3B Hirokichi 'Barrel' Saikawa #52
St. Paul Saints VBL
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
11/03/2032
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3B HIROKICHI 'BARREL' SAIKAWA #52 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 583 140 26 6 8 43 51 120 .240 .315 .346 41 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 49 49 49 49
Gap 65 67 65 65
Power 45 46 44 45
Eye 56 57 55 56
Avoid K's 59 60 59 59
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 73 29
Errors: - 64 38
Arm: 6 95 90
Turn DP: - 58 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 46
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 75 Right Field: 32
3rd Base: 84
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 67
Stealing Ability: 97
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 17
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/2032 PAC Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/2032 PAC Win, 5-1 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
10/01/2032 PAC Win, 15-3 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/2032 PAC Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2032 @ SAU Loss, 1-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
09/27/2032 @ SAU Loss, 2-4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/26/2032 BOB Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2032 BOB Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2032 BOB Win, 4-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2032 @ HFD Win, 4-2 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He is an extremely hard worker.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/04/1997
Born in:Hachioji, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,200,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:9 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 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 154 583 140 26 6 8 43 76 51 120 .240 .315 .346 .662 .288 .106 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 653 14 3 0 10 3 2 202 40 41 9 82.0 68.9 3.99 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   192 49 11 4 4 14 27 7 36 0 1 6 .255 .302 .417 .719
Versus Right   391 91 15 2 4 29 49 44 84 2 2 8 .233 .321 .312 .633
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   98 23 3 1 3 8 8 4 18 0 0 4 .235 .292 .378 .670
May   103 25 3 1 0 5 7 11 22 1 1 1 .243 .319 .291 .610
June   85 18 8 0 2 11 16 7 17 0 0 3 .212 .295 .376 .671
July   86 20 3 1 1 3 5 11 20 1 0 3 .233 .337 .326 .662
August   97 25 3 3 0 7 15 7 18 0 2 2 .258 .321 .351 .671
September   102 26 6 0 2 8 20 9 23 0 0 1 .255 .321 .373 .694
October   12 3 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
Spring Training   30 7 2 0 1 3 5 6 7 0 0 0 .233 .361 .400 .761
Last Year   345 94 21 3 6 41 55 42 78 3 1 4 .272 .355 .403 .758
2 Years Ago   270 64 17 3 3 25 46 29 63 4 0 4 .237 .316 .356 .672
Career   4045 1067 216 57 75 385 619 395 839 18 12 66 .264 .338 .401 .739
Home   291 68 10 3 5 25 36 23 55 1 3 6 .234 .302 .340 .642
Road   292 72 16 3 3 18 40 28 65 1 0 8 .247 .328 .353 .681
Grass   575 138 26 6 8 43 76 50 117 2 3 14 .240 .315 .348 .663
Turf   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Night   583 140 26 6 8 43 76 51 120 2 3 14 .240 .315 .346 .662
As Starter   580 139 26 6 8 43 76 51 118 2 3 14 .240 .315 .347 .662
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   119 27 8 1 0 6 12 11 24 1 0 3 .227 .306 .311 .617
Inning 1-3   236 60 9 2 4 12 32 17 49 0 2 5 .254 .318 .360 .678
Inning 4-6   166 41 8 2 3 14 27 18 29 0 1 4 .247 .335 .373 .709
Inning 7-9   175 36 8 2 1 15 15 16 42 1 0 5 .206 .289 .291 .581
Extra Innings   6 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .429 .667 1.095
0 Outs   259 62 8 2 4 7 40 23 49 1 3 4 .239 .310 .332 .642
1 Outs   171 47 12 2 2 15 26 14 33 1 0 4 .275 .342 .404 .746
2 Outs   153 31 6 2 2 21 10 14 38 0 0 6 .203 .295 .307 .602
Scoring Position   109 22 3 1 2 34 12 16 30 2 3 4 .202 .321 .303 .623
Bases Empty   385 94 19 4 5 5 52 32 70 0 0 7 .244 .314 .353 .667
Runner on 1st   89 24 4 1 1 4 12 3 20 0 0 3 .270 .316 .371 .687
Runner on 2nd   36 8 1 0 1 8 3 8 11 0 3 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Runner on 3rd   13 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 6 2 0 0 5 2 5 7 0 0 1 .207 .343 .276 .619
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 1 0 1 .067 .118 .067 .184
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 1 1 7 3 1 0 1 0 0 .429 .444 1.143 1.587
