P Karl Best #29
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/05/2069
 OA: 35 POT: 35
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P KARL BEST #29 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 0 0-0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 1 2 0.38 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 65 65 70 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 50 50
Splitter 60 60
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 20
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 35
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/31/2069 FRI Win, 7-6 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Win
08/29/2069 @ NAS Win, 5-3 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Save
08/27/2069 @ LVG Loss, 6-8 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 Loss
08/25/2069 @ LVG Win, 8-7 1.1 1 3 3 0 0 Win
08/23/2069 EP Win, 6-4 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 Save
08/22/2069 EP Win, 5-4 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Save
08/20/2069 @ SLC Win, 4-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Win
08/14/2069 @ MEM Win, 5-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
08/11/2069 CS Win, 6-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/09/2069 CS Win, 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
PERSONALITY
Enjoys boating in the offseason.
Birthday:03/06/2031
Born in:Aberdeen, SD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400,000
Signed Through:2069 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 115 Days
Service This Yr:62 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 133 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2054, 3rd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2069 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 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 0 0 0.0 2 1 3.38 0.00 6.75 3.38 2.97 0.38 64 0.1 .000        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333      
vs. RHB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2069 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 1  
May 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Spring Training 7 0 0 0 0 6.48 8.1 6 6 6 1 1 8  
Career 88 0 5 3 0 4.31 131.2 132 68 63 19 41 114  
Home 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 2  
Grass 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 2  
Night 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 2  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 2  
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2069 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 34 0 4 5 20 6.19 36.1 39 25 25 7 8 25 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 26 6 76.9 34 30 12.88 9.66 6.19 1.98 5.61 1.29 113 -0.2 .281        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 103 28 2 0 6 16 5 19 0 0 3 .272 .324 .466 .790      
vs. RHB 43 11 5 0 1 9 3 6 0 1 2 .256 .333 .442 .775      
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2069 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 1 2 9.00 3.0 4 3 3 1 0 5  
May 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
June 9 0 2 1 5 2.61 10.1 5 3 3 1 0 6  
July 10 0 0 2 5 9.28 10.2 19 11 11 2 5 6  
August 10 0 2 1 7 6.97 10.1 10 8 8 3 3 8  
Last Year 20 0 0 1 14 2.05 22.0 21 6 5 1 9 15  
2 Years Ago 34 0 1 2 18 1.13 39.2 26 5 5 1 10 32  
Career 283 0 18 31 170 3.64 292.0 294 127 118 27 86 258  
Home 19 0 2 2 10 6.23 21.2 28 15 15 3 4 15  
Road 15 0 2 3 10 6.14 14.2 11 10 10 4 4 10  
Grass 34 0 4 5 20 6.19 36.1 39 25 25 7 8 25  
Day 12 0 3 2 6 6.59 13.2 12 10 10 2 4 5  
Night 22 0 1 3 14 5.96 22.2 27 15 15 5 4 20  
As Reliever / Substitution 34 0 4 5 20 6.19 36.1 39 25 25 7 8 25  
SOUTHERN LEAGUE 2069 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0.0 1 1 4.50 4.50 4.50 0.00 2.34 0.50 50 0.1 .200        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000      
vs. RHB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
SOUTHERN LEAGUE 2069 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Last Year 15 0 2 0 9 0.00 18.1 10 0 0 0 4 13  
2 Years Ago 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 3  
Career 161 1 24 11 76 2.69 234.0 178 74 70 18 69 232  
