P Josh Byrd #56
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy    
06/05/2027
P JOSH BYRD #56 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
10 10 4-3 0 1.93 65.1 46 3 19 58 0.99 1.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 55 55
Movement 35 35 35 35
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 50 50
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 35 40
Cutter 40 55
Forkball 45 50
Circle Change 55 55
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 70
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 35 %
Hold Runners 75
Defense 35
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/02/2027 @ JC Loss, 0-7 X 5.0 4 3 3 4 10 Loss
05/28/2027 GLE Win, 1-0 X 6.0 3 0 0 1 7 Win
05/23/2027 @ HIL Win, 4-2 X 5.0 6 1 1 1 8
05/16/2027 @ HEN Loss, 0-2 X 6.2 4 1 1 0 7 Loss
05/11/2027 TOL Win, 5-2 X 8.0 6 2 2 1 2 Win
05/06/2027 @ ORL Win, 5-1 X 5.0 3 1 1 2 6 Win
05/02/2027 JC Win, 3-2 X 7.1 7 2 2 3 6
04/27/2027 @ MER Win, 4-0 X 8.0 3 0 0 2 3 Win
04/22/2027 HIL Win, 2-1 X 8.0 3 1 1 1 6
04/17/2027 HEN Loss, 0-3 X 6.1 7 3 3 4 3 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/27/1993
Born in:Mansfield, CT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,250,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 123 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 135 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
FBL TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 10 4 3 0 1.93 65.1 46 14 14 3 19 58 0 0.0 0 7 70.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.92 6.34 7.99 2.62 3.14 0.99 92 1.1 .250        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 76 21 4 0 3 8 10 20 0 0 2 .276 .375 .447 .822      
vs. RHB 154 25 5 3 0 6 9 38 3 2 5 .162 .228 .234 .462      
FBL TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 4 3 3 2 4 10  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 3 0 0 0 1 7  
April 3 3 1 1 0 1.61 22.1 13 4 4 0 7 12  
May 6 6 3 1 0 1.66 38.0 29 7 7 1 8 36  
June 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 4 3 3 2 4 10  
Last Year 21 21 10 4 0 2.54 141.2 123 42 40 10 25 142  
2 Years Ago 26 26 13 5 0 3.01 173.2 131 59 58 15 36 189  
Career 162 150 59 46 0 2.70 972.1 845 318 292 67 213 1001  
Home 5 5 2 1 0 2.02 35.2 26 8 8 1 10 24  
Road 5 5 2 2 0 1.82 29.2 20 6 6 2 9 34  
Grass 10 10 4 3 0 1.93 65.1 46 14 14 3 19 58  
Day 5 5 2 2 0 3.13 31.2 27 11 11 3 14 27  
Night 5 5 2 1 0 0.80 33.2 19 3 3 0 5 31  
As Starter 10 10 4 3 0 1.93 65.1 46 14 14 3 19 58  
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+
2018 Ft. Worth - FBL 24 8 8 2 5 0 5.23 41.1 42 29 24 7 12 34 0 0 1.31 .294 4.48 0.2 73
2019 Ft. Worth - FBL 25 9 1 0 1 0 13.91 11.0 28 17 17 0 8 9 0 0 3.27 .560 4.02 0.0 28
2020 Ft. Worth - FBL 26 14 4 2 2 0 5.80 40.1 44 28 26 6 14 23 1 0 1.44 .290 4.90 -0.1 65
2021 Garland - FBL 27 29 29 13 8 0 4.09 176.0 194 84 80 19 52 134 2 2 1.40 .318 3.82 2.4 94
2022 San Diego - FBL 28 20 17 6 8 1 4.54 101.0 121 65 51 19 32 64 1 0 1.51 .311 5.09 -0.4 82
2023 Phoenix - FBL 29 32 32 7 14 0 4.24 184.2 206 99 87 21 57 136 0 0 1.42 .329 4.01 1.9 89
2024 Phoenix - FBL 30 29 27 6 16 0 4.68 159.2 174 89 83 27 66 112 2 0 1.50 .306 5.04 -0.1 84
2025 Phoenix - FBL 31 3 3 1 0 0 4.50 16.0 19 8 8 0 11 9 0 0 1.88 .358 4.11 0.2 85
Total FBL 144 121 37 54 1 4.64 730.0 828 419 376 99 252 521 6 2 1.48 .320 4.42 4.1 85
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+
2017 Newark - AAA 23 23 11 5 6 0 3.47 70.0 79 32 27 7 18 64 0 0 1.39 .346 3.45 0.5 92
2018 Newark - AAA 24 22 22 5 10 0 3.06 129.1 134 52 44 8 33 144 1 0 1.29 .365 2.96 2.3 107
2019 Newark - AAA 25 27 27 9 7 0 2.70 170.0 156 52 51 9 38 175 0 0 1.14 .320 2.78 3.9 127
2020 Newark - AAA 26 22 22 7 8 0 2.26 147.2 108 45 37 11 33 151 0 0 0.95 .252 3.03 2.6 148
2021 Tampa - AAA 27 3 3 1 1 0 1.86 19.1 16 4 4 1 3 19 0 0 0.98 .283 2.57 0.5 176
2022 Reno - AAA 28 8 8 5 2 0 2.77 55.1 52 18 17 3 8 59 0 0 1.08 .331 2.24 1.4 107
2025 Arlington - AAA 31 26 26 13 5 0 3.01 173.2 131 59 58 15 36 189 2 1 0.96 .265 2.67 4.1 112
2026 Arlington - AAA 32 21 21 10 4 0 2.54 141.2 123 42 40 10 25 142 0 0 1.04 .296 2.48 3.8 133
2027 Arlington - AAA 33 10 10 4 3 0 1.93 65.1 46 14 14 3 19 58 0 0 0.99 .250 3.14 1.1 177
Total FAAA 162 150 59 46 0 2.70 972.1 845 318 292 67 213 1001 3 1 1.09 .301 2.82 126.2
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+
2021 Garland - FBL 27 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 7 4 4 2 1 3 0 0 1.33 .250 0.00 0.0 0
Total FBL 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 7 4 4 2 1 3 0 0 1.33 .250 6.75 64.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Ft. Worth - ML P 8 8 0 9 1 11 2 .818 41.1 1.96 -1.1 .846
2019 Ft. Worth - ML P 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.0 1.006
2020 Ft. Worth - ML P 14 4 3 6 0 10 1 .900 40.1 2.01 -0.6 .883
2021 Garland - ML P 29 29 8 16 2 26 2 .923 176.0 1.23 -1.1 .931
2022 San Diego - ML P 20 17 8 12 2 20 0 1.000 101.0 1.78 +0.4 1.079
2023 Phoenix - ML P 32 32 10 25 1 38 3 .921 184.2 1.71 -0.4 .999
2024 Phoenix - ML P 29 27 8 19 2 28 1 .964 159.2 1.52 -0.6 1.003
2025 Phoenix - ML P 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.0 1.008
2027 Arlington - AAA P 10 10 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 65.1 1.10 +0.5 1.194
TOTAL P 154 131 40 94 8 143 9 .937 795.1 1.52 -3.0 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2017 Drafted in the 2017 inaugural draft (Round 20, Pick 1, 305th overall pick) by the Ft. Worth Sea Dragons.
01/01/2017 Named the #56 prospect in the FBL
04/03/2017 Named the #52 prospect in the FBL
09/13/2017 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 40 (55).
03/22/2018 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for one week.
04/02/2018 Named the #34 prospect in the FBL
06/03/2018 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for one week.
08/12/2018 Injured (mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/21/2018 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/22/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/01/2019 Named the #33 prospect in the FBL
04/15/2019 Wins the FAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
11/23/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
10/04/2020 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/29/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
04/07/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Garland while with Ft. Worth.
05/03/2021 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Indianapolis Foxhounds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/21/2021 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Diego Sun Kings with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
04/06/2022 Was claimed off waivers by San Diego while with Garland.
11/22/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
04/05/2023 Was claimed off waivers by Phoenix while with San Diego.
09/03/2023 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/06/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $940,000 with the Phoenix Bakers organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
06/01/2024 Injured on 05/31/2024, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day.
11/01/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,220,000 with the Phoenix Bakers organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
05/22/2025 Injured on 05/21/2025, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day.
06/26/2025 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hillsdale Diamondbacks with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/12/2025 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/10/2025 Wins the 2025 World Series MVP Award.
10/11/2025 Wins the 2025 FBL Triple A World Series with the Arlington Golden Bears!
11/06/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,560,000 with the Phoenix Bakers organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
06/01/2026 Wins the FAAA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/23/2026 Was selected to the 2026 FBL Triple A All-Star Game.
08/02/2026 Injured on 07/30/2026, diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 9 months.
10/27/2026 Wins the 2026 FAAA SL1 Pitcher of the Year Award.
11/24/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,250,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2021 13 5
Year L Rank
2024 16 6
Year Win. % Rank
2021 .619 8
Year HRA Rank
2022 19 8
2024 27 5
Year BB Rank
2024 66 10
Year WP Rank
2021 8 3
Year QSP Rank
2021 .655 9
Year CG Rank
2024 2 9
Year SHO Rank
2021 2 2
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