P Josh Balaban #38
Brooklyn Dodgers MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
05/09/2039
 OA: 41 POT: 41
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P JOSH BALABAN #38 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
9 0 1-2 0 7.15 22.2 21 5 12 16 1.46 -0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 40 40
Movement 45 45 40 45
HRA 45 50 45 45
PBABIP 35 35 35 35
Control 45 50 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Curveball 50 50
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 75
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 80
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/04/2039 @ BAL Loss, 3-8 2.1 3 3 3 1 0
04/29/2039 @ SJ Win, 7-5 2.2 3 5 5 5 2
04/24/2039 @ BOS Win, 9-4 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
04/19/2039 NYY Loss, 2-4 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 Loss
04/17/2039 @ TOR Loss, 3-8 2.2 3 3 3 1 3
04/07/2039 @ MIL Loss, 6-7 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 Loss
04/04/2039 @ CHC Loss, 1-2 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
04/02/2039 MIN Loss, 0-6 2.2 2 1 1 0 2
03/30/2039 CLE Win, 12-2 3.0 4 2 2 3 3 Win
03/23/2039 LAA Loss, 3-10 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Josh has never refused to speak his mind to the media.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Birthday:10/31/2003
Born in:Horton, KS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$563,500
Signed Through:2039 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 130 Days
Service This Yr:42 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 152 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2025, 18th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2039 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 0 1 2 0 7.15 22.2 21 18 18 5 12 16 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 9 1 13.10 8.34 6.35 4.76 6.23 1.46 138 -0.4 .246        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 30 7 1 0 1 5 5 5 0 0 0 .233 .343 .367 .710      
vs. RHB 56 14 2 2 4 13 7 11 0 0 0 .250 .333 .571 .905      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2039 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 0  
March 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 3  
April 7 0 0 2 0 6.75 17.1 14 13 13 4 8 13  
May 1 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 0  
Spring Training 15 0 1 1 0 4.26 12.2 13 6 6 3 4 10  
Last Year 50 0 3 3 5 4.60 60.2 65 33 31 16 19 66  
2 Years Ago 43 0 7 7 0 5.15 57.2 66 35 33 10 24 49  
Career 402 11 37 40 40 4.31 608.0 592 318 291 88 266 541  
Home 3 0 1 1 0 6.43 7.0 7 5 5 1 4 5  
Road 6 0 0 1 0 7.47 15.2 14 13 13 4 8 11  
Grass 7 0 1 2 0 5.19 17.1 15 10 10 3 6 11  
Turf 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 5.1 6 8 8 2 6 5  
Day 2 0 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 4 1 1 0 1 4  
Night 7 0 1 2 0 9.00 17.0 17 17 17 5 11 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 1 2 0 7.15 22.2 21 18 18 5 12 16  
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+
2029 Baltimore - MLB 25 10 0 2 0 0 0.55 16.1 10 1 1 0 9 13 0 0 1.16 .200 3.17 0.4 860
2030 Atlanta - MLB 26 6 2 1 0 0 4.63 23.1 22 13 12 2 9 21 0 0 1.33 .290 3.75 0.4 95
2031 Atlanta - MLB 27 24 0 2 1 0 3.83 44.2 47 20 19 3 22 38 0 0 1.54 .321 3.62 0.6 114
2032 Houston - MLB 28 42 0 3 5 8 3.56 48.0 43 20 19 5 23 38 0 0 1.38 .270 4.65 0.2 132
2033 Houston - MLB 29 57 0 6 7 7 3.96 72.2 70 47 32 12 42 59 0 0 1.54 .284 5.65 -1.0 115
2034 Houston - MLB 30 65 0 2 6 12 3.10 87.0 79 30 30 7 33 91 0 0 1.29 .313 3.48 1.7 152
2035 Houston - MLB 31 42 6 5 4 3 5.63 92.2 102 62 58 15 38 85 0 0 1.51 .325 4.95 0.3 83
2036 San Francisco - MLB 32 54 3 5 5 5 4.15 82.1 67 39 38 13 35 65 0 0 1.24 .237 5.04 -0.9 90
2037 Montreal - MLB 33 40 0 6 7 0 5.13 54.1 63 33 31 9 22 46 0 0 1.56 .323 4.98 -0.2 87
2037 Atlanta - MLB 33 3 0 1 0 0 5.40 3.1 3 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 1.50 .222 7.21 -0.1 82
2037 Total - MLB 33 43 0 7 7 0 5.15 57.2 66 35 33 10 24 49 0 0 1.56 .318 5.11 -0.3 87
2038 Brooklyn - MLB 34 49 0 3 2 5 4.22 59.2 62 30 28 16 18 66 0 0 1.34 .289 5.33 -0.4 105
2038 Seattle - MLB 34 1 0 0 1 0 27.00 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.00 .500 6.20 -0.0 16
2038 Total - MLB 34 50 0 3 3 5 4.60 60.2 65 33 31 16 19 66 0 0 1.38 .297 5.34 -0.5 96
