3B Hirokichi 'Barrel' Saikawa #52
St. Paul Saints VBL
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/07/2032
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3B HIROKICHI 'BARREL' SAIKAWA #52 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 391 91 17 4 6 29 34 80 .233 .311 .343 26 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 51 52 51 51
Gap 65 66 64 65
Power 45 46 45 45
Eye 57 58 57 57
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 78 33
Errors: - 64 39
Arm: 6 95 90
Turn DP: - 58 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 49
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 62 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 78 Right Field: 36
3rd Base: 86
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 71
Stealing Ability: 99
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 17
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/06/2032 NAP Win, 7-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/2032 @ NAP Loss, 0-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/04/2032 COOP Win, 6-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/03/2032 @ COOP Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/01/2032 HFD Win, 5-3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/30/2032 HFD Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/29/2032 HFD Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 2
07/28/2032 PR Loss, 2-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/2032 PR Win, 7-6 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/26/2032 PR Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He works his tail off.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/04/1997
Born in:Hachioji, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,200,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 124 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2032 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 105 391 91 17 4 6 29 40 34 80 .233 .311 .343 .653 .282 .110 73
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 441 11 3 0 8 3 2 134 27 26 7 78.8 44.2 3.73 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   128 31 5 3 4 11 17 4 22 0 1 5 .242 .292 .422 .714
Versus Right   263 60 12 1 2 18 23 30 58 2 2 6 .228 .319 .304 .623
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   16 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 .250 .294 .250 .544
Last Week   22 6 1 2 0 2 3 2 6 0 1 0 .273 .333 .500 .833
April   98 23 3 1 3 8 8 4 18 0 0 4 .235 .292 .378 .670
May   103 25 3 1 0 5 7 11 22 1 1 1 .243 .319 .291 .610
June   85 18 8 0 2 11 16 7 17 0 0 3 .212 .295 .376 .671
July   86 20 3 1 1 3 5 11 20 1 0 3 .233 .337 .326 .662
August   19 5 0 1 0 2 4 1 3 0 2 0 .263 .300 .368 .668
Spring Training   30 7 2 0 1 3 5 6 7 0 0 0 .233 .361 .400 .761
Last Year   345 94 21 3 6 41 55 42 78 3 1 4 .272 .355 .403 .758
2 Years Ago   270 64 17 3 3 25 46 29 63 4 0 4 .237 .316 .356 .672
Career   3853 1018 207 55 73 371 583 378 799 18 12 63 .264 .338 .403 .742
Home   193 47 6 3 4 19 21 16 33 1 3 4 .244 .313 .368 .681
Road   198 44 11 1 2 10 19 18 47 1 0 7 .222 .308 .318 .626
Grass   383 89 17 4 6 29 40 33 77 2 3 11 .232 .310 .345 .655
Turf   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Night   391 91 17 4 6 29 40 34 80 2 3 11 .233 .311 .343 .653
As Starter   388 90 17 4 6 29 40 34 78 2 3 11 .232 .310 .343 .653
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   88 16 5 1 0 6 6 9 19 1 0 2 .182 .270 .261 .531
Inning 1-3   153 41 7 1 2 7 14 7 30 0 2 5 .268 .321 .366 .687
Inning 4-6   114 30 5 2 3 9 17 13 19 0 1 3 .263 .354 .421 .775
Inning 7-9   120 18 4 1 1 11 8 14 31 1 0 3 .150 .254 .225 .479
Extra Innings   4 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .400 .750 1.150
0 Outs   169 41 6 2 2 4 23 15 32 1 3 4 .243 .317 .337 .655
1 Outs   109 25 7 0 2 10 10 10 22 1 0 4 .229 .315 .349 .663
2 Outs   113 25 4 2 2 15 7 9 26 0 0 3 .221 .296 .345 .641
Scoring Position   76 13 1 1 2 23 6 12 22 2 3 4 .171 .309 .289 .598
Bases Empty   258 62 14 3 3 3 27 20 46 0 0 6 .240 .310 .353 .663
Runner on 1st   57 16 2 0 1 3 7 2 12 0 0 1 .281 .317 .368 .685
Runner on 2nd   23 6 0 0 1 6 1 7 6 0 3 0 .261 .433 .391 .825
Runner on 3rd   13 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 .059 .200 .118 .318
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 .083 .143 .083 .226
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 1 1 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 1.400 1.829
