P Eric Ford #9
Death Valley Buzzards VBL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/27/2032
BNN Index | VBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P ERIC FORD #9 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 0 1-0 3 4.44 52.2 56 8 17 45 1.39 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 84 83 85 84
Movement 88 88 89 88
Control 78 78 78 78
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 86 86
Slider 55 55
Curveball 23 23
Changeup 60 60
Splitter 68 68
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 79
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 74
Defense 56
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 18
Sacrifice Bunt: 74
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/25/2032 ECHO Loss, 4-10 4.0 4 1 0 0 6
07/21/2032 @ AUS Loss, 3-8 4.1 4 3 3 1 4
07/17/2032 @ PR Win, 9-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/2032 STP Win, 11-4 3.1 6 2 2 0 2 Save
07/06/2032 PR Loss, 3-6 3.1 2 0 0 0 1
06/29/2032 @ ECHO Loss, 4-12 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
06/26/2032 @ OKC Loss, 6-8 2.1 2 2 2 1 3
06/22/2032 TOR Win, 11-6 1.2 0 0 0 1 4
06/18/2032 PAC Win, 10-4 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 Win
06/14/2032 BON Win, 9-8 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
PERSONALITY
In huge demand locally to speak at civic functions.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:10/11/2000
Born in:Port Lavaca, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$770,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 167 Days
Service This Yr:96 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 96 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2021, 24th Pick in Round 2
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2032 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 0 1 0 3 4.44 52.2 56 27 26 8 17 45 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 6 0 100.0 24 10 12.99 9.57 7.69 2.91 4.71 1.39 106 0.0 .302        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 99 28 8 1 5 12 10 20 1 0 1 .283 .351 .535 .887      
vs. RHB 112 28 6 2 3 15 7 25 0 2 2 .250 .306 .420 .725      
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2032 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 3.24 8.1 8 4 3 0 1 10  
April 3 0 0 0 0 12.27 3.2 7 5 5 1 4 2  
May 7 0 0 0 1 5.68 12.2 17 8 8 1 5 11  
June 9 0 1 0 1 3.43 21.0 16 8 8 4 7 19  
July 5 0 0 0 1 2.93 15.1 16 6 5 2 1 13  
Spring Training 5 4 0 2 0 5.85 20.0 25 13 13 2 1 12  
Last Year 35 1 4 1 1 4.33 89.1 96 43 43 9 25 61  
2 Years Ago 41 9 11 0 2 3.22 134.0 120 50 48 14 28 107  
Career 232 71 41 20 9 4.47 807.1 900 418 401 82 190 573  
Home 11 0 1 0 1 3.10 29.0 28 11 10 5 8 25  
Road 13 0 0 0 2 6.08 23.2 28 16 16 3 9 20  
Grass 24 0 1 0 3 4.44 52.2 56 27 26 8 17 45  
Night 24 0 1 0 3 4.44 52.2 56 27 26 8 17 45  
As Reliever / Substitution 24 0 1 0 3 4.44 52.2 56 27 26 8 17 45  
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+
2025 Pacifica - VBL 24 18 18 6 6 0 4.93 115.0 135 64 63 10 30 67 0 0 1.43 .330 4.15 1.7 87
2026 Pacifica - VBL 25 34 34 10 11 0 4.92 205.0 251 116 112 18 38 133 0 0 1.41 .344 4.09 3.7 91
2027 Pacifica - VBL 26 11 4 1 1 1 6.04 28.1 39 20 19 0 11 17 0 0 1.76 .386 3.50 0.6 74
2028 Pacifica - VBL 27 21 4 4 0 1 4.66 58.0 64 34 30 9 14 46 0 0 1.34 .307 4.82 0.4 101
2029 Pacifica - VBL 28 48 1 4 1 1 4.32 125.0 139 64 60 14 27 97 0 0 1.33 .318 4.32 1.2 111
2030 Pacifica - VBL 29 41 9 11 0 2 3.22 134.0 120 50 48 14 28 107 0 0 1.10 .274 4.17 1.9 147
2031 Pacifica - VBL 30 20 0 3 0 1 3.38 50.2 52 19 19 4 13 31 0 0 1.28 .298 4.12 0.4 136
2031 Shelbyville - VBL 30 15 1 1 1 0 5.59 38.2 44 24 24 5 12 30 0 0 1.45 .320 4.33 0.3 81