2039 Brooklyn - MLB 35 9 0 1 2 0 7.15 22.2 21 18 18 5 12 16 0 0 1.46 .246 6.23 -0.4 63
Total MLB 402 11 37 40 40 4.31 608.0 592 318 291 88 266 541 0 0 1.41 .291 4.72 0.6 103
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+
2025 Total - 21 15 14 7 2 0 2.05 92.1 70 25 21 6 23 121 0 0 1.01 .300 2.17 3.7 100
2025 Seattle (AZL) - R 21 5 5 3 1 0 3.81 28.1 35 13 12 0 6 20 0 0 1.45 .372 4.04 0.9 149
2025 Everett - A- 21 2 2 1 1 0 3.27 11.0 8 4 4 1 2 9 0 0 0.91 .233 4.09 0.2 139
2026 Everett - A- 22 2 2 1 0 0 1.38 13.0 6 2 2 0 1 10 0 0 0.54 .176 2.09 0.5 280
2026 West Virginia - A 22 7 7 0 6 0 6.00 39.0 45 26 26 5 9 39 0 0 1.38 .357 3.69 0.4 57
2026 Modesto - A+ 22 19 19 1 4 0 4.75 96.2 93 55 51 12 46 82 0 0 1.44 .288 5.30 0.7 100
2026 Total - A+ 22 26 26 1 10 0 5.11 135.2 138 81 77 17 55 121 0 0 1.42 .308 4.84 1.0 82
2027 Modesto - A+ 23 45 0 4 4 32 1.35 53.1 31 9 8 3 14 72 0 0 0.84 .250 1.77 2.3 244
2027 Portland - AA 23 10 0 0 0 0 0.60 15.0 11 2 1 0 4 12 0 0 1.00 .256 2.66 0.3 652
2028 Delmarva - A 24 4 0 1 0 3 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 1.17 .294 1.65 0.3 260
2028 Frederick - A+ 24 43 0 3 2 30 1.16 46.2 27 7 6 0 17 58 0 0 0.94 .257 1.51 2.5 322
2028 Total - A+ 24 47 0 4 2 33 1.20 52.2 32 8 7 0 19 65 0 0 0.97 .262 1.53 2.8 314
2028 Midland - AA 24 9 0 2 1 4 2.53 10.2 8 3 3 1 3 16 0 0 1.03 .304 2.39 0.4 162
2029 Bowie - AA 25 14 14 8 1 0 1.65 93.0 69 18 17 1 26 87 0 0 1.02 .270 2.15 3.7 241
2029 Norfolk - AAA 25 9 9 3 3 0 3.39 58.1 56 26 22 5 15 42 0 0 1.22 .298 3.34 0.8 98
2030 Gwinnett - AAA 26 5 5 3 2 0 3.82 33.0 32 14 14 1 20 18 0 0 1.58 .298 3.85 0.3 96
2032 Round Rock - AAA 28 8 8 4 3 0 3.08 49.2 53 17 17 3 16 38 0 0 1.39 .316 3.66 1.0 138
2036 Pawtucket - AAA 32 6 0 3 0 0 0.75 12.0 5 2 1 0 3 8 0 0 0.67 .147 2.20 0.2 434
2037 Gwinnett - AAA 33 13 0 1 1 1 0.46 19.2 8 1 1 0 9 18 0 0 0.86 .178 2.14 0.7 797
Total IL 33 14 10 6 1 2.78 123.0 101 43 38 6 47 86 0 0 1.20 .268 3.17 123.8
Total PCL 8 8 4 3 0 3.08 49.2 53 17 17 3 16 38 0 0 1.39 .316 3.66 137.9
Total EL 24 14 8 1 0 1.50 108.0 80 20 18 1 30 99 0 0 1.02 .268 2.22 264.2
Total TEX 9 0 2 1 4 2.53 10.2 8 3 3 1 3 16 0 0 1.03 .304 2.39 161.7
Total CAL 64 19 5 8 32 3.54 150.0 124 64 59 15 60 154 0 0 1.23 .277 4.05 126.3
Total CAR 43 0 3 2 30 1.16 46.2 27 7 6 0 17 58 0 0 0.94 .257 1.51 322.3
Total SAL 11 7 1 6 3 5.40 45.0 50 27 27 5 11 46 0 0 1.36 .349 3.42 63.1
Total NWL 4 4 2 1 0 2.25 24.0 14 6 6 1 3 19 0 0 0.71 .203 3.00 191.6
Total AZL 5 5 3 1 0 3.81 28.1 35 13 12 0 6 20 0 0 1.45 .372 4.04 148.6
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+
2035 Houston - MLB 31 1 1 0 1 0 2.70 6.2 4 3 2 2 1 6 0 0 0.75 .118 5.83 0.0 174
2036 San Francisco - MLB 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.50 .600 0.59 0.2 999
Total MLB 2 1 0 1 0 1.93 9.1 7 3 2 2 2 11 0 0 0.96 .227 4.34 243.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2029 Baltimore - MLB P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.1 0.55 -0.1 1.051
2030 Atlanta - MLB P 6 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 23.1 1.16 +0.3 1.575
2031 Atlanta - MLB P 23 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 44.2 0.40 +0.1 1.051
2032 Houston - MLB P 42 0 1 2 1 4 1 .750 48.0 0.56 -0.7 .744
2033 Houston - MLB P 57 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 72.2 0.50 +1.3 1.011
2034 Houston - MLB P 64 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 87.0 0.83 +0.9 1.004
2035 Houston - MLB P 42 6 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 92.2 0.78 +1.5 1.315
2036 San Francisco - MLB P 54 3 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 82.1 0.87 +0.8 1.029
2037 Atlanta - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 1.037
2037 Montreal - MLB P 40 0 3 6 2 9 0 1.000 54.1 1.49 +1.0 1.037
2038 Brooklyn - MLB P 48 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 59.2 1.06 +0.1 1.043
2038 Seattle - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2039 Brooklyn - MLB P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 22.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 399 11 17 37 3 55 1 .982 608.0 0.80 +5.3 1.059
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2025 Drafted in the 2025 first-year player draft out of college (Mississippi State; Starkville, MS) by the Seattle Mariners. (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick).
