C Kansuke Hirai #24
Utah Utes (DEN) R+
Age: 20 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2018
BNN Index | R+ | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C KANSUKE HIRAI #24 - AGE: 20 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
24 72 16 0 0 3 8 1 18 .222 .243 .347 0 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 3 4 3 6
Gap 3 3 3 5
Power 2 2 2 5
Eye 3 3 3 5
Avoid K's 3 4 3 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 30 45
Arm: 50 55 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 45 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2018 @ UCLA Loss, 4-5 5 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
09/23/2018 UTEP Win, 8-1 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/22/2018 UTEP Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2018 @ PSU Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2018 NEV Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/2018 @ TheU Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/2018 UBUF Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/22/2018 CAL Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/2018 @ UV Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/2018 @ MICH Loss, 6-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Hirai is recognized as a natural leader.
Birthday:04/30/1998
Born in:Kannami, SHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PBC ROOKIE COLLEGE LEAGUE 2018 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 24 72 16 0 0 3 8 6 1 18 .222 .243 .347 .590 .265 .125 34
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 74 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 3 0 0 0.0 5.9 2.78 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   25 9 0 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 .360 .360 .480 .840
Versus Right   47 7 0 0 2 3 4 1 15 0 0 1 .149 .184 .277 .460
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   9 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
July   27 8 0 0 1 2 3 0 7 0 0 1 .296 .321 .407 .729
August   18 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
September   18 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 .111 .158 .278 .436
Last Year   240 48 2 1 5 18 26 22 75 0 2 4 .200 .278 .279 .557
Career   312 64 2 1 8 26 32 23 93 0 2 5 .205 .271 .295 .565
Home   37 7 0 0 1 3 2 1 10 0 0 1 .189 .231 .270 .501
Road   35 9 0 0 2 5 4 0 8 0 0 0 .257 .257 .429 .686
Grass   67 14 0 0 3 8 6 1 16 0 0 1 .209 .232 .343 .575
Turf   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Day   25 4 0 0 3 7 3 0 7 0 0 1 .160 .192 .520 .712
Night   47 12 0 0 0 1 3 1 11 0 0 0 .255 .271 .255 .526
As Starter   64 15 0 0 3 8 5 1 15 0 0 1 .234 .258 .375 .633
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
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
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
2015 Denver (R) - R 17 27 106 25 1 0 3 14 12 9 3 3 36 0 1 .236 .306 .330 .636 57 48 -0.2
2015 Tucson - AA 17 3 13 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .385 .429 .385 .813 116 126 0.0
2016 Denver (R) - R 18 77 328 91 11 0 11 26 40 18 8 2 96 1 2 .277 .329 .412 .740 91 89 0.0
2017 Denver (R) - R 19 6 27 8 0 0 2 5 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 .296 .345 .519 .863 120 119 0.3
2017 Utah - R+ 19 63 240 48 2 1 5 18 26 22 4 0 75 2 1 .200 .278 .279 .557 42 39 -1.0
2017 Total - R+ 19 69 267 56 2 1 7 23 28 23 5 0 80 3 1 .210 .285 .303 .588 50 46 -0.7
2018 Utah - R+ 20 24 72 16 0 0 3 8 6 1 1 0 18 0 0 .222 .243 .347 .590 44 34 -0.4
Total AA 3 13 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .385 .429 .385 .813 116 126
Total R+ 87 312 64 2 1 8 26 32 23 5 0 93 2 1 .205 .271 .295 .565 43 38
Total R 110 461 124 12 0 16 45 54 28 12 5 137 2 3 .269 .324 .399 .723 84 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Tucson - AA C 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.2 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2015 Denver (R) - R C 27 27 295 38 1 336 3 .991 241.0 12.44 +1.6 .850 2 59 31 52.5
2016 Denver (R) - R C 56 56 531 57 0 591 3 .995 489.2 10.81 +2.1 1.203 6 87 38 43.7
2017 Utah - R+ C 63 63 524 57 2 587 6 .990 553.0 9.46 +0.1 .869 3 77 36 46.8
2017 Denver (R) - R C 6 6 45 6 0 51 0 1.000 52.0 8.83 +0.7 2.390 0 6 3 50.0
2018 Utah - R+ C 19 15 166 16 2 183 1 .995 139.1 11.76 -0.8 .739 1 17 6 35.3
TOTAL C 172 168 1566 174 5 1753 13 .993 1483.0 10.56 +3.5 1.004 12 246 114 46.3
PLAYER HISTORY
05/08/2014 Entered the Professional Baseball Circuit as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
09/22/2014 Signed a minor league contract ($180,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Washington Warriors organization.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (7); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
08/21/2015 Was traded by the Washington Warriors to the Denver Cutthroats, along with SP Sean Harvey, in exchange for RF Nolan Wheeler.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (8); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 3 (6).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (7); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
09/14/2017 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 9-10 months.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
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