C Taiji Taira #8
Phoenix Thunderbirds RSL
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/03/2084
BNN Index | RSL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C TAIJI TAIRA #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
123 496 135 20 0 12 43 59 125 .272 .355 .385 0 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6
Gap 5
Power 5
Eye 8
Avoid K's 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 3 1
Arm: 7 3 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 7 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 6 Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2084 @ KC Win, 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/28/2084 @ KC Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2084 TOR Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2084 TOR Win, 6-2 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/23/2084 TUC Loss, 0-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2084 TUC Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/21/2084 TUC Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2084 KC Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2084 KC Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2084 @ TOR Loss, 0-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Taira knows how to fit in.
High: Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:05/25/2056
Born in:Ikeda, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,392,000
Signed Through:2084 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 36 Days
Service This Yr:185 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 36 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2078, 11th Pick in Round 1
RISING STAR LEAGUE 2084 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 123 496 135 20 0 12 43 66 59 125 .272 .355 .385 .740 .335 .113 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 122 563 6 1 0 6 0 2 191 32 0 0 0.0 71.9 5.26 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   146 39 6 0 4 10 18 16 45 2 0 2 .267 .343 .390 .734
Versus Right   350 96 14 0 8 33 48 43 80 0 0 4 .274 .360 .383 .743
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .294 .333 .353 .686
April   86 30 5 0 2 9 13 9 11 0 0 0 .349 .411 .477 .887
May   83 21 4 0 2 6 9 6 33 0 0 0 .253 .303 .373 .677
June   90 22 5 0 1 6 9 12 24 1 0 1 .244 .337 .333 .670
July   77 21 2 0 1 4 10 11 27 1 0 2 .273 .374 .338 .711
August   79 26 1 0 4 13 15 12 14 0 0 1 .329 .424 .494 .918
September   81 15 3 0 2 5 10 9 16 0 0 2 .185 .283 .296 .579
Spring Training   23 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 0 0 1 .087 .222 .217 .440
Last Year   446 117 21 1 8 38 40 45 103 0 0 8 .262 .341 .368 .708
2 Years Ago   333 85 20 1 8 42 45 37 85 1 0 12 .255 .350 .393 .743
Career   2060 544 92 2 59 233 242 196 533 9 0 42 .264 .339 .397 .736
Home   235 71 12 0 5 21 29 28 52 0 0 1 .302 .379 .417 .796
Road   261 64 8 0 7 22 37 31 73 2 0 5 .245 .334 .356 .691
Grass   467 126 19 0 10 38 62 56 119 2 0 6 .270 .354 .375 .729
Turf   29 9 1 0 2 5 4 3 6 0 0 0 .310 .375 .552 .927
Day   145 38 8 0 3 13 19 15 35 1 0 1 .262 .333 .379 .713
Night   351 97 12 0 9 30 47 44 90 1 0 5 .276 .364 .387 .752
As Starter   493 134 19 0 12 43 66 59 123 2 0 5 .272 .354 .383 .738
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Close/Late   96 29 7 0 2 11 15 11 28 1 0 2 .302 .382 .438 .819
Inning 1-3   210 60 7 0 3 13 27 23 45 1 0 2 .286 .360 .362 .722
Inning 4-6   136 34 4 0 5 16 16 18 39 0 0 2 .250 .346 .390 .736
Inning 7-9   143 38 9 0 4 14 22 18 37 1 0 1 .266 .350 .413 .762
Extra Innings   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 .429 .500 .429 .929
0 Outs   221 55 10 0 9 13 41 26 56 0 0 1 .249 .331 .416 .747
