P Joe Covington #39
Age: 33 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/01/2032
P JOE COVINGTON #39 - AGE: 33 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 70 68 71 70
Movement 49 49 49 49
Control 45 43 46 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Changeup 13 13
Splitter 63 63
Cutter 73 73
Knuckle Curve 80 80
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 95
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 88
Defense 36
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 56
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Covington's impatience can flare up unexpectedly.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:10/03/1998
Born in:Livermore, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 169 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 26th Pick in Round 3
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+
2022 Austin - VBL 23 50 18 5 9 1 6.22 140.1 158 99 97 25 73 111 1 1 1.65 .308 6.00 -0.4 77
2023 Austin - VBL 24 47 13 7 6 0 5.28 117.2 126 75 69 17 45 101 1 0 1.45 .315 5.34 0.3 90
2024 Austin - VBL 25 61 0 4 2 0 3.82 77.2 53 33 33 8 33 61 0 0 1.11 .224 4.61 0.3 120
2025 Austin - VBL 26 46 8 10 5 0 5.34 116.1 130 71 69 18 62 76 0 0 1.65 .309 5.84 -0.9 84
Total VBL 204 39 26 22 1 5.34 452.0 467 278 268 68 213 349 2 1 1.50 .298 5.55 -0.8 88
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+
2014 Kearns - HS 15 34 34 9 10 0 3.68 178.2 152 82 73 15 50 127 0 0 1.13 .255 3.43 3.2 103
2015 Kearns - HS 16 32 32 9 10 0 3.67 157.0 170 75 64 11 49 128 0 0 1.39 .324 3.86 3.9 133
2016 Northern Colorado - COL 17 29 29 9 8 0 2.70 180.0 135 59 54 14 44 169 1 0 0.99 .256 2.96 5.1 151
2017 Northern Colorado - COL 18 29 29 15 6 0 2.28 173.1 133 47 44 10 43 168 0 0 1.02 .270 2.53 5.7 172
2018 Northern Colorado - COL 19 29 29 9 7 0 2.18 190.1 105 47 46 18 34 204 0 0 0.73 .201 2.33 6.2 167
2019 Whistler - R 20 13 13 10 0 0 1.43 94.1 58 15 15 5 18 117 0 0 0.81 .255 2.74 3.3 307
2019 Carlsbad - A 20 16 16 3 8 0 4.36 88.2 89 46 43 15 27 68 0 0 1.31 .278 4.05 1.4 97
2020 Del Mar - AA 21 27 27 12 7 0 3.34 178.0 144 69 66 27 50 143 0 0 1.09 .245 3.83 4.0 137
2021 Vancouver - AAA 22 28 28 11 9 0 4.35 171.2 153 85 83 29 53 155 0 0 1.20 .268 4.05 2.2 92
2023 Vancouver - AAA 24 2 2 1 1 0 4.50 12.0 12 6 6 2 1 18 0 0 1.08 .385 2.07 0.5 89
2025 Vancouver - AAA 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.25 0.1 999
2026 Weyerhaeuser - AA 27 13 0 2 0 0 5.54 26.0 30 19 16 1 14 24 0 0 1.69 .372 4.11 0.2 81
2027 Weyerhaeuser - AA 28 23 23 9 8 0 4.65 141.1 143 78 73 18 57 124 1 1 1.42 .309 4.63 1.4 93
2027 North Newton - AAA 28 5 5 1 4 0 12.84 20.1 36 29 29 5 9 11 0 0 2.21 .413 7.15 -0.4 34
Total AAA 36 35 13 14 0 5.18 205.0 201 120 118 36 63 185 0 0 1.29 .292 4.23 78.5
Total AA 63 50 23 15 0 4.04 345.1 317 166 155 46 121 291 1 1 1.27 .282 4.17 110.0
Total A 16 16 3 8 0 4.36 88.2 89 46 43 15 27 68 0 0 1.31 .278 4.05 96.8
Total NCAA 87 87 33 21 0 2.38 543.2 373 153 144 42 121 541 1 0 0.91 .243 2.60 162.9
Total HS 66 66 18 20 0 3.67 335.2 322 157 137 26 99 255 0 0 1.25 .288 3.63 115.0
Total RL 13 13 10 0 0 1.43 94.1 58 15 15 5 18 117 0 0 0.81 .255 2.74 307.2
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 FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Austin - VBL 24 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.75 .500 8.05 -0.1 999
2024 Austin - VBL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 .500 3.41 0.0 999
Total VBL 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 2.1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.00 .500 6.06 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Kearns - HS P 34 34 8 21 0 31 2 .935 178.2 1.46 -0.7 .978
2015 Kearns - HS P 32 32 11 22 0 33 0 1.000 157.0 1.89 -1.4 .994
2016 Northern Colorado - COL P 29 29 11 25 1 37 1 .973 180.0 1.80 -0.3 .999
2017 Northern Colorado - COL P 29 29 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 173.1 1.04 -0.5 1.060
2018 Northern Colorado - COL P 29 29 7 40 0 50 3 .940 190.1 2.22 +2.3 1.039
