Bacon
Tuel
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 2, 2003 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Ryan Turner Award 2026   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2024 20 NC FF   7 4 4 4 7 6 6 7 5 6
2025 21 NC FF   7 7 6 6 8 7 7 9 7 8
2026 22 NC FF $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 8 7 7 10 8 9
2027 23 NC FF $ 300,000 7 9 8 8 10 9 9 9 7 8
2028 24 NC FF $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 10
2029 25 NC FF $ 7,820,000 7 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 7 6 6 7 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,820,000 7 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 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
2024 20 NC FF     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2025 21 NC FF     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2026 22 NC FF $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2027 23 NC FF $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2028 24 NC FF $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2029 25 NC FF $ 7,820,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,820,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 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
2024 20 A   8 11 .421 31 31 2 1 0 214.0 203 75 12 54 116 3.15 .249 .296 .353 .649  
2025 21 AAA   10 5 .667 20 20 0 0 0 135.7 120 46 9 39 69 3.05 .236 .291 .346 .637  
    AA   3 2 .600 5 5 0 0 0 37.0 25 9 4 4 21 2.19 .189 .213 .326 .539  
2026 22 NC FF 14 8 .636 32 32 0 0 0 187.3 170 69 15 41 102 3.32 .239 .288 .348 .635 16.1
2027 23 NC FF 10 11 .476 33 33 0 0 0 183.0 193 82 11 52 116 4.03 .268 .323 .374 .697 7.6
2028 24 NC FF 9 6 .600 27 27 0 0 0 163.3 145 53 7 28 111 2.92 .235 .277 .321 .598 14.9
2029 25 NC FF 13 10 .565 33 29 0 0 0 188.0 169 58 7 25 132 2.78 .232 .258 .329 .587 18.0
4 Years Sim 46 35 .568 125 121 0 0 0 721.7 677 262 40 146 461 3.27 .244 .287 .344 .631 56.6
1 Years AAA 10 5 .667 20 20 0 0 0 135.7 120 46 9 39 69 3.05 .236 .291 .346 .637  
1 Years AA 3 2 .600 5 5 0 0 0 37.0 25 9 4 4 21 2.19 .189 .213 .326 .539  
1 Years A 8 11 .421 31 31 2 1 0 214.0 203 75 12 54 116 3.15 .249 .296 .353 .649  
3 Years Minors 21 18 .538 56 56 2 1 0 386.7 348 130 25 97 206 3.03 .239 .287 .348 .635  
Season Average 11 8 .579 31 30 0 0 0 180.4 169 65 10 36 115 3.27 .244 .287 .344 .631  
Career Highs 14 11 .636 33 33 0 0 0 188.0 193 82 15 52 132 4.03 .268 .323 .374 .697  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   564 212 40 128 347   .250 .291 .361 .652
vs LH   113 50 0 18 114   .217 .243 .269 .512
Home 19 16 .543 65 62 0 0 0 366.7 354 133 18 69 263 3.26 .249 .284 .344 .627
Away 27 19 .587 60 59 0 0 0 355.0 323 129 22 77 198 3.27 .239 .280 .344 .624
Mar/Apr 9 5 .643 19 18 0 0 0 105.0 112 44 7 19 65 3.77 .269 .300 .393 .694
May 6 8 .429 23 23 0 0 0 136.3 110 51 11 26 90 3.37 .215 .253 .322 .575
June 6 4 .600 22 22 0 0 0 139.0 116 36 3 26 100 2.33 .223 .260 .287 .547
July 6 6 .500 20 17 0 0 0 92.0 94 51 6 26 57 4.99 .260 .309 .367 .677
August 8 4 .667 18 18 0 0 0 107.7 106 32 7 22 81 2.68 .255 .293 .369 .662
Sep/Oct 11 8 .579 23 23 0 0 0 141.6 139 48 6 27 68 3.05 .253 .288 .346 .634
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
2026 22 NC FF 32 53 2 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 .170 .214 .208 .422 1.8 0.0
2027 23 NC FF 33 44 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .091 .149 .114 .263 -0.1 0.0
2028 24 NC FF 27 42 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .167 .205 .214 .419 1.7 0.0
2029 25 NC FF 33 54 2 11 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 15 .204 .259 .259 .518 4.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 125 193 9 31 5 0 1 10 0 0 10 45 .161 .210 .202 .412 7.5 0.0
162 Game Average 250 11 40 6 0 1 12 0 0 12 58 .161 .210 .202 .412 9.7  
Career Highs 33 54 3 11 2 0 1 4 0 0 3 15 .204 .259 .259 .518 4.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   162 6 25 4 0 0 8 0 0 9 38 .154 .208 .179 .387 3.3
vs LH   31 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 .194 .219 .323 .541 2.1
Home 65 84 3 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 8 20 .155 .228 .190 .419 3.1
Away 60 109 6 18 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 25 .165 .195 .211 .406 2.3
RISP   46 0 6 1 0 0 8 0 0 4 17 .130 .200 .152 .352 0.7
Close/Late   3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.5
Mar/Apr 19 32 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .250 .273 .281 .554 2.3
May 23 35 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .114 .139 .114 .253 -0.6
June 22 34 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 .176 .263 .206 .469 1.6
July 20 24 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 .083 .120 .208 .328 0.2
August 18 29 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .103 .161 .138 .299 -0.4
Sep/Oct 23 39 3 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 8 .205 .262 .256 .518 2.5
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    
2026 22 NC FF P 32 32 187.3 18 22 2 1 .952 1.92    
2027 23 NC FF P 33 33 183.0 12 24 0 1 1.000 1.77    
2028 24 NC FF P 27 27 163.3 4 35 0 1 1.000 2.15    
2029 25 NC FF P 33 29 188.0 6 27 2 1 .943 1.58    
Career Totals   125 121 721.7 40 108 4 4 .974 1.85    
Career Highs   33 33 188.0 18 35 2 1 1.000 2.15    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2026-9-3.32
2028-5-2.92
2029-4-2.78
Walks per 9IP
2028-7-1.5
2029-1-1.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
2029-9-6.3
WHiP
2026-8-1.13
2028-6-1.06
2029-1-1.03
OAVG
2029-9-.232
OOBP
2026-6-.288
2028-6-.277
2029-1-.258
OSLG
2028-7-.321
2029-10-.329
OOPS
2026-9-.635
2028-6-.598
2029-2-.587
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 30)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 143)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 55)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by North Carolina in 2024
Earned first career win on 4/15/2026
Had first career hit on 4/27/2026, off Al West (NY)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2026, going 2-0, 0.76
Won FFL Fernando Valenzuela Award in 2026 (received 58.8% of votes cast)
Injured on 8/2/2028 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/4/2029 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 7/31/2029, off John Davis (FL)