P Joel Bender #77
High Desert Mavericks (TEX)


Age: 32
Bats: L
Throws: L
League Date: 04/24/2024

P JOEL BENDER #77 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
3 3 0-1 0 5.84 12.1 14 2 5 16 1.54 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 55 55
Movement 50 55 50 50
Control 50 55 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 60 60
Knuckle Curve 50 50
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 65
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/19/2024 @ LAK Win, 5-4 X 4.0 5 2 2 0 5
04/13/2024 @ RAN Loss, 5-6 X 3.2 4 2 1 2 5
04/04/2024 LAN Loss, 1-5 X 4.2 5 5 5 3 6 Loss
02/08/2024 @ OAK Loss, 2-10 X 4.0 2 1 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Does what's asked of him.
Low: Adaptability
Player Info
Birthday:08/03/1991
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Contract Details:Click Here For Details
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 14 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 47 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 3 0 1 0 5.84 12.1 14 9 8 2 5 16 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 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.32 10.22 11.68 3.65 4.59 1.54 127 0.0 .387        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 17 7 3 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 1 .412 .500 .765 1.265      
vs. RHB 31 7 1 0 1 4 3 13 1 1 1 .226 .306 .355 .660      
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 1 0 5  
April 3 3 0 1 0 5.84 12.1 14 9 8 2 5 16  
Last Year 14 14 5 2 0 4.15 73.2 71 37 34 7 20 93  
Career 17 17 5 3 0 4.40 86.0 85 46 42 9 25 109  
Home 1 1 0 1 0 9.64 4.2 5 5 5 1 3 6  
Road 2 2 0 0 0 3.52 7.2 9 4 3 1 2 10  
Grass 3 3 0 1 0 5.84 12.1 14 9 8 2 5 16  
Night 3 3 0 1 0 5.84 12.1 14 9 8 2 5 16  
As Starter 3 3 0 1 0 5.84 12.1 14 9 8 2 5 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+
2018 Miami - MLB 26 3 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 5 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 2.33 .556 3.16 0.0 62
2019 Seattle - MLB 27 2 1 0 0 0 4.15 8.2 5 4 4 0 5 9 0 0 1.15 .250 3.15 0.2 97
Total MLB 5 1 0 0 0 4.63 11.2 10 6 6 0 7 12 0 0 1.46 .345 3.15 0.2 84
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 Bradenton - R 20 7 7 3 2 0 4.42 38.2 30 21 19 3 27 36 0 0 1.47 .252 5.67 0.9 150
2013 State College - A- 21 4 4 4 0 0 2.30 27.1 20 8 7 2 5 26 0 0 0.91 .257 3.14 0.7 174
2013 West Virginia - A 21 10 10 6 2 0 2.07 69.2 52 17 16 5 20 65 0 0 1.03 .263 3.31 1.6 195
2014 West Virginia - A 22 16 12 8 1 0 3.06 82.1 63 30 28 8 27 78 0 0 1.09 .261 3.97 1.1 133
2014 Bradenton - A+ 22 10 10 4 3 0 4.33 60.1 52 31 29 5 23 69 0 0 1.24 .307 3.88 1.0 94
2014 Total - A+ 22 26 22 12 4 0 3.60 142.2 115 61 57 13 50 147 0 0 1.16 .280 3.93 2.1 113
2015 Altoona - AA 23 16 16 5 3 0 4.22 96.0 75 46 45 17 32 107 0 0 1.11 .246 4.51 1.2 106
2015 Indianapolis - AAA 23 4 4 2 1 0 4.62 25.1 25 15 13 3 14 19 0 0 1.54 .310 5.43 0.2 106
2015 Akron - AA 23 7 7 4 1 0 3.94 45.2 39 21 20 6 22 45 0 0 1.34 .277 4.73 0.5 113
2016 Lynchburg - A+ 24 4 4 0 1 0 5.40 21.2 26 13 13 1 8 25 0 0 1.57 .410 2.87 0.7 76
2016 Corpus Christi - AA 24 3 3 1 1 0 1.23 14.2 9 4 2 1 5 15 0 0 0.95 .242 3.73 0.3 366
2016 Chattanooga - AA 24 5 3 2 1 0 2.75 19.2 20 7 6 0 5 18 0 0 1.27 .345 2.34 0.8 166
2016 Akron - AA 24 12 12 2 3 0 4.18 66.2 59 34 31 7 32 70 0 0 1.36 .294 4.34 0.9 105
2016 Total - AA 24 20 18 5 5 0 3.48 101.0 88 45 39 8 42 103 0 0 1.29 .299 3.86 2.1 127
2017 Corpus Christi - AA 25 3 3 0 2 0 12.10 9.2 15 13 13 2 6 9 0 0 2.17 .394 6.08 -0.1 32
2017 Akron - AA 25 21 4 2 2 4 6.41 39.1 43 28 28 2 18 38 0 0 1.55 .353 3.33 0.7 63
2017 Total - AA 25 24 7 2 4 4 7.53 49.0 58 41 41 4 24 47 0 0 1.67 .362 3.87 0.5 53
2017 Fresno - AAA 25 6 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 0.79 .211 2.34 0.2 149
2017 New Orleans - AAA 25 12 5 1 5 1 8.13 27.2 37 25 25 2 13 27 0 0 1.81 .393 4.24 0.3 52
2017 Total - AAA 25 18 5 2 5 1 7.15 34.0 41 27 27 2 14 32 0 0 1.62 .361 3.88 0.4 59
2018 New Orleans - AAA 26 23 11 5 5 1 4.92 67.2 66 37 37 9 25 59 0 0 1.34 .292 4.43 0.4 83
2019 Tacoma - AAA 27 27 27 8 11 0 3.93 151.0 139 73 66 12 60 120 2 1 1.32 .287 3.87 2.3 102
2020 Colorado Springs - AAA 28 23 10 3 5 0 3.72 84.2 82 40 35 5 28 73 0 0 1.30 .303 3.32 1.6 106
2022 Round Rock - AAA 30 60 0 2 4 8 2.97 88.0 79 29 29 10 25 97 0 0 1.18 .307 3.95 1.2 162
2023 Hickory - A 31 13 13 5 3 0 3.21 70.0 52 26 25 5 11 67 0 0 0.90 .249 3.29 1.2 112
2023 High Desert - A+ 31 14 14 5 2 0 4.15 73.2 71 37 34 7 20 93 0 0 1.24 .340 3.55 1.6 101
2023 Total - A+ 31 27 27 10 5 0 3.70 143.2 123 63 59 12 31 160 0 0 1.07 .294 3.43 2.8 106
2024 High Desert - A+ 32 3 3 0 1 0 5.84 12.1 14 9 8 2 5 16 0 0 1.54 .387 4.59 0.0 62
Total IL 4 4 2 1 0 4.62 25.1 25 15 13 3 14 19 0 0 1.54 .310 5.43 106.5
Total PCL 151 53 20 30 10 4.11 425.1 407 206 194 38 152 381 2 1 1.31 .301 3.87 100.8