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 0 9 2 0 2 0 0 2 .333 .455 .333 .788
Two Strikes   260 44 9 3 3 13 20 26 120 1 0 3 .169 .252 .262 .513
First Pitch   99 30 5 1 2 6 16 2 0 0 2 2 .303 .330 .434 .764
Count 0-1   55 20 7 0 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 3 .364 .397 .491 .887
Count 0-2   43 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 23 0 0 1 .116 .136 .163 .299
Count 1-0   55 16 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 .291 .298 .309 .607
Count 1-1   60 13 0 1 0 9 6 1 0 0 0 3 .217 .266 .250 .516
Count 1-2   95 15 5 1 0 5 4 0 46 1 0 0 .158 .156 .232 .388
Count 2-0   18 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Count 2-1   27 10 3 1 3 7 4 0 0 0 1 2 .370 .414 .889 1.303
Count 2-2   64 14 1 0 2 4 5 0 26 0 0 2 .219 .242 .328 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 1 8 11 0 0 0 0 .222 .650 .222 .872
Full Count   58 10 3 1 1 4 9 26 25 0 0 0 .172 .429 .310 .739
Behind in Count   193 40 12 2 0 9 17 0 69 1 0 4 .207 .222 .290 .512
Ahead in Count   109 33 5 1 3 11 23 22 0 1 1 3 .303 .430 .450 .879
Batting Leadoff   401 102 14 6 5 29 55 34 78 1 3 7 .254 .323 .357 .679
Batting 2nd   60 17 4 0 1 5 9 8 12 1 0 3 .283 .389 .400 .789
Batting 6th   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 7th   37 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 1 .081 .190 .108 .299
Batting 8th   81 16 6 0 2 9 11 5 18 0 0 3 .198 .270 .346 .615
Low Leverage   209 44 12 3 2 8 19 15 38 1 0 5 .211 .278 .325 .604
Medium Leverage   282 75 11 2 5 23 45 25 63 1 2 5 .266 .335 .372 .708
High Leverage   90 20 3 1 1 12 12 10 19 0 1 4 .222 .327 .311 .638
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
2024 St. Paul - VBL 27 134 407 91 15 4 4 45 57 48 7 1 94 62 5 .224 .315 .310 .625 68 73 2.0
2025 St. Paul - VBL 28 150 511 167 26 16 12 63 96 62 7 3 88 59 10 .327 .405 .511 .916 142 149 6.7
2026 St. Paul - VBL 29 158 571 144 31 6 15 48 80 43 5 1 119 54 6 .252 .310 .406 .716 87 90 3.0
2027 St. Paul - VBL 30 123 497 143 24 9 11 54 80 41 8 2 94 57 8 .288 .350 .439 .789 105 108 3.9
2028 St. Paul - VBL 31 149 602 151 37 4 10 38 82 50 12 2 140 43 6 .251 .320 .375 .695 79 81 0.4
2029 Sausalito - VBL 32 78 259 73 19 6 6 28 47 29 5 0 43 20 4 .282 .365 .471 .836 113 116 2.2
2030 Sausalito - VBL 33 95 270 64 17 3 3 25 46 29 4 4 63 26 4 .237 .316 .356 .672 75 81 0.9
2031 Austin - VBL 34 130 345 94 21 3 6 41 55 42 4 3 78 48 3 .272 .355 .403 .758 102 106 2.8
2032 St. Paul - VBL 35 154 583 140 26 6 8 43 76 51 14 2 120 41 9 .240 .315 .346 .662 76 77 2.0
Total VBL 1171 4045 1067 216 57 75 385 619 395 66 18 839 410 55 .264 .338 .401 .739 94 97 24.0
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
2030 Carmel - AAA 33 4 16 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 2 .375 .444 .625 1.069 182 185 0.2
Total AAA 4 16 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 2 .375 .444 .625 1.069 182 185
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2024 St. Paul - VBL 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 0.6
2025 St. Paul - VBL 28 14 58 6 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 10 2 0 .103 .161 .138 .299 -19 -27 -0.2
2029 Sausalito - VBL 32 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 642 660 0.3
2030 Sausalito - VBL 33 9 11 3 0 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 .273 .333 .818 1.152 185 186 0.4
Total VBL 26 73 10 1 1 2 7 7 4 1 0 13 3 1 .137 .192 .260 .453 18 10
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 St. Paul - MLB 1B 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.2 7.36 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB 3B 126 106 54 206 23 271 11 .959 966.2 2.42 +5.1 1.053
2024 St. Paul - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 St. Paul - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 St. Paul - MLB 3B 140 130 61 250 33 330 19 .942 1170.2 2.39 +3.1 1.008
2025 St. Paul - MLB SS 9 5 3 20 1 23 0 1.000 52.1 3.96 +0.0 1.019
2026 St. Paul - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 St. Paul - MLB 2B 2 2 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 -0.3 .811
2026 St. Paul - MLB 3B 132 130 78 248 30 350 24 .931 1137.1 2.58 +1.5 1.007
2026 St. Paul - MLB SS 21 19 24 54 8 80 2 .975 170.1 4.12 +1.3 1.067
2027 St. Paul - MLB 3B 119 117 66 234 26 315 15 .952 1044.2 2.58 +3.7 1.033
2027 St. Paul - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - MLB 1B 49 49 463 35 52 503 5 .990 424.1 10.56 -1.1 .977
2028 St. Paul - MLB 3B 36 31 7 64 4 75 4 .947 299.2 2.13 +0.4 .993
