P Lúcio 'Balls' Sánchez #39
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
12/31/2029
P LÚCIO 'BALLS' SÁNCHEZ #39 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
22 22 9-7 0 3.61 144.2 127 10 40 119 1.15 3.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 8 9 9
Movement 7 7 7 7
Control 6 6 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 Neutral
Hold Runners 3
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/11/2029 PHX Loss, 3-4 X 6.2 7 3 2 1 5
10/05/2029 DC Win, 10-6 X 5.2 4 4 4 1 6
09/29/2029 DC Loss, 3-4 X 6.1 7 2 2 0 6
09/22/2029 @ NV Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 5 1 1 2 5
09/16/2029 PC Loss, 0-7 X 6.1 6 6 6 1 6 Loss
09/10/2029 @ P'76 Loss, 3-7 X 4.1 7 7 7 5 4 Loss
09/02/2029 @ BKN Win, 3-2 X 6.0 5 2 2 4 5 Win
08/25/2029 AUS Loss, 0-3 X 6.1 6 3 3 1 11 Loss
08/18/2029 NV Loss, 1-8 X 4.2 9 5 5 1 5 Loss
08/12/2029 @ PC Loss, 1-2 X 6.2 8 2 2 4 5 Loss
PERSONALITY
Sánchez is seen as a leader in the clubhouse.
High: Leader
Birthday:02/13/1998
Born in:Yateras, GUA
Nationality:Cuban
Height:6' 4"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,800,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:151 Days
40-Man Service:13 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
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 22 22 9 7 0 3.61 144.2 127 60 58 10 40 119 1 4.5 0 14 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 10.64 7.90 7.40 2.49 3.31 1.15 83 3.2 .279        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 258 58 13 0 4 30 21 52 3 0 3 .225 .288 .322 .609      
vs. RHB 288 69 12 2 6 30 19 67 0 3 1 .240 .289 .358 .647      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 3 0 0 2.41 33.2 22 9 9 1 8 30  
June 5 5 2 2 0 4.73 32.1 36 18 17 1 8 25  
July 5 5 3 0 0 2.04 35.1 22 8 8 0 6 25  
August 4 4 0 4 0 5.87 23.0 31 16 15 3 11 23  
September 3 3 1 1 0 3.98 20.1 16 9 9 5 7 16  
Spring Training 3 3 2 0 0 0.75 12.0 7 1 1 0 2 14  
Postseason 3 3 1 1 0 4.50 18.0 16 10 9 0 7 19  
Last Year 24 24 9 7 0 3.18 155.2 128 55 55 13 36 165  
2 Years Ago 19 19 9 2 0 2.35 114.2 96 36 30 12 30 121  
Career 266 264 128 54 0 2.81 1708.1 1346 576 533 125 530 1831  
Home 9 9 3 3 0 4.37 55.2 52 28 27 7 14 57  
Road 13 13 6 4 0 3.13 89.0 75 32 31 3 26 62  
Grass 22 22 9 7 0 3.61 144.2 127 60 58 10 40 119  
Day 11 11 3 4 0 3.27 71.2 64 28 26 4 20 58  
Night 11 11 6 3 0 3.95 73.0 63 32 32 6 20 61  
As Starter 22 22 9 7 0 3.61 144.2 127 60 58 10 40 119  
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
2027 Boston - PL 29 19 19 9 2 0 2.35 114.2 96 36 30 12 30 121 1 0 1.10 .289 2.78 2.9 153
2028 Boston - PL 30 24 24 9 7 0 3.18 155.2 128 55 55 13 36 165 0 0 1.05 .287 2.44 4.4 108
2029 Boston - PL 31 22 22 9 7 0 3.61 144.2 127 60 58 10 40 119 1 0 1.15 .279 3.31 3.2 111
Total PL 266 264 128 54 0 2.81 1708.1 1346 576 533 125 530 1831 8 3 1.10 .283 2.75 47.8 141
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
2027 Boston - PL 29 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.2 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0.39 .059 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Boston - PL 30 2 2 0 1 0 5.25 12.0 13 7 7 0 3 14 0 0 1.33 .382 0.00 0.0 0
2029 Boston - SL 31 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 12.0 11 6 6 2 1 12 0 0 1.00 .273 0.00 0.0 0
2029 Boston - PL 31 3 3 1 1 0 4.50 18.0 16 10 9 0 7 19 0 0 1.28 .320 0.00 0.0 0
2029 Total - PL 31 5 5 1 1 0 4.50 30.0 27 16 15 2 8 31 0 0 1.17 .301 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 35 35 16 8 0 2.50 230.0 158 69 64 12 55 240 0 0 0.93 .257 2.28 227.7
Total SL 4 4 0 1 0 5.48 23.0 27 14 14 3 5 20 0 0 1.39 .343 3.48 75.8
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
2027 Boston - ML P 19 19 13 6 0 21 2 .905 114.2 1.49 -0.9 .865
2028 Boston - ML P 24 24 8 10 0 18 0 1.000 155.2 1.04 -0.0 1.010
2029 Boston - ML P 22 22 7 12 1 19 0 1.000 144.2 1.18 -1.7 1.021
TOTAL P 266 264 102 202 11 325 21 .935 1708.1 1.60 -2.8 1.009
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.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
07/09/2027 Collects his 1500th career United States Premier League strikeout!
08/23/2027 Injured on 08/20/2027, diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 3-4 months.
09/25/2027 Wins the 2027 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
08/09/2028 Injured (tired arm), out for 6 days.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2018 12 8
2019 12 5
Year Win. % 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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