P Malachi Witherspoon #15
Las Vegas Aviators (ATH) PCL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/07/2036
 OA: 42 POT: 42
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P MALACHI WITHERSPOON #15 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 60 55
Movement 50 50 55 50
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 75 75
Slider 80 80
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 55 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 45
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/29/2036 @ NWA Loss, 1-2 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 Loss
06/24/2036 @ NWA Loss, 0-1 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 Loss
06/22/2036 SA Win, 3-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
06/21/2036 SA Win, 9-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Save
06/18/2036 SA Win, 5-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
06/17/2036 SA Win, 12-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
06/11/2036 @ SPF Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Save
06/08/2036 AMA Loss, 1-3 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
06/05/2036 AMA Win, 5-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
05/31/2036 @ CC Win, 6-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/12/2004
Born in:Jacksonville, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2036 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 2 Days
Service This Yr:58 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 143 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2025, 19th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2036 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 20 4 0 2 0 2.96 24.1 21 10 8 4 10 26 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 16 7 12.95 7.77 9.62 3.70 5.00 1.27 121 -0.1 .266        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 48 12 3 1 2 6 4 15 0 0 3 .250 .345 .479 .825      
vs. RHB 45 9 1 0 2 4 6 11 1 0 1 .200 .302 .356 .657      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2036 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 4 2 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 1 0 5  
April 11 2 0 1 0 1.93 14.0 9 3 3 2 8 15  
May 5 0 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 5 4 2 1 2 6  
Spring Training 10 0 0 0 1 0.00 8.1 5 0 0 0 4 10  
Last Year 10 0 0 0 0 4.22 10.2 5 6 5 3 6 10  
2 Years Ago 6 0 0 0 0 2.61 10.1 9 4 3 1 5 10  
Career 73 4 4 5 2 3.15 94.1 71 37 33 15 40 97  
Home 10 1 0 0 0 1.59 11.1 7 4 2 1 5 18  
Road 10 3 0 2 0 4.15 13.0 14 6 6 3 5 8  
Grass 20 4 0 2 0 2.96 24.1 21 10 8 4 10 26  
Day 6 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 5 1 1 0 3 9  
Night 14 4 0 2 0 3.32 19.0 16 9 7 4 7 17  
As Starter 4 4 0 2 0 9.00 4.0 8 4 4 2 2 2  
As Reliever / Substitution 16 0 0 0 0 1.77 20.1 13 6 4 2 8 24  
TEXAS LEAGUE 2036 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 0 0 2 8 1.29 14.0 9 2 2 1 4 14 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 8 0 100.0 13 12 8.36 5.79 9.00 2.57 3.35 0.93 69 0.4 .222        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 18 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 .222 .263 .222 .485      
vs. RHB 33 5 0 0 1 1 3 9 0 0 0 .152 .222 .242 .465      
TEXAS LEAGUE 2036 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 4 0 0 0 3 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 5  
June 9 0 0 2 5 1.80 10.0 8 2 2 1 4 9  
Last Year 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 7  
Career 16 0 0 2 8 1.04 17.1 12 2 2 1 6 21  
Home 7 0 0 0 4 0.00 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 4  
Road 6 0 0 2 4 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 1 3 10  
Grass 13 0 0 2 8 1.29 14.0 9 2 2 1 4 14  
Day 5 0 0 1 3 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 0 4 5  
Night 8 0 0 1 5 1.12 8.0 4 1 1 1 0 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 13 0 0 2 8 1.29 14.0 9 2 2 1 4 14  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2029 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 6 0 1 0 0 2.70 10.0 7 3 3 2 5 10 0 0 1.20 .217 5.74 -0.2 154