Home 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Grass 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Day 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
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+
2060 Houston - MLB 29 40 0 2 1 0 3.68 66.0 54 30 27 6 27 57 0 0 1.23 .251 4.16 0.3 116
2061 Houston - MLB 30 37 0 3 1 0 4.33 54.0 60 28 26 11 9 48 0 0 1.28 .320 4.77 -0.3 94
2062 Houston - MLB 31 9 0 0 1 0 10.00 9.0 18 10 10 2 4 7 0 0 2.44 .457 7.44 -0.3 42
2069 Chicago - MLB 38 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.38 .000 2.97 0.1 999
Total MLB 88 0 5 3 0 4.31 131.2 132 68 63 19 41 114 0 0 1.31 .294 4.61 -0.2 97
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+
2054 Houston (DSL) - R 23 23 0 0 2 10 4.13 28.1 23 15 13 5 11 48 0 0 1.20 .346 4.74 0.5 135
2055 Quad Cities - A 24 37 0 3 4 25 2.50 39.2 30 11 11 2 8 51 0 0 0.96 .298 2.62 2.3 252
2055 Buies Creek - A+ 24 11 0 1 1 6 0.69 13.0 8 1 1 1 4 15 0 0 0.92 .233 2.69 0.5 677
2055 Total - A+ 24 48 0 4 5 31 2.05 52.2 38 12 12 3 12 66 0 0 0.95 .282 2.63 2.9 298
2055 Henning - AA 24 18 0 1 0 12 1.93 18.2 18 5 4 3 4 16 0 0 1.18 .273 3.36 0.8 296
2056 Fresno - AAA 25 42 0 4 4 25 3.05 44.1 47 16 15 2 15 43 0 0 1.40 .336 3.28 1.7 176
2057 Corpus Christi - AA 26 27 0 1 2 17 2.51 28.2 22 10 8 2 6 36 0 0 0.98 .290 2.00 1.6 210
2057 Fresno - AAA 26 22 0 3 3 15 5.03 19.2 22 11 11 4 10 16 0 0 1.63 .310 6.47 0.0 124
2058 Fresno - AAA 27 48 0 1 7 32 4.08 46.1 52 25 21 5 9 43 0 0 1.32 .331 3.90 1.5 136
2059 Fresno - AAA 28 52 0 5 7 28 3.96 52.1 62 25 23 5 17 46 0 0 1.51 .350 4.28 1.4 138
2062 Fresno - AAA 31 30 0 0 2 17 3.86 30.1 25 14 13 2 8 37 0 0 1.09 .295 2.32 1.4 144
2063 Clinton - A 32 2 0 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1.33 .429 1.30 0.2 173
2063 Arkansas - AA 32 37 0 6 2 20 2.90 40.1 32 13 13 6 5 47 0 0 0.92 .271 3.35 1.2 160
2063 Tacoma - AAA 32 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.54 0.1 999
2064 Corpus Christi - AA 33 53 1 7 4 14 3.44 107.1 88 44 41 6 41 107 0 0 1.20 .297 3.35 2.2 138
2065 Chicago A (AZL) - R 34 8 0 0 0 5 2.35 7.2 5 2 2 0 0 12 0 0 0.65 .333 1.59 0.4 280
2065 Kannapolis - A 34 6 0 0 1 5 1.59 5.2 5 1 1 0 1 7 0 0 1.06 .357 2.54 0.3 265
2065 Birmingham - AA 34 17 0 3 2 10 2.89 18.2 18 6 6 1 5 19 0 0 1.23 .321 2.70 0.7 154
2066 Chicago A (AZL) - R 35 7 0 0 1 5 1.17 7.2 4 1 1 1 2 9 0 0 0.78 .188 4.44 0.2 583
2066 Kannapolis - A 35 7 0 0 0 4 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.55 .250 2.16 0.3 999
2066 Birmingham - AA 35 36 0 5 3 23 1.77 45.2 27 10 9 4 13 42 0 0 0.88 .202 3.36 1.1 251
2067 South Bend - A 36 7 0 1 0 6 1.12 8.0 6 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.75 .261 1.72 0.6 453
2067 Tennessee - AA 36 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 0.0 999
2067 San Antonio - AA 36 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.00 .500 12.25 -0.2 51
2067 Total - AA 36 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 1.80 .333 7.43 -0.1 86
2067 El Paso - AAA 36 34 0 1 2 18 1.13 39.2 26 5 5 1 10 32 0 0 0.91 .234 2.74 1.6 411
2068 Kannapolis - A 37 10 0 0 1 6 1.42 12.2 8 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 0.79 .200 2.91 0.4 308
2068 Fort Wayne - A 37 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .500 0.00 0.1 999
2068 Total - A 37 11 0 0 1 6 1.32 13.2 9 2 2 0 2 8 0 0 0.80 .214 2.70 0.5 332
2068 San Antonio - AA 37 15 0 2 0 9 0.00 18.1 10 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 0.76 .196 2.84 0.6 999
2068 El Paso - AAA 37 20 0 0 1 14 2.05 22.0 21 6 5 1 9 15 0 0 1.36 .299 3.73 0.6 241
2069 Tennessee - AA 38 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.50 .200 2.34 0.1 999
2069 Iowa - AAA 38 34 0 4 5 20 6.19 36.1 39 25 25 7 8 25 0 0 1.29 .281 5.61 -0.2 80
Total PCL 283 0 18 31 170 3.64 292.0 294 127 118 27 86 258 0 0 1.30 .309 3.92 147.5
Total SL 161 1 24 11 76 2.69 234.0 178 74 70 18 69 232 0 0 1.06 .268 3.28 172.9
Total TEX 27 0 1 2 17 2.51 28.2 22 10 8 2 6 36 0 0 0.98 .290 2.00 210.0
Total CAR 11 0 1 1 6 0.69 13.0 8 1 1 1 4 15 0 0 0.92 .233 2.69 676.9
Total MID 47 0 4 5 31 2.26 51.2 40 13 13 2 9 65 0 0 0.95 .302 2.35 268.6
Total SAL 23 0 0 2 15 1.05 25.2 17 3 3 0 3 22 0 0 0.78 .243 2.61 410.1
