P Shigenobu Sato #47
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/03/2024
P SHIGENOBU SATO #47 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
61 0 6-7 2 8.37 52.2 82 9 25 48 2.03 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 4
Movement 4 3 4 4
Control 3 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Curveball 4 4
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/2023 ATL Win, 9-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/26/2023 @ HOU Loss, 5-6 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
09/23/2023 @ CIN Win, 5-4 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Win
09/17/2023 MIA Loss, 7-9 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 Loss
09/12/2023 DAL Loss, 3-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/11/2023 DAL Loss, 3-8 1.1 3 3 3 1 3
09/09/2023 CLE Win, 5-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2023 CLE Win, 5-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/06/2023 @ BRK Win, 10-6 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
09/03/2023 @ PIT Loss, 10-15 0.0 2 6 6 4 0 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/27/1994
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:245 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,040,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 106 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 6th Pick in Round 4
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 61 0 6 7 2 8.37 52.2 82 51 49 9 25 48 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 19 3 40.0 61 26 18.28 14.01 8.20 4.27 4.96 2.03 113 -0.2 .422        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 111 46 10 1 7 29 10 20 0 2 0 .414 .463 .712 1.175      
vs. RHB 119 36 11 1 2 22 15 28 0 0 0 .303 .381 .462 .843      
EARL WEAVER BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 8 0 1 1 0 4.70 7.2 8 4 4 0 3 7  
May 11 0 1 0 0 3.38 8.0 8 3 3 0 4 6  
June 9 0 0 1 0 13.50 7.1 15 11 11 4 2 8  
July 9 0 1 1 0 11.17 9.2 19 13 12 1 5 5  
August 13 0 1 2 2 5.06 10.2 17 7 6 3 5 11  
September 10 0 2 2 0 14.04 8.1 14 13 13 1 6 10  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Spring Training 6 0 0 1 0 6.75 6.2 13 6 5 0 3 3  
Last Year 61 0 6 7 2 8.37 52.2 82 51 49 9 25 48  
2 Years Ago 70 0 8 0 22 2.95 73.1 74 24 24 3 31 51  
Career 302 0 27 9 33 4.87 399.0 463 227 216 32 173 330  
Home 32 0 3 2 2 9.23 26.1 47 27 27 4 11 24  
Road 29 0 3 5 0 7.52 26.1 35 24 22 5 14 24  
Grass 58 0 6 6 2 7.36 51.1 77 44 42 9 21 46  
Turf 3 0 0 1 0 47.25 1.1 5 7 7 0 4 2  
Night 61 0 6 7 2 8.37 52.2 82 51 49 9 25 48  
As Reliever / Substitution 61 0 6 7 2 8.37 52.2 82 51 49 9 25 48  
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+
2018 St. Louis - EWB 23 37 0 2 0 4 3.81 49.2 50 21 21 6 22 34 0 0 1.45 .289 4.81 -0.2 110
2019 St. Louis - EWB 24 32 0 2 0 0 6.19 52.1 73 39 36 3 28 64 0 0 1.93 .452 3.28 0.9 72
2020 St. Louis - EWB 25 51 0 7 0 3 4.05 95.2 101 46 43 8 25 72 0 0 1.32 .314 4.36 1.1 126
2021 St. Louis - EWB 26 51 0 2 2 2 5.14 75.1 83 46 43 3 42 61 0 0 1.66 .340 4.30 0.7 94
2022 St. Louis - EWB 27 70 0 8 0 22 2.95 73.1 74 24 24 3 31 51 0 0 1.43 .323 3.75 1.0 158
2023 St. Louis - EWB 28 61 0 6 7 2 8.37 52.2 82 51 49 9 25 48 0 0 2.03 .422 4.96 -0.2 52
Total EWB 302 0 27 9 33 4.87 399.0 463 227 216 32 173 330 0 0 1.59 .350 4.23 3.3 107
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 14 7 4 1 3 1.20 52.2 33 10 7 1 11 74 0 0 0.84 .260 1.43 2.5 100
2013 Jupiter - R 18 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.29 0.0 999
2013 Adjuntas - R 18 4 0 0 1 1 4.91 3.2 5 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 2.18 .417 3.96 -0.0 68
2013 Johnson City - R 18 27 0 1 6 16 4.08 28.2 26 13 13 3 17 23 0 0 1.50 .280 4.88 -0.4 86
2013 Pulaski - R 18 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 .333 5.44 -0.0 999
2013 Total - R 18 34 0 1 7 20 3.82 35.1 33 16 15 3 21 28 0 0 1.53 .294 0.00 0.0 0
2013 Auburn - S A 18 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .333 1.43 0.1 999
2013 Elkhorn - A 18 2 0 0 1 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 2.25 .273 6.69 -0.1 61
2013 La Vista - A 18 3 0 1 0 1 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .273 4.44 0.0 62
2013 Brevard County - A 18 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.35 0.0 999
2013 Total - A 18 6 0 1 1 2 5.68 6.1 6 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.58 .231 0.00 0.0 0
2013 Knoxville - AAA 18 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 .750 0.20 0.0 33
2014 Jupiter - R 19 12 0 1 1 8 3.38 13.1 10 5 5 1 4 15 0 0 1.05 .310 2.90 0.2 104
2014 Johnson City - R 19 46 0 1 4 29 3.38 45.1 28 23 17 2 22 38 0 0 1.10 .220 3.60 0.2 110
