Player Report for #20 Kip Sparks

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Saturday, March 1st, 2031

Name:	Kip Sparks	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$2,860,900
Birthday:	11-12-2003	Signed Through:	2031 Season
Age:	27	Years of Major League Service:	4 Years, 78 Days
Born in:	Louisville (Kentucky)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 6"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	5 Years, 11 Days
Weight:	200 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	10 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	1 option year left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	2021, 18th Pick in Round 9
Morale:	Good	Local Popularity (National)	Insignificant (Insignificant)

San Francisco

Giants

LBSQ

Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	52	52	76	90-92 Mph
Versus LHP	52	52	76
Versus RHP	52	52	76
Talent	55	55	72

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Cutter, Splitter
Endurance:	64
Groundball Pct.:	46
Holding Runners:	74

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 83
Stealing Ability:	17
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	36
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

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
2025 San Francisco - LBSQ	21	16	0	1	0	2	3.90	27.2	22	16	12	7	11	20	0	0	1.19	.188	8.6
2026 San Francisco - LBSQ	22	20	20	2	12	0	9.17	89.1	124	95	91	25	54	64	0	0	1.99	.349	-26.8
2027 San Francisco - LBSQ	23	23	23	9	6	0	7.06	122.1	137	101	96	30	49	66	1	0	1.52	.279	-5.3
2028 San Francisco - LBSQ	24	57	0	8	8	3	4.21	109.0	98	56	51	11	46	84	0	0	1.32	.279	30.8
2029 San Francisco - LBSQ	25	20	20	5	5	0	6.46	101.2	136	77	73	20	31	77	0	0	1.64	.357	1.7
2030 San Francisco - LBSQ	26	32	32	5	8	0	6.42	162.2	212	131	116	40	53	136	0	0	1.63	.341	5.8
Total LBSQ	6 yrs.	168	95	30	39	5	6.45	612.2	729	476	439	133	244	447	1	0	1.59	.316	14.6

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
2021 Madison - R	17	13	13	5	4	0	2.45	88.1	88	32	24	1	23	26	1	0	1.26	.270	25.3
2021 Chandler - A	17	3	1	1	1	0	16.62	4.1	14	8	8	0	3	0	0	0	3.92	.609	-4.8
2022 Madison - R	18	14	14	6	3	0	3.27	93.2	100	43	34	1	19	79	0	0	1.27	.334	19.9
2023 Chandler - A	19	26	26	12	7	0	4.12	166.0	168	76	76	18	42	168	1	1	1.27	.329	27.7
2024 Chandler - A	20	3	3	0	0	0	4.30	14.2	18	7	7	0	4	13	0	0	1.50	.419	2.8
2024 Minneapolis - AA	20	23	23	9	9	0	3.31	149.2	137	61	55	12	42	131	1	0	1.20	.297	38.4
2025 Tulsa - AAA	21	23	23	8	7	0	4.91	139.1	163	85	76	20	49	115	0	0	1.52	.333	11.9
2026 Tulsa - AAA	22	16	16	9	3	0	2.77	104.0	76	37	32	5	22	102	1	0	0.94	.257	32.5
2027 Tulsa - AAA	23	12	11	4	5	0	4.48	72.1	70	40	36	5	21	64	2	0	1.26	.310	10.0
Total LBSQAAA		51	50	21	15	0	4.11	315.2	309	162	144	30	92	281	3	0	1.27	.305	54.4
Total LBSQAA		23	23	9	9	0	3.31	149.2	137	61	55	12	42	131	1	0	1.20	.297	38.4
Total LBSQA		32	30	13	8	0	4.43	185.0	200	91	91	18	49	181	1	1	1.35	.349	25.7
Total LBSQR		27	27	11	7	0	2.87	182.0	188	75	58	2	42	105	1	0	1.26	.301	45.2

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	VORP
2027 San Francisco - LBSQ	23	3	0	1	0	0	8.31	4.1	5	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	1.38	.200	0.0
2028 San Francisco - LBSQ	24	1	1	0	1	0	10.39	4.1	7	5	5	1	0	2	0	0	1.62	.333	0.0
Total LBSQ		4	1	1	1	0	9.35	8.2	12	9	9	3	1	3	0	0	1.50	.273	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2025 San Francisco - ML	P	16	0	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	27.2	1.30
2026 San Francisco - ML	P	20	20	4	10	0	14	0	1.000	89.1	1.41
2027 San Francisco - ML	P	23	23	7	16	0	24	1	.958	122.1	1.69
2028 San Francisco - ML	P	57	0	5	19	1	24	0	1.000	109.0	1.98
2029 San Francisco - ML	P	20	20	7	8	1	17	2	.882	101.2	1.33
2030 San Francisco - ML	P	32	32	7	19	1	27	1	.963	162.2	1.44

Player History
03-01-2021	Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 18, 210th overall Pick) by the San Francisco Giants.
01-01-2022	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (62); Movement: 23 (56); Control: 10 (76).
06-01-2022	Wins the LBSQR SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-2023	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (49); Movement: 37 (43); Control: 18 (76).
05-05-2023	Injured (tender shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks.
05-31-2023	Was selected to the 2023 LBSQ Single A All-Star Game.
08-05-2023	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New Ipswich Giraffes with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-2024	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (49); Movement: 45 (43); Control: 26 (76).
01-01-2025	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (49); Movement: 45 (43); Control: 41 (76).
11-23-2025	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2026	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (49); Movement: 45 (43); Control: 52 (75).
06-04-2026	Was selected to the 2026 LBSQ Triple A All-Star Game.
11-21-2026	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2027	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (49); Movement: 45 (43); Control: 53 (70).
11-21-2027	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2028	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (49); Movement: 45 (43); Control: 65 (70).
06-16-2028	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
11-21-2028	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2029	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (55); Movement: 52 (58); Control: 73 (70).
03-04-2029	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
05-02-2029	Injured (strained elbow ligament), out for 8-9 weeks.
11-18-2029	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,809,600 through arbitration.
01-01-2030	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (55); Movement: 54 (57); Control: 74 (70).
11-18-2030	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,860,900 through arbitration.
01-01-2031	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (55); Movement: 52 (55); Control: 74 (72).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	HRA	Rank
2030	40	7

Year	K/BB	Rank
2030	2.57	3

Year	BB/9	Rank
2030	2.93	10

Year	K/9	Rank
2030	7.52	6

Year	SHO	Rank
2026	0	10
2028	0	10
2029	0	10
2030	0	5