Total AZL 15 0 0 1 10 1.76 15.1 9 3 3 1 2 21 0 0 0.72 .258 3.02 378.6
Total DSL 23 0 0 2 10 4.13 28.1 23 15 13 5 11 48 0 0 1.20 .346 4.74 134.7
Total WL 18 0 1 0 12 1.93 18.2 18 5 4 3 4 16 0 0 1.18 .273 3.36 295.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2060 Houston - MLB P 39 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 66.0 0.41 -2.0 .258
2061 Houston - MLB P 37 0 0 7 1 7 0 1.000 54.0 1.17 +1.2 1.588
2062 Houston - MLB P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
2069 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
2069 Iowa - AAA P 34 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 36.1 0.74 -0.7 .500
2069 Tennessee - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 122 0 2 11 1 14 1 .929 170.0 0.69 -2.5 .762
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2054 Drafted in the 2054 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 74th overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
06/16/2054 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization with a signing bonus of $600,000.
01/01/2055 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 60 (70).
01/01/2056 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 45 (55); Control: 60 (65).
05/01/2056 Wins the PCL PC Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2057 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 60 (65).
12/08/2057 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $325,000.
01/01/2058 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (65).
10/05/2058 Finished 2nd in 2058 PCL PC Reliever of the Year voting.
12/01/2058 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $325,000.
01/01/2059 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 65 (65).
12/08/2059 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $325,000.
01/01/2060 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
12/05/2060 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $325,000.
01/01/2061 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (65).
12/03/2061 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $325,000.
01/01/2062 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
11/30/2062 Became a free agent.
01/01/2063 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
02/28/2063 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization.
11/16/2063 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2064 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
03/26/2064 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
07/07/2064 Was selected to the 2064 Southern League All-Star Game.
11/24/2064 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2065 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
05/18/2065 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago White Sox organization.
11/21/2065 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2066 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
02/24/2066 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago White Sox organization.
05/05/2066 Was granted free agency by the Chicago organization.
05/17/2066 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago White Sox organization.
11/19/2066 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2067 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
02/22/2067 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago Cubs organization.
05/04/2067 Was granted free agency by the Chicago organization.
05/18/2067 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Diego Padres organization.
11/21/2067 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2068 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
01/22/2068 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago White Sox organization.
05/02/2068 Was granted free agency by the Chicago organization.
05/10/2068 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Diego Padres organization.
09/26/2068 Wins the 2068 Midwest League Round 2 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps!
11/15/2068 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2069 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
01/20/2069 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
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