CF Norio Kato #40
Napa Fleas (SAU) AA
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/07/2032
BNN Index | AA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF NORIO KATO #40 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
17 28 9 0 0 0 1 1 7 .321 .345 .321 1 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 37 38 36 38
Gap 47 51 45 48
Power 53 57 51 55
Eye 51 56 50 61
Avoid K's 36 38 36 36
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 16 61
Errors: - 16 59
Arm: 1 34 62
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 53
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 84
Stealing Ability: 89
Baserunning Inst.: 62
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 72
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/30/2032 ARM Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/2032 @ MOLO Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/26/2032 @ MOLO Win, 10-9 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/2032 ISL Loss, 10-14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/2032 @ ELL Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/13/2032 REN Win, 2-1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/2032 @ WRI Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/06/2032 STM Loss, 6-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/21/2032 @ VAN Win, 11-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/11/2032 @ DES Win, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has few peers intellectually, but he lacks inner drive.
High: Intelligence
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/05/2006
Born in:Matsue, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2025, 13th Pick in Round 7
VBL DOUBLE A 2032 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 28 9 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 .321 .345 .321 .666 .295 .000 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 100.0 3.4 4.63 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 8 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 .381 .409 .381 .790
Versus Right   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
April   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
June   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
July   18 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 .333 .368 .333 .702
2 Years Ago   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career   34 9 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 0 1 1 .265 .324 .265 .589
Home   11 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Road   17 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 .294 .333 .294 .627
Grass   28 9 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 1 0 .321 .345 .321 .666
Night   28 9 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 1 0 .321 .345 .321 .666
As Starter   16 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
As Reliever / Substitution   12 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 1-3   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Inning 4-6   11 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Inning 7-9   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
0 Outs   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
1 Outs   14 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
2 Outs   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Scoring Position   9 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Bases Empty   16 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
Runner on 1st   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   14 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
First Pitch   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Ahead in Count   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting Leadoff   7 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Low Leverage   14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Medium Leverage   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
High Leverage   5 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .800 .800 1.600
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
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
2025 Norwalk - HS 18 131 488 158 22 2 27 136 112 65 6 12 91 37 6 .324 .401 .543 .944 110 104 2.1
2026 Mesa - R 19 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182 -49 -37 -0.2
2027 Mesa - R 20 25 44 11 3 1 3 11 10 4 0 1 12 3 1 .250 .306 .568 .874 119 107 0.2
2028 Mesa - R 21 53 120 21 6 1 0 7 22 31 0 0 35 16 2 .175 .344 .242 .586 50 65 -0.3
2029 Truckee - A 22 29 22 5 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 8 2 0 .227 .292 .227 .519 42 47 -0.0
2030 Truckee - A 23 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 -17 17 -0.2
2030 Napa - AA 23 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 3 -0.0
2031 Truckee - A 24 21 14 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 1 0 .214 .353 .286 .639 71 85 0.1
2032 Napa - AA 25 17 28 9 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7 1 0 .321 .345 .321 .666 82 79 -0.1
Total AA 26 34 9 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 7 1 0 .265 .324 .265 .589 59 63
Total A 58 41 8 1 0 0 2 7 7 0 0 14 3 1 .195 .312 .220 .532 44 56
Total HS 131 488 158 22 2 27 136 112 65 6 12 91 37 6 .324 .401 .543 .944 110 104
Total RL 91 173 32 9 2 3 18 33 37 0 1 49 19 3 .185 .327 .312 .639 61 69
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Norwalk - HS LF 44 33 78 0 0 79 1 .987 298.0 2.36 -1.0 1.007
2025 Norwalk - HS CF 94 92 288 5 0 297 4 .987 753.0 3.50 +3.2 1.027
2025 Norwalk - HS RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Mesa - R LF 9 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 +0.0 1.033
2026 Mesa - R CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2026 Mesa - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Mesa - R LF 17 10 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 97.0 2.60 +2.2 1.216
2027 Mesa - R CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Mesa - R 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2028 Mesa - R LF 7 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 +0.3 1.042
2028 Mesa - R CF 37 36 101 0 0 105 4 .962 303.0 3.00 -4.6 .917
2029 Truckee - A LF 9 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.1 1.011
2029 Truckee - A CF 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 24.0 3.75 -0.1 1.007
2030 Napa - AA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.044
2030 Napa - AA LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.001
2030 Truckee - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.2 1.018
2030 Truckee - A CF 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.2 5.19 -0.6 .846
2031 Truckee - A LF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.3 1.016
2031 Truckee - A CF 12 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 21.2 2.91 +0.2 .989
2032 Napa - AA LF 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.1 0.59 +0.0 1.005
2032 Napa - AA CF 8 6 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 56.1 3.04 -0.7 .989
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.044
TOTAL LF 104 43 122 1 0 124 1 .992 477.2 2.32 +1.2 1.049
TOTAL CF 176 134 429 6 0 443 8 .982 1176.1 3.33 -3.2 .995
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/27/2025 Joined the Norwalk Bears.
05/20/2025 Hits three home runs against the Yorktown Patriots, going 3-3 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/09/2025 Wins the HS TL Player of the Week Award.
10/14/2025 Wins the 2025 HS TL Round 1 MVP Award.
12/25/2025 Released by the Norwalk Bears.
12/25/2025 Drafted in the 2025 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 13, 205th overall pick) by the Sausalito Meatballs.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (35); Power: 29 (50); Eye: 39 (57).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (36); Power: 29 (50); Eye: 48 (58).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 24 (35); Power: 29 (50); Eye: 54 (58).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (35); Power: 40 (51); Eye: 54 (57).
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (36); Power: 49 (51); Eye: 55 (58).
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (42); Power: 53 (57); Eye: 50 (61).
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (41); Power: 53 (57); Eye: 50 (60).
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