1B Jake 'Buzzard' Baker #17
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/29/2024
OA: 45 POT: 45
1B JAKE 'BUZZARD' BAKER #17 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 321 92 8 2 7 48 21 62 .287 .328 .389 0 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 45 45 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 30
Errors: - 25 35
Arm: 20 35 30
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/2024 @ CHS Loss, 5-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2024 CAR Win, 5-0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/19/2024 CAR Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/2024 OAK Loss, 6-10 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/2024 OAK Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2024 @ VAC Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2024 CHG Win, 4-3 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/03/2024 @ CAR Win, 12-8 5 1 3 3 1 0 2 0
08/30/2024 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/2024 @ TB Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Easy to get along with.
Birthday:03/04/1998
Born in:Monticello, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 97 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 17th Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 93 321 92 8 2 7 48 28 21 62 .287 .328 .389 .717 .309 .103 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 79 348 1 2 0 7 0 5 125 17 0 0 0.0 40.8 4.57 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   136 33 2 1 4 17 12 4 31 3 0 0 .243 .259 .360 .619
Versus Right   185 59 6 1 3 31 16 17 31 2 0 1 .319 .376 .411 .786
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
March   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
April   72 23 2 1 3 12 8 3 12 1 0 0 .319 .342 .500 .842
May   89 23 2 0 0 8 6 7 19 1 0 1 .258 .316 .281 .597
June   53 15 3 1 2 9 6 7 10 0 0 0 .283 .367 .491 .857
July   39 7 0 0 1 9 3 2 10 2 0 0 .179 .209 .256 .466
August   35 15 1 0 0 3 3 1 6 0 0 0 .429 .444 .457 .902
September   29 8 0 0 1 7 2 1 5 1 0 0 .276 .290 .379 .670
Spring Training   25 8 3 0 0 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .320 .393 .440 .833
Last Year   12 6 3 0 1 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
2 Years Ago   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   336 98 11 2 8 53 32 22 64 6 0 1 .292 .332 .408 .739
Home   130 30 4 1 1 15 9 13 28 2 0 1 .231 .301 .300 .601
Road   191 62 4 1 6 33 19 8 34 3 0 0 .325 .347 .450 .797
Grass   191 62 4 1 6 33 19 8 34 3 0 0 .325 .347 .450 .797
Turf   130 30 4 1 1 15 9 13 28 2 0 1 .231 .301 .300 .601
Day   129 36 4 1 2 15 8 7 26 1 0 0 .279 .314 .372 .686
Night   192 56 4 1 5 33 20 14 36 4 0 1 .292 .336 .401 .738
As Starter   304 86 6 2 7 45 28 20 58 5 0 1 .283 .324 .385 .709
As Reliever / Substitution   17 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 .353 .389 .471 .859
Pinch Hitting   12 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .417 .462 .583 1.045
Close/Late   98 25 3 1 3 13 10 8 16 1 0 0 .255 .308 .398 .706
Inning 1-3   84 25 2 0 1 16 7 3 18 3 0 0 .298 .311 .357 .668
Inning 4-6   112 33 2 0 3 15 8 6 22 1 0 1 .295 .333 .393 .726
Inning 7-9   115 30 4 2 3 17 11 12 20 1 0 0 .261 .328 .409 .737
Extra Innings   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   81 27 2 1 2 7 11 8 11 2 0 1 .333 .391 .457 .848
1 Outs   120 31 5 1 3 19 11 7 26 3 0 0 .258 .292 .392 .684
2 Outs   120 34 1 0 2 22 6 6 25 0 0 0 .283 .317 .342 .659
Scoring Position   98 27 1 0 4 43 8 6 17 5 0 0 .276 .303 .408 .711
Bases Empty   168 47 6 2 2 2 13 13 33 0 0 1 .280 .335 .375 .710
Runner on 1st   55 18 1 0 1 3 7 2 12 0 0 0 .327 .351 .400 .751
Runner on 2nd   30 10 0 0 1 8 3 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .375 .433 .808
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 8 0 0 2 11 3 2 4 0 0 0 .267 .312 .467 .779
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 2 0 0 .182 .154 .182 .336
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 2 0 0 .167 .222 .167 .389
Bases Loaded   14 4 1 0 1 13 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .267 .571 .838
Two Strikes   134 28 3 1 1 16 7 7 62 1 0 0 .209 .246 .269 .515
First Pitch   56 18 1 1 4 11 6 2 0 2 0 1 .321 .344 .589 .934
Count 0-1   27 12 1 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .593 1.037
Count 0-2   30 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 1 0 0 .167 .161 .167 .328
Count 1-0   35 13 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .371 .400 .771
Count 1-1   38 14 2 0 1 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 .368 .359 .500 .859
Count 1-2   43 8 1 1 0 2 2 0 18 0 0 0 .186 .186 .256 .442
Count 2-0   12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .154 .167 .321
Count 2-1   16 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   44 10 2 0 0 8 2 0 22 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .500 .900 .500 1.400
