P Matthew 'Tyrant Hero' Trantham #9
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/02/2030
P MATTHEW 'TYRANT HERO' TRANTHAM #9 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - 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 84 87 82 84
Movement 78 73 82 78
Control 71 68 73 71
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 61 61
Curveball 91 91
Changeup 82 82
Splitter 61 61
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 100
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Matthew is a natural-born leader.
High: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:12/17/1993
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 68 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 107 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 1st Pick in Round 1
VBL FUTURES FALL LEAGUE 2014 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 3 4 0 1 1.52 29.2 15 5 5 2 5 44 0 0.0 0 3 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 4 2 6.07 4.55 13.35 1.52 2.32 0.67 46 1.3 .220        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 44 6 2 0 0 1 3 18 0 0 0 .136 .191 .182 .373      
vs. RHB 61 9 2 0 2 4 2 26 0 0 0 .148 .175 .279 .453      
VBL FUTURES FALL LEAGUE 2014 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 7 3 4 0 1 1.52 29.2 15 5 5 2 5 44  
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+
2015 Albuquerque - VBL 21 13 13 1 8 0 7.55 70.1 95 59 59 13 30 64 0 0 1.78 .371 5.10 0.5 60
2016 Albuquerque - VBL 22 32 32 12 12 0 4.10 197.1 204 93 90 21 68 151 1 0 1.38 .309 4.31 3.5 114
2017 Albuquerque - VBL 23 33 33 8 13 0 4.43 187.0 198 106 92 18 67 162 0 0 1.42 .325 4.04 3.9 105
2018 Albuquerque - VBL 24 33 33 11 8 0 3.49 196.0 172 77 76 24 65 181 0 0 1.21 .284 4.28 3.9 140
2019 Albuquerque - VBL 25 7 7 2 3 0 3.99 38.1 42 18 17 1 13 42 0 0 1.43 .363 2.84 1.5 125
2019 Toronto - VBL 25 11 11 4 5 0 4.68 57.2 58 30 30 9 22 61 0 0 1.39 .327 4.61 1.0 107
2019 Hawaii - VBL 25 17 17 6 6 0 5.79 82.1 92 55 53 7 37 71 0 0 1.57 .348 4.44 1.6 86
2019 Total - VBL 25 35 35 12 14 0 5.05 178.1 192 103 100 17 72 174 0 0 1.48 .345 4.15 4.1 99
2020 Hawaii - VBL 26 32 32 6 10 0 4.18 170.0 169 82 79 15 52 193 0 0 1.30 .344 3.68 4.7 118
2021 Hawaii - VBL 27 34 34 9 12 0 3.73 178.1 159 79 74 17 66 185 1 1 1.26 .307 3.96 4.0 127
2022 Hawaii - VBL 28 35 31 7 13 0 4.81 149.2 156 82 80 12 49 133 0 0 1.37 .331 3.91 3.2 96
2023 Puerto Rico - VBL 29 32 32 13 6 0 2.77 178.2 128 58 55 12 49 168 0 0 0.99 .251 3.31 4.8 158
2024 Puerto Rico - VBL 30 33 33 12 7 0 3.82 193.1 172 85 82 15 69 158 0 0 1.25 .292 3.92 3.8 116
2025 Puerto Rico - VBL 31 32 32 12 9 0 3.75 175.1 162 78 73 13 48 134 0 0 1.20 .288 3.59 3.9 115
2026 Puerto Rico - VBL 32 33 33 9 12 0 4.22 179.1 165 90 84 20 57 138 2 1 1.24 .292 4.52 2.3 106
2027 Puerto Rico - VBL 33 32 32 12 8 0 4.48 166.2 184 88 83 16 53 145 0 0 1.42 .339 4.05 3.1 100
2028 Puerto Rico - VBL 34 32 31 9 10 0 4.88 166.0 175 95 90 24 39 107 0 0 1.29 .290 4.94 1.8 97
2029 Puerto Rico - VBL 35 53 8 3 7 17 7.20 85.0 115 70 68 9 43 59 0 0 1.86 .363 4.94 0.4 67
Total VBL 494 444 136 149 17 4.32 2471.1 2446 1245 1185 246 827 2152 4 2 1.32 .311 4.11 47.8 108
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+
2012 Tennessee - COL 18 21 21 12 3 0 2.56 140.2 105 50 40 7 22 193 0 0 0.90 .308 2.18 7.9 226
2013 Tennessee - COL 19 30 30 9 6 0 2.47 167.2 123 50 46 10 22 204 0 0 0.86 .278 1.93 7.8 177
