C Shusaku Takabayashi #56
Austin BigStars VBL
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/16/2032
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C SHUSAKU TAKABAYASHI #56 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 251 78 26 1 2 38 15 31 .311 .353 .446 2 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 56 49 58 56
Gap 72 59 77 72
Power 20 16 21 20
Eye 46 37 48 50
Avoid K's 90 82 92 90
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 38
Errors: - 19 26
Arm: 64 16 12
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: 82 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 79 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 23
Stealing Ability: 85
Baserunning Inst.: 71
Sacrifice Bunt: 22
Bunt for Hit: 29
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/11/2032 @ TOR Win, 7-3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/09/2032 @ TOR Win, 7-2 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
07/08/2032 @ TOR Win, 10-5 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/06/2032 @ DBA Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/2032 @ DBA Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/04/2032 TOR Win, 9-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/02/2032 TOR Win, 12-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/01/2032 TOR Win, 7-5 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
06/30/2032 @ CUMB Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/2032 @ CUMB Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Takabayashi has an extensive workout regimen.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Leader
Birthday:01/13/2006
Born in:Omagari, AKI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$120,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 102 Days
Service This Yr:102 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 102 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2032 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 70 251 78 26 1 2 38 35 15 31 .311 .353 .446 .799 .329 .135 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 274 2 3 0 10 5 1 112 29 2 2 50.0 36.3 5.13 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 17 4 1 0 9 6 1 12 0 2 0 .215 .225 .291 .516
Versus Right   172 61 22 0 2 29 29 14 19 1 3 2 .355 .407 .517 .925
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 6 2 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 1 0 .316 .381 .421 .802
April   71 22 4 0 2 11 14 5 9 0 3 0 .310 .355 .451 .806
May   73 18 6 1 0 8 9 2 14 1 0 0 .247 .263 .356 .619
June   75 26 12 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 1 1 .347 .402 .507 .909
July   32 12 4 0 0 5 4 2 4 0 1 1 .375 .429 .500 .929
Spring Training   16 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Last Year   380 101 25 2 4 49 43 21 64 3 4 3 .266 .307 .374 .681
2 Years Ago   243 61 14 0 2 26 25 17 30 0 2 2 .251 .305 .333 .639
Career   874 240 65 3 8 113 103 53 125 4 11 7 .275 .320 .383 .703
Home   120 42 13 1 1 19 16 5 16 0 0 1 .350 .381 .500 .881
Road   131 36 13 0 1 19 19 10 15 1 5 1 .275 .329 .397 .726
Grass   244 77 25 1 2 37 35 14 31 1 5 2 .316 .356 .451 .807
Turf   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Night   251 78 26 1 2 38 35 15 31 1 5 2 .311 .353 .446 .799
As Starter   250 77 26 1 2 38 34 15 31 1 5 2 .308 .351 .444 .795
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   48 18 6 0 1 9 9 7 5 0 3 0 .375 .455 .562 1.017
Inning 1-3   77 19 8 0 0 7 9 3 11 0 1 0 .247 .275 .351 .626
Inning 4-6   93 32 9 1 0 16 11 3 13 1 1 2 .344 .374 .462 .836
Inning 7-9   81 27 9 0 2 15 15 9 7 0 3 0 .333 .400 .519 .919
0 Outs   85 25 6 1 0 6 15 3 8 0 5 0 .294 .318 .388 .706
1 Outs   64 21 8 0 0 13 12 8 6 1 0 0 .328 .397 .453 .850
2 Outs   102 32 12 0 2 19 8 4 17 0 0 2 .314 .352 .490 .842
Scoring Position   77 28 11 0 1 36 13 7 10 1 5 1 .364 .419 .545 .964
Bases Empty   122 33 12 1 0 0 15 6 15 0 0 0 .270 .305 .385 .690
Runner on 1st   52 17 3 0 1 2 7 2 6 0 0 1 .327 .364 .442 .806
Runner on 2nd   30 12 5 0 0 9 4 3 3 0 4 0 .400 .455 .567 1.021
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 9 6 0 0 11 4 1 2 0 0 0 .474 .500 .789 1.289
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 1.000 1.429
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Two Strikes   95 22 7 1 0 9 11 5 31 0 0 0 .232 .270 .326 .596
First Pitch   45 17 6 0 1 8 10 3 0 0 2 2 .378 .440 .578 1.018
Count 0-1   30 11 2 0 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .367 .533 .900
Count 0-2   17 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .353 .353 .588 .941
Count 1-0   19 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .474 .842
Count 1-1   26 11 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 .423 .423 .577 1.000
Count 1-2   29 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 10 0 0 0 .103 .103 .138 .241
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Count 2-1   19 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .263 .421
Count 2-2   29 8 3 0 0 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .276 .276 .379 .655