1 Outs   125 39 2 0 2 16 17 17 29 2 0 1 .312 .393 .376 .769
2 Outs   150 41 8 0 1 14 8 16 40 0 0 4 .273 .359 .347 .705
Scoring Position   82 19 2 0 1 29 8 13 25 2 0 1 .232 .337 .293 .629
Bases Empty   343 92 17 0 9 9 49 40 86 0 0 4 .268 .351 .397 .748
Runner on 1st   71 24 1 0 2 5 9 6 14 0 0 1 .338 .397 .437 .834
Runner on 2nd   21 3 1 0 1 4 2 3 7 0 0 0 .143 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 7 0 0 0 3 4 4 11 0 0 0 .241 .333 .241 .575
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 9 1 2 1 1 0 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Two Strikes   238 41 5 0 3 11 17 18 125 1 0 2 .172 .236 .231 .467
First Pitch   76 23 5 0 5 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 .303 .312 .566 .877
Count 0-1   35 13 3 0 0 7 4 0 0 1 0 3 .371 .410 .457 .867
Count 0-2   48 7 2 0 1 5 4 0 29 0 0 1 .146 .163 .250 .413
Count 1-0   36 11 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .324 .333 .658
Count 1-1   49 21 4 0 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-2   70 14 1 0 0 2 3 0 32 1 0 1 .200 .208 .214 .423
Count 2-0   20 6 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 2-1   35 14 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .571 .971
Count 2-2   78 12 1 0 2 3 3 0 41 0 0 0 .154 .154 .244 .397
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 6 1 0 0 2 11 26 0 0 0 0 .857 .970 1.000 1.970
Full Count   42 8 1 0 0 1 7 18 23 0 0 0 .190 .433 .214 .648
Behind in Count   153 34 6 0 1 14 11 0 61 2 0 5 .222 .244 .281 .525
Ahead in Count   98 37 3 0 3 9 25 40 0 0 0 1 .378 .561 .500 1.061
Batting Leadoff   487 134 19 0 12 43 66 57 122 2 0 5 .275 .356 .388 .744
Batting 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .167 .375 .333 .708
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   179 49 8 0 2 7 17 22 46 0 0 2 .274 .360 .352 .712
Medium Leverage   245 62 9 0 7 15 40 27 62 1 0 3 .253 .333 .376 .709
High Leverage   69 23 3 0 3 21 9 10 17 1 0 1 .333 .420 .507 .927
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
2078 Denver - RSL 22 16 56 12 2 0 2 6 7 3 0 0 15 0 0 .214 .254 .357 .611 66 43 -0.2
2079 Denver - RSL 23 103 384 117 17 0 12 57 48 24 10 3 105 1 0 .305 .359 .443 .801 116 115 2.4
2080 Denver - RSL 24 66 234 56 8 0 12 34 24 20 5 3 66 0 0 .239 .309 .427 .737 96 89 0.4
2081 Denver - RSL 25 27 111 22 4 0 5 13 12 8 1 0 34 0 0 .198 .258 .369 .628 67 62 -0.0
2082 Denver - RSL 26 96 333 85 20 1 8 42 45 37 12 1 85 0 0 .255 .350 .393 .743 104 103 1.4
2083 Phoenix - RSL 27 122 446 117 21 1 8 38 40 45 8 0 103 0 0 .262 .341 .368 .708 90 89 1.4
2084 Phoenix - RSL 28 123 496 135 20 0 12 43 66 59 6 2 125 0 0 .272 .355 .385 .740 103 106 2.4
Total RSL 553 2060 544 92 2 59 233 242 196 42 9 533 1 0 .264 .339 .397 .736 99 98 7.8
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
2076 Total - 20 51 228 61 9 1 12 39 55 21 5 2 30 3 1 .268 .340 .474 .814 100 100 1.3
2077 Total - 21 52 232 61 9 1 12 43 49 22 5 3 28 4 1 .263 .336 .466 .801 100 100 1.3
2078 Total - 22 69 311 96 13 1 13 63 90 30 5 0 46 0 0 .309 .379 .482 .861 100 100 2.6
2078 Henderson - AA 22 22 76 24 1 0 4 12 7 6 2 0 17 0 0 .316 .381 .487 .868 141 142 0.6
2078 Arlington - AAA 22 93 318 97 19 1 7 44 38 31 10 3 59 2 2 .305 .381 .437 .818 123 127 1.9
2081 Arlington - AAA 25 12 33 12 0 0 2 5 9 8 2 1 2 0 0 .364 .500 .545 1.045 187 195 0.7
Total RSL AAA 105 351 109 19 1 9 49 47 39 12 4 61 2 2 .311 .394 .447 .841 130 135
Total RSL AA 22 76 24 1 0 4 12 7 6 2 0 17 0 0 .316 .381 .487 .868 141 142
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
2078 Denver - RSL 22 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.2
2079 Denver - RSL 23 6 21 6 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 90 86 0.5
