P Sean Poppen #64
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/05/2030
P SEAN POPPEN #64 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
12 0 0-2 9 2.02 13.1 13 1 5 14 1.35 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 45 45 50 45
Control 45 45 50 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 60 60
Changeup 50 50
Sinker 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 45
Defense 60
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Poppen is a max effort guy and understands the game, inside and out. Poppen is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:03/15/1994
Born in:Chesapeake, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
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SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2030 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 0 0 2 9 2.02 13.1 13 3 3 1 5 14 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 10 1 90.0 12 11 13.50 8.78 9.45 3.38 3.13 1.35 97 0.1 .324        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2030 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Year 44 0 4 3 3 1.41 51.0 41 10 8 0 17 58  
2 Years Ago 24 0 2 3 4 2.08 26.0 20 6 6 1 18 24  
Career 85 0 6 8 17 1.60 95.2 78 19 17 2 40 101  
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+
2019 Minnesota - MLB 25 4 0 0 0 0 7.56 8.1 10 7 7 1 5 9 0 0 1.80 .429 4.58 0.0 61
2020 Minnesota - MLB 26 6 0 0 0 0 4.70 7.2 9 4 4 0 4 10 0 0 1.70 .429 2.19 0.2 92
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 3 0 0 0 0 7.71 4.2 11 7 4 1 2 4 0 0 2.79 .556 6.28 -0.1 54
2021 Arizona - MLB 27 20 0 0 1 1 4.67 17.1 20 11 9 1 7 21 0 0 1.56 .373 2.82 0.4 90
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 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
2021 Total - MLB 27 24 0 0 1 1 5.16 22.2 31 18 13 2 9 26 0 0 1.76 .414 3.45 0.3 81
2022 Arizona - MLB 28 57 0 4 2 0 5.00 75.2 85 45 42 10 30 80 0 0 1.52 .341 3.97 0.4 82
2023 Arizona - MLB 29 53 0 0 2 1 5.16 61.0 62 39 35 6 34 45 0 0 1.57 .298 4.58 -0.1 81
2024 Arizona - MLB 30 51 0 3 3 1 5.13 59.2 61 34 34 7 23 52 0 0 1.41 .312 4.46 0.1 85
2025 Arizona - MLB 31 11 0 0 2 0 8.16 14.1 18 14 13 3 7 16 0 0 1.74 .357 5.26 -0.1 53
2027 Welkom - SAB 33 40 0 2 5 16 3.61 42.1 33 17 17 2 27 39 0 0 1.42 .284 4.24 0.4 126
2028 Welkom - SAB 34 26 0 1 2 0 2.57 35.0 28 12 10 2 14 42 0 0 1.20 .310 2.97 0.6 161
Total MLB 206 0 7 10 3 5.34 249.1 276 161 148 29 112 238 0 0 1.56 .336 4.23 0.9 79
Total SAB 66 0 3 7 16 3.14 77.1 61 29 27 4 41 81 0 0 1.32 .295 3.67 1.0 140
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+
2016 Total - R 22 8 8 2 3 0 2.97 36.1 34 18 12 2 18 38 0 0 1.43 .327 3.81 0.6 135
2016 Total - A 22 4 3 1 1 0 2.12 17.0 11 4 4 1 6 19 0 0 1.00 .238 2.79 0.5 189
2017 Total - A 23 14 14 6 2 0 2.90 87.0 76 40 28 5 17 81 0 0 1.07 .280 2.91 2.5 138
2017 Total - A+ 23 11 11 3 2 0 3.63 52.0 57 23 21 0 8 41 0 0 1.25 .337 2.26 2.0 110
2017 Total - A+ 23 25 25 9 4 0 3.17 139.0 133 63 49 5 25 122 0 0 1.14 .303 2.67 4.5 126
2018 Total - A+ 24 8 6 1 2 1 2.41 33.2 30 12 9 3 11 44 0 0 1.22 .333 2.99 0.9 166
2018 Chattanooga - AA 24 18 14 5 7 0 3.83 94.0 88 45 40 11 28 79 2 0 1.23 .295 4.13 1.1 105
2019 Pensacola - AA 25 8 7 2 3 0 4.40 28.2 30 16 14 0 17 39 0 0 1.64 .423 2.68 0.9 91
2019 Rochester - AAA 25 12 9 5 1 0 3.84 61.0 53 29 26 4 27 68 0 0 1.31 .306 3.50 1.2 104
2021 Reno - AAA 27 3 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.71 .429 1.91 0.1 108
2021 Durham - AAA 27 19 0 2 3 2 1.59 28.1 23 7 5 1 11 30 0 0 1.20 .314 2.71 0.6 253
2021 Indianapolis - AAA 27 2 0 1 0 0 4.50 4.0 3 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 1.00 .222 5.95 -0.1 89
2021 Total - AAA 27 24 0 3 3 2 2.08 34.2 29 10 8 2 13 37 0 0 1.21 .314 3.03 0.6 194
2025 Amarillo - AA 31 21 0 2 1 8 4.09 22.0 16 10 10 4 17 30 0 0 1.50 .245 5.69 -0.1 124
2025 Reno - AAA 31 5 0 0 1 0 5.56 11.1 14 7 7 0 4 10 0 0 1.59 .412 2.76 0.4 104
2026 Amarillo - AA 32 48 0 4 4 20 3.50 61.2 61 24 24 9 25 69 0 0 1.39 .331 4.28 1.0 143
