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Mel Ott League
7-31-2069
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 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2009 DET
58
22
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
 10 0 0
0
 0 0
.182
.091
.091
.000
.091
2010 DET
18
42
2
4
1
0
0
2
2
 14 0 1
0
 0 3
.252
.133
.119
.024
.095
2011 DET
33
85
7
13
1
0
0
3
0
 28 0 1
0
 0 0
.316
.151
.165
.012
.153
2012 DET
33
86
7
11
1
0
0
3
3
 28 1 0
0
 0 0
.306
.167
.140
.012
.128
2013 DET
33
84
5
13
0
0
0
4
2
 24 0 0
0
 0 1
.329
.174
.155
.000
.155
2014 DET
36
88
2
8
1
0
0
2
5
 23 0 1
0
 0 0
.241
.138
.102
.011
.091
2015 DET
36
85
0
9
0
0
0
2
3
 30 0 0
0
 0 0
.242
.136
.106
.000
.106
2016 DET
36
83
2
11
0
0
0
2
2
 26 0 1
0
 0 1
.284
.151
.133
.000
.133
2017 DET
36
81
4
7
0
0
0
3
2
 27 0 0
0
 0 2
.195
.108
.086
.000
.086
2018 DET
32
78
4
10
0
0
0
2
1
 27 1 0
0
 0 0
.278
.150
.128
.000
.128
2019 DET
31
63
1
5
0
0
0
4
5
 15 0 1
0
 0 0
.224
.145
.079
.000
.079
2020 DET
36
83
4
7
0
0
0
0
3
 25 0 0
0
 0 0
.201
.116
.084
.000
.084
2021 OAK
43
24
0
5
2
0
0
1
0
 8 0 0
0
 0 0
.500
.208
.292
.083
.208
2022 OAK
38
21
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.190
.095
.095
.000
.095
2023 BOS
25
25
1
4
0
0
0
0
2
 9 0 0
0
 0 0
.382
.222
.160
.000
.160
Total
524
950
40
111
6
0
0
29
30
 301 2 5
0
 0 7
.268
.145
.123
.006
.117
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.