Full Count   17 5 0 0 1 5 2 7 7 0 0 0 .294 .500 .471 .971
Behind in Count   100 25 2 1 1 10 6 0 33 1 0 0 .250 .248 .320 .568
Ahead in Count   66 20 1 0 0 5 8 12 0 1 0 0 .303 .405 .318 .723
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   94 28 2 0 2 17 8 7 14 2 0 1 .298 .346 .383 .729
Batting 6th   93 25 2 1 2 8 10 5 21 0 0 0 .269 .306 .376 .682
Batting 7th   42 11 0 1 0 4 3 4 7 1 0 0 .262 .319 .310 .629
Batting 8th   29 8 0 0 1 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 .276 .300 .379 .679
Batting 9th   58 19 4 0 2 15 6 4 11 2 0 0 .328 .359 .500 .859
Low Leverage   124 38 3 1 2 9 11 7 29 0 0 0 .306 .344 .395 .739
Medium Leverage   113 25 1 1 2 12 7 8 20 3 0 1 .221 .272 .301 .573
High Leverage   83 29 4 0 3 27 10 6 13 2 0 0 .349 .385 .506 .891
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
2022 Daytona Beach - ABA 24 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -118 -0.1
2023 Daytona Beach - ABA 25 11 12 6 3 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 285 279 0.4
2024 Daytona Beach - ABA 26 93 321 92 8 2 7 48 28 21 1 5 62 0 0 .287 .328 .389 .717 95 94 -0.4
Total ABA 109 336 98 11 2 8 53 32 22 1 6 64 0 0 .292 .332 .408 .739 101 99 -0.1
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
2018 Johnson County Community College - JUCO 20 50 222 69 19 3 5 32 41 14 4 0 35 0 0 .311 .362 .491 .853 86 87 0.3
2018 (DB) Oceanside - DL 20 25 97 28 5 1 5 17 22 8 2 0 17 0 0 .289 .355 .515 .871 109 103 0.4
2018 Sunrise Manor - R 20 51 126 36 3 0 11 26 22 11 2 0 18 0 0 .286 .353 .571 .924 145 150 1.3
2018 Tampa - A 20 25 85 21 1 0 3 9 6 4 1 1 20 1 0 .247 .286 .365 .650 88 90 0.4
2019 Tampa - A 21 138 505 128 18 2 10 53 39 35 8 1 91 1 2 .253 .311 .356 .668 90 89 1.3
2020 (DB) Oceanside - DL 22 41 163 52 8 1 5 23 23 13 0 2 18 0 0 .319 .365 .472 .838 118 118 0.7
2020 Tampa - A 22 100 382 119 19 0 14 61 59 27 6 1 69 2 1 .312 .365 .471 .837 126 131 3.1
2020 Libertyville - AA 22 32 67 26 4 0 5 21 12 8 1 0 9 0 0 .388 .461 .672 1.132 220 207 1.3
2021 Baxter Springs - AAA 23 39 104 30 5 0 2 12 15 6 1 0 15 0 0 .288 .333 .394 .728 110 106 0.5
2022 Baxter Springs - AAA 24 126 498 154 26 2 18 65 53 28 4 9 73 1 0 .309 .345 .478 .823 135 132 4.0
2023 Baxter Springs - AAA 25 55 200 60 16 0 10 35 24 9 2 1 26 0 0 .300 .335 .530 .865 144 148 1.8
Total AAA 220 802 244 47 2 30 112 92 43 7 10 114 1 0 .304 .341 .480 .821 134 133
Total AA 32 67 26 4 0 5 21 12 8 1 0 9 0 0 .388 .461 .672 1.132 220 207
Total A 263 972 268 38 2 27 123 104 66 15 3 180 4 3 .276 .330 .402 .733 104 106
Total AR 51 126 36 3 0 11 26 22 11 2 0 18 0 0 .286 .353 .571 .924 145 150
Total AJUCO 50 222 69 19 3 5 32 41 14 4 0 35 0 0 .311 .362 .491 .853 86 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Daytona Beach - ABA 1B 2 0 4 1 1 6 1 .833 7.0 6.43 -0.5 .498
2023 Daytona Beach - ABA 1B 3 2 12 0 1 12 0 1.000 11.0 9.82 +0.1 1.003
2024 Daytona Beach - ABA 1B 60 58 488 33 38 526 5 .990 521.0 9.00 -2.8 .972
TOTAL 1B 65 60 504 34 40 544 6 .989 539.0 8.98 -3.3 .964
PLAYER HISTORY
01/18/2018 Joined the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers.
03/19/2018 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/13/2018 Wins the 2018 AJUCO SL1 League Championship Series MVP Award.
05/17/2018 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 weeks.
06/07/2018 Released by the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 17, 188th overall pick) by the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles.
09/01/2018 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/04/2018 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (DB) Oceanside Bolts.
12/23/2018 Goes 5-7 against the (CLE) Irvine Sky Sox, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 30 (45).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
04/30/2020 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
05/20/2020 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/14/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
08/30/2020 Goes 5-5 against the Traverse City Bears, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R.
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (DB) Oceanside Bolts.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
02/02/2021 Goes 5-6 against the (CHS) Jupiter Hammerheads, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 1 R.
02/05/2021 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/20/2021 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/06/2021 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 3 months.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
05/16/2022 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
06/19/2022 Was selected to the 2022 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
04/17/2023 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2023 Wins the AAA SC Batter of the Month Award.
07/28/2023 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2020 2 10
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