#27 Hotarou Fukusaburu, Reliever, 32 yrs, Birmingham Blue Sox

#27 Hotarou Fukusaburu, Reliever, 32 yrs, Birmingham Blue Sox
Monday, 9/7/2013

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Hotarou Fukusaburu

2/11/1981
32
Japan
6"6
230

Reliever
R
R

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4 / 6 (Popular)
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,940,000
2016
7 Year(s), 71 Days (1275 total Days)
169 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 169 Days (1545 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	7	6	7	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	7	5	7
Versus RHB	7	6	7
Talent	8	5	7

Pitching Ratings
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1
45
2

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	3	3
Versus LHP	1	3	1	3	3
Versus RHP	1	3	1	3	3
Talent	1	3	1	3	3

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2
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 10 (Range), .905 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/11	@JAX	L 2-4		4	4	1	1	0	3
8/15	TAC	L 3-4		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
8/17	POR	W 7-4		0.2	0	0	0	0	2
8/18	POR	W 8-4		1	2	1	1	1	2
8/19	POR	L 1-3		0.2	0	0	0	0	1
8/24	@LV	L 0-6		1.1	1	1	1	2	1
8/27	AUG	W 6-3		1	0	0	0	1	2
8/30	CAR	L 5-7		2	1	0	0	0	2
9/3	@JAX	L 1-2		0.1	2	0	0	0	1
9/5	@JAX	L 6-7		1	1	0	0	0	0

Pitching Stats 2013

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	87	2	4	7	4	3.72	104.0	100	43	43	40	83	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	104	2	5	8	5	3.72	123.0	119	51	51	48	99

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	23	5	44.4	85	26	12.1	8.7	7.2	3.5	39	7	17.9	38	13	34.2	3.43

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	152	43	7	1	3	18	15	22	25	0	0	0	.283	.369	.401	.771
vs. RHB	242	57	15	1	3	31	28	18	58	0	0	0	.236	.283	.343	.626

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	43	1	1	6	2	3.21	47.2	40	17	17	16	41
Road	44	1	3	1	2	4.15	56.1	60	26	26	24	42
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.1	3	0	0	0	1

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	18	0	3	2	3	3.00	24.0	22	8	8	6	16
May	16	2	1	1	0	4.76	17.0	18	9	9	6	13
June	17	0	0	1	0	5.60	17.2	24	11	11	5	20
July	18	0	0	3	1	4.15	21.2	18	10	10	12	14
August	16	0	0	0	0	2.01	22.1	15	5	5	11	19
Sept./Oct.	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.1	3	0	0	0	1

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2006	83	2	5	3	4	4.81	101.0	105	56	54	10	66	66	0	0	1.69	.303	MON
2007	69	3	2	5	2	4.99	92.0	92	54	51	13	51	75	0	0	1.55	.307	MON
2008	88	0	3	8	4	4.19	105.1	96	51	49	10	57	98	0	0	1.45	.306	MON
2009	49	0	2	4	3	7.17	54.0	64	44	43	2	39	36	0	0	1.91	.354	CHA
2010	30	0	0	3	1	6.48	25.0	22	18	18	3	17	21	0	0	1.56	.264	CHA
2011	99	0	3	2	1	4.22	100.1	112	49	47	10	39	80	0	0	1.50	.342	CHA
2012	100	4	2	4	3	3.13	106.1	95	40	37	9	44	75	0	0	1.31	.276	CHA
2013	87	2	4	7	4	3.72	104.0	100	43	43	6	40	83	0	0	1.35	.308	CHA
Total	605	11	21	36	22	4.47	688.0	686	355	342	63	353	534	0	0	1.51	.309

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2005, AAA	36	0	2	2	2	5.48	47.2	60	30	29	2	35	43	0	0	1.99	.379
2009, AAA	20	0	1	1	1	4.05	26.2	27	12	12	2	12	30	0	0	1.46	.362
2010, AAA	29	0	3	0	1	1.11	32.1	21	4	4	1	6	36	0	0	0.84	.263

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2006	83	12	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	MON
2007	69	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	MON
2008	88	7	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	.429	.500	.571	1.071	MON
2009	49	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
2010	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
2011	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
2012	100	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	CHA
2013	87	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	CHA
Total	605	57	9	2	0	0	4	3	3	19	0	0	.158	.200	.193	.393

Fielding Stats 2013

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

104.0

1.21

Player History

Earned first career win on 4/5/2006...
Had first career hit on 5/13/2006, off Neil Posey (CHI)...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $428,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $428,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $428,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $771,429 through salary arbitration...
10/23/2012: Signed a contract extension with Charlotte, $1,940,000 per year, for 4 years.

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