2 6 5 5 2 3 5  
June 9 0 0 1 4 2.70 10.0 13 7 3 0 4 8  
July 13 0 1 2 9 4.97 12.2 12 7 7 1 7 11  
August 7 0 1 1 3 5.00 9.0 7 5 5 1 4 8  
September 3 1 1 0 0 1.50 12.0 9 2 2 1 2 9  
Career 40 1 5 5 17 3.93 50.1 47 26 22 5 20 41  
Home 21 0 3 4 7 6.23 21.2 24 19 15 3 14 24  
Road 19 1 2 1 10 2.20 28.2 23 7 7 2 6 17  
Grass 38 1 5 5 15 4.10 48.1 45 26 22 5 19 41  
Turf 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0  
Day 10 0 1 2 4 3.18 11.1 12 8 4 0 5 14  
Night 30 1 4 3 13 4.15 39.0 35 18 18 5 15 27  
As Starter 1 1 1 0 0 2.00 9.0 9 2 2 1 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 39 0 4 5 17 4.35 41.1 38 24 20 4 19 37  
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+
2014 Phoenix - PL 21 27 0 1 0 0 3.78 33.1 29 15 14 5 19 30 0 0 1.44 .258 5.07 0.0 126
2015 Phoenix - PL 22 32 0 1 0 1 6.88 34.0 40 29 26 6 20 33 0 0 1.76 .347 5.43 -0.3 64
2016 Phoenix - PL 23 16 0 2 0 0 3.81 26.0 22 11 11 3 14 18 0 0 1.38 .257 5.12 -0.1 122
2017 Phoenix - PL 24 11 10 1 8 0 8.19 48.1 76 48 44 12 18 27 0 0 1.94 .366 6.64 -0.7 51
2018 Phoenix - PL 25 14 5 2 4 0 6.23 43.1 47 30 30 8 17 28 0 0 1.48 .300 5.46 -0.3 63
2019 Phoenix - PL 26 20 20 4 12 0 5.20 124.2 143 78 72 23 40 59 1 0 1.47 .289 5.54 -0.7 75
2020 Phoenix - SL 27 35 8 10 4 0 5.03 96.2 113 55 54 11 28 66 0 0 1.46 .333 4.05 1.0 80
2021 Panama City - 3L 28 21 21 8 10 0 4.89 138.0 155 76 75 14 34 93 0 0 1.37 .326 3.85 2.2 82
2022 Panama City - SL 29 19 19 5 8 0 3.23 136.2 119 53 49 19 37 68 0 0 1.14 .239 4.54 0.5 117
2023 Panama City - SL 30 20 20 10 6 0 4.24 140.0 138 70 66 14 33 92 2 0 1.22 .288 3.96 2.0 95
2024 Panama City - PL 31 19 7 2 5 2 4.33 52.0 50 26 25 9 17 30 0 0 1.29 .259 4.89 -0.2 87
2025 Panama City - PL 32 29 0 2 6 3 3.04 53.1 48 19 18 5 24 36 0 0 1.35 .269 3.87 -0.0 117
2026 Montana - 3L 33 21 21 14 2 0 2.62 130.1 90 39 38 16 37 73 0 0 0.97 .196 4.27 1.8 163
2027 Portland - 3L 34 10 10 3 5 0 5.27 70.0 75 44 41 6 33 43 0 0 1.54 .308 3.91 1.0 75
2027 Montana - SL 34 14 8 1 5 0 4.30 52.1 53 26 25 6 14 31 0 0 1.28 .280 3.90 0.6 90
2027 Total - SL 34 24 18 4 10 0 4.86 122.1 128 70 66 12 47 74 0 0 1.43 .296 3.85 1.1 74
Total PL 168 42 15 35 6 5.20 415.0 455 256 240 71 169 261 1 0 1.50 .295 5.29 -2.3 84
Total SL 88 55 26 23 0 4.10 425.2 423 204 194 50 112 257 2 0 1.26 .282 4.16 4.1 98
Total 3L 52 52 25 17 0 4.10 338.1 320 159 154 36 104 209 0 0 1.25 .274 4.02 4.9 112
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+
2017 Phoenix - AAA 24 9 9 2 3 0 4.55 55.1 71 30 28 6 11 50 0 0 1.48 .367 4.27 1.4 119
2028 Bloomington - AAA 35 40 1 5 5 17 3.93 50.1 47 26 22 5 20 41 1 0 1.33 .292 4.10 0.6 116
Total 3AAA 40 1 5 5 17 3.93 50.1 47 26 22 5 20 41 1 0 1.33 .292 4.10 116.1
Total PAAA 9 9 2 3 0 4.55 55.1 71 30 28 6 11 50 0 0 1.48 .367 4.27 119.3
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 Phoenix - 3L 24 2 2 1 0 0 2.92 12.1 12 4 4 2 7 5 0 0 1.54 .256 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Phoenix - PL 26 4 4 1 3 0 8.68 18.2 32 19 18 6 1 16 0 0 1.77 .394 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Phoenix - SL 27 1 1 0 0 0 11.25 4.0 6 5 5 2 1 5 0 0 1.75 .364 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Panama City - 3L 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.00 .667 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Panama City - PL 28 2 2 0 0 0 5.27 13.2 17 8 8 0 5 3 0 0 1.61 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Total - PL 28 3 2 0 0 0 4.91 14.2 19 8 8 0 5 5 0 0 1.64 .352 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Panama City - SL 29 2 2 1 1 0 7.62 13.0 19 12 11 4 2 6 0 0 1.62 .319 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Panama City - SL 30 5 2 1 1 1 5.02 14.1 16 8 8 0 2 7 0 0 1.26 .320 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Panama City - PL 31 2 1 0 1 0 7.11 6.1 9 5 5 0 1 6 0 0 1.58 .409 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Panama City - PL 32 2 1 1 1 0 1.93 9.1 5 2 2 0 3 6 1 1 0.86 .200 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Montana - 3L 33 4 4 1 2 0 2.82 22.1 17 7 7 1 9 14 0 0 1.16 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Montana - SL 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.38 .125 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Montana - PL 34 2 2 0 1 0 7.71 9.1 10 9 8 1 3 2 0 0 1.39 .273 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Total - PL 34 3 2 0 1 0 6.00 12.0 11 9 8 1 3 3 0 0 1.17 .244 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 12 10 2 6 0 6.44 57.1 73 43 41 7 13 33 1 1 1.50 .335 4.23 77.3
