P Raúl Areola #45
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy    
12/31/2029
P RAÚL AREOLA #45 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
16 16 5-1 0 4.52 83.2 79 11 35 64 1.36 0.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 7 7 7
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 5 5 6 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 8 8
Slider 4 4
Changeup 5 5
Splitter 6 6
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 98-100 Mph
Stamina 9
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage Extreme Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 3
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/15/2029 ROY Win, 7-4 X 5.1 5 4 4 4 6
09/06/2029 @ PLY Loss, 9-10 X 4.2 7 8 8 4 4
09/01/2029 @ HBC Loss, 1-2 X 4.2 4 1 1 0 7
08/29/2029 @ BOS Win, 7-4 X 6.1 9 4 4 1 2
08/21/2029 @ WIZ Win, 6-0 X 7.2 3 0 0 0 4 Win
08/16/2029 AUS Win, 7-5 X 5.1 6 5 5 2 2
08/08/2029 @ ATL Loss, 2-4 X 7.0 6 4 4 0 10 Loss
08/02/2029 RC Win, 3-2 X 5.0 6 2 2 0 4 Win
07/26/2029 @ BAK Win, 8-4 X 9.0 11 4 4 1 5 Win
07/18/2029 HBC Loss, 3-7 X 7.2 7 3 3 1 5
PERSONALITY
He puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/14/1999
Born in:Jaquimeyes, BAR
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 7"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,500,000
Signed Through:2031 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 101 Days
Service This Yr:36 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2029 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 6 2 2 0 4.15 39.0 37 18 18 7 6 26 0 0.0 0 2 33.3
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 10.15 8.54 6.00 1.38 4.70 1.10 121 0.1 .254        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 74 17 2 0 3 6 5 13 0 0 0 .230 .278 .378 .657      
vs. RHB 77 20 3 0 4 12 1 13 0 1 1 .260 .278 .455 .733      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 1 1 0 1 0 3.52 7.2 7 3 3 2 3 4  
August 5 5 2 1 0 4.31 31.1 30 15 15 5 3 22  
Career 130 130 46 50 0 3.58 836.0 737 357 333 118 219 807  
Home 3 3 1 1 0 5.00 18.0 19 10 10 6 5 10  
Road 3 3 1 1 0 3.43 21.0 18 8 8 1 1 16  
Grass 6 6 2 2 0 4.15 39.0 37 18 18 7 6 26  
Day 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.2 3 0 0 0 0 4  
Night 5 5 1 2 0 5.17 31.1 34 18 18 7 6 22  
As Starter 6 6 2 2 0 4.15 39.0 37 18 18 7 6 26  
USPL TRIPLE A 2029 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 16 5 1 0 4.52 83.2 79 42 42 11 35 64 1 6.2 0 3 18.8
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 12.80 8.50 6.88 3.76 4.89 1.36 104 0.9 .283        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 111 28 3 0 7 18 20 18 1 0 2 .252 .373 .468 .842      
vs. RHB 202 51 8 0 4 24 15 46 1 2 3 .252 .312 .351 .664      
USPL TRIPLE A 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 4 4 0 0 0 3.09 11.2 7 4 4 1 5 9  
June 5 5 3 0 0 4.26 25.1 27 12 12 4 9 17  
July 4 4 2 1 0 3.66 32.0 29 13 13 3 13 21  
September 3 3 0 0 0 7.98 14.2 16 13 13 3 8 17  
Career 30 30 8 8 0 4.37 181.1 185 94 88 19 69 182  
Home 5 5 1 0 0 4.05 26.2 23 12 12 4 9 24  
Road 11 11 4 1 0 4.74 57.0 56 30 30 7 26 40  
Grass 16 16 5 1 0 4.52 83.2 79 42 42 11 35 64  
Day 7 7 2 0 0 5.55 35.2 33 22 22 7 17 27  
Night 9 9 3 1 0 3.75 48.0 46 20 20 4 18 37  
As Starter 16 16 5 1 0 4.52 83.2 79 42 42 11 35 64  
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+
2018 Chicago - SL 19 8 2 0 1 0 7.15 11.1 11 9 9 2 5 12 0 0 1.41 .300 4.74 0.1 64
2020 Chicago - PL 21 6 6 1 1 0 4.07 42.0 30 19 19 7 16 39 1 1 1.10 .215 4.59 -0.1 85
2021 Chicago - PL 22 25 25 11 4 0 3.24 155.1 131 59 56 18 42 152 0 0 1.11 .280 3.77 2.4 121
2022 Chicago - PL 23 24 24 6 14 0 4.49 136.1 139 76 68 20 42 148 0 0 1.33 .330 3.75 1.6 81
2023 Chicago - PL 24 19 19 9 7 0 2.49 126.2 106 38 35 14 34 125 2 0 1.11 .278 3.24 2.7 154
2024 Chicago - PL 25 15 15 4 6 0 3.13 95.0 74 36 33 9 26 96 1 0 1.05 .267 3.12 1.9 116
2024 Vancouver - PL 25 11 11 4 6 0 4.17 73.1 67 35 34 16 18 62 0 0 1.16 .246 4.73 -0.0 88
2024 Total - PL 25 26 26 8 12 0 3.58 168.1 141 71 67 25 44 158 1 0 1.10 .258 3.82 2.0 104
2025 Vancouver - PL 26 24 24 9 10 0 3.74 168.1 153 76 70 27 35 159 3 0 1.12 .277 3.72 1.6 92
2026 Chicago - 3L 27 30 30 10 7 0 3.52 179.0 142 73 70 26 53 188 0 0 1.09 .261 3.55 3.1 110
2027 Chicago - 3L 28 24 24 10 8 0 3.88 150.2 130 70 65 18 54 123 0 0 1.22 .267 3.94 1.7 97
2028 Chicago - SL 29 7 1 1 1 1 10.59 17.0 25 20 20 9 4 25 0 0 1.71 .390 7.94 -0.7 36