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 3 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .800 1.467
Full Count   20 5 1 0 0 3 3 5 7 0 0 0 .250 .400 .300 .700
Behind in Count   76 20 5 1 1 11 8 0 15 0 0 0 .263 .263 .395 .658
Ahead in Count   55 17 7 0 0 6 6 7 0 1 1 0 .309 .381 .436 .817
Batting 2nd   12 4 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Batting 6th   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 7th   45 12 5 0 1 10 4 3 7 1 1 2 .267 .333 .444 .778
Batting 8th   144 46 16 0 1 22 22 10 16 0 3 0 .319 .364 .451 .815
Batting 9th   46 14 2 1 0 4 4 0 7 0 0 0 .304 .304 .391 .696
Low Leverage   117 33 13 0 2 8 12 7 15 0 1 0 .282 .323 .444 .767
Medium Leverage   94 31 8 0 0 15 14 3 12 1 4 1 .330 .354 .415 .768
High Leverage   38 13 4 1 0 15 8 5 3 0 0 1 .342 .432 .500 .932
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2030 Austin - VBL 24 78 243 61 14 0 2 26 25 17 2 0 30 4 0 .251 .305 .333 .639 71 68 0.2
2031 Austin - VBL 25 114 380 101 25 2 4 49 43 21 3 3 64 4 0 .266 .307 .374 .681 81 81 1.8
2032 Austin - VBL 26 70 251 78 26 1 2 38 35 15 2 1 31 2 2 .311 .353 .446 .799 109 105 1.9
Total VBL 262 874 240 65 3 8 113 103 53 7 4 125 10 2 .275 .320 .383 .703 86 84 3.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Whistler - R 20 43 40 16 5 0 0 6 5 7 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .500 .525 1.025 168 146 0.5
2027 Whistler - R 21 90 322 108 37 1 2 53 55 28 2 3 26 4 1 .335 .389 .475 .864 124 125 2.8
2028 Carlsbad - A 22 86 233 79 23 0 2 31 34 18 2 1 20 12 1 .339 .390 .464 .853 125 119 1.8
2029 Del Mar - AA 23 45 144 38 11 0 1 17 15 18 1 2 7 4 0 .264 .345 .361 .707 91 95 0.9
2029 Vancouver - AAA 23 57 198 51 13 1 0 20 22 20 0 0 23 3 0 .258 .326 .333 .659 77 77 0.8
2031 Austin - TRN 25 9 34 9 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 0 .265 .297 .382 .680 79 80 0.1
Total AAA 57 198 51 13 1 0 20 22 20 0 0 23 3 0 .258 .326 .333 .659 77 77
Total AA 45 144 38 11 0 1 17 15 18 1 2 7 4 0 .264 .345 .361 .707 91 95
Total A 86 233 79 23 0 2 31 34 18 2 1 20 12 1 .339 .390 .464 .853 125 119
Total RL 133 362 124 42 1 2 59 60 35 3 3 27 4 1 .343 .402 .481 .883 130 128
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Whistler - R C 2 2 12 3 0 15 0 1.000 17.0 7.94 +0.6 .000 0 5 3 60.0
2027 Whistler - R C 83 82 601 44 6 652 7 .989 715.1 8.12 +3.3 .861 10 111 27 24.3
2028 Carlsbad - A C 52 51 343 37 7 385 5 .987 449.1 7.61 -0.5 1.025 3 89 18 20.2
2028 Carlsbad - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Carlsbad - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 Vancouver - AAA C 54 54 365 47 4 415 3 .993 474.2 7.81 +2.9 1.112 2 86 24 27.9
2029 Del Mar - AA C 39 37 297 19 3 320 4 .988 332.2 8.55 +0.8 .672 3 44 13 29.5
2029 Del Mar - AA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 1.011
2030 Austin - MLB C 73 69 522 42 7 571 7 .988 603.1 8.41 -0.9 .851 6 120 26 21.7
2031 Austin - MLB C 113 106 840 79 8 925 6 .994 950.2 8.70 -0.2 1.062 3 226 43 19.0
2031 Austin - TRN C 9 9 83 8 4 91 0 1.000 85.0 9.64 +0.2 .000 1 16 3 18.8
2032 Austin - MLB C 69 69 536 68 8 606 2 .997 608.2 8.93 +0.7 1.083 3 125 32 25.6
TOTAL C 494 479 3599 347 47 3980 34 .991 4236.2 8.38 +7.0 1.023 31 822 189 23.0
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 1.011
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/02/2023 Entered the The Virtual Baseball League as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (64); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 1 (17).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (55); Power: 1 (15); Eye: 9 (43).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (59); Power: 3 (16); Eye: 19 (41).
01/29/2026 Signed a minor league contract ($200,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Austin BigStars organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (60); Power: 7 (17); Eye: 27 (42).
05/28/2027 Goes 5-5 against the Wolfville Farmers, with 3 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
06/16/2027 Was selected to the 2027 VBL Rookie League All-Star Game.
06/23/2027 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/18/2027 Wins the 2027 RL FORD Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (62); Power: 11 (16); Eye: 30 (47).
07/08/2028 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/30/2028 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 16 (18); Eye: 48 (48).
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 16 (18); Eye: 48 (48).
02/23/2030 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/18/2030 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/25/2030 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/26/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (57); Power: 22 (22); Eye: 49 (53).
11/21/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (56); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 50 (53).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2030 2 9
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