SS Kensaku Kato #54
Cape Fear Swamp Foxes BBA
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/06/2062
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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SS KENSAKU KATO #54 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 382 88 13 2 9 46 14 65 .230 .261 .346 13 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 4 4 4 5
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 8 5
Errors: - 9 7
Arm: 1 7 7
Turn DP: - 10 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 8
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 10 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 6
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2062 @ MTL Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/2062 @ MTL Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2062 BRK Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2062 BRK Win, 14-2 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/22/2062 CCJ Loss, 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2062 CCJ Loss, 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2062 @ JAX Win, 8-1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/16/2062 @ JAX Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/2062 @ JAX Loss, 1-3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2062 @ JAX Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Kato puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:09/23/2034
Born in:Machida, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:2062 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:166 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 122 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:$856,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:2056, 9th Pick in Round 1
BREWSTER BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2062 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 382 88 13 2 9 46 53 14 65 .230 .261 .346 .606 .258 .115 58
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 399 2 1 0 9 7 1 132 24 13 4 76.5 32.9 2.82 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   77 15 1 0 1 7 8 6 12 0 0 0 .195 .253 .247 .500
Versus Right   305 73 12 2 8 39 44 8 53 1 7 2 .239 .263 .370 .633
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   97 18 4 0 4 12 10 4 24 0 0 0 .186 .218 .351 .568
May   48 7 0 0 1 3 4 2 5 0 0 0 .146 .180 .208 .388
June   70 19 3 0 2 12 12 0 13 1 1 0 .271 .268 .400 .668
July   56 15 5 0 1 10 6 1 5 0 2 0 .268 .281 .411 .691
August   69 19 1 2 1 6 11 3 11 0 2 2 .275 .324 .391 .716
September   42 10 0 0 0 3 10 4 7 0 2 0 .238 .304 .238 .542
Spring Training   63 20 1 1 1 5 10 2 9 1 0 0 .317 .333 .413 .746
Postseason   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   455 121 24 6 11 65 54 15 71 0 2 1 .266 .291 .418 .708
Career   1244 311 61 11 26 154 152 41 194 6 9 4 .250 .275 .379 .654
Home   188 40 6 0 4 23 19 2 32 1 3 2 .213 .228 .309 .536
Road   194 48 7 2 5 23 34 12 33 0 4 0 .247 .291 .381 .673
Grass   366 79 13 1 9 44 46 13 64 1 6 2 .216 .246 .331 .577
Turf   16 9 0 1 0 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 .562 .588 .688 1.276
Day   125 26 4 0 2 13 16 4 21 0 1 1 .208 .238 .288 .526
Night   257 62 9 2 7 33 37 10 44 1 6 1 .241 .271 .374 .645
As Starter   367 82 13 2 9 46 49 13 64 1 7 2 .223 .253 .343 .597
As Reliever / Substitution   15 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .438 .400 .838
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   71 22 2 1 3 12 14 3 13 1 1 1 .310 .342 .493 .835
Inning 1-3   116 23 3 1 3 14 11 3 18 0 4 0 .198 .218 .319 .537
