P Sidney Lester #44
Chicago Samurai EWB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
01/03/2024
BNN Index | EWB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P SIDNEY LESTER #44 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
69 0 3-12 43 3.44 70.2 73 6 31 85 1.47 1.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 5
Movement 4 4 4 4
Control 3 4 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Slider 4 4
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 98-100 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 10
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/12/2023 DEN Win, 6-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
10/03/2023 @ OMA Win, 4-3 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 Save
09/29/2023 @ TOK Loss, 7-8 0.1 4 3 2 1 0 Loss
09/25/2023 @ MON Loss, 4-5 0.0 2 1 1 2 0 Loss
09/22/2023 @ MIN Win, 8-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/20/2023 LA Win, 8-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Save
09/18/2023 LA Win, 6-5 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 Save
09/15/2023 DEN Win, 6-4 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Save
09/14/2023 WAS Win, 2-0 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 Save
09/11/2023 WAS Win, 5-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/20/1995
Born in:Marco Island, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,000,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 138 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 11 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 20th Pick in Round 3
EARL WEAVER BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 69 0 3 12 43 3.44 70.2 73 30 27 6 31 85 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 49 6 87.8 69 63 13.25 9.30 10.83 3.95 3.00 1.47 67 1.5 .368        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 67 14 3 0 1 3 8 31 0 1 0 .209 .293 .299 .592      
vs. RHB 204 59 10 1 5 27 23 54 2 4 0 .289 .358 .422 .780      
EARL WEAVER BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 12 0 0 2 9 5.56 11.1 16 7 7 1 2 16  
May 10 0 0 2 6 3.38 10.2 12 4 4 1 3 9  
June 14 0 1 1 10 1.80 15.0 13 3 3 1 2 23  
July 11 0 0 2 5 1.69 10.2 6 2 2 0 10 11  
August 10 0 1 2 5 4.50 12.0 15 8 6 2 8 12  
September 12 0 1 3 8 4.09 11.0 11 6 5 1 6 14  
Spring Training 6 0 0 1 3 3.38 5.1 3 2 2 0 3 5  
Postseason 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 5 1 1 0 0 3  
Last Year 69 0 3 12 43 3.44 70.2 73 30 27 6 31 85  
2 Years Ago 38 0 2 2 22 1.76 41.0 27 8 8 3 12 41  
Career 332 0 20 23 112 2.31 362.0 303 103 93 21 137 427  
Home 41 0 2 3 27 2.84 44.1 40 14 14 4 13 60  
Road 28 0 1 9 16 4.44 26.1 33 16 13 2 18 25  
Grass 63 0 3 9 40 3.32 65.0 67 27 24 6 26 77  
Turf 6 0 0 3 3 4.76 5.2 6 3 3 0 5 8  
Night 69 0 3 12 43 3.44 70.2 73 30 27 6 31 85  
As Reliever / Substitution 69 0 3 12 43 3.44 70.2 73 30 27 6 31 85  
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+
2017 Chicago - EWB 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.86 .167 2.77 0.1 999
2018 Chicago - EWB 23 42 0 8 4 1 1.76 51.0 49 15 10 4 25 68 0 0 1.45 .354 2.93 1.0 243
2019 Chicago - EWB 24 64 0 3 2 3 1.52 83.0 56 15 14 4 24 98 0 0 0.96 .275 2.63 2.1 299
2020 Chicago - EWB 25 54 0 0 2 9 2.18 45.1 36 11 11 0 18 52 0 0 1.19 .321 2.73 1.3 238
2021 Chicago - EWB 26 63 0 4 1 34 3.01 68.2 61 24 23 4 26 81 0 0 1.27 .339 2.92 1.7 163
2022 Chicago - EWB 27 38 0 2 2 22 1.76 41.0 27 8 8 3 12 41 0 0 0.95 .238 3.19 0.9 271
2023 Chicago - EWB 28 69 0 3 12 43 3.44 70.2 73 30 27 6 31 85 0 0 1.47 .368 3.00 1.5 130
Total EWB 332 0 20 23 112 2.31 362.0 303 103 93 21 137 427 0 0 1.22 .319 2.88 8.6 226
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+
2013 Total - 18 13 2 2 0 10 1.00 36.0 20 5 4 1 8 55 0 0 0.78 .247 1.42 1.6 100
2013 Great Falls - R 18 2 0 0 0 2 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .333 4.28 -0.0 84
2013 Bristol - R 18 9 0 1 0 7 0.00 9.1 7 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 1.07 .280 2.48 0.2 999
2013 Total - R 18 11 0 1 0 9 0.79 11.1 9 1 1 0 5 11 0 0 1.24 .290 0.00 0.0 0
2013 Kannapolis - A 18 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.32 0.0 999
2013 Birmingham - AA 18 1 0 0 1 0 13.50 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4.50 .333 7.70 -0.0 29
2014 Kannapolis - A 19 11 0 0 2 5 9.90 10.0 11 11 11 1 8 11 0 0 1.90 .400 4.69 -0.0 43
2014 Winston-Salem - A 19 37 0 0 1 16 2.06 35.0 23 10 8 4 12 44 0 0 1.00 .235 2.89 0.6 195