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .500 .333 .833
Two Strikes   182 33 7 2 3 10 12 19 80 1 0 1 .181 .261 .291 .552
First Pitch   73 21 4 1 1 4 13 2 0 0 2 2 .288 .325 .411 .736
Count 0-1   34 9 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 .265 .324 .324 .648
Count 0-2   32 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 17 0 0 1 .125 .152 .188 .339
Count 1-0   35 11 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .314 .324 .343 .667
Count 1-1   33 8 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 3 .242 .324 .303 .627
Count 1-2   68 11 5 0 0 5 3 0 32 1 0 0 .162 .159 .235 .395
Count 2-0   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   20 7 3 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 .350 .381 .800 1.181
Count 2-2   44 11 0 0 2 3 4 0 16 0 0 0 .250 .250 .386 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Full Count   38 7 2 1 1 2 4 19 15 0 0 0 .184 .456 .368 .825
Behind in Count   134 24 7 1 0 7 7 0 49 1 0 4 .179 .201 .246 .448
Ahead in Count   69 20 4 0 2 7 10 12 0 1 1 2 .290 .405 .435 .840
Batting Leadoff   232 56 6 4 3 15 20 18 43 1 3 5 .241 .309 .341 .649
Batting 2nd   60 17 4 0 1 5 9 8 12 1 0 3 .283 .389 .400 .789
Batting 6th   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 7th   21 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 .048 .200 .048 .248
Batting 8th   74 15 6 0 2 9 10 4 15 0 0 3 .203 .272 .365 .636
Low Leverage   142 29 8 1 2 4 9 12 25 1 0 3 .204 .278 .317 .595
Medium Leverage   186 51 8 2 3 14 23 13 41 1 2 4 .274 .333 .387 .720
High Leverage   63 11 1 1 1 11 8 8 14 0 1 4 .175 .307 .270 .577
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
2024 St. Paul - VBL 27 134 407 91 15 4 4 45 57 48 7 1 94 62 5 .224 .315 .310 .625 68 73 2.0
2025 St. Paul - VBL 28 150 511 167 26 16 12 63 96 62 7 3 88 59 10 .327 .405 .511 .916 142 149 6.7
2026 St. Paul - VBL 29 158 571 144 31 6 15 48 80 43 5 1 119 54 6 .252 .310 .406 .716 87 90 3.0
2027 St. Paul - VBL 30 123 497 143 24 9 11 54 80 41 8 2 94 57 8 .288 .350 .439 .789 105 108 3.9
2028 St. Paul - VBL 31 149 602 151 37 4 10 38 82 50 12 2 140 43 6 .251 .320 .375 .695 79 81 0.4
2029 Sausalito - VBL 32 78 259 73 19 6 6 28 47 29 5 0 43 20 4 .282 .365 .471 .836 113 116 2.2
2030 Sausalito - VBL 33 95 270 64 17 3 3 25 46 29 4 4 63 26 4 .237 .316 .356 .672 75 81 0.9
2031 Austin - VBL 34 130 345 94 21 3 6 41 55 42 4 3 78 48 3 .272 .355 .403 .758 102 106 2.8
2032 St. Paul - VBL 35 105 391 91 17 4 6 29 40 34 11 2 80 26 7 .233 .311 .343 .653 74 73 0.8
Total VBL 1122 3853 1018 207 55 73 371 583 378 63 18 799 395 53 .264 .338 .403 .742 95 98 22.8
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
2030 Carmel - AAA 33 4 16 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 2 .375 .444 .625 1.069 182 185 0.2
Total AAA 4 16 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 2 .375 .444 .625 1.069 182 185
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
2024 St. Paul - VBL 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 0.6
2025 St. Paul - VBL 28 14 58 6 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 10 2 0 .103 .161 .138 .299 -19 -27 -0.2
2029 Sausalito - VBL 32 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 642 660 0.3
2030 Sausalito - VBL 33 9 11 3 0 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 .273 .333 .818 1.152 185 186 0.4
Total VBL 26 73 10 1 1 2 7 7 4 1 0 13 3 1 .137 .192 .260 .453 18 10
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 St. Paul - MLB 1B 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.2 7.36 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB 3B 126 106 54 206 23 271 11 .959 966.2 2.42 +5.1 1.053
2024 St. Paul - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 St. Paul - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 St. Paul - MLB 3B 140 130 61 250 33 330 19 .942 1170.2 2.39 +3.1 1.008
2025 St. Paul - MLB SS 9 5 3 20 1 23 0 1.000 52.1 3.96 +0.0 1.019
2026 St. Paul - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 St. Paul - MLB 2B 2 2 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 -0.3 .811
2026 St. Paul - MLB 3B 132 130 78 248 30 350 24 .931 1137.1 2.58 +1.5 1.007
2026 St. Paul - MLB SS 21 19 24 54 8 80 2 .975 170.1 4.12 +1.3 1.067
2027 St. Paul - MLB 3B 119 117 66 234 26 315 15 .952 1044.2 2.58 +3.7 1.033
2027 St. Paul - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - MLB 1B 49 49 463 35 52 503 5 .990 424.1 10.56 -1.1 .977