Inning 4-6   148 31 6 0 2 15 21 5 27 0 2 1 .209 .240 .291 .531
Inning 7-9   110 33 4 1 4 17 20 6 19 1 1 1 .300 .339 .464 .803
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   127 26 4 0 1 7 23 5 21 0 5 1 .205 .241 .260 .500
1 Outs   139 36 3 2 6 18 22 4 24 1 2 0 .259 .278 .439 .717
2 Outs   116 26 6 0 2 21 7 5 20 0 0 1 .224 .262 .328 .590
Scoring Position   107 31 7 0 5 38 16 1 16 1 7 1 .290 .300 .495 .795
Bases Empty   190 38 2 2 2 2 21 9 31 0 0 1 .200 .240 .263 .503
Runner on 1st   85 19 4 0 2 6 15 4 18 0 0 0 .224 .258 .341 .600
Runner on 2nd   31 10 0 0 3 10 7 1 6 0 6 0 .323 .344 .613 .957
Runner on 3rd   7 4 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.286 1.857
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 9 1 0 1 6 4 0 6 0 0 1 .225 .244 .325 .569
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Bases Loaded   11 5 3 0 0 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
Two Strikes   160 23 5 1 3 15 15 6 65 1 0 1 .144 .179 .244 .422
First Pitch   63 12 3 1 2 8 7 1 0 0 2 0 .190 .203 .365 .568
Count 0-1   34 11 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 .324 .324 .353 .676
Count 0-2   24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   51 19 0 0 1 7 8 0 0 0 1 0 .373 .373 .431 .804
Count 1-1   29 11 2 0 2 8 8 0 0 0 1 0 .379 .379 .655 1.034
Count 1-2   48 7 1 0 2 5 3 0 20 0 0 1 .146 .163 .292 .455
Count 2-0   20 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .286 .300 .586
Count 2-1   17 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Count 2-2   58 6 2 0 1 5 2 0 22 1 0 0 .103 .102 .190 .291
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 1 0 .375 .583 .750 1.333
Full Count   30 10 2 1 0 5 10 6 10 0 0 0 .333 .444 .467 .911
Behind in Count   106 18 2 0 2 10 6 0 33 0 1 1 .170 .178 .245 .423
Ahead in Count   96 31 2 0 2 10 19 7 0 0 3 1 .323 .375 .406 .781
Batting Leadoff   18 5 1 0 1 5 4 2 4 0 1 0 .278 .350 .500 .850
Batting 2nd   35 11 0 1 0 2 7 1 5 0 2 0 .314 .333 .371 .705
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   28 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .107 .107 .143 .250
Batting 7th   115 24 4 0 5 16 13 2 22 1 1 1 .209 .227 .374 .601
Batting 8th   60 16 3 1 0 4 5 3 9 0 0 0 .267 .302 .350 .652
Batting 9th   122 28 4 0 3 16 21 6 20 0 3 1 .230 .271 .336 .607
Low Leverage   155 33 6 1 4 18 16 7 28 1 0 0 .213 .245 .342 .587
Medium Leverage   147 39 3 1 4 16 26 5 23 0 6 2 .265 .299 .381 .680
High Leverage   79 16 4 0 1 12 10 2 14 0 1 0 .203 .222 .291 .513
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
2058 San Fernando - BBA 23 58 156 38 11 3 2 15 17 5 0 1 18 2 0 .244 .265 .391 .656 80 73 0.3
2059 San Fernando - BBA 24 81 251 64 13 0 4 28 28 7 1 4 40 14 2 .255 .274 .355 .628 72 64 -0.5
2061 San Fernando - BBA 26 12 29 7 0 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 .241 .267 .345 .611 69 62 -0.0
2061 Omaha - BBA 26 121 426 114 24 6 10 59 50 14 1 0 68 11 4 .268 .293 .423 .715 96 92 0.6
2061 Total - BBA 26 133 455 121 24 6 11 65 54 15 1 0 71 13 4 .266 .291 .418 .708 94 90 0.6
2062 Omaha - BBA 27 39 137 24 4 0 5 15 14 6 0 0 29 2 0 .175 .210 .314 .524 36 31 -0.5
2062 Cape Fear - BBA 27 82 245 64 9 2 4 31 39 8 2 1 36 11 4 .261 .289 .363 .652 75 75 0.0
2062 Total - BBA 27 121 382 88 13 2 9 46 53 14 2 1 65 13 4 .230 .261 .346 .606 61 59 -0.5
Total BBA 393 1244 311 61 11 26 154 152 41 4 6 194 42 10 .250 .275 .379 .654 78 73 -0.1
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
2053 Moscow - COL 18 39 154 48 2 1 13 27 32 25 3 0 25 8 3 .312 .418 .591 1.008 153 150 2.2
2054 Aflac - COL 19 49 177 50 14 2 4 28 38 30 3 2 30 6 2 .282 .392 .452 .843 124 123 2.3
