P Matt 'Funky' McCracken #23
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/19/2026
OA: 45 POT: 45
P MATT 'FUNKY' MCCRACKEN #23 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
32 3 4-1 1 4.06 68.2 61 7 19 66 1.17 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 80 45 50
Movement 45 55 45 45
Control 45 50 40 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 45 45
Changeup 50 50
Sinker 45 45
Cutter 40 40
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 75
Defense 65
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/24/2026 ME Win, 4-3 1.1 1 0 0 2 2
09/14/2026 CHG Win, 7-4 2.1 1 1 1 2 1
09/10/2026 @ HH Win, 7-1 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
09/06/2026 DD Loss, 1-4 3.0 0 0 0 1 4
09/01/2026 @ PHO Win, 8-4 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
08/25/2026 @ TOR Loss, 6-7 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
08/19/2026 @ SDF Loss, 5-7 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
08/12/2026 SF Loss, 1-5 1.2 0 0 0 1 3
08/02/2026 TOR Loss, 6-10 2.0 2 2 2 0 2
07/30/2026 TOR Win, 7-5 1.0 4 3 3 0 2
PERSONALITY
McCracken is a max effort guy.
Birthday:12/06/1998
Born in:New Pekin, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 144 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 5th Pick in Round 9
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 3 4 1 1 4.06 68.2 61 32 31 7 19 66 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 29 7 10.88 8.00 8.65 2.49 3.90 1.17 94 0.6 .287        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 74 17 5 0 3 13 1 36 1 0 1 .230 .247 .419 .666      
vs. RHB 185 44 12 1 4 19 18 30 1 0 2 .238 .311 .378 .689      
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 0 0 0 1 0.84 10.2 5 1 1 0 1 6  
May 7 0 1 0 0 5.40 13.1 17 8 8 2 3 15  
June 7 0 1 0 0 6.00 12.0 16 8 8 2 4 16  
July 5 3 2 1 0 4.91 14.2 14 9 8 1 3 12  
August 4 0 0 0 0 2.08 8.2 4 2 2 1 1 8  
September 5 0 0 0 0 3.86 9.1 5 4 4 1 7 9  
Spring Training 12 0 0 0 0 6.55 11.0 12 8 8 2 3 14  
Last Year 19 0 1 2 1 2.91 34.0 28 11 11 3 12 35  
2 Years Ago 31 0 4 1 0 6.00 51.0 57 35 34 7 20 53  
Career 109 6 11 6 2 4.88 206.2 202 114 112 29 66 200  
Home 16 2 3 1 0 3.72 38.2 32 17 16 4 12 42  
Road 16 1 1 0 1 4.50 30.0 29 15 15 3 7 24  
Grass 31 3 4 1 0 4.23 66.0 60 32 31 7 19 66  
Turf 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Day 10 1 2 1 0 3.46 26.0 21 11 10 1 8 23  
Night 22 2 2 0 1 4.43 42.2 40 21 21 6 11 43  
As Starter 3 3 1 1 0 3.65 12.1 9 6 5 0 2 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 29 0 3 0 1 4.15 56.1 52 26 26 7 17 59  
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+
2022 Cincinnati - ABA 23 3 3 0 2 0 14.90 9.2 16 16 16 5 3 8 0 0 1.97 .367 9.66 -0.5 27
2023 Cincinnati - ABA 24 24 0 2 0 0 4.15 43.1 40 20 20 7 12 38 0 0 1.20 .273 4.66 -0.0 104
2024 Cincinnati - ABA 25 31 0 4 1 0 6.00 51.0 57 35 34 7 20 53 0 0 1.51 .338 4.55 -0.2 68
2025 Cincinnati - ABA 26 19 0 1 2 1 2.91 34.0 28 11 11 3 12 35 0 0 1.18 .278 3.51 0.3 136
2026 Cincinnati - ABA 27 32 3 4 1 1 4.06 68.2 61 32 31 7 19 66 0 0 1.17 .287 3.90 0.6 102
Total ABA 109 6 11 6 2 4.88 206.2 202 114 112 29 66 200 0 0 1.30 .300 4.43 0.2 84
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+
2018 Chattahoochee Valley Community College - JUCO 19 4 4 1 0 0 2.33 19.1 22 12 5 0 3 11 0 0 1.29 .306 4.34 0.7 301
2018 (CIN) Palm Coast - DL 19 12 0 1 2 5 12.75 12.0 24 17 17 8 6 7 0 0 2.50 .390 12.20 -1.0 45
2018 Riverside - R 19 8 8 4 1 0 2.14 46.1 26 11 11 4 5 23 0 0 0.67 .163 2.89 1.5 203
2019 (CIN) Palm Coast - DL 20 6 6 3 0 0 2.17 37.1 28 9 9 6 6 44 0 0 0.91 .268 3.99 1.3 277
2019 Riverside - R 20 54 0 5 4 36 1.99 58.2 32 14 13 7 9 46 0 0 0.70 .169 2.76 2.2 245
2020 (CIN) Palm Coast - DL 21 6 0 1 0 3 0.00 6.0 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0.50 .154 0.85 0.3 999
2020 Riverside - R 21 10 10 3 3 0 4.39 53.1 56 28 26 8 10 49 0 0 1.24 .312 3.04 2.2 126
2020 White Deer - A 21 13 13 6 4 0 3.16 68.1 66 26 24 6 11 54 0 0 1.13 .300 2.99 2.1 135
2021 (CIN) Palm Coast - DL 22 7 7 4 1 0 2.13 42.1 37 11 10 4 7 28 0 0 1.04 .256 2.65 1.8 233
