Manuel
Nieves
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: May 24, 1995 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
National Cup Seriess Won 2024   
James Yim Award 2024   
All-Star Selections 2023    2024    2025    2028   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2019 24 MS FF   10 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
2020 25 MS FF $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9
2021 26 MS FF $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10
2022 27 MS FF $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9
2023 28 MS FF $ 300,000 10 5 4 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
2024 29 MS FF $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 6 6 10 10 10
2025 30 MS FF $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
2026 31 MS FF $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
2027 32 MS FF $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10
2028 33 NJ FF $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
2029 34 NJ FF $ 7,990,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,990,000 10 6 6 6 7 7 7 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
2019 24 MS FF     2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2020 25 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2021 26 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2022 27 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2023 28 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2024 29 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2025 30 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2026 31 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2027 32 MS FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2028 33 NJ FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
2029 34 NJ FF $ 7,990,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,990,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
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
2019 24 AA   8 10 .444 22 22 3 2 0 138.0 119 53 9 41 71 3.46 .229 .285 .340 .626  
    A   4 2 .667 9 9 0 0 0 58.3 47 20 2 20 29 3.09 .220 .286 .299 .585  
2020 25 MS FF 11 7 .611 23 23 4 3 0 165.3 150 65 12 57 60 3.54 .244 .316 .349 .664 10.2
    AAA   5 3 .625 11 11 0 0 0 68.7 57 16 2 27 30 2.10 .224 .299 .303 .602  
2021 26 MS FF 12 8 .600 32 32 4 0 0 217.3 222 94 10 74 101 3.89 .262 .324 .342 .666 9.5
2022 27 MS FF 17 8 .680 32 32 6 1 0 226.7 196 73 11 74 77 2.90 .235 .302 .316 .618 18.7
2023 28 MS FF 19 7 .731 34 34 3 1 0 232.3 208 65 6 82 94 2.52 .239 .306 .307 .614 17.9
2024 29 MS FF 22 3 .880 34 34 2 1 0 245.3 195 61 5 75 89 2.24 .220 .288 .280 .568 22.8
2025 30 MS FF 19 5 .792 33 33 4 1 0 236.3 211 80 8 78 93 3.05 .239 .304 .304 .608 18.6
2026 31 MS FF 17 8 .680 32 32 4 3 0 227.0 194 61 3 54 96 2.42 .231 .281 .301 .583 19.4
2027 32 MS FF 14 7 .667 27 27 4 2 0 174.3 159 65 4 58 68 3.36 .244 .306 .317 .623 11.1
2028 33 NJ FF 19 7 .731 37 37 4 2 0 244.7 206 82 11 88 123 3.02 .227 .299 .316 .615 21.2
2029 34 NJ FF 12 9 .571 35 35 2 2 0 217.0 207 89 7 71 92 3.69 .253 .316 .347 .663 13.7
10 Years Sim 162 69 .701 319 319 37 16 0 2186.3 1948 735 77 711 893 3.03 .239 .304 .317 .621 163.0
1 Years AAA 5 3 .625 11 11 0 0 0 68.7 57 16 2 27 30 2.10 .224 .299 .303 .602  
1 Years AA 8 10 .444 22 22 3 2 0 138.0 119 53 9 41 71 3.46 .229 .285 .340 .626  
1 Years A 4 2 .667 9 9 0 0 0 58.3 47 20 2 20 29 3.09 .220 .286 .299 .585  
3 Years Minors 17 15 .531 42 42 3 2 0 265.0 223 89 13 88 130 3.02 .226 .289 .322 .611  
Season Average 16 6 .727 31 31 3 1 0 218.6 194 73 7 71 89 3.03 .239 .304 .317 .621  
