P Rafael 'The Devil' Cardona #22
Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC 3L
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2031
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P RAFAEL 'THE DEVIL' CARDONA #22 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 14 8-4 0 3.38 88.0 73 6 25 62 1.11 2.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 6 7 8
Movement 6 6 6 6
Control 7 7 7 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Slider 7 8
Changeup 7 9
Forkball 5 5
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 6
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage Neutral
Hold Runners 9
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/13/2031 NO Win, 13-4 X 8.1 5 3 3 2 3 Win
10/09/2031 @ NO Loss, 3-6 X 5.0 9 5 5 2 3 Loss
10/04/2031 @ BUC Win, 6-3 X 5.2 4 2 2 3 3
09/29/2031 @ BUC Win, 9-5 X 8.0 10 4 3 2 5 Win
09/24/2031 OAK Win, 6-4 X 6.2 7 4 4 1 2
09/20/2031 @ DET Win, 4-1 X 6.2 4 1 1 4 4 Win
07/30/2031 @ GRE Win, 11-1 X 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
07/26/2031 @ MON Win, 7-0 X 9.0 4 0 0 0 10 Win
07/19/2031 SEA Loss, 4-8 X 5.1 9 6 6 2 4 Loss
07/14/2031 CHH Win, 8-4 X 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Cardona is intelligent on and off the field.
High: Loyalty, Intelligence
Low: Leader
Birthday:06/15/1999
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$10,500,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 71 Days
Service This Yr:150 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 71 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2021, 1st Pick in Round 1
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MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE 2031 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 14 8 4 0 3.38 88.0 73 34 33 6 25 62 2 14.3 1 7 50.0
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 10.23 7.47 6.34 2.56 3.25 1.11 81 2.1 .262        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 135 35 6 1 5 20 12 29 0 0 2 .259 .329 .430 .758      
vs. RHB 189 38 2 3 1 14 13 33 0 0 0 .201 .252 .259 .512      
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE 2031 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 3 2 0 3.31 35.1 28 13 13 4 12 25  
June 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.2 2 0 0 0 0 3  
July 6 6 3 2 0 4.01 33.2 32 16 15 2 8 28  
September 2 2 1 0 0 3.38 13.1 11 5 5 0 5 6  
Spring Training 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 0 2 3  
Postseason 5 5 2 1 0 5.06 32.0 35 19 18 3 10 17  
Career 72 68 28 16 0 3.01 440.0 364 171 147 28 175 350  
Home 6 6 2 3 0 5.31 39.0 44 23 23 5 9 27  
Road 8 8 6 1 0 1.84 49.0 29 11 10 1 16 35  
Grass 5 5 3 1 0 2.48 29.0 22 9 8 0 9 24  
Turf 9 9 5 3 0 3.81 59.0 51 25 25 6 16 38  
Day 4 4 2 1 0 3.54 20.1 19 8 8 3 5 17  
Night 10 10 6 3 0 3.33 67.2 54 26 25 3 20 45  
As Starter 14 14 8 4 0 3.38 88.0 73 34 33 6 25 62  
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+
2021 Thunder Bay - 3L 21 10 6 1 2 0 7.78 37.0 51 35 32 3 24 16 0 0 2.03 .345 4.84 0.1 52
2022 Thunder Bay - 3L 22 24 24 7 5 0 2.46 157.1 118 54 43 6 74 130 2 1 1.22 .256 3.04 4.5 171
2023 Thunder Bay - SL 23 23 23 11 5 0 3.18 150.0 122 60 53 11 68 145 1 1 1.27 .283 3.40 3.3 128
2024 Thunder Bay - SL 24 21 21 11 5 0 3.16 139.2 112 52 49 13 48 125 2 1 1.15 .265 3.44 3.3 134
2025 Thunder Bay - 3L 25 24 24 12 5 0 2.23 157.2 122 48 39 13 52 142 2 1 1.10 .255 2.95 4.1 175
2026 Thunder Bay - SL 26 25 25 10 5 0 3.46 161.1 159 72 62 13 45 135 2 0 1.26 .305 3.00 3.5 103
2027 Thunder Bay - PL 27 22 22 8 7 0 3.36 147.1 130 57 55 19 47 107 3 1 1.20 .264 3.99 1.4 109
2028 Thunder Bay - SL 28 22 22 10 8 0 4.14 150.0 154 77 69 13 46 98 2 0 1.33 .296 3.70 2.5 95
2029 Thunder Bay - SL 29 22 22 8 7 0 3.93 151.1 144 67 66 22 33 117 2 1 1.17 .278 4.29 2.0 109
2030 Thunder Bay - SL 30 26 14 5 10 4 5.93 109.1 127 75 72 19 39 75 1 0 1.52 .316 5.14 -0.0 69
