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| Player Report for #80 Russ Birkland | | Monday, August 27th, 2029 | 
| Rec | 6-8 | | ERA | 3.43 | | IP | 133.2 | | BB | 44 | | K | 90 |
| | Name: | Russ Birkland | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $1,040,000 | | Birthday: | 11-03-1995 | Signed Through: | 2030 Season | | Age: | 33 | Years of Major League Service: | 4 Years, 121 Days | | Born in: | Bevil Oaks (Texas) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 35 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 7 Years, 58 Days | | Weight: | 194 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 12 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | SP | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Very Unhappy | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 86-88 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | Talent | 3 | 4 | 4 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Changeup, Slider | | Endurance: | 19 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 39 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 12 | | | |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Talent | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | Pitcher 15 | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 1 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 17 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 5 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 08-18-2029 | LVG | Win, 5-3 | X | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Win | | | | | | | | | 08-13-2029 | NOR | Win, 7-2 | X | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Win | | | | | | | | | 08-06-2029 | MEM | Loss, 5-6 | X | 7.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 08-01-2029 | @ CLB | Loss, 5-6 | X | 7.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 07-27-2029 | OKL | Win, 1-0 | X | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Win | | | | | | | | | 07-22-2029 | IND | Loss, 3-8 | X | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 07-17-2029 | FSN | Loss, 2-4 | X | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 07-11-2029 | RR | Loss, 3-8 | X | 6.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 07-06-2029 | LOU | Win, 5-4 | X | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 07-01-2029 | @ MEM | Win, 4-0 | X | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Win | | | | | | | | | Hickory Baseball League 2029 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.21 | 27.1 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.11 | 14.16 | 9.22 | 3.95 | 8.61 | 2.01 | -17.9 | .425 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 48 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .479 | .773 | | | | | vs. RHB | 73 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .425 | .488 | .726 | 1.214 | | | |
| | Hickory Baseball League 2029 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | April | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.99 | 24.1 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 24 | | | May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | Last Year | 21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5.51 | 145.1 | 169 | 91 | 89 | 35 | 57 | 91 | | | 2 Years Ago | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.93 | 73.1 | 59 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 43 | | | Career | 137 | 137 | 41 | 57 | 0 | 5.81 | 810.2 | 894 | 545 | 523 | 168 | 361 | 520 | | | Home | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.80 | 21.2 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 21 | | | Road | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | | | Grass | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.21 | 27.1 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 28 | | | Day | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | | | Night | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.80 | 18.1 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 21 | |
| | HBL Triple A 2029 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 18 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3.43 | 133.2 | 111 | 54 | 51 | 15 | 44 | 90 | 4 | 22.2 | 1 | 13 | 72.2 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 7.47 | 6.06 | 2.96 | 2.92 | 1.16 | 25.4 | .244 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 222 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .306 | .432 | .739 | | | | | vs. RHB | 276 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .210 | .268 | .315 | .583 | | | |
| | HBL Triple A 2029 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | 15.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | | | June | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.18 | 45.1 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 31 | | | July | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 | 41.1 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 29 | | | August | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.22 | 32.0 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 18 | | | Last Year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | Career | 78 | 77 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 3.45 | 573.2 | 517 | 238 | 220 | 58 | 180 | 414 | | | Home | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.27 | 88.0 | 80 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 30 | 65 | | | Road | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.74 | 45.2 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 25 | | | Grass | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.20 | 118.0 | 100 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 34 | 81 | | | Turf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.17 | 15.2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | | | Day | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 17.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | | | Night | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3.70 | 116.2 | 102 | 51 | 48 | 13 | 41 | 80 | |
| | Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | | Career Postseason Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | | 2023 Houston - HBL | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.54 | 13.2 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | .409 | 0.0 | | Total HBL | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.54 | 13.2 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | .409 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 03-17-2029 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,140,000 with the San Diego Padres organization. | | 07-01-2029 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Memphis Redbirds with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | HRA | Rank | | 2023 | 42 | 3 | | 2028 | 35 | 6 | | | | | | Year | CG | Rank | | 2027 | 4 | 10 | | 2028 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
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