Career Highs 22 9 .880 37 37 6 3 0 245.3 222 94 12 88 123 3.89 .262 .324 .349 .666  
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   1142 430 48 427 548   .237 .300 .315 .615
vs LH   806 305 29 284 345   .241 .301 .319 .620
Home 76 30 .717 157 157 13 8 0 1098.6 1008 376 41 348 430 3.08 .246 .305 .326 .630
Away 86 39 .688 162 162 24 8 0 1087.6 940 359 36 363 463 2.97 .232 .295 .308 .603
Mar/Apr 24 10 .706 43 43 6 4 0 305.3 249 97 8 99 110 2.86 .225 .289 .284 .573
May 26 13 .667 53 53 5 0 0 353.6 324 119 10 123 156 3.03 .245 .310 .318 .628
June 27 8 .771 54 54 3 1 0 348.6 359 147 18 116 131 3.79 .267 .325 .363 .688
July 24 10 .706 47 47 8 4 0 327.3 275 96 6 109 139 2.64 .228 .292 .291 .583
August 28 16 .636 57 57 9 4 0 398.3 330 119 14 116 176 2.69 .223 .280 .299 .579
Sep/Oct 33 12 .733 65 65 9 3 0 453.0 411 157 21 148 181 3.12 .242 .303 .334 .637
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
2020 25 MS FF 23 60 4 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 15 .117 .131 .233 .364 0.8 0.0
2021 26 MS FF 32 77 4 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 23 .078 .113 .130 .242 -2.5 0.0
2022 27 MS FF 32 76 5 10 1 0 1 5 0 0 6 24 .132 .195 .184 .379 1.9 0.0
2023 28 MS FF 34 84 4 8 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 25 .095 .115 .167 .282 -1.1 0.0
2024 29 MS FF 34 82 6 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 35 .098 .149 .146 .296 -0.6 0.0
2025 30 MS FF 33 84 5 9 1 1 1 4 0 0 4 28 .107 .148 .179 .326 0.5 0.0
2026 31 MS FF 32 67 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 23 .045 .086 .045 .130 -3.4 0.0
2027 32 MS FF 27 65 5 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 26 .185 .243 .200 .443 2.7 0.0
2028 33 NJ FF 37 84 10 11 7 0 1 8 0 0 5 18 .131 .189 .250 .439 3.0 0.0
2029 34 NJ FF 35 69 5 8 4 0 0 8 0 0 7 18 .116 .197 .174 .371 1.4 0.0
10 Years Sim 319 748 49 82 24 2 6 46 0 0 41 235 .110 .157 .171 .328 2.8 0.0
162 Game Average 379 24 41 12 1 3 23 0 0 20 119 .110 .157 .171 .328 1.4  
Career Highs 37 84 10 12 7 1 2 8 0 0 7 35 .185 .243 .250 .443 3.0  
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   584 38 65 20 2 4 36 0 0 36 175 .111 .164 .173 .337 4.2
vs LH   164 11 17 4 0 2 10 0 0 5 60 .104 .129 .165 .294 -1.2
Home 157 346 20 38 8 1 3 21 0 0 21 119 .110 .160 .165 .325 1.7
Away 162 402 29 44 16 1 3 25 0 0 20 116 .109 .154 .177 .330 1.3
RISP   221 0 21 6 0 2 39 0 0 12 80 .095 .141 .149 .290 -1.4
Close/Late   20 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .050 .095 .200 .295 0.0
Mar/Apr 43 100 7 13 3 1 0 5 0 0 7 39 .130 .187 .180 .367 1.7
May 53 124 7 9 4 0 1 6 0 0 5 39 .073 .108 .129 .237 -3.0
June 52 126 11 15 6 0 2 9 0 0 6 43 .119 .159 .214 .373 2.1
July 47 112 7 14 5 0 2 12 0 0 4 31 .125 .162 .223 .386 1.9
August 57 133 6 15 2 1 0 8 0 0 6 37 .113 .151 .143 .294 -0.8
Sep/Oct 65 153 11 16 4 0 1 6 0 0 13 46 .105 .175 .150 .325 1.1
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    
2020 25 MS FF P 23 23 165.3 3 25 0 2 1.000 1.52    
2021 26 MS FF P 32 32 217.3 11 32 3 0 .935 1.78    
2022 27 MS FF P 32 32 226.7 11 31 1 0 .977 1.67    
2023 28 MS FF P 34 34 232.3 15 27 0 5 1.000 1.63    
2024 29 MS FF P 34 34 245.3 10 32 2 2 .955 1.54    
2025 30 MS FF P 33 33 236.3 16 23 0 1 1.000 1.49    
2026 31 MS FF P 32 32 227.0 13 34 0 2 1.000 1.86    
2027 32 MS FF P 27 27 174.3 7 21 0 1 1.000 1.45    
2028 33 NJ FF P 37 37 244.7 13 28 3 1 .932 1.51    
2029 34 NJ FF P 35 35 217.0 12 32 1 6 .978 1.82    
Career Totals   319 319 2186.3 111 285 10 20 .975 1.63    
Career Highs   37 37 245.3 16 34 3 6 1.000 1.86    