2014 Sahuarita - FFL 20 7 3 4 0 1 1.52 29.2 15 5 5 2 5 44 0 0 0.67 .220 2.32 1.3 331
2014 Richland - A 20 21 0 4 0 6 2.15 54.1 35 14 13 5 14 46 0 0 0.90 .216 2.53 1.3 186
2014 Dayton - AA 20 9 9 5 2 0 2.62 65.1 42 21 19 6 11 45 1 1 0.81 .203 3.14 1.9 168
2015 Dayton - AA 21 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.33 .250 0.00 0.2 999
2015 Oak Ridge - AAA 21 18 16 6 4 0 2.51 107.2 90 33 30 6 32 103 1 1 1.13 .288 2.26 4.5 174
2021 Hawaii - TRN 27 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 .188 5.69 -0.1 97
Total AAA 18 16 6 4 0 2.51 107.2 90 33 30 6 32 103 1 1 1.13 .288 2.26 174.4
Total AA 10 9 5 2 1 2.50 68.1 43 21 19 6 11 51 1 1 0.79 .204 3.00 175.8
Total A 21 0 4 0 6 2.15 54.1 35 14 13 5 14 46 0 0 0.90 .216 2.53 186.4
Total NCAA 51 51 21 9 0 2.51 308.1 228 100 86 17 44 397 0 0 0.88 .291 2.04 196.9
Total FFL 7 3 4 0 1 1.52 29.2 15 5 5 2 5 44 0 0 0.67 .220 2.32 330.9
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+
2019 Hawaii - VBL 25 1 1 0 1 0 3.60 5.0 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.00 .381 4.87 0.1 139
2022 Hawaii - VBL 28 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1.88 .333 5.06 0.0 999
2023 Puerto Rico - VBL 29 1 1 0 1 0 135.00 0.1 2 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 15.00 .500 69.20 -0.2 3
2024 Puerto Rico - VBL 30 4 4 1 1 0 2.35 23.0 19 7 6 2 4 16 0 0 1.00 .250 3.52 0.6 188
Total VBL 7 7 1 3 0 3.77 31.0 32 14 13 3 11 17 0 0 1.39 .290 4.58 118.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Tennessee - COL P 21 21 7 9 0 16 0 1.000 140.2 1.02 +0.0 .919
2013 Tennessee - COL P 30 30 8 22 2 31 1 .968 167.2 1.61 +0.4 1.061
2014 Dayton - AA P 9 9 2 9 0 12 1 .917 65.1 1.52 -0.3 .799
2014 Richland - A P 21 0 4 5 0 10 1 .900 54.1 1.49 -0.4 .858
2014 Sahuarita - FFL P 7 3 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 29.2 0.91 -0.0 1.035
2015 Albuquerque - MLB P 13 13 5 6 0 12 1 .917 70.1 1.41 -2.3 .814
2015 Oak Ridge - AAA P 17 16 6 6 0 13 1 .923 107.2 1.00 -1.4 .899
2015 Dayton - AA P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
2016 Albuquerque - MLB P 32 32 21 19 2 41 1 .976 197.1 1.82 +1.5 .940
2017 Albuquerque - MLB P 33 33 13 17 2 31 1 .968 187.0 1.44 +0.6 1.023
2017 Albuquerque - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Albuquerque - MLB P 33 33 4 36 1 41 1 .976 196.0 1.84 +2.0 1.032
2019 Albuquerque - MLB P 7 7 2 4 0 7 1 .857 38.1 1.41 -0.7 .805
2019 Toronto - MLB P 11 11 3 15 0 18 0 1.000 57.2 2.81 +0.4 1.006
2019 Hawaii - MLB P 17 17 4 20 0 24 0 1.000 82.1 2.62 -0.2 1.059
2020 Hawaii - MLB P 32 32 5 31 3 39 3 .923 170.0 1.91 -0.4 .969
2021 Hawaii - MLB P 34 34 10 22 1 36 4 .889 178.1 1.61 -1.2 .970
2021 Hawaii - TRN P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Hawaii - MLB P 34 30 11 16 1 27 0 1.000 149.2 1.62 +1.0 1.076
2023 Puerto Rico - MLB P 32 32 9 21 1 31 1 .968 178.2 1.51 +1.2 1.112
2024 Puerto Rico - MLB P 33 33 4 25 0 29 0 1.000 193.1 1.35 +1.1 1.045
2025 Puerto Rico - MLB P 32 32 9 16 1 28 3 .893 175.1 1.28 -0.1 .878
2026 Puerto Rico - MLB P 33 33 9 22 2 32 1 .969 179.1 1.56 +2.3 .833
2027 Puerto Rico - MLB P 32 32 8 14 0 27 5 .815 166.2 1.19 +0.8 .722
2028 Puerto Rico - MLB P 32 31 8 15 1 24 1 .958 166.0 1.25 +2.1 1.043
2029 Puerto Rico - MLB P 52 8 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 85.0 0.74 -0.5 1.058
TOTAL P 599 523 158 355 17 540 27 .950 3044.2 1.52 +6.0 .970
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2012 Joined the Tennessee Volunteers.