2055 Aflac - COL 20 49 197 57 5 3 7 31 39 27 5 1 36 7 1 .289 .387 .452 .839 109 110 2.0
2056 Aflac - COL 21 49 193 59 6 2 7 23 38 24 2 1 20 9 0 .306 .386 .466 .853 115 114 1.9
2056 Thunder Bay - A 21 47 199 57 7 3 3 15 32 19 2 2 27 6 1 .286 .351 .397 .748 101 102 1.8
2056 Anderson - AA 21 29 126 36 6 1 1 10 22 10 1 0 20 3 0 .286 .343 .373 .716 93 91 1.0
2057 Brooks - AAA 22 133 516 140 29 4 6 63 72 36 3 5 97 12 6 .271 .320 .378 .698 91 88 2.8
2058 Brooks - AAA 23 87 327 103 11 0 6 33 41 15 3 0 45 6 3 .315 .351 .404 .754 110 111 2.7
2059 Brooks - AAA 24 19 80 28 3 0 6 15 18 1 1 1 10 4 2 .350 .361 .613 .974 146 147 0.9
2060 Brooks - AAA 25 124 513 137 15 5 18 80 76 19 3 3 90 21 3 .267 .296 .421 .717 84 77 1.9
Total RHML (AAA) 363 1436 408 58 9 36 191 207 71 10 9 242 43 14 .284 .320 .412 .733 96 93
Total WCL (AA) 29 126 36 6 1 1 10 22 10 1 0 20 3 0 .286 .343 .373 .716 93 91
Total CPL (A) 47 199 57 7 3 3 15 32 19 2 2 27 6 1 .286 .351 .397 .748 101 102
Total CCAS (COL) 147 567 166 25 7 18 82 115 81 10 4 86 22 3 .293 .388 .457 .845 116 116
Total IFC 39 154 48 2 1 13 27 32 25 3 0 25 8 3 .312 .418 .591 1.008 153 150
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
2053 Moscow - IFC 18 6 26 4 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .154 .185 .308 .493 23 12 0.2
2054 Aflac - CCAS (COL) 19 16 66 17 2 1 1 5 13 3 0 0 14 2 0 .258 .290 .364 .653 73 69 0.8
2055 Aflac - CCAS (COL) 20 12 48 15 4 0 2 10 11 8 0 0 10 1 0 .312 .411 .521 .932 131 123 0.8
2057 Brooks - RHML (AAA) 22 11 37 13 0 1 4 9 8 4 0 0 8 0 0 .351 .415 .730 1.144 209 214 2.1
2058 San Fernando - BBA 23 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 182 28 0.2
2060 Brooks - RHML (AAA) 25 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 778 859 1.4
2062 Cape Fear - BBA 27 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 183 -0.3
Total BBA 3 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 179 80
Total RHML (AAA) 14 39 15 0 1 5 12 9 4 0 0 8 0 0 .385 .442 .821 1.262 235 244
Total CCAS (COL) 28 114 32 6 1 3 15 24 11 0 0 24 3 0 .281 .344 .430 .774 99 93
Total IFC 6 26 4 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .154 .185 .308 .493 23 12
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2053 Moscow - COL 2B 3 3 9 5 1 14 0 1.000 27.0 4.67 -0.0 1.128
2053 Moscow - COL SS 36 36 60 119 27 188 9 .952 321.2 5.01 +2.8 1.024
2054 Aflac - COL 2B 5 5 9 13 5 22 0 1.000 45.0 4.40 +1.0 1.169
2054 Aflac - COL SS 44 42 38 138 19 178 2 .989 369.0 4.29 +4.2 1.045
2055 Aflac - COL 2B 1 1 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.0 1.011
2055 Aflac - COL SS 46 45 43 118 37 163 2 .988 403.0 3.60 +3.3 1.068
2056 Anderson - AA SS 29 29 41 86 13 129 2 .984 254.1 4.49 +3.8 1.099
2056 Thunder Bay - A SS 46 46 59 146 22 208 3 .986 413.0 4.47 +4.7 1.077
2056 Aflac - COL SS 48 48 47 155 34 205 3 .985 423.2 4.29 +7.9 1.112
2057 Brooks - AAA 2B 78 77 149 240 33 392 3 .992 688.0 5.09 +5.5 1.057
2057 Brooks - AAA SS 56 52 85 194 26 281 2 .993 476.2 5.27 +3.5 1.007
2058 San Fernando - MLB 2B 35 22 42 68 15 111 1 .991 200.2 4.93 +2.9 1.115
2058 Brooks - AAA 2B 44 43 83 122 13 206 1 .995 368.1 5.01 +6.2 1.119
2058 San Fernando - MLB SS 24 18 24 43 9 68 1 .985 158.0 3.82 -2.1 .974
2058 Brooks - AAA SS 46 40 53 130 17 192 9 .953 361.0 4.56 -0.6 1.018
2059 San Fernando - MLB 2B 19 12 18 37 5 57 2 .965 116.0 4.27 +0.9 1.008
2059 Brooks - AAA 2B 13 13 29 53 8 83 1 .988 116.0 6.36 +3.7 1.068
2059 San Fernando - MLB SS 58 55 84 135 33 225 6 .973 491.1 4.01 -9.4 .900
2059 Brooks - AAA SS 8 6 12 21 2 34 1 .971 56.0 5.30 -0.7 .952
