P Russell Byers #81
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
08/01/2032
P RUSSELL BYERS #81 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 78 88 74 78
Movement 76 83 74 76
Control 62 64 62 62
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 51 51
Slider 93 93
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 22 22
Forkball 69 69
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 56
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 97
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 61
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Decent teammate who loves chili dogs.
High: Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/01/1999
Born in:Picture Rocks, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 2nd Pick in Round 3
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+
2022 Toronto - VBL 22 9 9 1 5 0 7.75 40.2 56 38 35 7 13 30 0 0 1.70 .358 5.28 0.3 62
2023 Toronto - VBL 23 32 32 9 9 0 4.50 182.0 189 97 91 13 82 116 0 0 1.49 .304 4.58 2.8 106
2024 Toronto - VBL 24 33 30 8 16 0 4.18 181.0 185 96 84 9 85 115 0 0 1.49 .308 4.18 3.3 110
2025 Toronto - VBL 25 55 3 6 2 1 5.43 71.1 70 44 43 4 47 55 0 0 1.64 .303 4.49 0.4 83
2026 Toronto - VBL 26 41 2 4 3 1 3.89 78.2 83 41 34 5 34 60 0 0 1.49 .320 4.12 0.5 109
Total VBL 170 76 28 35 2 4.67 553.2 583 316 287 38 261 376 0 0 1.52 .312 4.43 7.3 99
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+
2015 Stratford Northwestern - HS 15 30 30 12 7 0 2.84 158.2 127 53 50 12 35 137 0 0 1.02 .262 3.55 4.7 174
2016 Stratford Northwestern - HS 16 33 33 16 4 0 3.17 179.0 172 70 63 11 49 189 0 0 1.23 .327 3.53 6.4 176
2017 Stratford Northwestern - HS 17 34 34 13 6 0 3.26 193.1 153 73 70 12 48 183 1 1 1.04 .277 3.31 6.7 158
2018 Kemmisville - R 18 33 24 7 9 6 5.47 130.0 172 92 79 11 57 75 1 0 1.76 .349 5.01 1.0 84
2019 Kemmisville - R 19 28 28 15 8 0 3.08 178.1 171 62 61 7 60 135 1 0 1.30 .308 3.48 3.9 134
2020 Kentucky - AA 20 28 28 8 12 0 3.62 169.0 137 71 68 18 66 84 1 1 1.20 .226 4.06 3.3 126
2021 Louisville - AAA 21 15 15 7 7 0 3.90 94.2 78 43 41 7 39 52 1 0 1.24 .252 3.72 1.6 102
2021 Woodstock - AAA 21 12 12 2 4 0 1.73 73.0 49 21 14 4 24 39 1 0 1.00 .200 3.27 1.7 231
2021 Total - AAA 21 27 27 9 11 0 2.95 167.2 127 64 55 11 63 91 2 0 1.13 .229 3.52 3.3 135
2022 Woodstock - AAA 22 19 19 10 4 0 3.36 123.1 106 46 46 10 26 76 0 0 1.07 .251 3.25 3.0 122
2027 St. Lucie - AA 27 20 0 3 0 1 0.67 26.2 18 3 2 1 9 24 0 0 1.01 .250 3.02 0.6 641
2027 Durham - AAA 27 13 0 0 2 0 7.15 11.1 12 10 9 0 8 5 0 0 1.76 .308 4.12 0.1 60
2028 Minneapolis - AAA 28 19 7 4 2 0 5.45 69.1 88 44 42 10 25 54 0 0 1.63 .353 4.83 0.4 83
2030 Houston - AAA 30 27 27 12 8 0 2.86 179.2 170 64 57 9 45 133 3 1 1.20 .292 3.42 4.2 147
2031 Colorado Springs - AAA 31 28 28 6 11 0 4.96 167.0 183 96 92 17 55 105 0 0 1.43 .311 4.39 2.7 93
Total AAA 133 108 41 38 0 3.77 718.1 686 324 301 57 222 464 5 1 1.26 .282 3.79 114.2
Total AA 48 28 11 12 1 3.22 195.2 155 74 70 19 75 108 1 1 1.18 .229 3.92 141.9
Total HS 97 97 41 17 0 3.10 531.0 452 196 183 35 132 509 1 1 1.10 .290 3.46 168.4
Total RL 61 52 22 17 6 4.09 308.1 343 154 140 18 117 210 2 0 1.49 .327 4.12 107.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Stratford Northwestern - HS P 30 30 11 17 2 29 1 .966 158.2 1.59 +1.0 .994
2016 Stratford Northwestern - HS P 33 33 10 21 1 32 1 .969 179.0 1.56 -0.1 1.033
2017 Stratford Northwestern - HS P 34 34 10 31 2 42 1 .976 193.1 1.91 +0.5 .995
2018 Kemmisville - R P 33 24 9 24 1 34 1 .971 130.0 2.28 +0.8 1.027
2019 Kemmisville - R P 28 28 9 18 1 28 1 .964 178.1 1.36 +1.6 1.068
2020 Kentucky - AA P 28 28 6 27 0 33 0 1.000 169.0 1.76 +0.0 1.020
2021 Louisville - AAA P 15 15 2 19 3 22 1 .955 94.2 2.00 +0.6 .000
2021 Woodstock - AAA P 12 12 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 73.0 1.11 -1.4 .879
2022 Toronto - MLB P 8 8 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 40.2 1.33 -0.4 .810
2022 Woodstock - AAA P 19 19 7 21 0 30 2 .933 123.1 2.04 +0.6 1.059
2023 Toronto - MLB P 32 32 4 33 2 37 0 1.000 182.0 1.83 +1.2 1.110
2024 Toronto - MLB P 33 30 11 24 1 35 0 1.000 181.0 1.74 +2.9 1.037
2025 Toronto - MLB P 53 3 3 6 0 10 1 .900 71.1 1.14 +0.7 .981
2026 Toronto - MLB P 41 2 7 5 1 13 1 .923 78.2 1.37 +1.8 .980
2027 Durham - AAA P 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 -0.2 .000
2027 St. Lucie - AA P 20 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 26.2 1.01 +0.1 1.068
2028 Minneapolis - AAA P 18 7 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 69.1 0.78 +0.2 1.084
2030 Houston - AAA P 27 27 6 17 2 25 2 .920 179.2 1.15 -0.0 .831