2082 Denver - RSL 26 9 33 8 4 0 1 5 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 .242 .286 .455 .740 99 95 0.6
Total RSL 17 61 14 4 0 2 10 7 2 0 0 19 0 0 .230 .254 .393 .647 74 67
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2078 Denver - MLB C 7 7 63 4 0 67 0 1.000 60.0 10.05 +0.1 1.045 1 5 2 40.0
2078 Denver - MLB 1B 9 8 68 7 4 76 1 .987 66.0 10.23 -0.4 .945
2079 Denver - MLB C 99 99 846 42 2 890 2 .998 882.1 9.06 +0.1 1.024 4 67 14 20.9
2079 Denver - MLB 1B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.005
2079 Denver - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 -0.5 .523
2080 Denver - MLB C 61 61 485 32 0 518 1 .998 534.2 8.70 -1.6 .892 2 48 9 18.8
2080 Denver - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2080 Denver - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2080 Denver - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2081 Denver - MLB C 27 27 231 14 2 246 1 .996 239.0 9.23 +0.0 .994 2 26 7 26.9
2082 Denver - MLB C 90 89 798 44 5 844 2 .998 798.2 9.49 -0.6 .897 2 60 14 23.3
2082 Denver - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2082 Denver - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2083 Phoenix - MLB C 122 122 904 60 3 965 1 .999 1093.2 7.93 -1.1 .999 5 117 25 21.4
2084 Phoenix - MLB C 120 120 833 50 3 886 3 .997 1057.0 7.52 -1.2 1.097 3 112 21 18.8
2084 Phoenix - MLB 1B 2 1 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 18.0 12.50 +0.1 1.001
TOTAL C 526 525 4160 246 15 4416 10 .998 4665.1 8.50 -4.3 .984 19 435 92 21.1
TOTAL 1B 15 9 96 9 4 106 1 .991 90.0 10.50 -0.3 .959
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 -0.5 .523
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2077 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (6); Power: - (7); Eye: - (5).
01/01/2078 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 6; Eye: 5.
03/01/2078 Drafted in the 2078 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Denver Glaciers, out of college UCLA
04/02/2078 Named the #37 prospect in the RSL
06/03/2078 Was selected to the 2078 RSL Triple A All-Star Game.
07/02/2078 Named the #33 prospect in the RSL
11/05/2078 Named the #35 prospect in the RSL
11/26/2078 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2079 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 6; Eye: 5.
04/01/2079 Named the #27 prospect in the RSL
07/16/2079 Injured (concussion),out for 3 weeks.
11/25/2079 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2080 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 6; Eye: 5.
04/08/2080 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/28/2080 Injured (broken kneecap),out for 4 months.
11/05/2080 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 9 months.
11/22/2080 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,993,100.
01/01/2081 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 6; Eye: 6.
11/20/2081 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,576,800.
01/01/2082 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 6; Eye: 6.
06/08/2082 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/07/2082 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/27/2082 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,791,500.
11/29/2082 Was traded by the Denver Glaciers to the Phoenix Thunderbirds in exchange for C Jasper van der Linden.
01/01/2083 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 5; Eye: 6.
11/24/2083 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,392,000.
01/01/2084 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 6; Power: 5; Eye: 7.
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