2028 St. Paul - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - MLB CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.000
2029 Sausalito - MLB 1B 4 4 32 2 2 34 0 1.000 29.0 10.55 +0.0 1.025
2029 Sausalito - MLB 2B 39 34 67 76 23 144 1 .993 285.1 4.51 +0.6 .999
2029 Sausalito - MLB 3B 35 20 5 43 4 49 1 .980 218.2 1.98 +1.3 1.041
2029 Sausalito - MLB SS 7 6 8 12 4 21 1 .952 54.0 3.33 -0.5 .922
2030 Sausalito - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2030 Sausalito - MLB 2B 36 27 57 87 24 146 2 .986 242.1 5.35 +1.2 1.053
2030 Sausalito - MLB 3B 47 36 21 78 10 102 3 .971 331.0 2.69 +2.6 1.056
2030 Sausalito - MLB SS 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 -0.5 1.037
2030 Sausalito - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 .979
2030 Sausalito - MLB RF 14 12 21 2 1 24 1 .958 104.0 1.99 -1.5 .941
2030 Carmel - AAA RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 -0.1 1.003
2031 Austin - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2031 Austin - MLB 2B 21 15 27 51 14 80 2 .975 137.0 5.12 -0.1 1.027
2031 Austin - MLB 3B 108 75 39 141 16 188 8 .957 712.0 2.28 +0.5 1.014
2031 Austin - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2031 Austin - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2032 St. Paul - MLB 2B 9 8 17 24 8 42 1 .976 71.0 5.20 +0.9 1.138
2032 St. Paul - MLB 3B 128 127 70 280 23 362 12 .967 1097.1 2.87 +7.4 1.044
2032 St. Paul - MLB SS 17 16 19 35 5 56 2 .964 142.0 3.42 -2.7 .903
TOTAL 1B 57 53 499 37 55 541 5 .991 458.0 10.53 -1.1 .979
TOTAL 2B 107 86 170 243 70 419 6 .986 754.2 4.93 +2.2 1.030
TOTAL 3B 871 772 401 1544 169 2042 97 .952 6978.0 2.51 +25.7 1.027
TOTAL SS 57 47 55 123 19 183 5 .973 427.2 3.75 -2.5 .995
TOTAL LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 .979
TOTAL CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.000
TOTAL RF 20 16 26 2 1 29 1 .966 142.0 1.77 -1.6 .952
PLAYER HISTORY
12/28/2023 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall Pick) by the St. Paul Saints, from the Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (71); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 58 (58).
05/26/2024 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/23/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 52 (52).
06/18/2025 Injured (hand contusion),out for 4 days.
07/03/2025 Was selected to the 2025 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/05/2025 Finished 2nd in 2025 VBL AL The Barrett Award (MVP) voting.
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): Contact: 69 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 55 (55).
07/01/2026 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/28/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $480,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 57 (57).
04/10/2027 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 5 weeks.
11/24/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $875,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 58 (58).
02/21/2028 Injured (fractured rib),out for 4 weeks.
04/25/2028 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
11/30/2028 Became a free agent.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 58 (58).
01/25/2029 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,859,598 with the Sausalito Meatballs organization.
03/13/2029 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/15/2029 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/15/2029 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 61 (61).
11/02/2030 Declined his contract option.
11/26/2030 Became a free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (53); Power: 47 (47); Eye: 60 (60).
03/21/2031 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $660,000 with the Austin BigStars organization.
11/21/2031 Became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (53); Power: 47 (47); Eye: 60 (60).
02/29/2032 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 with the St. Paul Saints organization.
05/04/2032 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/22/2032 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2026 151 9
Year 3B Rank
2025 16 1
2027 9 3
Year SB Rank
2024 62 9
2025 59 8
2027 57 9
Year HP Rank
2032 14 3
Year SH Rank
2028 3 1
Year AVG Rank
2025 .327 4
Year OBP Rank
2025 .405 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2025 8.39 4
Year wOBA Rank
2025 .388 6
Year OPS Rank
2025 .916 9
Year WAR Rank
2025 6.7 3
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