2031 Colorado Springs - AAA P 28 28 8 9 3 19 2 .895 167.0 0.92 -1.7 .732
TOTAL P 505 360 111 289 21 414 14 .966 2307.0 1.56 +8.2 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
10/27/2014 Joined the Stratford Northwestern Huskies.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (72); Movement: 57 (80); Control: 10 (59).
08/19/2015 Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for one week.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (69); Movement: 57 (79); Control: 10 (54).
07/10/2016 Was selected to the 2016 National High School Federation All-Star Game.
11/08/2016 Finished 3rd in 2016 HS ML Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (78); Movement: 58 (81); Control: 11 (55).
09/05/2017 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Torrey Pines Falcons with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (76); Movement: 49 (72); Control: 15 (56).
03/01/2018 Released by the Stratford Northwestern Huskies.
03/01/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 58th overall pick) by the Shelbyville Reds.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 32 (85); Movement: 54 (74); Control: 18 (62).
05/12/2019 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/18/2019 Was selected to the 2019 VBL Rookie League All-Star Game.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 42 (78); Movement: 69 (71); Control: 34 (52).
04/01/2020 Named the #78 prospect in the VBL
08/04/2020 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Dupo Allies with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (93); Movement: 71 (71); Control: 40 (54).
03/29/2021 Named the #65 prospect in the VBL
06/27/2021 Was traded by the Shelbyville Reds to the Toronto Red Birds, along with RP John Kennedy, a 3rd draft pick, a 4th draft pick, in exchange for RP Jesse Jones, SP Jesse Lunn, SP Junior PĂ©rez, 1B Gary Miner.
07/07/2021 Injured (Tired arm), out for 2-3 weeks.
12/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (90); Movement: 69 (70); Control: 49 (63).
03/29/2022 Named the #52 prospect in the VBL
12/16/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (96); Movement: 66 (69); Control: 52 (62).
03/29/2023 Named the #72 prospect in the VBL
12/17/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (98); Movement: 66 (68); Control: 53 (63).
03/05/2024 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $640,000 with the Toronto Red Birds organization.
08/05/2024 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (85); Movement: 64 (66); Control: 52 (59).
10/23/2025 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (84); Movement: 67 (69); Control: 59 (59).
05/06/2026 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/28/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $418,950.
12/12/2026 Was traded by the Toronto Red Birds to the Stratford Cosmos, along with SP Luis Rivera, in exchange for $1.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (91); Movement: 66 (67); Control: 58 (58).
10/10/2027 Wins the 2027 VBL Double A Round 4 with the St. Lucie Mets!
11/24/2027 Became a free agent.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 63 (65); Control: 58 (58).
03/13/2028 Signed a minor league contract with the Nashville Predators organization.
04/07/2028 Released by the Nashville organization.
04/23/2028 Signed a minor league contract ($10,000 bonus) with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
07/11/2028 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
12/20/2028 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (78); Movement: 61 (62); Control: 55 (56).
03/28/2029 Released by the Pacifica organization.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (74); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 56 (56).
03/30/2030 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Spiders organization.
07/07/2030 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Newtown Juicers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/26/2030 Finished 3rd in 2030 AAA ML Ricky Bones Award voting.
11/26/2030 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 59 (59).
02/23/2031 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the St. Paul Saints organization.
08/29/2031 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
11/21/2031 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (78); Movement: 84 (84); Control: 62 (62).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
2024 16 2
Year HLD Rank
2025 16 2
Year BB Rank
2023 82 3
2024 85 4
Year WP Rank
2023 11 7
Year HR/9 Rank
2023 0.64 4
2024 0.45 2
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