2019 Carlsbad - A P 16 16 3 11 0 15 1 .933 88.2 1.42 -1.0 .941
2019 Whistler - R P 13 13 3 14 0 18 1 .944 94.1 1.62 +0.8 1.068
2020 Del Mar - AA P 27 27 10 18 2 30 2 .933 178.0 1.42 -0.8 .913
2021 Vancouver - AAA P 28 28 3 23 2 26 0 1.000 171.2 1.36 -0.5 1.055
2022 Austin - MLB P 49 18 6 21 2 28 1 .964 140.1 1.73 -3.0 .851
2023 Austin - MLB P 46 13 7 11 1 18 0 1.000 117.2 1.38 +0.2 1.006
2023 Vancouver - AAA P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
2024 Austin - MLB P 59 0 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 77.2 1.39 +0.9 1.073
2025 Austin - MLB P 45 8 3 12 1 16 1 .938 116.1 1.16 +0.4 1.090
2025 Vancouver - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Weyerhaeuser - AA P 12 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 +0.7 .000
2027 North Newton - AAA P 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 20.1 1.33 +0.2 1.071
2027 Weyerhaeuser - AA P 23 23 5 6 2 14 3 .786 141.1 0.70 +0.2 .915
TOTAL P 479 306 88 251 12 354 15 .958 2064.2 1.48 -2.9 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2014 Joined the Kearns Cougars.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (40); Movement: 37 (52); Control: 24 (58).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 24 (53); Movement: 38 (56); Control: 24 (58).
03/01/2016 Went undrafted and joined the Northern Colorado Bears.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 32 (57); Movement: 41 (56); Control: 34 (58).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (73); Movement: 28 (49); Control: 37 (68).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (62); Movement: 32 (46); Control: 44 (57).
03/01/2019 Released by the Northern Colorado Bears.
03/01/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 26, 82nd overall pick) by the Austin BigStars.
06/18/2019 Was selected to the 2019 VBL Rookie League All-Star Game.
10/03/2019 Finished 3rd in 2019 RL FORD Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (86); Movement: 33 (46); Control: 52 (57).
06/22/2020 Was selected to the 2020 VBL Double A All-Star Game.
10/17/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 AA ML Rocky Coppinger Award voting.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (85); Movement: 37 (48); Control: 52 (57).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (86); Movement: 36 (46); Control: 57 (64).
04/06/2022 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cooperstown Camels with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/16/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (84); Movement: 46 (48); Control: 57 (60).
12/17/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (87); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 56 (56).
07/03/2024 Was selected to the 2024 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/21/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $220,500.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 85 (86); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 50 (50).
11/23/2025 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (80); Movement: 41 (41); Control: 50 (50).
04/07/2026 Signed a minor league contract with the Kittanning Union organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (79); Movement: 39 (39); Control: 51 (51).
08/26/2027 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kentucky Rockets with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/11/2027 Wins the 2027 VBL Triple A Round 4 with the North Newton Threshers!
11/26/2027 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (79); Movement: 40 (41); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (71); Movement: 41 (41); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (72); Movement: 43 (43); Control: 48 (48).
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (72); Movement: 49 (49); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2024 12 10
Year CG Rank
2022 1 10
2023 1 9
Year SHO Rank
2022 1 3
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