2028 St. Paul - MLB 3B 36 31 7 64 4 75 4 .947 299.2 2.13 +0.4 .993
2028 St. Paul - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - MLB CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.000
2029 Sausalito - MLB 1B 4 4 32 2 2 34 0 1.000 29.0 10.55 +0.0 1.025
2029 Sausalito - MLB 2B 39 34 67 76 23 144 1 .993 285.1 4.51 +0.6 .999
2029 Sausalito - MLB 3B 35 20 5 43 4 49 1 .980 218.2 1.98 +1.3 1.041
2029 Sausalito - MLB SS 7 6 8 12 4 21 1 .952 54.0 3.33 -0.5 .922
2030 Sausalito - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2030 Sausalito - MLB 2B 36 27 57 87 24 146 2 .986 242.1 5.35 +1.2 1.053
2030 Sausalito - MLB 3B 47 36 21 78 10 102 3 .971 331.0 2.69 +2.6 1.056
2030 Sausalito - MLB SS 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 -0.5 1.037
2030 Sausalito - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 .979
2030 Sausalito - MLB RF 14 12 21 2 1 24 1 .958 104.0 1.99 -1.5 .941
2030 Carmel - AAA RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 -0.1 1.003
2031 Austin - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2031 Austin - MLB 2B 21 15 27 51 14 80 2 .975 137.0 5.12 -0.1 1.027
2031 Austin - MLB 3B 108 75 39 141 16 188 8 .957 712.0 2.28 +0.5 1.014
2031 Austin - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2031 Austin - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2032 St. Paul - MLB 2B 8 7 15 19 7 35 1 .971 63.0 4.86 +0.5 1.087
2032 St. Paul - MLB 3B 81 80 47 175 9 229 7 .969 696.0 2.87 +4.9 1.048
2032 St. Paul - MLB SS 16 15 18 35 5 55 2 .964 134.0 3.56 -2.6 .893
TOTAL 1B 57 53 499 37 55 541 5 .991 458.0 10.53 -1.1 .979
TOTAL 2B 106 85 168 238 69 412 6 .985 746.2 4.89 +1.8 1.025
TOTAL 3B 824 725 378 1439 155 1909 92 .952 6576.2 2.49 +23.2 1.027
TOTAL SS 56 46 54 123 19 182 5 .973 419.2 3.80 -2.4 .993
TOTAL LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 .979
TOTAL CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.000
TOTAL RF 20 16 26 2 1 29 1 .966 142.0 1.77 -1.6 .952
PLAYER HISTORY
12/28/2023 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall Pick) by the St. Paul Saints, from the Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (71); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 58 (58).
05/26/2024 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/23/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 52 (52).
06/18/2025 Injured (hand contusion),out for 4 days.
07/03/2025 Was selected to the 2025 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/05/2025 Finished 2nd in 2025 VBL AL The Barrett Award (MVP) voting.
11/25/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 55 (55).
07/01/2026 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/28/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $480,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 57 (57).
04/10/2027 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 5 weeks.
11/24/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $875,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 58 (58).
02/21/2028 Injured (fractured rib),out for 4 weeks.
04/25/2028 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
11/30/2028 Became a free agent.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 58 (58).
01/25/2029 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,859,598 with the Sausalito Meatballs organization.
03/13/2029 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/15/2029 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/15/2029 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 61 (61).
11/02/2030 Declined his contract option.
11/26/2030 Became a free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (53); Power: 47 (47); Eye: 60 (60).
03/21/2031 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $660,000 with the Austin BigStars organization.
11/21/2031 Became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (53); Power: 47 (47); Eye: 60 (60).
02/29/2032 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 with the St. Paul Saints organization.
05/04/2032 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/22/2032 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2026 151 9
Year 3B Rank
2025 16 1
2027 9 3
Year SB Rank
2024 62 9
2025 59 8
2027 57 9
Year SH Rank
2028 3 1
Year AVG Rank
2025 .327 4
Year OBP Rank
2025 .405 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2025 8.39 4
Year wOBA Rank
2025 .388 6
Year OPS Rank
2025 .916 9
Year WAR Rank
2025 6.7 3
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