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Armando
Mesta		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: July 16, 2001 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
James Yim Award 2028    2029   
Ryan Turner Award 2024   
All-Star Selections 2025    2028    2029   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 21 VA FF $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 9 9
2024 22 VA FF $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9
2025 23 VA FF $ 300,000 10 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 10 10
2026 24 VA FF $ 300,000 10 8 8 8 8 9 8 10 10 10
2027 25 VA FF $ 300,000 10 8 9 9 8 9 8 10 10 10
2028 26 VA FF $ 300,000 10 8 9 9 8 9 8 10 10 10
2029 27 VA FF $ 12,160,000 10 8 9 9 8 9 8 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,160,000 10 8 9 9 8 9 8 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 21 VA FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2024 22 VA FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2025 23 VA FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2026 24 VA FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2027 25 VA FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2028 26 VA FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
2029 27 VA FF $ 12,160,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,160,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won James Yim Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2023 21 VA FF 1 0 1.000 2 1 0 0 0 8.3 7 2 1 2 6 2.16 .226 .273 .452 .724 1.0
    AAA   6 5 .545 12 12 3 2 0 89.3 77 21 5 16 36 2.12 .239 .275 .335 .611  
    AA   8 5 .615 19 19 0 0 0 127.3 115 42 7 33 61 2.97 .241 .290 .337 .626  
2024 22 VA FF 14 8 .636 33 33 3 1 0 218.0 219 92 10 48 109 3.80 .262 .318 .367 .685 9.6
2025 23 VA FF 23 4 .852 36 36 8 3 0 257.0 194 75 9 54 153 2.63 .210 .268 .296 .564 23.6
2026 24 VA FF 14 8 .636 30 29 5 2 0 201.3 181 68 2 39 109 3.04 .239 .293 .351 .643 14.1
2027 25 VA FF 15 11 .577 31 31 3 2 0 188.0 169 70 6 46 115 3.35 .239 .291 .339 .630 11.2
2028 26 VA FF 18 3 .857 35 35 4 3 0 237.3 185 63 6 53 179 2.39 .208 .274 .286 .560 22.2
2029 27 VA FF 23 8 .742 36 36 5 2 0 256.7 213 80 9 52 190 2.81 .222 .276 .319 .595 24.2
7 Years Sim 108 42 .720 203 201 28 13 0 1366.7 1168 450 43 294 861 2.96 .229 .286 .325 .611 105.8
1 Years AAA 6 5 .545 12 12 3 2 0 89.3 77 21 5 16 36 2.12 .239 .275 .335 .611  
1 Years AA 8 5 .615 19 19 0 0 0 127.3 115 42 7 33 61 2.97 .241 .290 .337 .626  
2 Years Minors 14 10 .583 31 31 3 2 0 216.7 192 63 12 49 97 2.62 .240 .284 .336 .620  
Season Average 15 6 .714 29 28 4 1 0 195.2 166 64 6 42 123 2.96 .229 .286 .325 .611  
Career Highs 23 11 1.000 36 36 8 3 0 257.0 219 92 10 54 190 3.80 .262 .318 .452 .724  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   688 267 18 164 518   .226 .266 .315 .581
vs LH   480 183 25 130 343   .233 .279 .340 .619
Home 48 20 .706 93 91 12 7 0 647.0 518 188 21 140 437 2.62 .216 .260 .306 .566
Away 60 22 .732 110 110 16 6 0 719.6 650 262 22 154 424 3.28 .240 .281 .342 .623
Mar/Apr 17 3 .850 27 27 4 4 0 185.3 148 51 7 37 121 2.48 .217 .257 .320 .577
May 15 9 .625 31 31 5 2 0 212.3 187 83 7 47 141 3.52 .233 .276 .332 .607
June 14 10 .583 36 35 1 0 0 225.3 225 77 7 39 131 3.08 .259 .291 .364 .655
July 21 3 .875 33 33 4 0 0 224.0 199 75 4 47 142 3.01 .234 .274 .326 .600
August 24 7 .774 37 37 7 6 0 265.6 204 77 8 66 168 2.61 .211 .261 .296 .557
Sep/Oct 17 10 .630 39 38 7 1 0 254.0 205 87 10 58 158 3.08 .221 .266 .318 .584
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2023 21 VA FF 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2024 22 VA FF 33 73 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 .082 .082 .110 .192 -2.7 0.0
2025 23 VA FF 36 80 6 6 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 19 .075 .128 .125 .253 -1.1 0.0
2026 24 VA FF 30 62 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 18 .000 .075 .000 .075 -4.1 0.0
2027 25 VA FF 31 62 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .032 .063 .048 .111 -3.8 0.0
2028 26 VA FF 35 78 5 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 25 .090 .123 .141 .264 -1.1 0.0
2029 27 VA FF 36 90 6 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 30 .067 .116 .089 .205 -2.6 0.0
7 Years Sim 203 448 25 27 9 2 0 18 0 0 18 123 .060 .100 .089 .189 -15.7 0.0
162 Game Average 357 19 21 7 1 0 14 0 0 14 98 .060 .100 .089 .189 -12.5  
Career Highs 36 90 6 7 4 1 0 4 0 0 5 30 .090 .128 .141 .264 -0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   343 19 21 7 1 0 14 0 0 13 99 .061 .095 .087 .183 -13.9
vs LH   105 6 6 2 1 0 4 0 0 5 24 .057 .116 .095 .211 -3.8
Home 93 192 12 14 4 0 0 12 0 0 5 55 .073 .101 .094 .194 -7.5
Away 110 256 13 13 5 2 0 6 0 0 13 68 .051 .100 .086 .186 -10.2