2014 Total - R 19 58 0 2 5 37 3.38 58.2 38 28 22 3 26 53 0 0 1.09 .238 0.00 0.0 0
2015 La Vista - A 20 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.76 0.0 999
2015 Palm Beach - A 20 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 999
2015 Total - A 20 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2016 Springfield - AA 21 58 0 5 0 29 0.77 70.0 41 8 6 1 31 81 0 0 1.03 .244 2.60 1.8 573
2016 Knoxville - AAA 21 9 0 1 0 2 3.27 11.0 7 4 4 1 4 11 0 0 1.00 .240 3.16 0.2 126
2017 Knoxville - AAA 22 74 0 8 7 17 2.52 85.2 61 29 24 6 38 84 0 0 1.16 .246 3.27 1.1 160
2019 Knoxville - AAA 24 33 0 1 3 8 5.22 29.1 28 18 17 2 22 30 0 0 1.70 .310 4.16 0.2 88
Total PCL 117 0 10 10 27 3.27 126.2 99 54 46 9 64 126 0 0 1.29 .267 3.45 139.9
Total TEX 58 0 5 0 29 0.77 70.0 41 8 6 1 31 81 0 0 1.03 .244 2.60 573.1
Total FLO 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 2.51 999.0
Total NEB 7 0 1 1 2 5.40 6.2 6 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 1.50 .240 4.80 249.1
Total NYP 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .333 1.43 999.0
Total APP 75 0 2 10 47 3.55 76.0 56 37 30 5 40 62 0 0 1.26 .248 4.13 124.7
Total PRL 4 0 0 1 1 4.91 3.2 5 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 2.18 .417 3.96 68.0
Total GCL 13 0 1 1 9 3.14 14.1 10 5 5 1 4 16 0 0 0.98 .290 2.78 166.3
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 St. Louis - EWB 24 7 0 0 0 0 1.54 11.2 11 2 2 1 4 14 0 0 1.29 .345 0.00 0.0 0
2020 St. Louis - EWB 25 6 0 1 0 0 2.45 7.1 3 2 2 1 2 7 0 0 0.68 .125 0.00 0.0 0
2022 St. Louis - EWB 27 1 0 0 1 0 54.00 0.2 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.00 .500 0.00 0.0 0
Total EWB 14 0 1 1 0 3.66 19.2 16 8 8 2 8 21 0 0 1.22 .286 4.52 248.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 St. Louis - MLB P 37 0 8 6 0 14 0 1.000 49.2 2.54 -0.6 .906
2019 St. Louis - MLB P 32 0 3 10 0 13 0 1.000 52.1 2.24 -0.0 1.053
2020 St. Louis - MLB P 51 0 13 19 3 33 1 .970 95.2 3.01 -0.7 .988
2021 St. Louis - MLB P 51 0 10 9 0 19 0 1.000 75.1 2.27 +0.4 1.146
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 70 0 4 7 2 11 0 1.000 73.1 1.35 -0.0 1.047
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 54 0 4 12 1 16 0 1.000 52.2 2.73 +0.3 1.061
TOTAL P 295 0 42 63 6 106 1 .991 399.0 2.37 -0.7 1.029
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 125th overall pick) by the Memphis Razorbacks, out of high school (La Quinta; Westminster, CA).
04/21/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Memphis Razorbacks organization with a signing bonus of $160,000.
05/09/2013 Released by the Memphis organization.
05/30/2013 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Indianapolis Black Jacks organization.
06/09/2013 Released by the Indianapolis organization.
06/24/2013 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Savages organization.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 1 (3).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (3).
04/12/2015 Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 8-9 months.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (3).
07/10/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Texas League All-Star Game.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
07/09/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
06/05/2018 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
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: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
06/06/2019 Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 6 days.
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: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
03/15/2020 Injured (sprained ankle), out for 3 weeks.
05/30/2020 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/05/2020 Won the 2020 Earl Weaver Baseball League World Series with the St. Louis Savages!
11/30/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
10/09/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $750,000 with the St. Louis Savages organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
10/07/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,900,000 with the St. Louis Savages organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
11/04/2023 Was traded by the St. Louis Savages to the Cincinnati Rebels in exchange for 1B Kurt Carney.
11/21/2023 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/11/2023 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 with the Tokyo Dragons organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 70 7
Year RA Rank
2022 70 6
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