2030 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 11 0 1 2 1 4.91 11.0 9 6 6 0 4 14 0 0 1.18 .321 2.07 0.4 84
2031 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 5 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.75 .375 0.29 0.3 999
2032 Boston - MLB 27 1 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.40 .286 12.82 -0.2 39
2033 Chicago - MLB 28 14 0 2 1 0 2.42 22.1 14 6 6 4 9 21 0 0 1.03 .200 4.99 -0.2 171
2034 San Diego - MLB 29 6 0 0 0 0 2.61 10.1 9 4 3 1 5 10 0 0 1.35 .276 4.09 0.0 158
2035 San Diego - MLB 30 10 0 0 0 0 4.22 10.2 5 6 5 3 6 10 0 0 1.03 .091 6.78 -0.3 95
2036 Las Vegas - MLB 31 20 4 0 2 0 2.96 24.1 21 10 8 4 10 26 0 0 1.27 .266 5.00 -0.1 140
Total MLB 73 4 4 5 2 3.15 94.1 71 37 33 15 40 97 0 0 1.18 .242 4.77 -0.1 131
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 FIP WAR ERA+
2025 Lakeland - A 20 4 0 0 0 2 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.75 .333 1.63 0.2 999
2026 Detroit (FCL) - R 21 7 0 0 0 4 0.00 6.2 2 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0.75 .222 3.02 0.3 999
2026 Lakeland - A 21 13 0 1 0 8 0.00 17.0 8 0 0 0 2 24 0 0 0.59 .229 0.80 1.4 999
2026 West Michigan - A+ 21 24 0 4 4 14 6.07 29.2 31 20 20 1 20 42 0 0 1.72 .395 3.44 1.1 81
2026 Total - A+ 21 37 0 5 4 22 3.86 46.2 39 20 20 1 22 66 0 0 1.31 .342 2.48 2.4 127
2027 Charleston - A 22 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0.50 .000 0.91 0.2 999
2027 Bowling Green - A+ 22 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.52 0.1 999
2027 Total - A+ 22 5 0 0 0 2 0.00 5.1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0.38 .000 0.81 0.3 999
2027 Montgomery - AA 22 1 0 0 1 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.00 1.000 0.00 0.1 35
2027 Erie - AA 22 36 0 3 5 21 2.83 41.1 33 15 13 3 14 61 0 0 1.14 .323 2.63 1.8 170
2027 Total - AA 22 37 0 3 6 21 3.00 42.0 35 16 14 3 14 63 0 0 1.17 .337 2.59 1.9 161
2028 Durham - AAA 23 55 0 1 9 33 4.45 54.2 50 31 27 9 37 61 0 0 1.59 .287 5.82 0.0 126
2029 Durham - AAA 24 44 0 2 6 24 3.81 49.2 52 21 21 6 23 53 0 0 1.51 .333 4.59 0.9 142
2030 Durham - AAA 25 42 0 7 6 15 2.91 43.1 37 16 14 5 21 45 0 0 1.34 .271 4.66 0.9 193
2031 Durham - AAA 26 27 0 1 1 14 2.63 27.1 23 8 8 0 7 32 0 0 1.10 .338 2.51 1.3 209
2032 Worcester - AAA 27 24 0 2 0 1 4.19 34.1 36 17 16 6 14 38 0 0 1.46 .333 5.09 0.3 130
2033 Iowa - AAA 28 21 0 5 2 0 4.01 33.2 28 15 15 3 14 41 0 0 1.25 .309 3.57 0.9 135
2034 Montgomery - AA 29 11 0 1 1 3 0.93 9.2 7 2 1 1 2 12 0 0 0.93 .286 2.88 0.3 509
2034 Durham - AAA 29 17 0 0 0 0 3.46 26.0 20 10 10 4 8 29 0 0 1.08 .262 4.63 0.3 161
2035 San Antonio - AA 30 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1.50 .600 2.17 0.2 999
2035 El Paso - AAA 30 31 0 3 3 2 4.82 37.1 38 23 20 6 22 39 0 0 1.61 .314 5.14 0.3 114
2036 Midland - AA 31 13 0 0 2 8 1.29 14.0 9 2 2 1 4 14 0 0 0.93 .222 3.35 0.4 377
Total IL 230 0 18 24 87 3.71 269.0 246 118 111 33 124 299 0 0 1.38 .305 4.58 148.4
Total PCL 31 0 3 3 2 4.82 37.1 38 23 20 6 22 39 0 0 1.61 .314 5.14 114.3
Total EL 36 0 3 5 21 2.83 41.1 33 15 13 3 14 61 0 0 1.14 .323 2.63 170.3
Total SL 12 0 1 2 3 1.74 10.1 9 3 2 1 2 14 0 0 1.06 .348 2.70 272.3
Total TL 16 0 0 2 8 1.04 17.1 12 2 2 1 6 21 0 0 1.04 .268 3.12 467.0
Total SAL 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.52 999.0
Total MWL 24 0 4 4 14 6.07 29.2 31 20 20 1 20 42 0 0 1.72 .395 3.44 80.7
Total CAR 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0.50 .000 0.91 999.0
Total FCL 7 0 0 0 4 0.00 6.2 2 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0.75 .222 3.02 999.0
Total FSL 17 0 1 0 10 0.00 21.0 10 0 0 0 3 31 0 0 0.62 .244 0.96 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2029 Tampa Bay - MLB P 6 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.2 1.027
2030 Tampa Bay - MLB P 11 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.2 .000
2031 Tampa Bay - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2032 Boston - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2033 Chicago - MLB P 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 22.1 0.00 +0.4 .000
2034 San Diego - MLB P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.5 1.026