Total SL 9 5 2 2 1 6.35 34.0 42 25 24 6 5 19 0 0 1.38 .310 4.80 135.4
Total 3L 7 6 2 2 0 2.78 35.2 31 11 11 3 16 21 0 0 1.32 .264 4.10 172.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Phoenix - ML P 27 0 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 33.1 2.97 +0.0 1.002
2015 Phoenix - ML P 32 0 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 34.0 2.65 -0.0 1.014
2016 Phoenix - ML P 16 0 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 +0.1 1.011
2017 Phoenix - ML P 11 10 0 6 0 8 2 .750 48.1 1.12 -0.9 .772
2018 Phoenix - ML P 14 5 1 12 1 14 1 .929 43.1 2.70 +0.1 1.025
2019 Phoenix - ML P 20 20 5 21 2 28 2 .929 124.2 1.88 -0.3 .968
2020 Phoenix - ML P 35 8 2 17 0 19 0 1.000 96.2 1.77 -0.9 .889
2021 Panama City - ML P 21 21 9 18 1 28 1 .964 138.0 1.76 -0.2 .976
2022 Panama City - ML P 19 19 6 13 1 20 1 .950 136.2 1.25 -0.7 .913
2023 Panama City - ML P 20 20 18 18 1 37 1 .973 140.0 2.31 -1.0 .914
2024 Panama City - ML P 18 7 2 9 3 11 0 1.000 52.0 1.90 +0.1 1.054
2025 Panama City - ML P 29 0 6 9 3 15 0 1.000 53.1 2.53 +1.1 1.205
2026 Montana - ML P 21 21 11 20 0 31 0 1.000 130.1 2.14 -0.2 1.007
2027 Montana - ML P 14 8 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 52.1 1.72 +0.9 1.371
2027 Portland - ML P 10 10 8 6 1 14 0 1.000 70.0 1.80 +0.1 1.032
2028 Bloomington - AAA P 39 1 3 8 0 13 2 .846 50.1 1.97 +0.8 1.131
TOTAL P 346 150 85 181 15 276 10 .964 1229.1 1.95 -1.0 .995
PLAYER HISTORY
04/19/2014 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 with the Phoenix Hotspur organization.
09/28/2014 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 3 (4).
01/01/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through automatic renewal.
10/28/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (7); Control: 4 (7).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 5 (6).
08/02/2018 Injured (strained oblique), out for 2 weeks.
11/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $430,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 6 (6).
11/03/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
12/31/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 6 (6).
02/07/2021 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $6,800,000 with the Panama City Piranhas organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
10/11/2024 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Panama City Piranhas organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
09/26/2025 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Northern Virginia Retrievers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/30/2026 Was traded by the Panama City Piranhas to the Montana Pandas, along with RF Ye Der, $11,000,000, in exchange for RP Edgardo Marín, C Tsing Guao.
07/01/2026 Wins the 3L 3L Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/16/2026 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,268,000 with the Montana Pandas organization.
09/26/2026 Wins the 2026 Third League Championship with the Montana Pandas.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
07/17/2027 Was claimed off waivers by Portland while with Montana.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2020 10 8
2020 10 8
Year L Rank
2019 12 2
Year HRA Rank
2019 23 1
2021 14 6
Year WP Rank
2021 8 4
Year K/BB Rank
2021 2.74 8
Year BB/9 Rank
2021 2.22 5
Year SHO Rank
2014 0 4
Year GB% Rank
2021 0.62 7
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