Player Report for #20 Nobuhito Kurota

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Friday, March 3rd, 2017

Name:	Nobuhito Kurota	Contract:	None
Nickname:		Salary:
Birthday:	04-04-1985	Signed Through:
Age:	31	Years of Major League Service:	None, 103 Days
Born in:	Chiba (Chiba)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	6' 1"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	3 Years, 100 Days
Weight:	203 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	9 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet eligible
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Normal	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	5	3	5	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	4	3	5
Versus RHP	5	3	5
Talent	5	3	5

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Cutter, Sinker
Endurance:	15
Groundball Pct.:	53
Holding Runners:	11

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 6
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Instincts:	7
Sacrifice Bunt:	14
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date

Opponent

Result

Start

Dec

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
2013 Cincinnati - MLB	28	5	0	0	0	0	9.64	4.2	8	5	5	3	1	2	0	0	1.93	.357	-2.2
2014 Cincinnati - MLB	29	3	1	0	1	0	11.25	4.0	7	6	5	3	2	2	0	0	2.25	.267	-2.5
2015 Cincinnati - MLB	30	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.43	.125	1.4
Total MLB	3 yrs.	11	1	0	1	0	8.18	11.0	16	11	10	6	3	4	0	0	1.73	.270	-3.4

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	VORP
2010 Newark - A	25	25	25	12	10	0	3.32	176.0	171	73	65	10	54	146	1	1	1.28	.310	25.3
2011 Henderson - S A	26	12	12	6	2	0	3.20	84.1	94	34	30	5	29	43	1	1	1.46	.306	15.7
2011 Newark - A	26	3	3	2	1	0	3.13	23.0	30	8	8	0	3	8	1	1	1.43	.357	4.9
2012 Newark - A	27	25	25	7	6	0	4.39	160.0	199	89	78	3	49	84	1	0	1.55	.342	13.5
2013 Newark - A	28	11	11	7	1	0	4.18	71.0	95	41	33	3	17	48	0	0	1.58	.368	10.3
2013 Ashland - AAA	28	12	7	5	2	1	4.08	57.1	61	26	26	6	17	34	0	0	1.36	.307	2.0
2014 Newark - A	29	20	5	2	2	1	5.06	53.1	56	34	30	4	21	34	0	0	1.44	.308	1.6
2014 Ashland - AAA	29	15	15	3	8	0	6.24	79.1	106	61	55	7	44	38	0	0	1.89	.343	-15.4
2015 Saint Petersburg - AA	30	26	26	8	8	0	5.28	145.0	177	89	85	11	45	76	0	0	1.53	.327	5.0
2016 Utica - AA	31	13	12	6	3	0	2.62	82.1	81	27	24	6	13	58	1	1	1.14	.295	30.1
Total MLBAAA		27	22	8	10	1	5.33	136.2	167	87	81	13	61	72	0	0	1.67	.329	-13.4
Total MLBAA		39	38	14	11	0	4.32	227.1	258	116	109	17	58	134	1	1	1.39	.316	35.2
Total MLBA		84	69	30	20	1	3.98	483.1	551	245	214	20	144	320	3	2	1.44	.333	55.5
Total MLBS A		12	12	6	2	0	3.20	84.1	94	34	30	5	29	43	1	1	1.46	.306	15.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2013 Cincinnati - ML	P	5	0	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	4.2	7.71
2014 Cincinnati - ML	P	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	4.0	2.25
2015 Cincinnati - ML	P	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.1	3.86

Player History
04-01-2010	Joined the Ashland Ironclads.
05-21-2010	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Fremont Speedsters with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01-01-2011	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 1 (1); Control: 8 (8).
04-29-2011	Was selected to the 2011 MLB Short Season A All-Star Game.
07-28-2011	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Bakersfield Thrashers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-07-2011	Won the 2011 MLB Single A Round 3 with the Newark Challengers!
01-01-2012	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 5 (7).
09-16-2012	Wins the 2012 MLBA SL1 Glove Wizard Award at P.
01-01-2013	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 9 (9).
05-01-2013	Wins the MLBA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-19-2013	Injured (tender elbow), out for 1-2 weeks.
05-31-2013	Was selected to the 2013 MLB Single A All-Star Game.
01-01-2014	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (8).
01-01-2015	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 1 (2); Control: 7 (7).
04-16-2015	Injured (finger blister), out for 2 weeks.
05-25-2015	Injured (bronchitis), day-to-day for one week.
01-01-2016	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 2 (2); Control: 10 (11).
01-29-2016	Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
04-01-2016	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
04-14-2016	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Cordaville Catsharks with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05-01-2016	Wins the MLBAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-31-2016	Was selected to the 2016 MLB Double A All-Star Game.
06-07-2016	Injured (ruptured bicep tendon), out for 7 months.
11-20-2016	Became a minor league free agent.
01-01-2017	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 5 (5).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SHO	Rank
2015	0	9