2031 Thunder Bay - 3L 31 14 14 8 4 0 3.38 88.0 73 34 33 6 25 62 2 1 1.11 .262 3.25 2.1 119
Total PL 22 22 8 7 0 3.36 147.1 130 57 55 19 47 107 3 1 1.20 .264 3.99 1.4 109
Total SL 139 127 55 40 4 3.88 861.2 818 403 371 91 279 695 10 3 1.27 .291 3.76 14.4 108
Total 3L 72 68 28 16 0 3.01 440.0 364 171 147 28 175 350 6 3 1.23 .267 3.20 10.8 152
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+
2020 Total - 20 15 15 9 2 0 2.00 99.0 71 24 22 7 29 138 0 0 1.01 .290 2.24 3.9 100
2021 Lancaster - AA 21 12 11 2 4 0 3.48 67.1 71 34 26 6 29 43 0 0 1.49 .304 4.45 0.5 114
2021 Vermont - AAA 21 3 3 0 3 0 4.50 16.0 18 8 8 2 9 13 0 0 1.69 .333 4.86 0.1 93
Total 3AAA 3 3 0 3 0 4.50 16.0 18 8 8 2 9 13 0 0 1.69 .333 4.86 92.7
Total 3AA 12 11 2 4 0 3.48 67.1 71 34 26 6 29 43 0 0 1.49 .304 4.45 114.3
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+
2021 Thunder Bay - 3L 21 5 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 5 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1.80 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Thunder Bay - 3L 22 3 1 0 0 1 5.40 11.2 16 9 7 2 6 13 0 0 1.89 .389 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Thunder Bay - SL 22 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 5.1 8 8 8 0 7 3 0 0 2.81 .421 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Total - SL 22 4 2 0 1 1 7.94 17.0 24 17 15 2 13 16 0 0 2.18 .400 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Thunder Bay - SL 23 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 8.0 6 2 2 1 2 5 0 0 1.00 .227 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Thunder Bay - PL 23 2 2 1 1 0 7.11 12.2 17 10 10 2 8 7 0 0 1.97 .349 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Total - PL 23 3 3 1 1 0 5.23 20.2 23 12 12 3 10 12 0 0 1.60 .308 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Thunder Bay - SL 24 4 4 1 1 0 3.00 27.0 21 11 9 2 8 22 0 0 1.07 .253 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Thunder Bay - 3L 25 3 3 1 1 0 2.78 22.2 19 7 7 3 5 16 0 0 1.06 .242 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Thunder Bay - SL 26 2 2 1 1 0 2.51 14.1 18 6 4 0 4 10 0 0 1.53 .383 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Thunder Bay - PL 26 5 5 3 1 0 3.00 36.0 32 13 12 1 10 30 1 0 1.17 .292 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Total - PL 26 7 7 4 2 0 2.86 50.1 50 19 16 1 14 40 1 0 1.27 .320 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Thunder Bay - PL 27 6 6 2 3 0 3.72 38.2 33 17 16 7 14 35 0 0 1.22 .248 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Thunder Bay - 3L 28 1 1 0 1 0 1.93 9.1 8 2 2 1 1 5 1 0 0.96 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Thunder Bay - SL 28 2 2 1 0 0 5.91 10.2 10 7 7 2 5 5 0 0 1.41 .235 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Thunder Bay - PL 28 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 0 4 3 0 0 1.67 .300 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Total - PL 28 4 4 1 2 0 4.15 26.0 24 12 12 3 10 13 1 0 1.31 .256 0.00 0.0 0
2029 Thunder Bay - SL 29 1 1 0 1 0 10.80 5.0 9 6 6 1 2 5 0 0 2.20 .471 0.00 0.0 0
2030 Thunder Bay - SL 30 5 2 1 0 2 2.84 19.0 15 6 6 3 6 14 0 0 1.11 .226 0.00 0.0 0
2031 Thunder Bay - 3L 31 5 5 2 1 0 5.06 32.0 35 19 18 3 10 17 0 0 1.41 .302 0.00 0.0 0
2031 Thunder Bay - PL 31 1 1 1 0 0 6.75 5.1 9 4 4 1 4 5 0 0 2.44 .471 0.00 0.0 0
2031 Total - PL 31 6 6 3 1 0 5.30 37.1 44 23 22 4 14 22 0 0 1.55 .325 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 15 15 7 6 0 4.10 98.2 97 47 45 11 40 80 1 0 1.39 .296 3.87 101.4
Total SL 16 13 4 4 2 4.23 89.1 87 46 42 9 34 64 0 0 1.35 .292 3.90 124.1
Total 3L 17 10 4 3 1 3.79 80.2 83 37 34 9 26 56 1 0 1.35 .295 4.00 169.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Thunder Bay - ML P 10 6 2 9 1 13 2 .846 37.0 2.68 -0.9 .799
2021 Vermont - AAA P 3 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.1 1.023