2060 Brooks - AAA 2B 86 81 181 266 25 453 6 .987 729.1 5.52 +8.0 1.062
2060 Brooks - AAA 3B 7 7 2 15 1 17 0 1.000 61.0 2.51 +0.4 1.009
2060 Brooks - AAA SS 30 27 39 100 15 141 2 .986 252.0 4.96 +1.8 1.046
2061 San Fernando - MLB 2B 6 3 4 7 1 12 1 .917 27.1 3.62 -0.2 .985
2061 Omaha - MLB 2B 4 2 7 5 2 12 0 1.000 16.0 6.75 +0.4 .985
2061 San Fernando - MLB 3B 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 21.0 0.43 -0.1 1.040
2061 Omaha - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2061 San Fernando - MLB SS 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.2 1.022
2061 Omaha - MLB SS 119 117 188 283 61 480 9 .981 1013.2 4.18 -11.0 .938
2062 Omaha - MLB 2B 36 36 48 104 24 153 1 .993 303.2 4.50 +1.7 1.035
2062 Cape Fear - MLB 2B 4 2 5 12 1 17 0 1.000 28.0 5.46 +0.2 1.137
2062 Cape Fear - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2062 Omaha - MLB SS 8 2 2 7 3 11 2 .818 25.0 3.24 -1.3 .680
2062 Cape Fear - MLB SS 77 63 75 197 47 278 6 .978 560.0 4.37 -6.1 .949
TOTAL 2B 334 300 585 937 134 1538 16 .990 2674.1 5.12 +30.2 1.068
TOTAL 3B 10 9 2 16 1 18 0 1.000 82.0 1.98 +0.3 1.010
TOTAL SS 677 627 851 1874 365 2784 59 .979 5585.1 4.39 +0.7 1.005
PLAYER HISTORY
12/02/2052 Joined the Moscow Red Storm.
01/01/2053 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
01/13/2053 Wins the IFC C1 Player of the Week Award.
02/10/2053 Wins the IFC C1 Player of the Week Award.
03/28/2053 Wins the 2053 IFC C1 Platinum Stick Award at SS.
04/01/2053 Wins the 2053 IFC C1 Hitter of the Year Award.
01/01/2054 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/2054 Promoted from international complex to reserve roster.
02/16/2054 Wins the CCAS (COL) RCK Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2055 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
03/05/2055 Wins the 2055 CCAS (COL) RCK Round 1 MVP Award.
01/01/2056 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
05/20/2056 Released by the Aflac Ducks.
05/20/2056 Drafted in the 2056 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the San Fernando Bears.
05/31/2056 Signed a minor league contract with the San Fernando Bears organization with a signing bonus of $3,350,000.
01/01/2057 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
04/12/2057 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/23/2057 Wins the 2057 The Big One MVP Award.
01/01/2058 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
09/06/2058 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/16/2058 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2059 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
03/31/2059 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the San Fernando Bears development complex.
11/16/2059 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2060 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
04/06/2060 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
06/28/2060 Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/16/2060 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2061 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
05/03/2061 Was claimed off waivers by Omaha while with San Fernando.
11/16/2061 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2062 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
05/23/2062 Was claimed off waivers by Cape Fear while with Omaha.
10/22/2062 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $856,000 with the Cape Fear Swamp Foxes organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2062 7 7
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