2031 Total - VBL 30 35 1 4 1 1 4.33 89.1 96 43 43 9 25 61 0 0 1.35 .307 4.21 0.7 105
2032 Death Valley - VBL 31 24 0 1 0 3 4.44 52.2 56 27 26 8 17 45 0 0 1.39 .302 4.71 0.0 100
Total VBL 232 71 41 20 9 4.47 807.1 900 418 401 82 190 573 0 0 1.35 .320 4.23 10.2 102
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 Long Beach State - COL 19 35 35 16 8 0 1.92 201.2 146 44 43 9 29 196 0 0 0.87 .266 1.97 8.0 196
2021 Moss Beach - R 20 23 23 13 5 0 2.77 149.1 129 51 46 5 55 137 0 0 1.23 .299 3.46 3.7 157
2022 Clarksville - A 21 24 24 11 6 0 4.05 140.0 130 71 63 12 59 101 0 0 1.35 .275 3.44 3.1 102
2023 Isla Vista - AA 22 23 23 14 6 0 3.95 146.0 111 68 64 21 41 98 3 2 1.04 .219 4.00 2.5 109
2024 Isla Vista - AA 23 17 17 13 3 0 1.93 121.1 87 30 26 5 31 86 3 1 0.97 .237 2.62 4.1 214
2024 Minneapolis - AAA 23 11 11 4 3 0 5.32 67.2 70 43 40 11 23 55 0 0 1.37 .303 4.61 0.6 80
2025 Minneapolis - AAA 24 14 14 5 4 0 3.54 86.1 73 39 34 7 25 52 0 0 1.14 .247 4.42 1.5 135
2027 Minneapolis - AAA 26 24 24 10 9 0 3.81 156.0 155 71 66 13 42 101 1 1 1.26 .296 3.97 3.1 119
2028 Minneapolis - AAA 27 11 11 4 6 0 4.41 67.1 63 39 33 5 11 35 1 0 1.10 .261 3.85 1.4 102
2031 Pacifica - TRN 30 6 0 2 0 0 3.00 18.0 14 6 6 1 8 15 0 0 1.22 .265 3.79 0.2 153
Total AAA 60 60 23 22 0 4.13 377.1 361 192 173 36 101 243 2 1 1.22 .279 4.17 109.3
Total AA 40 40 27 9 0 3.03 267.1 198 98 90 26 72 184 6 3 1.01 .227 3.37 140.1
Total A 24 24 11 6 0 4.05 140.0 130 71 63 12 59 101 0 0 1.35 .275 3.44 102.1
Total NCAA 35 35 16 8 0 1.92 201.2 146 44 43 9 29 196 0 0 0.87 .266 1.97 195.8
Total RL 23 23 13 5 0 2.77 149.1 129 51 46 5 55 137 0 0 1.23 .299 3.46 156.6
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+
2026 Pacifica - VBL 25 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 1.00 .158 6.09 -0.0 149
2028 Pacifica - VBL 27 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.50 .444 6.61 -0.0 52
2029 Pacifica - VBL 28 4 0 0 0 0 3.18 5.2 6 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 1.24 .312 5.06 0.0 151
Total VBL 6 1 0 0 0 3.95 13.2 14 6 6 2 4 6 0 0 1.32 .273 5.74 117.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Long Beach State - COL P 35 35 8 32 0 40 0 1.000 201.2 1.79 +1.2 1.012
2021 Moss Beach - R P 23 23 3 25 2 30 2 .933 149.1 1.69 +0.0 .990
2022 Clarksville - A P 24 24 6 16 0 24 2 .917 140.0 1.41 -0.7 .984
2023 Isla Vista - AA P 22 22 2 16 0 19 1 .947 146.0 1.11 +1.8 .993
2024 Minneapolis - AAA P 11 11 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 67.2 0.67 +0.3 1.028
2024 Isla Vista - AA P 17 17 6 7 0 15 2 .867 121.1 0.96 +2.0 .914
2025 Pacifica - MLB P 18 18 8 12 2 22 2 .909 115.0 1.57 +1.8 1.160
2025 Minneapolis - AAA P 14 14 7 9 0 16 0 1.000 86.1 1.67 +0.1 1.076
2026 Pacifica - MLB P 34 34 10 16 2 28 2 .929 205.0 1.14 +0.6 .980
2027 Pacifica - MLB P 11 4 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 28.1 1.91 -0.3 .963
2027 Minneapolis - AAA P 24 24 8 9 1 18 1 .944 156.0 0.98 +4.2 1.205
2028 Pacifica - MLB P 21 4 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 58.0 0.93 -0.0 1.043
2028 Minneapolis - AAA P 11 11 7 5 0 13 1 .923 67.1 1.60 -0.4 .867
2029 Pacifica - MLB P 48 1 8 13 1 23 2 .913 125.0 1.51 +1.5 .987
2030 Pacifica - MLB P 41 9 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 134.0 0.94 +2.1 1.305
2031 Pacifica - MLB P 20 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 50.2 1.60 +1.4 1.034
2031 Shelbyville - MLB P 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 38.2 0.00 -0.9 .000
2031 Pacifica - TRN P 6 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 18.0 1.00 -0.1 .536
2032 Death Valley - MLB P 24 0 2 3 0 7 2 .714 52.2 0.85 -0.8 .000
TOTAL P 419 252 87 193 9 298 18 .940 1961.0 1.29 +13.8 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