2035 San Diego - MLB P 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 -0.1 1.031
2036 Las Vegas - MLB P 19 3 0 2 0 3 1 .667 24.1 0.74 -0.2 .517
2036 Midland - AA P 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 +0.0 .722
TOTAL P 84 3 4 8 1 13 1 .923 108.1 1.00 +0.7 .786
PLAYER HISTORY
07/17/2022 Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 12th round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from Duncan U. Fletcher HS (Neptune Beach, FL). Did not sign.
03/18/2025 Named the #56 prospect in the MLB
07/11/2025 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers 62nd overall in the 2025 Amateur Draft.
07/23/2025 Detroit Tigers signed RHP Malachi Witherspoon. [Auto]
07/24/2025 RHP Malachi Witherspoon assigned to FCL Tigers. [Auto]
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (80); Movement: 45 (60); Control: 30 (40).
06/10/2026 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/15/2026 Injured on 06/14/2026, diagnosed with a torn fingernail, is day-to-day.
06/29/2026 Named the #67 prospect in the MLB
07/07/2026 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
10/01/2026 Wins the MWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/05/2026 Named the #99 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (80); Movement: 45 (75); Control: 30 (40).
03/23/2027 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
07/04/2027 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/18/2027 Was selected to the 2027 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
07/31/2027 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for RP Jakob Junis.
09/13/2027 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/09/2027 Finished 2nd in 2027 EL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (80); Movement: 50 (75); Control: 30 (40).
07/16/2028 Was selected to the 2028 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
12/21/2028 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Tampa Bay Rays.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (80); Movement: 55 (75); Control: 35 (40).
07/15/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
11/24/2029 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (85); Movement: 60 (75); Control: 40 (40).
11/25/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (85); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 40 (40).
05/10/2031 Injured on 05/07/2031, diagnosed with an elbow strain, will miss 6 weeks.
07/27/2031 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays.
10/28/2031 Wins the 2031 World Series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
11/21/2031 Became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
01/04/2032 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $810,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
10/11/2032 Wins the 2032 International League Round 2 with the Worcester Red Sox!
11/19/2032 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for LF Ronnie Hoyt and 1B Rodolfo Esperanza.
11/25/2032 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $810,000.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
11/12/2033 Became a free agent.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/15/2034 Signed a minor league contract ($75,000 bonus) with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
08/18/2034 Released by the Tampa Bay organization.
08/24/2034 Signed a minor league contract ($15,000 bonus) with the San Diego Padres organization.
10/13/2034 Wins the 2034 International League Round 2 with the Durham Bulls!
11/11/2034 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
03/02/2035 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/18/2035 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/03/2035 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/25/2035 Released by the San Diego Padres.
11/29/2035 Signed a minor league contract ($75,000 bonus) with the Las Vegas Athletics organization.
12/21/2035 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Las Vegas Athletics.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
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