2029 Chicago - PL 30 6 6 2 2 0 4.15 39.0 37 18 18 7 6 26 0 0 1.10 .254 4.70 0.1 93
Total PL 130 130 46 50 0 3.58 836.0 737 357 333 118 219 807 7 1 1.14 .278 3.77 10.3 107
Total SL 15 3 1 2 1 9.21 28.1 36 29 29 11 9 37 0 0 1.59 .352 6.66 -0.6 47
Total 3L 54 54 20 15 0 3.69 329.2 272 143 135 44 107 311 0 0 1.15 .264 3.73 4.8 104
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 Glenburn - AA 17 20 0 1 1 2 5.62 24.0 31 15 15 2 12 28 0 0 1.79 .426 4.38 0.3 93
2017 Myrtle Beach - AA 18 44 0 0 6 27 6.64 40.2 52 31 30 3 30 48 0 0 2.02 .408 4.66 0.3 77
2018 Myrtle Beach - AA 19 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 1.70 0.1 999
2018 Naperville - AAA 19 9 9 4 3 0 5.08 56.2 59 39 32 13 21 55 1 0 1.41 .307 6.17 0.5 111
2019 Naperville - AAA 20 26 26 11 9 0 4.53 173.0 186 94 87 32 41 195 1 0 1.31 .326 4.91 3.3 121
2020 Naperville - AAA 21 14 14 3 7 0 4.24 97.2 106 52 46 8 34 118 0 0 1.43 .360 3.06 2.9 103
2028 Naperville - AAA 29 16 16 9 4 0 2.96 106.1 90 37 35 11 23 105 1 1 1.06 .285 3.26 2.6 139
2029 Naperville - AAA 30 16 16 5 1 0 4.52 83.2 79 42 42 11 35 64 1 0 1.36 .283 4.89 0.9 104
Total PAAA 30 30 8 8 0 4.37 181.1 185 94 88 19 69 182 1 0 1.40 .324 3.90 103.3
Total SAAA 51 51 24 16 0 4.12 336.0 335 170 154 56 85 355 3 1 1.25 .310 4.60 124.9
Total 3AA 20 0 1 1 2 5.62 24.0 31 15 15 2 12 28 0 0 1.79 .426 4.38 93.2
Total SAA 46 0 0 6 29 6.38 42.1 52 31 30 3 30 50 0 0 1.94 .398 4.54 113.6
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+
2018 Chicago - SL 19 1 0 0 0 0 21.60 1.2 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 2.40 .200 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Chicago - SL 21 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 4 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 0.86 .150 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Chicago - SL 22 2 2 1 0 0 5.40 11.2 11 7 7 1 4 11 0 0 1.29 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Chicago - PL 22 1 1 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 2 2 7 0 0 0.95 .154 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Total - PL 22 3 3 2 0 0 4.50 18.0 15 9 9 3 6 18 0 0 1.17 .279 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Chicago - 3L 23 1 1 1 0 0 3.86 7.0 9 4 3 2 2 4 0 0 1.57 .304 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Chicago - SL 23 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 4 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 1.20 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Chicago - PL 23 3 3 1 1 0 8.40 15.0 20 14 14 3 2 18 0 0 1.47 .395 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Total - PL 23 5 5 2 1 0 6.39 25.1 33 19 18 6 4 26 0 0 1.46 .360 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Chicago - PL 24 2 2 1 0 0 1.98 13.2 12 4 3 2 3 12 0 0 1.10 .278 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Chicago - PL 25 2 2 1 1 0 1.88 14.1 9 3 3 0 2 22 0 0 0.77 .310 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Vancouver - PL 26 1 1 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 4 3 3 1 3 8 0 0 0.95 .188 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Chicago - 3L 27 2 2 0 1 0 4.76 11.1 8 6 6 2 3 10 0 0 0.97 .207 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Chicago - 3L 28 3 3 1 1 0 1.77 20.1 10 5 4 1 8 20 0 0 0.89 .180 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Chicago - PL 28 1 1 0 1 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0.71 .222 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Total - PL 28 4 4 1 2 0 1.65 27.1 14 6 5 1 9 24 0 0 0.84 .191 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Chicago - PL 29 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 1.000 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 11 10 4 4 0 3.94 64.0 55 29 28 9 13 72 0 0 1.06 .295 3.28 148.9
Total SL 5 4 2 0 0 5.32 23.2 21 14 14 4 8 19 0 0 1.23 .266 4.78 97.4
Total 3L 6 6 2 2 0 3.03 38.2 27 15 13 5 13 34 0 0 1.03 .216 3.79 154.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Chicago - ML P 8 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 +0.0 1.036
2020 Chicago - ML P 6 6 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 42.0 2.14 +0.5 1.087
2020 Naperville - AAA P 14 14 4 10 1 16 2 .875 97.2 1.29 +0.0 1.019
2021 Chicago - ML P 25 25 8 16 2 26 2 .923 155.1 1.39 -0.7 .938
2022 Chicago - ML P 24 24 6 15 2 23 2 .913 136.1 1.39 -0.9 .921