2026 Reno - AAA 32 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 .000 31.70 -0.2 40
2027 Vrede - AA 33 5 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.1 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.75 .333 1.45 0.2 999
2028 Vrede - AA 34 24 0 2 3 4 2.08 26.0 20 6 6 1 18 24 0 0 1.46 .288 3.56 -0.2 146
2029 Vrede - AA 35 44 0 4 3 3 1.41 51.0 41 10 8 0 17 58 0 0 1.14 .323 1.98 1.5 250
2030 Vrede - AA 36 12 0 0 2 9 2.02 13.1 13 3 3 1 5 14 0 0 1.35 .324 3.13 0.1 160
Total IL 33 9 8 4 2 3.18 93.1 79 38 33 6 39 102 0 0 1.26 .305 3.36 125.8
Total PCL 9 0 0 1 0 5.65 14.1 18 9 9 1 6 13 0 0 1.67 .405 3.97 97.8
Total SL 26 21 7 10 0 3.96 122.2 118 61 54 11 45 118 2 0 1.33 .322 3.79 101.3
Total TL 69 0 6 5 28 3.66 83.2 77 34 34 13 42 99 0 0 1.42 .311 4.65 137.5
Total MWL 19 17 4 4 1 3.15 85.2 87 35 30 3 19 85 0 0 1.24 .336 2.55 126.9
Total CAL 18 17 7 3 0 2.77 104.0 87 44 32 6 23 100 0 0 1.06 .274 2.89 144.4
Total APP 8 8 2 3 0 2.97 36.1 34 18 12 2 18 38 0 0 1.43 .327 3.81 134.6
Total SARB 85 0 6 8 17 1.60 95.2 78 19 17 2 40 101 0 0 1.23 .314 2.54 205.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Minnesota - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Minnesota - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Arizona - MLB P 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 17.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Arizona - MLB P 56 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 75.2 0.83 -0.3 1.039
2023 Arizona - MLB P 53 0 1 4 0 7 2 .714 61.0 0.74 -1.0 .685
2024 Arizona - MLB P 50 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 59.2 0.91 -0.4 1.020
2025 Arizona - MLB P 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 14.1 1.26 +0.2 2.049
2027 Welkom - INT P 40 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 42.1 1.28 +0.1 .962
2028 Welkom - INT P 26 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 35.0 1.29 -0.7 .710
TOTAL P 269 0 9 22 0 35 4 .886 326.2 0.85 -2.4 .919
PLAYER HISTORY
06/09/2016 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 19th round (573rd) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
10/01/2020 Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Minnesota Twins.
05/18/2021 Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash.
08/02/2021 Selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Tampa Bay Rays.
11/30/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
11/17/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $850,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
08/16/2024 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/18/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,100,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45).
10/15/2025 Wins the 2025 Pacific Coast League Round 1 with the Reno Aces!
11/17/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,300,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45).
11/24/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
04/12/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $710,000 with the Welkom Renegades organization.
08/07/2027 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/11/2027 Wins the 2027 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Vrede Snappers!
10/27/2027 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $580,000 with the Welkom Renegades organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 45 (45).
05/04/2028 Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days.
10/28/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $660,000 with the Welkom Renegades organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
10/05/2029 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/24/2029 Finished 2nd in 2029 SARB EL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/12/2029 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,639,500.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2027 16 6
Year GF Rank
2027 30 6
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