2021 Mesa - AA 22 37 0 6 1 3 1.76 61.1 41 12 12 6 17 60 0 0 0.95 .243 2.55 1.7 227
2021 Portland - AAA 22 5 0 0 0 1 1.59 11.1 6 2 2 0 3 15 0 0 0.79 .240 1.00 0.5 230
2022 Portland - AAA 23 6 6 1 3 0 1.99 31.2 24 9 7 2 10 34 0 0 1.07 .275 2.41 1.0 190
2023 Portland - AAA 24 4 0 1 0 0 2.38 11.1 6 3 3 1 4 7 0 0 0.88 .161 4.00 -0.0 156
2024 Portland - AAA 25 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 7.1 2 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0.95 .111 4.17 0.0 999
2025 Portland - AAA 26 7 0 0 1 0 3.38 10.2 8 5 4 0 3 11 0 0 1.03 .286 2.04 0.3 109
Total AAA 26 6 3 4 1 1.99 72.1 46 19 16 3 25 71 0 0 0.98 .236 2.56 186.7
Total AA 37 0 6 1 3 1.76 61.1 41 12 12 6 17 60 0 0 0.95 .243 2.55 226.5
Total A 13 13 6 4 0 3.16 68.1 66 26 24 6 11 54 0 0 1.13 .300 2.99 134.6
Total AR 72 18 12 8 36 2.84 158.1 114 53 50 19 24 118 0 0 0.87 .217 2.89 177.6
Total AJUCO 4 4 1 0 0 2.33 19.1 22 12 5 0 3 11 0 0 1.29 .306 4.34 301.0
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+
2022 Cincinnati - ABA 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2025 Cincinnati - ABA 26 2 0 1 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2.00 .375 2.95 0.0 88
Total ABA 3 0 1 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.50 .300 3.01 117.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 (CIN) Palm Coast - DL P 7 7 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 42.1 1.49 +0.0 1.109
2022 Cincinnati - ABA P 3 3 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 +0.1 .992
2023 Cincinnati - ABA P 23 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 43.1 0.83 +0.5 .995
2024 Cincinnati - ABA P 29 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 51.0 0.71 +1.1 1.025
2025 Cincinnati - ABA P 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 34.0 0.26 -0.6 .000
2026 Cincinnati - ABA P 31 3 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 68.2 1.18 +0.7 1.282
TOTAL P 111 13 10 18 2 28 0 1.000 249.0 1.01 +1.8 1.115
PLAYER HISTORY
01/18/2018 Joined the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates.
03/16/2018 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 3-4 months.
06/07/2018 Released by the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 199th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Royals.
08/27/2018 Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (35); Movement: 30 (50); Control: 50 (75).
10/14/2019 Wins the 2019 AR SC Reliever of the Year Award.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CIN) Palm Coast Pilots.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 60 (75).
04/10/2020 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CIN) Palm Coast Pilots.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (75).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (75).
10/11/2021 Wins the 2021 ABA Double A World Series with the Mesa Razor Sharks!
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CIN) Palm Coast Pilots.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (70).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (70).
05/30/2022 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 4-5 months.
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): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (70).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (70).
03/25/2023 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/28/2023 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
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): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (45).
02/25/2024 Injured (strained triceps),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/30/2024 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/25/2025 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/04/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $21,000 with the Cincinnati Royals organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year Win. % Rank
2019 1.000 1
Year SV Rank
2018 5 10
Year ERA Rank
2019 2.17 10
Year RA/9 Rank
2019 8.20 6
Year BB/9 Rank
2021 1.49 9
Year GB% Rank
2019 0.62 6
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