RISP   107 0 8 3 0 0 17 0 0 3 26 .075 .107 .103 .210 -3.8
Close/Late   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Mar/Apr 26 63 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 20 .063 .092 .095 .188 -2.9
May 31 72 3 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 3 22 .069 .105 .111 .216 -2.2
June 36 66 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 .076 .116 .121 .237 -1.6
July 33 82 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 23 .037 .071 .037 .107 -5.1
August 37 88 6 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 23 .057 .108 .091 .198 -3.1
Sep/Oct 39 77 6 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 18 .065 .111 .091 .202 -3.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2023 21 VA FF P 2 1 8.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.24    
2024 22 VA FF P 33 33 218.0 8 31 1 3 .975 1.61    
2025 23 VA FF P 36 36 257.0 11 42 0 5 1.000 1.86    
2026 24 VA FF P 30 29 201.3 12 33 0 2 1.000 2.01    
2027 25 VA FF P 31 31 188.0 10 33 0 1 1.000 2.06    
2028 26 VA FF P 35 35 237.3 22 45 1 3 .985 2.54    
2029 27 VA FF P 36 36 256.7 22 31 0 4 1.000 1.86    
Career Totals   203 201 1366.7 86 217 2 18 .993 2.00    
Career Highs   36 36 257.0 22 45 1 5 1.000 3.24    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2023 21 VA FF 1 1 .500 7 1 0 0 0 13.7 10 5 0 2 10 3.29 .200 .231 .220 .451
2024 22 VA FF 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 20 8 0 4 9 5.27 .364 .407 .473 .880
2025 23 VA FF 2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 35.7 35 13 0 9 26 3.28 .257 .303 .309 .612
2026 24 VA FF 3 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 27.3 23 8 1 4 20 2.63 .230 .260 .340 .600
2028 26 VA FF 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 20.3 13 4 0 6 14 1.77 .171 .232 .224 .455
Career Post-Season Pitching 10 3 .769 21 15 0 0 0 110.6 101 38 1 25 79 3.09 .242 .285 .312 .597
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 21 VA FF 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2024 22 VA FF 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2025 23 VA FF 5 12 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .083 .154 .167 .321
2026 24 VA FF 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
2028 26 VA FF 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 21 37 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .027 .053 .054 .107
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2025-3-2.63
2026-6-3.04
2028-1-2.39
2029-5-2.81
CAR-40-2.96
 Wins
2025-1-23
2028-6-18
2029-1-23
 Winning Pct
2025-1-.852
2028-1-.857
2029-4-.742
CAR-4-.720
 Games Started
2025-6-36
2029-5-36
 Complete Games
2024-8-3
2025-1-8
2026-3-5
2027-7-3
2028-4-4
2029-3-5
 Shutouts
2025-1-3
2026-4-2
2027-1-2
2028-2-3
2029-3-2
Innings Pitched
2025-3-257.0
2028-7-237.3
2029-2-256.7
 Strikeouts
2025-5-153
2028-4-179
2029-3-190
 Walks per 9IP
2025-9-1.9
 Hits per 9IP
2025-3-6.8
2028-4-7.0
2029-3-7.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
2028-9-6.8
2029-5-6.7
 WHiP
2025-2-0.96
2026-6-1.09
2028-2-1.00
2029-2-1.03
CAR-39-1.07
OAVG
2025-3-.210
2026-10-.239
2028-3-.208
2029-3-.222
 OOBP
2025-2-.268
2026-9-.293
2028-4-.274
2029-5-.276
 OSLG
2025-3-.296
2028-1-.286
2029-5-.319
CAR-40-.325
 OOPS
2025-2-.564
2026-10-.643
2028-1-.560
2029-4-.595
CAR-34-.611
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 30)
   Gray Ink Test: 89    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 143)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 43    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 55)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. David Bonneau (931)
  2. Wilfredo Arroyo (931)
  3. Shiro Ogusuku (922)
  4. Dennis Couch (911)
  5. Armando Quinonez (902)
  6. Wayne Sorely (901)
  7. Dmitrij Mitskevich (899)
  8. Pete Leighburn (899)
  9. Amadeo Villerreal (887)
  10. William Piccolo (887)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Joseph Seybert (996)
  2. Nick Weathers (994)
  3. Erik Ram (994)
  4. Kurtis Johnson (992)
  5. Helmut Bast (989)
  6. Silverio Osuna (988)
  7. Robby Butler (988)
  8. Franky Saez (987)
  9. John Reza (987)
  10. Edward Goffe (987)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Virginia in 2023
Earned first career win on 10/2/2023
Had first career hit on 4/22/2024, off Scott Coyle (CA)
Injured on 8/6/2024 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won FFL Fernando Valenzuela Award in 2024 (received 87.5% of votes cast)
Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/2025, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Johnson Award in 2025, going 23-4, 2.63 ERA
Injured on 5/10/2027 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
 
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