P Michael Heesch #8
Gwinnett Firebirds (ATL) IL
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
09/24/2024
BNN Index | IL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P MICHAEL HEESCH #8 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
5 1 1-0 0 5.06 16.0 24 1 7 16 1.94 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 45 50 45 45
Control 55 60 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
Changeup 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/12/2024 @ TOL Loss, 5-10 3.2 4 2 2 3 4
09/03/2024 CHR Loss, 7-14 2.1 4 2 2 2 4
08/25/2024 BUF Win, 4-2 X 5.2 8 2 2 2 9 Win
07/28/2024 @ LHV Loss, 3-11 3.0 6 2 0 0 1
07/09/2024 @ CHR Loss, 1-7 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
06/04/2024 @ ROC Loss, 2-17 3.2 4 4 4 3 2
PERSONALITY
Good teammate and an avid hunter in the offseason.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:05/15/1990
Born in:Bartlett, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$620,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:None, 168 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 5 1 1 0 0 5.06 16.0 24 11 9 1 7 16 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 0 0 0.0 4 3 17.44 13.50 9.00 3.94 3.05 1.94 94 0.2 .426        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 25 10 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 .400 .423 .520 .943      
vs. RHB 45 14 3 0 0 6 6 11 1 0 0 .311 .385 .378 .762      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 1 0 0 0 0 9.82 3.2 4 4 4 0 3 2  
July 2 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 8 3 1 0 0 1  
August 1 1 1 0 0 3.18 5.2 8 2 2 1 2 9  
September 1 0 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 4  
Postseason 1 0 0 0 0 4.91 3.2 4 2 2 1 3 4  
Last Year 5 0 0 0 0 3.60 10.0 9 4 4 1 3 5  
2 Years Ago 45 0 5 4 1 3.93 75.2 74 33 33 8 29 71  
Career 136 10 21 12 3 3.78 290.2 280 129 122 33 96 261  
Home 2 1 1 0 0 4.50 8.0 12 4 4 1 4 13  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 5.62 8.0 12 7 5 0 3 3  
Grass 5 1 1 0 0 5.06 16.0 24 11 9 1 7 16  
Day 2 1 1 0 0 2.08 8.2 14 4 2 1 2 10  
Night 3 0 0 0 0 8.59 7.1 10 7 7 0 5 6  
As Starter 1 1 1 0 0 3.18 5.2 8 2 2 1 2 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 0 0 6.10 10.1 16 9 7 0 5 7  
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+
2018 Chicago - MLB 28 8 0 2 0 0 6.55 11.0 15 8 8 2 4 11 0 0 1.73 .394 4.52 -0.0 64
2019 Chicago - MLB 29 39 0 1 0 0 5.77 39.0 44 25 25 10 6 28 0 0 1.28 .296 6.19 -0.6 79
2022 Atlanta - MLB 32 14 0 0 1 0 2.82 22.1 15 10 7 1 8 19 0 0 1.03 .222 3.56 0.3 149
Total MLB 61 0 3 1 0 4.98 72.1 74 43 40 13 18 58 0 0 1.27 .289 5.13 -0.4 88
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+
2012 Chicago N (AZL) - R 22 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.50 .250 0.20 0.1 999
2012 Boise - S A 22 12 0 3 1 0 2.66 23.2 25 8 7 0 1 19 0 0 1.10 .316 1.85 0.8 151
2013 Kane County - A 23 22 20 3 9 0 3.78 119.0 129 63 50 3 36 60 0 0 1.39 .304 3.50 2.4 107
2014 Kane County - A 24 24 0 3 1 0 2.18 45.1 32 12 11 1 20 59 0 0 1.15 .290 2.27 1.2 185
2014 Iowa - AAA 24 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.90 .143 1.70 0.1 999
2015 South Bend - A 25 4 1 0 1 1 2.02 13.1 13 3 3 1 2 9 0 0 1.12 .308 3.72 0.1 185
2015 Myrtle Beach - A 25 19 0 2 1 6 5.02 28.2 27 16 16 2 14 26 0 0 1.43 .301 4.09 -0.1 73
2015 Total - A 25 23 1 2 2 7 4.07 42.0 40 19 19 3 16 35 0 0 1.33 .303 3.97 0.0 90
2016 Myrtle Beach - A 26 57 7 7 2 9 3.70 99.2 82 41 41 12 21 102 0 0 1.03 .279 3.98 1.3 121
2017 Tennessee - AA 27 15 15 9 1 0 2.73 92.1 76 28 28 6 20 67 0 0 1.04 .265 3.18 1.8 132