Total EL 56 39 13 9 4 4.51 247.2 216 129 124 32 104 260 0 0 1.29 .284 4.32 96.3
Total SL 5 3 2 1 0 2.75 19.2 20 7 6 0 5 18 0 0 1.27 .345 2.34 166.2
Total TEX 6 6 1 3 0 5.55 24.1 24 17 15 3 11 24 0 0 1.44 .318 4.66 71.3
Total CAL 17 17 5 3 0 4.40 86.0 85 46 42 9 25 109 0 0 1.28 .347 3.70 92.3
Total CAR 4 4 0 1 0 5.40 21.2 26 13 13 1 8 25 0 0 1.57 .410 2.87 76.4
Total FLO 10 10 4 3 0 4.33 60.1 52 31 29 5 23 69 0 0 1.24 .307 3.88 94.1
Total SAL 39 35 19 6 0 2.80 222.0 167 73 69 18 58 210 0 0 1.01 .257 3.55 138.8
Total NYP 4 4 4 0 0 2.30 27.1 20 8 7 2 5 26 0 0 0.91 .257 3.14 174.2
Total GCL 7 7 3 2 0 4.42 38.2 30 21 19 3 27 36 0 0 1.47 .252 5.67 150.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Miami - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.5 2.003
2019 Seattle - MLB P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
2024 High Desert - A+ P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 12.1 1.46 +0.7 .000
TOTAL P 8 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 +1.0 2.003
PLAYER HISTORY
06/08/2012 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/18/2012 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
09/11/2012 Won the 2012 Gulf Coast League Round 2 with the Bradenton Pirates!
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (50).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
06/03/2014 Injured (elbow inflammation), out for one week.
06/22/2014 Was selected to the 2014 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
06/24/2014 Was selected to the 2014 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (45).
07/28/2015 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians, along with SS Jhonny Peralta, 3B Dan Gamache, in exchange for 3B Will Middlebrooks.
09/28/2015 Injured (viral infection), out for 3 days.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (60); Control: 45 (50).
04/03/2016 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
07/04/2016 Was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Minnesota Twins, along with 3B Victor Adams, in exchange for C Tim Federowicz, 3B Juan Ordóñez, SS Josh Gray.
07/31/2016 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Houston Astros, along with 1B Kyle Blanks, SP Shao-qi Fung, CL Alfonso Martínez, LF Edgardo Arredondo, in exchange for 1B David Chester.
08/13/2016 Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (60); Control: 45 (45).
05/22/2017 Was claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Houston.
06/16/2017 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Cleveland Indians organization.
07/24/2017 Released by the Cleveland organization.
07/27/2017 Signed a minor league contract ($20,000 bonus) with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/30/2017 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Miami Marlins, along with RP Yasutake Hori, RF Javier Pimentel, 3B Tony Cooper, in exchange for RP Vinnie Pestano, 2B Dan Price.
10/02/2017 Wins the 2017 Pacific Coast League Championship with the New Orleans Zephyrs!
11/08/2017 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Miami Marlins organization.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (45).
07/12/2018 Injured on 07/09/2018, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 5 weeks.
07/29/2018 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
11/13/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000 through automatic renewal.
12/23/2018 Was claimed off waivers by Seattle while with Miami.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
04/21/2019 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 3-4 weeks.
06/28/2019 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Reno Aces with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/25/2019 Became a free agent.
12/31/2019 Signed a minor league contract ($100,000 bonus) with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
11/16/2020 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
06/16/2021 Signed a minor league contract ($75,000 bonus) with the Texas Rangers organization.
06/25/2021 Released by the Texas Rangers.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/04/2022 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Texas Rangers organization.
06/26/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
08/20/2022 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
09/25/2022 Wins the 2022 Pacific Coast League Championship with the Round Rock Express!
10/04/2022 Wins the 2022 PCL AC Reliever of the Year Award.
10/07/2022 Finished 3rd in 2022 PCL AC Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
11/21/2022 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
03/02/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.
06/13/2023 Injured on 06/12/2023, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, is day-to-day.
11/19/2023 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
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