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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 H 2B 3B HR BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2009 DET
58
388
102
25
6
6
48
 90
.750
.345
.405
.142
.263
2010 DET
18
460
107
15
5
10
41
 110
.648
.296
.352
.120
.233
2011 DET
33
890
233
44
11
24
84
 180
.742
.326
.417
.155
.262
2012 DET
33
887
221
29
5
27
100
 204
.710
.326
.384
.135
.249
2013 DET
33
884
245
35
9
19
98
 194
.750
.348
.402
.124
.277
2014 DET
36
956
207
31
4
16
119
 220
.613
.306
.308
.091
.217
2015 DET
36
972
233
26
7
22
108
 227
.667
.318
.349
.109
.240
2016 DET
36
943
236
35
7
28
93
 214
.714
.323
.391
.141
.250
2017 DET
36
974
259
50
7
23
92
 192
.737
.334
.402
.137
.266
2018 DET
32
840
196
27
6
23
85
 202
.667
.305
.362
.129
.233
2019 DET
31
841
198
31
6
18
77
 203
.654
.303
.351
.115
.235
2020 DET
36
980
254
41
6
12
104
 222
.682
.332
.350
.091
.259
2021 OAK
43
311
88
20
3
7
30
 64
.780
.346
.434
.151
.283
2022 OAK
38
275
75
14
1
5
27
 75
.724
.339
.385
.113
.273
2023 BOS
25
318
81
9
4
6
40
 70
.702
.337
.365
.110
.255
2069
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total 524 10919 2735 432 87 246 1146 2467 .697 .324 .374 .123 .250
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.