07/31/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization with a signing bonus of $5,860,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (55).
05/05/2026 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/24/2026 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (60).
06/01/2027 Wins the CAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/20/2027 Was selected to the 2027 California League All-Star Game.
08/01/2027 Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Boston Red Sox, along with RP Alex Baringer, in exchange for SS Trevor Story and RP Nate Gates.
08/17/2027 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
10/05/2027 Wins the 2027 CAL Reliever of the Year.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
03/27/2028 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Oakland Athletics, along with RP Yoshizo Arakaki, SP DJ Jefferson, SP Carson Montgomery, and CF Dan Stevens, in exchange for SP Gilberto Maldonado, RP Justin Steele, and RP Richard Rodriguez.
05/04/2028 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SS Moises Ramirez.
08/01/2028 Wins the CAR Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/06/2028 Wins the 2028 CAR Reliever of the Year.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
05/17/2029 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
07/01/2029 Wins the EL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/17/2029 Wins the 2029 Eastern League Round 1 with the Bowie Baysox!
09/30/2029 Wins the 2029 EL Outstanding Pitcher Award.
11/25/2029 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
02/09/2030 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Atlanta Kings in exchange for 2B Jeter Downs and RP Alec Roberts.
02/21/2030 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 5 weeks.
04/16/2030 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
07/19/2031 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 5-6 weeks.
11/28/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $563,500.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
02/02/2032 Was traded by the Atlanta Kings to the Houston Astros in exchange for 1B Angelo Serna.
05/08/2032 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/19/2032 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/12/2032 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
03/10/2033 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/06/2033 Injured (elbow strain),out for 2 weeks.
05/14/2033 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
11/11/2033 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,760,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/06/2034 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,300,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
02/23/2035 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
03/13/2035 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/19/2035 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/02/2036 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.
04/28/2036 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for CL Mat Schultz.
08/20/2036 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/03/2036 Became a free agent.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
02/06/2037 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Kings organization.
04/12/2037 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/07/2037 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/09/2037 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 1-2 weeks.
06/15/2037 Was traded by the Atlanta Kings to the Montreal Expos in exchange for CL Gabriel Machuca.
10/03/2037 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/30/2037 Became a free agent.
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
01/23/2038 Signed a minor league contract ($170,000 bonus) with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.
08/17/2038 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/22/2038 Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
09/29/2038 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization.
11/28/2038 Became a free agent.
01/01/2039 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
01/09/2039 Signed a minor league contract ($60,000 bonus) with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2034 65 2
Year RA Rank
2034 65 2
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