2021 Lancaster - AA P 12 11 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 67.1 1.07 +0.8 1.153
2021 Thunder Bay - ML LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .987
2022 Thunder Bay - ML P 24 24 7 26 2 36 3 .917 157.1 1.89 -0.5 .921
2023 Thunder Bay - ML P 23 23 9 18 1 28 1 .964 150.0 1.62 +1.1 1.102
2024 Thunder Bay - ML P 21 21 9 22 1 32 1 .969 139.2 2.00 +0.6 1.043
2025 Thunder Bay - ML P 24 24 8 19 3 28 1 .964 157.2 1.54 -0.1 .971
2025 Thunder Bay - ML 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Thunder Bay - ML P 25 25 5 16 1 21 0 1.000 161.1 1.17 +0.4 1.060
2027 Thunder Bay - ML P 22 22 7 18 3 26 1 .962 147.1 1.53 -0.5 1.010
2028 Thunder Bay - ML P 22 22 12 20 2 37 5 .865 150.0 1.92 -0.6 .986
2029 Thunder Bay - ML P 22 22 7 13 1 25 5 .800 151.1 1.19 -3.4 .863
2030 Thunder Bay - ML P 26 14 5 14 2 20 1 .950 109.1 1.56 -1.5 1.029
2031 Thunder Bay - ML P 14 14 4 9 1 14 1 .929 88.0 1.33 -0.6 1.070
TOTAL P 248 231 77 194 18 292 21 .928 1532.1 1.59 -5.2 .998
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (9); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (7).
03/02/2021 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC, out of college (Pennsylvania).
05/01/2021 Named the #37 prospect in the 3L
10/04/2021 Injured (sore shoulder), out for 6 days.
12/31/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (9); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (7).
05/27/2022 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Austin Rangers with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
12/31/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (7).
08/07/2023 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/23/2023 Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for one week.
10/26/2023 Wins the 2023 SL SL Gold Glove at P.
12/31/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (7).
07/10/2024 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Houston 1837 BBC with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/18/2024 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $25,800,000 with the Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC organization.
09/01/2024 Wins the SL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (7).
08/23/2025 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Rocky Mountain Nuggets with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/01/2025 Wins the 3L 3L Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/05/2025 Finished 2nd in 2025 3L 3L Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
09/25/2026 Wins the 2026 Silver League Championship with the Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
08/11/2027 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Panama City Piranhas with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/16/2027 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
08/26/2027 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $42,000,000 with the Thunder Bay Northern Lions BC organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
06/01/2028 Wins the SL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/25/2028 Wins the 2028 SL SL Gold Glove at P.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
07/12/2029 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the D.C. Divided with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/09/2029 Injured (Bone bruise (wrist)), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
10/24/2030 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
06/06/2031 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
07/26/2031 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montana Pandas with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/30/2031 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 5 weeks.
08/21/2031 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
10/24/2031 Executed his contract year option.
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