P Matthew Gayheart #7
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/27/2024
OA: 45 POT: 45
P MATTHEW GAYHEART #7 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 45 50 50
Movement 50 45 50 50
Control 50 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Slider 55 55
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Matthew will do whatever helps the team.
Birthday:03/16/1992
Born in:Las Vegas, NV
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 99 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 7th Pick in Round 8
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+
2016 Grand Haven - ABA 24 21 0 2 0 4 0.72 25.0 15 2 2 0 10 33 0 0 1.00 .263 2.17 0.5 471
2017 Tampa Bay - ABA 25 10 0 1 0 0 2.08 13.0 7 3 3 1 3 12 0 0 0.77 .188 3.28 0.2 196
2018 Tampa Bay - ABA 26 6 0 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 3 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 0.53 .222 2.25 0.2 274
2019 Tampa Bay - ABA 27 33 0 1 0 2 3.86 32.2 31 14 14 4 9 46 0 0 1.22 .380 3.21 0.4 100
2020 Tampa Bay - ABA 28 18 0 1 1 0 3.21 33.2 36 12 12 3 6 40 0 0 1.25 .375 2.90 0.5 116
2021 Tampa Bay - ABA 29 11 0 1 1 0 4.50 20.0 18 10 10 3 5 18 0 0 1.15 .263 3.68 0.1 82
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA 30 36 0 4 3 1 5.73 66.0 69 42 42 14 24 78 0 0 1.41 .325 4.91 -0.4 74
2023 Tampa Bay - ABA 31 35 0 4 4 0 4.12 67.2 61 32 31 10 33 72 0 0 1.39 .291 4.95 0.0 114
Total ABA 170 0 14 9 7 3.93 263.2 240 116 115 36 90 309 0 0 1.25 .310 3.96 1.4 106
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+
2011 Irving College - NCAA 19 21 0 0 1 0 4.74 19.0 20 11 10 4 8 27 0 0 1.47 .356 3.73 -0.1 71
2012 Texas Tech - NCAA 20 16 0 0 1 0 1.62 16.2 10 3 3 1 6 26 0 0 0.96 .281 2.56 0.5 267
2013 Texas Tech - NCAA 21 19 0 1 0 3 0.89 20.1 10 2 2 0 5 24 0 0 0.74 .222 1.73 0.9 430
2013 (GH) Ana Maria Island - DL 21 13 0 4 0 0 1.42 12.2 17 3 2 1 3 10 0 0 1.58 .372 3.07 0.3 291
2013 Kalamazoo - A 21 10 0 2 0 1 2.31 11.2 8 3 3 0 2 16 0 0 0.86 .308 1.29 0.5 157
2013 Traverse City - AA 21 18 0 0 1 3 1.10 16.1 15 2 2 2 2 26 0 0 1.04 .361 1.73 0.6 328
2014 (GH) Ana Maria Island - DL 22 14 0 2 0 2 1.12 16.0 10 2 2 1 3 25 0 0 0.81 .290 1.45 0.9 367
2014 Traverse City - AA 22 57 0 6 0 6 2.05 57.0 44 15 13 7 13 77 0 0 1.00 .298 2.48 1.4 188
2015 Ann Arbor - AAA 23 52 0 8 2 5 2.32 54.1 38 16 14 3 16 62 0 0 0.99 .265 1.87 1.8 139
2017 Ann Arbor - AAA 25 13 0 1 1 2 3.46 13.0 15 6 5 2 1 14 0 0 1.23 .351 3.04 0.1 96
2018 Ann Arbor - AAA 26 46 0 4 5 24 3.26 49.2 34 20 18 6 20 66 0 0 1.09 .267 2.81 0.6 96
2021 Ann Arbor - AAA 29 24 0 1 2 2 2.30 27.1 25 7 7 1 2 26 0 0 0.99 .308 1.69 1.1 159
Total AAA 135 0 14 10 33 2.74 144.1 112 49 44 12 39 168 0 0 1.05 .284 2.27 118.9
Total AA 75 0 6 1 9 1.84 73.1 59 17 15 9 15 103 0 0 1.01 .312 2.31 207.7
Total A 10 0 2 0 1 2.31 11.2 8 3 3 0 2 16 0 0 0.86 .308 1.29 156.8
Total ACOL 56 0 1 2 3 2.41 56.0 40 16 15 5 19 77 0 0 1.05 .287 2.66 147.9
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+
2016 Grand Haven - ABA 24 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.43 .200 1.53 0.1 999
Total ABA 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.43 .200 1.53 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Grand Haven - ABA P 20 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 +0.7 .000
2017 Tampa Bay - ABA P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 +0.1 1.040
2018 Tampa Bay - ABA P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.1 1.047
2019 Tampa Bay - ABA P 33 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 32.2 0.55 +0.4 .000
2020 Tampa Bay - ABA P 18 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 33.2 1.34 +0.1 1.059
2021 Tampa Bay - ABA P 11 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 +0.3 1.000
2022 Tampa Bay - ABA P 35 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 66.0 0.55 -0.2 .992
2023 Tampa Bay - ABA P 35 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 67.2 0.53 -0.9 .995
TOTAL P 168 0 6 16 1 22 0 1.000 263.2 0.75 +0.5 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2010 Joined the Irving College Rivermen.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (60); Movement: 35 (55); Control: 25 (45).
04/15/2011 Injured on 04/13/2011, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
04/19/2011 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
06/22/2011 Wins the 2011 ABA College World Series with the Irving College Rivermen!
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 35 (50); Control: 25 (45).
05/05/2012 Injured on 05/04/2012, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 11-12 months.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 40 (55); Control: 30 (45).
03/28/2013 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
06/05/2013 Released by the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
06/05/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 7, 177th overall pick) by the Grand Haven Fireflies.
06/09/2013 Finished 2nd in 2013 ACOL SL2 Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (70); Movement: 30 (45); Control: 50 (60).
12/01/2014 Named to the 2014 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (GH) Ana Maria Island Herons.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 60 (65).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (65).
12/01/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,800.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
06/13/2017 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/26/2017 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/11/2018 Injured (multiple burns),out for 3 weeks.
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,200.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
11/25/2019 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $18,000.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
11/28/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $25,000 with the Tampa Bay Captains organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $33,666.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $38,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
11/22/2023 Became a free agent.
12/10/2023 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Diego Fleet organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2013 4 8
Year HLD Rank
2013 5 6
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