11/07/2019 Joined the Long Beach State 49ers.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 31 (61); Movement: 32 (65); Control: 14 (81).
07/09/2020 Was selected to the 2020 College Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (60); Movement: 42 (66); Control: 19 (78).
03/01/2021 Released by the Long Beach State 49ers.
03/01/2021 Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 24, 52nd overall pick) by the Pacifica Pantalones.
03/29/2021 Named the #67 prospect in the VBL
08/01/2021 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/10/2021 Wins the 2021 VBL Rookie League Rookie League Classic with the Moss Beach Mosquitos!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (73); Movement: 63 (73); Control: 34 (89).
03/29/2022 Named the #42 prospect in the VBL
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 73 (76); Control: 51 (83).
03/29/2023 Named the #38 prospect in the VBL
04/18/2023 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Ellistown Marks with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/24/2023 Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 5 weeks.
08/21/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
09/07/2023 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Armena Royals with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/09/2023 Wins the 2023 VBL Double A Round 4 with the Isla Vista Sharkeez!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (77); Movement: 72 (74); Control: 70 (82).
03/29/2024 Named the #51 prospect in the VBL
04/14/2024 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Stacy Bay Hawks with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/27/2024 Named the #50 prospect in the VBL
10/30/2024 Named the #45 prospect in the VBL
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (79); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 74 (86).
03/29/2025 Named the #64 prospect in the VBL
06/27/2025 Named the #47 prospect in the VBL
11/25/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 81 (85).
06/09/2026 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/30/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 64 (64); Control: 86 (86).
06/29/2027 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Youngstown Union with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/26/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (80); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 87 (87).
07/08/2028 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/30/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (79); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 90 (90).
11/01/2029 Wins the 2029 The October Classic with the Pacifica Pantalones.
11/24/2029 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $244,200.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (79); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 88 (88).
11/24/2030 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $480,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (77); Movement: 90 (90); Control: 76 (76).
07/30/2031 Was traded by the Pacifica Pantalones to the Shelbyville Reds, along with RF Francisco Miranda, in exchange for CL José Crespo.
08/18/2031 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $770,000 with the Shelbyville Reds organization.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 85 (85); Movement: 88 (88); Control: 78 (78).
04/20/2032 Was claimed off waivers by Death Valley while with Shelbyville.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2026 34 3
Year IP Rank
2026 205.0 10
Year BF Rank
2026 885 8
Year WP Rank
2026 10 10
Year BB/9 Rank
2026 1.67 5
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