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
2021 26 MS FF 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 13.7 20 13 2 7 7 8.57 .339 .409 .508 .918
2022 27 MS FF 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 18 7 0 6 8 4.85 .327 .393 .400 .793
2023 28 MS FF 3 0 1.000 4 4 3 0 0 31.7 27 10 2 6 5 2.84 .227 .264 .286 .550
2024 29 MS FF 1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 25.3 22 10 0 12 10 3.55 .234 .321 .277 .597
2025 30 MS FF 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 14 7 1 5 4 5.25 .286 .352 .449 .801
2026 31 MS FF 0 2 .000 5 5 0 0 0 30.7 42 22 2 13 10 6.46 .321 .382 .435 .817
2027 32 MS FF 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 28 14 0 4 7 7.72 .368 .400 .461 .861
2028 33 NJ FF 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 19.0 18 8 3 10 7 3.79 .254 .346 .465 .810
Career Post-Season Pitching 7 7 .500 26 26 3 0 0 161.6 189 91 10 63 58 5.07 .289 .351 .396 .747
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
2021 26 MS FF 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2022 27 MS FF 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
2023 28 MS FF 4 14 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .286 .429
2024 29 MS FF 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111
2025 30 MS FF 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2026 31 MS FF 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182
2027 32 MS FF 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250
2028 33 NJ FF 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 26 56 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 .089 .121 .125 .246
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2023-5-2.52
2024-1-2.24
2025-8-3.05
2026-3-2.42
2028-8-3.02
CAR-49-3.03
Wins
2022-7-17
2023-4-19
2024-1-22
2025-3-19
2026-4-17
2028-4-19
CAR-50-162
Winning Pct
2022-9-.680
2023-5-.731
2024-1-.880
2025-2-.792
2026-6-.680
2027-9-.667
2028-10-.731
CAR-10-.701
Games Started
2028-3-37
2029-9-35
Complete Games
2020-7-4
2021-7-4
2022-5-6
2023-5-3
2025-7-4
2026-4-4
2027-5-4
2028-4-4
Shutouts
2020-2-3
2023-8-1
2025-10-1
2026-3-3
2027-1-2
2028-4-2
2029-3-2
CAR-36-16
Innings Pitched
2024-4-245.3
2025-8-236.3
2028-5-244.7
Walks Allowed
2028-5-88
Hits per 9IP
2024-4-7.2
2026-4-7.7
2028-6-7.6
WHiP
2024-7-1.10
2026-5-1.09
OAVG
2024-6-.220
2026-5-.231
2028-6-.227
OOBP
2026-5-.281
OSLG
2023-7-.307
2024-1-.280
2025-6-.304
2026-2-.301
2027-9-.317
2028-5-.316
CAR-26-.317
OOPS
2023-8-.614
2024-1-.568
2025-6-.608
2026-4-.583
2028-8-.615
CAR-50-.621
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 30)
   Gray Ink Test: 105    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 143)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 55)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Ontario in 2019
Traded from Ontario to Mississippi on 7/31/2019 (Going to MS: P Pedro Carrasquillo, P Manuel Nieves, ON's 1st and 2nd round picks in 2020. Going to ON: P Galon Thrace, P Gary Crossman, P Thomas Burleson, MS's 2nd round pick in 2020)
Injured on 5/26/2020 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Earned first career win on 6/9/2020
Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/15/2020, off Jerald Tarpley (NC)
Was selected to the 2023 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2024 Allstar game
Won National Cup Series with Mississippi in 2024
Won FFL Walter Johnson Award in 2024 (received 82.4% of votes cast)
Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game
Injured on 6/10/2027 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks