Player Report for #32 Nick 'Buzzard' Blackburn

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Sunday, September 28th, 2031

Rec	12-10
ERA	4.30
IP	205.1
BB	32
K	98

Name:	Nick Blackburn	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Buzzard	Salary:	$11,500,000
Birthday:	02-13-2005	Signed Through:	2032 Season
Age:	26	Years of Major League Service:	7 Years, 51 Days
Born in:	Manistee (Michigan)	Major League Service Days this Year:	181 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 103 Days
Weight:	197 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	8 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Rested	Drafted	2023, 1st Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Fair (Fair)

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	37	58	89	91-93 Mph
Versus LHP	37	58	89
Versus RHP	37	58	89
Talent	35	58	85

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Splitter
Endurance:	77
Groundball Pct.:	64
Holding Runners:	88

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	12	Pitcher 57
Stealing Ability:	12
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	102
Bunt for Hit:	8
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-24-2031	NYY	Win, 1-0	X	7.0	6	0	0	1	3	Win
09-17-2031	@ TEX	Loss, 2-11	X	3.2	8	7	7	0	0	Loss
09-12-2031	@ CAL	Loss, 1-4	X	7.1	8	4	4	3	3	Loss
09-05-2031	@ OAK	Win, 10-7	X	8.0	9	5	5	2	4	Win
08-30-2031	CLE	Win, 7-3	X	8.0	10	3	3	0	6	Win
08-24-2031	@ BAL	Loss, 3-4	X	7.0	7	4	4	0	3	Loss
08-18-2031	@ CWS	Win, 11-8	X	4.2	11	8	5	1	1
08-12-2031	@ NYY	Win, 7-3	X	9.0	7	3	3	0	4	Win
08-07-2031	TEX	Loss, 0-6	X	7.0	8	2	2	2	3	Loss
08-03-2031	@ TOR	Win, 5-2	X	8.0	5	2	2	0	4	Win

Cooperstown Diamond Legends 2031 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	30	30	12	10	0	4.30	205.1	233	104	98	18	32	98	4	13.3	0	17	56.7
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	11.79	10.21	4.30	1.40	3.90	1.29	25.3	.312
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	217	57	14	2	6	29	7	28	0	0	1	.263	.289	.429	.717
vs. RHB	588	176	39	6	12	75	25	70	7	1	3	.299	.327	.447	.775

Cooperstown Diamond Legends 2031 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	1	1	0	0	0.00	7.0	6	0	0	0	1	3
April	5	5	2	3	0	5.74	31.1	41	22	20	3	9	14
May	5	5	1	2	0	3.82	35.1	38	15	15	4	5	17
June	4	4	2	0	0	4.34	29.0	33	14	14	3	4	17
July	6	6	2	1	0	3.15	40.0	42	15	14	3	5	19
August	6	6	3	2	0	3.92	43.2	48	22	19	4	3	21
September	4	4	2	2	0	5.54	26.0	31	16	16	1	6	10
Spring Training	4	4	0	1	0	5.06	16.0	17	9	9	1	5	6
Last Year	33	33	10	10	0	4.27	206.1	214	109	98	24	48	119
2 Years Ago	33	33	11	15	0	4.70	203.0	224	111	106	22	39	127
Career	234	234	67	93	0	4.51	1387.2	1463	753	695	130	489	1003
Home	14	14	7	3	0	3.20	101.1	102	37	36	7	13	50
Road	16	16	5	7	0	5.37	104.0	131	67	62	11	19	48
Grass	15	15	4	7	0	5.63	96.0	126	65	60	11	19	44
Turf	15	15	8	3	0	3.13	109.1	107	39	38	7	13	54
Day	10	10	5	3	0	4.78	69.2	86	42	37	7	10	35
Night	20	20	7	7	0	4.05	135.2	147	62	61	11	22	63

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
2024 Cincinnati - CDL	19	20	20	6	7	0	5.53	96.0	92	61	59	10	86	101	0	0	1.85	.332	0.1
2025 Cincinnati - CDL	20	32	32	9	9	0	4.89	162.0	163	96	88	10	130	151	0	0	1.81	.333	9.8
2026 Cincinnati - CDL	21	20	20	4	10	0	4.66	114.0	126	63	59	9	46	88	0	0	1.51	.330	7.9
2027 Cincinnati - CDL	22	33	33	5	14	0	3.74	204.2	205	94	85	15	58	171	0	0	1.29	.316	38.9
2028 Cincinnati - CDL	23	33	33	10	18	0	4.68	196.1	206	115	102	22	50	148	3	0	1.30	.307	17.6
2029 Cincinnati - CDL	24	33	33	11	15	0	4.70	203.0	224	111	106	22	39	127	1	0	1.30	.314	19.5
2030 Cincinnati - CDL	25	33	33	10	10	0	4.27	206.1	214	109	98	24	48	119	1	1	1.27	.290	30.4
2031 Minnesota - CDL	26	30	30	12	10	0	4.30	205.1	233	104	98	18	32	98	4	0	1.29	.312	25.3
Total CDL		234	234	67	93	0	4.51	1387.2	1463	753	695	130	489	1003	9	1	1.41	.314	149.5

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	VORP
2023 Sarasota - A	18	14	2	3	3	2	0.85	53.0	30	6	5	1	21	58	0	0	0.96	.244	25.3
2024 Louisville - AAA	19	12	12	3	5	0	4.25	72.0	66	35	34	5	49	97	0	0	1.60	.359	10.6
Total CDLAAA		12	12	3	5	0	4.25	72.0	66	35	34	5	49	97	0	0	1.60	.359	10.6
Total CDLA		14	2	3	3	2	0.85	53.0	30	6	5	1	21	58	0	0	0.96	.244	25.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2023 Sarasota - A	P	14	2	4	7	0	11	0	1.000	53.0	1.87
2024 Cincinnati - ML	P	20	20	4	18	2	22	0	1.000	96.0	2.06
2024 Louisville - AAA	P	12	12	2	7	1	9	0	1.000	72.0	1.13
2025 Cincinnati - ML	P	32	32	8	26	1	35	1	.971	162.0	1.89
2026 Cincinnati - ML	P	20	20	6	15	0	21	0	1.000	114.0	1.66
2027 Cincinnati - ML	P	33	33	8	33	1	42	1	.976	204.2	1.80
2028 Cincinnati - ML	P	33	33	7	12	0	19	0	1.000	116.1	1.47
2028 Cincinnati - ML	LF	65	65	80	24	1	117	13	.889	652.1	1.43
2029 Cincinnati - ML	P	33	33	15	40	1	57	2	.965	203.0	2.44
2030 Cincinnati - ML	P	33	33	9	45	1	56	2	.964	206.1	2.36
2031 Minnesota - ML	P	30	30	12	31	2	45	2	.956	205.1	1.88

Player History
06-02-2023	Drafted in the 2023 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Reds.
01-01-2024	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (85); Movement: 67 (82); Control: 20 (103).
11-13-2024	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2025	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (86); Movement: 79 (82); Control: 30 (101).
05-13-2025	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
09-23-2025	Injured (torn tricep muscle), out for 8 months.
11-10-2025	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2026	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (62); Movement: 82 (79); Control: 45 (101).
11-09-2026	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2027	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (49); Movement: 72 (68); Control: 62 (85).
11-14-2027	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2028	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (49); Movement: 72 (68); Control: 84 (85).
05-08-2028	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11-10-2028	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,681,700 through arbitration.
01-01-2029	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (35); Movement: 63 (58); Control: 87 (85).
11-13-2029	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,345,360 through arbitration.
01-01-2030	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (35); Movement: 62 (58); Control: 87 (85).
06-16-2030	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11-13-2030	Became a free agent.
01-01-2031	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (35); Movement: 62 (58); Control: 87 (85).
02-02-2031	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $26,000,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
2028	33	9
2029	33	9

Year	L	Rank
2028	18	2
2029	15	7

Year	BB	Rank
2025	130	3

Year	K/BB	Rank
2028	2.96	7
2029	3.26	9
2031	3.06	9

Year	RA/9	Rank
2031	11.79	10

Year	HR/9	Rank
2025	0.56	10

Year	BB/9	Rank
2029	1.73	7
2030	2.09	9
2031	1.40	5

Year	K/9	Rank
2025	8.39	7

Year	QS	Rank
2027	21	7

Year	QSP	Rank
2027	.636	7

Year	CG	Rank
2028	3	10
2031	4	10

Year	CGP	Rank
2031	.133	9

Year	SHO	Rank
2024	0	10
2030	1	3

Year	GB%	Rank
2030	0.64	10