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Mel Ott League
7-27-2069
Ben Saffell Relief Pitcher
Retired (2023, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.08 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 139-159 Status Retired (2023) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age 83 (OS 83) Date of Birth 07-26-1986
K 2467 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(2009)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(85 games)
IP 2881.2
WHIP 1.35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed D  Bunt C  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
2009 DET
3
 5
58
0
0
0
0
 2
99.1
 102 64 57 3 48
90
1.51
5.16
2010 DET
9
 4
18
18
1
0
0
 0
123.2
 107 48 44 1 41
110
1.20
3.20
2011 DET
12
 9
33
33
1
0
0
 0
228.1
 233 122 105 3 84
180
1.39
4.14
2012 DET
11
 13
33
33
5
1
0
 0
242.2
 221 112 108 4 100
204
1.32
4.01
2013 DET
10
 15
33
33
2
1
0
 0
228.2
 245 121 112 2 98
194
1.50
4.41
2014 DET
15
 10
36
36
5
3
0
 0
262.0
 207 101 91 5 119
220
1.24
3.13
2015 DET
12
 19
36
36
4
1
0
 0
256.1
 233 127 115 5 108
227
1.33
4.04
2016 DET
15
 15
36
36
0
0
0
 0
251.0
 236 127 125 10 93
214
1.31
4.48
2017 DET
12
 17
36
36
4
0
0
 0
250.1
 259 145 134 9 92
192
1.40
4.82
2018 DET
6
 18
32
32
3
1
0
 0
224.1
 196 114 106 5 85
202
1.25
4.25
2019 DET
12
 10
31
31
2
0
0
 0
222.1
 198 101 93 7 77
203
1.24
3.76
2020 DET
12
 14
36
36
2
2
0
 0
258.0
 254 119 108 6 104
222
1.39
3.77
2021 OAK
3
 4
43
0
0
0
2
 3
81.0
 88 42 38 1 30
64
1.46
4.22
2022 OAK
3
 1
38
0
0
0
0
 2
70.0
 75 30 25 1 27
75
1.46
3.21
2023 BOS
4
 5
25
11
0
0
0
 1
83.2
 81 48 44 1 40
70
1.45
4.73
2069
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
139
 159
524
371
29
9
2
 8
2881.2
 2735 1421 1305 63 1146
2467
1.35
4.08
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2023-11-01Ben Saffell has retired from the Boston Rebels
2023-06-21Ben Saffell of the Boston Rebels is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2023-04-05The Boston Rebels have acquired Ben Saffell from the waiver wire.
2023-03-07The Oakland Invaders have promoted George Criscione to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have designated Ben Saffell for assignment.
2011-04-05The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ben Saffell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Bar Clyde for assignment.
2011-04-05The Detroit Tigers have demoted Ben Saffell to the minor leagues.
2010-06-28The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ben Saffell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Peter Fate to the minors.
2010-03-01The Detroit Tigers have designated Ozzie Holdsworth for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have sent Ben Saffell to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have designated Bobby Smith for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have sent Tommy Blankenship to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Dan Fuentes to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have designated Katsuhiko Niimi for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Rudy Gehrman to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted John Quinn to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted George Skalski to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dave Decker to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jose Garlobo to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Alexander Santos to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dutch Siegle to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Wilbur Tremel to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mark Reinbach to the major league team.
2009-04-01The Detroit Tigers have auto-promoted Ben Saffell to the major leagues.