2017 Iowa - AAA 27 22 2 3 3 0 5.94 33.1 45 23 22 4 11 25 0 0 1.68 .373 4.31 0.1 69
2018 Iowa - AAA 28 58 0 4 1 0 2.89 81.0 67 28 26 9 37 71 0 0 1.28 .265 4.10 0.5 149
2019 Iowa - AAA 29 28 16 7 5 0 4.47 90.2 102 53 45 11 29 72 0 0 1.44 .316 4.89 0.9 107
2020 Gwinnett - AAA 30 39 8 6 4 0 3.91 96.2 101 45 42 16 26 84 0 0 1.31 .300 4.87 0.0 109
2021 Gwinnett - AAA 31 42 1 9 4 2 3.31 92.1 72 36 34 7 31 85 0 0 1.12 .264 3.58 0.3 106
2022 Gwinnett - AAA 32 45 0 5 4 1 3.93 75.2 74 33 33 8 29 71 0 0 1.36 .307 3.96 0.4 105
2023 Mississippi - AA 33 19 0 2 2 2 1.51 35.2 27 6 6 2 7 32 0 0 0.95 .253 1.91 0.9 197
2023 Gwinnett - AAA 33 5 0 0 0 0 3.60 10.0 9 4 4 1 3 5 0 0 1.20 .258 3.71 -0.1 87
2024 Gwinnett - AAA 34 5 1 1 0 0 5.06 16.0 24 11 9 1 7 16 0 0 1.94 .426 3.05 0.2 64
Total IL 136 10 21 12 3 3.78 290.2 280 129 122 33 96 261 0 0 1.29 .298 4.08 102.3
Total PCL 109 18 15 9 0 4.02 208.1 215 104 93 24 79 172 0 0 1.41 .306 4.44 111.3
Total SL 34 15 11 3 2 2.39 128.0 103 34 34 8 27 99 0 0 1.02 .262 2.82 145.0
Total CAR 76 7 9 3 15 4.00 128.1 109 57 57 14 35 128 0 0 1.12 .284 4.00 105.3
Total MID 50 21 6 11 1 3.24 177.2 174 78 64 5 58 128 0 0 1.31 .302 3.21 124.0
Total NWL 12 0 3 1 0 2.66 23.2 25 8 7 0 1 19 0 0 1.10 .316 1.85 151.4
Total AZL 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.50 .250 0.20 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
2024 Gwinnett - IL 34 1 0 0 0 0 4.91 3.2 4 2 2 1 3 4 0 0 1.91 .300 6.74 -0.2 66
Total IL 1 0 0 0 0 4.91 3.2 4 2 2 1 3 4 0 0 1.91 .300 6.74 65.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Boise - S A P 12 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Chicago N (AZL) - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Kane County - A P 22 0 9 20 1 29 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Iowa - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Kane County - A P 24 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB P 8 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.1 1.045
2019 Chicago - MLB P 36 0 0 9 0 9 0 1.000 39.0 2.08 +0.6 1.161
2022 Atlanta - MLB P 14 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 22.1 2.01 +0.5 1.011
2024 Gwinnett - AAA P 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 +0.1 .985
TOTAL P 124 1 12 46 1 58 0 1.000 88.1 5.91 +1.3 1.086
PLAYER HISTORY
06/08/2015 Injured (gout), out for 4 days.
09/24/2015 Wins the 2015 Carolina League Round 2 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans!
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 40 (50).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
06/01/2017 Wins the SL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/18/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Southern League All-Star Game.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
04/20/2019 Injured on 04/19/2019, diagnosed with a sore forearm, is day-to-day.
10/03/2019 Wins the 2019 Pacific Coast League Round 2 with the Iowa Cubs!
11/21/2019 Became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
01/16/2020 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
11/03/2020 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Firebirds organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
11/17/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Atlanta Firebirds organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $610,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
09/18/2023 Wins the 2023 Southern League Round 2 with the Mississippi Firebirds!
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
09/24/2024 Wins the 2024 International League Round 2 with the Gwinnett Firebirds!
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