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Name Team Age
Ben Saffell Retired (2023, Age 37) 83
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(2009)		 RP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League 0 14 years (85 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  D+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- D 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- D- C 
Endurance Velocity Control
C+ B+ B-
Leadership   Mentor Value  
A  A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 7/26/1986
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
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.