2023 Chicago - ML P 19 19 9 6 1 18 3 .833 126.2 1.07 -1.3 .763
2024 Vancouver - ML P 11 11 3 4 0 9 2 .778 73.1 0.86 -1.1 .632
2024 Chicago - ML P 15 15 1 7 0 10 2 .800 95.0 0.76 -0.4 .949
2025 Vancouver - ML P 24 24 4 16 2 24 4 .833 168.1 1.07 -2.2 .826
2026 Chicago - ML P 30 30 12 16 1 28 0 1.000 179.0 1.41 -0.3 1.007
2027 Chicago - ML P 24 24 7 7 1 14 0 1.000 150.2 0.84 +0.1 1.032
2028 Chicago - ML P 7 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.0 1.038
2028 Naperville - AAA P 16 16 9 8 0 17 0 1.000 106.1 1.44 +0.4 1.012
2029 Chicago - ML P 6 6 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 39.0 0.92 -0.5 1.021
2029 Naperville - AAA P 16 16 8 8 2 16 0 1.000 83.2 1.72 -0.6 1.038
TOTAL P 245 233 79 125 12 221 17 .923 1481.2 1.24 -7.0 .947
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/2015 Entered the United States Premier League as an international amateur free agent from Dominican Republic.
05/10/2015 Signed a minor league contract ($1,700,000 bonus) out of Dominican Republic with the Toledo Titans organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (5); Movement: 2 (5); Control: 3 (9).
05/02/2016 Named the #24 prospect in the 3L
11/21/2016 Was traded by the Toledo Titans to the Chicago Gold Sox in exchange for CF Salvador Vidal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (12); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 4 (12).
05/01/2017 Named the #24 prospect in the SL
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (10); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 5 (11).
05/01/2018 Named the #11 prospect in the SL
05/23/2018 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 5 (10).
09/16/2019 Wins the SAAA 2AAA Player of the Week Award.
10/18/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 SAAA 2AAA Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (8).
01/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
06/06/2020 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Athletic Club KC with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/19/2020 Injured on 09/16/2020, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 4 months.
12/31/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (7).
05/04/2021 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $16,300,000 with the Chicago Gold Sox organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
05/09/2022 Injured (forearm soreness), day-to-day for one week.
07/02/2022 Injured on 06/28/2022, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, will miss one week.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
08/22/2023 Injured on 08/19/2023, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 5 months.
10/17/2023 Won the 2023 United States Baseball Association Tournament of Champions with the Chicago Gold Sox!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
07/16/2024 Was traded by the Chicago Gold Sox to the Vancouver Grey Wolves in exchange for SP Dan Crowder, SS Ricardo Collazo, 2B Ray Porch.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
01/06/2026 Was traded by the Vancouver Grey Wolves to the Chicago Gold Sox in exchange for SP Andrés Quezada, CF José Jarca, SP Rust Cohle.
05/06/2026 Injured (heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/21/2026 Declined his contract option.
10/31/2026 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $36,000,000 with the Chicago Gold Sox organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
08/30/2027 Injured on 08/28/2027, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
09/13/2028 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tortolita Drummers with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
05/07/2029 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week.
05/12/2029 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for one week.
05/19/2029 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
05/27/2029 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/02/2029 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/17/2029 Injured (Dead arm), out for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 25 8
Year Win. % Rank
2021 .733 5
Year HRA Rank
2021 18 8
Year BABIP Rank
2021 .280 9
Year H/9 Rank
2021 7.59 10
Year QS Rank
2021 15 7
Year SHO Rank
2018 0 5
2018 0 5
2020 1 5
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