2014 Total - A 19 48 0 0 3 21 3.80 45.0 34 21 19 5 20 55 0 0 1.20 .274 0.00 0.0 0
2015 Kannapolis - A 20 7 0 0 3 1 10.13 5.1 10 7 6 2 2 5 0 0 2.25 .421 7.30 -0.2 44
2015 Birmingham - AA 20 8 0 0 3 4 3.55 12.2 13 5 5 1 7 13 0 0 1.58 .364 3.11 0.2 118
2016 Birmingham - AA 21 56 0 6 3 26 2.28 67.0 43 18 17 7 24 94 0 0 1.00 .261 2.76 1.3 174
2016 Charlotte - AAA 21 10 0 2 0 7 0.00 11.0 3 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 0.64 .150 1.81 0.3 999
2017 Charlotte - AAA 22 47 0 3 5 21 1.85 48.2 26 13 10 3 23 67 0 0 1.01 .230 2.44 1.1 212
2018 Charlotte - AAA 23 22 0 1 1 13 1.17 23.0 13 4 3 1 6 36 0 0 0.83 .286 1.56 0.9 379
2022 Charlotte - AAA 27 3 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0.92 .111 2.92 0.1 999
Total IL 82 0 7 6 42 1.34 87.0 43 17 13 4 36 120 0 0 0.91 .228 2.15 395.0
Total SL 65 0 6 7 30 2.58 80.1 57 24 23 8 33 107 0 0 1.12 .282 2.86 164.1
Total CAR 37 0 0 1 16 2.06 35.0 23 10 8 4 12 44 0 0 1.00 .235 2.89 195.2
Total SOU 19 0 0 5 7 9.37 16.1 21 18 17 3 10 17 0 0 1.90 .391 5.33 101.6
Total APP 9 0 1 0 7 0.00 9.1 7 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 1.07 .280 2.48 999.0
Total PIO 2 0 0 0 2 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .333 4.28 83.6
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+
2023 Chicago - EWB 28 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.67 .556 0.00 0.0 0
Total EWB 2 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.67 .556 1.37 149.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB P 42 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 51.0 1.24 -0.0 1.056
2019 Chicago - MLB P 64 0 3 8 2 12 1 .917 83.0 1.19 -0.9 .948
2020 Chicago - MLB P 54 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 45.1 1.39 +0.4 1.229
2021 Chicago - MLB P 63 0 5 10 1 17 2 .882 68.2 1.97 -0.5 .970
2022 Chicago - MLB P 38 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 41.0 1.32 +0.5 1.309
2023 Chicago - MLB P 68 0 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 70.2 1.91 -0.7 .919
TOTAL P 331 0 17 44 4 66 5 .924 362.0 1.52 -1.2 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 20, 109th overall pick) by the Chicago Samurai, out of high school (Palmetto Ridge; Naples, FL).
04/09/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Samurai organization with a signing bonus of $190,000.
04/14/2013 Injured (surgery to remove bone spur (elbow)), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 1 (4).
06/11/2014 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/13/2014 Was selected to the 2014 Carolina League All-Star Game.
08/11/2014 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery), out for 12-13 months.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (4).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (4).
06/20/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Southern League All-Star Game.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (4).
05/20/2017 Injured on 05/18/2017, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 3 weeks.
07/27/2017 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/22/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (4).
04/02/2018 Named the #91 prospect in the EWB
07/17/2018 Injured on 07/16/2018, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, is day-to-day.
11/28/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (4).
11/25/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (4).
11/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,800,000 with the Chicago Samurai organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (4).
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Earl Weaver Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/09/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Chicago Samurai organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (4).
04/05/2022 Injured (acute elbow soreness), out for 2 months.
10/07/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,600,000 with the Chicago Samurai organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
03/07/2023 Injured (strained forearm), out for 2-3 weeks.
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Earl Weaver Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/16/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Chicago Samurai organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2023 69 10
Year SV Rank
2021 34 4
2023 43 3
Year RA Rank
2023 69 10
Year GF Rank
2021 54 7
2023 63 1
Year SHO Rank
2020 0 8
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