07/19/2012 Was selected to the 2012 College Baseball All-Star Game.
10/21/2012 Finished 3rd in 2012 NCAA EC Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (-); Movement: 65 (-); Control: 32 (-).
07/09/2013 Was selected to the 2013 College Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (95); Movement: 72 (79); Control: 45 (76).
03/01/2014 Released by the Tennessee Volunteers.
03/01/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Albuquerque Atomics.
04/07/2014 Named the #19 prospect in the VBL
08/25/2014 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Area 51 Extraterrestrial's with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (100); Movement: 74 (74); Control: 54 (73).
04/01/2015 Named the #16 prospect in the VBL
05/22/2015 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Madison Tortoises with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/22/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (100); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 57 (60).
11/27/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (100); Movement: 74 (74); Control: 63 (63).
11/27/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 84 (100); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 62 (62).
11/25/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $363,750 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 86 (96); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 63 (63).
05/07/2019 Was traded by the Albuquerque Atomics to the Toronto Red Birds, along with 3B Evan Longoria, a 4th draft pick, a 5th draft pick, in exchange for RF Jeff Lynch, RP Steven Miller, RP Andrew Martin, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, $500,000.
06/12/2019 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $5,250,000 with the Toronto Red Birds organization.
06/28/2019 Was traded by the Toronto Red Birds to the Hawaii Islanders, along with 1B Parker Woods, RP Charlie Frohwirth, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for 2B Dale Stevenson, RP Johnny Garrett, 1B Luis Sánchez, a 2nd draft pick.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 95 (96); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 66 (66).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 96 (96); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 62 (62).
05/18/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Winnipeg Goldeyes with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/01/2021 Was selected to the 2021 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/25/2021 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 94 (94); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 62 (62).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 92 (92); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 61 (62).
10/22/2023 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $10,850,000 with the Puerto Rico Tropics organization.
12/12/2023 Finished 3rd in 2023 VBL AL Mark Prior Award voting.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 92 (93); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 62 (62).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 92 (92); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 69 (69).
03/31/2026 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/29/2026 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 68 (68).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 92 (92); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 71 (71).
04/21/2028 Collects his 2000th career The Virtual Baseball League strikeout!
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 72 (72).
11/02/2029 Executed his contract year option.
11/02/2029 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2017 15 5
2020 13 5
Year GS Rank
2017 33 5
2018 33 5
2021 34 1
2024 33 4
2026 33 7
Year L Rank
2016 12 10
2022 13 10
Year Win. % Rank
2023 .684 6
2024 .632 9
Year K Rank
2018 181 6
2020 193 8
Year WP Rank
2028 11 6
Year ERA Rank
2018 3.49 7
2023 2.77 2
Year BABIP Rank
2023 .251 2
Year WHIP Rank
2023 0.99 3
2025 1.20 10
Year K/BB Rank
2020 3.71 9
Year RA/9 Rank
2018 11.02 9
2023 9.22 2
2025 10.83 6
Year HR/9 Rank
2020 0.79 8
2023 0.60 4
2024 0.70 7
2025 0.67 10
Year H/9 Rank
2018 7.90 6
2021 8.02 7
2023 6.45 2
2024 8.01 6
2025 8.32 7
Year K/9 Rank
2018 8.31 6
2020 10.22 5
2021 9.34 6
Year QS Rank
2018 21 6
Year QSP Rank
2018 .636 6
Year CG Rank
2021 1 6
2026 2 4
Year CGP Rank
2026 .061 5
Year SHO Rank
2021 1 4
2026 1 3
Year GB% Rank
2020 0.55 8
2021 0.56 10
Year WAR Rank
2020 4.8 7
2023 4.7 10
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