P Aaron Blair #55
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/11/2025
P AARON BLAIR #55 - AGE: 33 - 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 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 55 50
Control 45 40 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 55 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 70
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 35
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Well-liked.
Birthday:05/26/1992
Born in:Las Vegas, NV
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 68 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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+
2016 St. Louis - MLB 24 1 1 0 1 0 17.18 3.2 9 7 7 0 5 1 0 0 3.82 .500 6.86 -0.1 22
2017 St. Louis - MLB 25 25 25 10 7 0 4.02 156.2 162 76 70 17 73 116 0 0 1.50 .308 4.37 0.7 91
2018 St. Louis - MLB 26 57 3 6 2 1 3.83 98.2 96 45 42 5 55 87 0 0 1.53 .314 3.69 1.1 109
2019 St. Louis - MLB 27 36 0 1 0 0 6.05 58.0 72 40 39 8 29 56 0 0 1.74 .360 4.97 -0.1 75
2019 Colorado - MLB 27 30 0 2 0 0 7.34 34.1 38 30 28 4 27 35 0 0 1.89 .330 5.46 -0.2 62
2019 Total - MLB 27 66 0 3 0 0 6.53 92.1 110 70 67 12 56 91 0 0 1.80 .349 5.15 -0.3 70
2020 New York - MLB 28 32 32 7 10 0 4.96 156.0 141 92 86 24 87 117 0 0 1.46 .261 5.37 -0.0 85
2021 New York - MLB 29 18 9 0 6 0 10.45 41.1 57 50 48 10 29 30 0 0 2.08 .346 7.45 -0.7 45
Total MLB 199 70 26 26 1 5.25 548.2 575 340 320 68 305 442 0 0 1.60 .308 4.91 0.5 80
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+
2013 Hillsboro - S A 21 8 8 1 1 0 2.90 31.0 25 10 10 2 13 28 0 0 1.23 .280 3.68 0.5 130
2013 South Bend - A 21 3 3 0 2 0 3.57 17.2 19 10 7 0 4 13 0 0 1.30 .328 2.58 0.6 105
2014 South Bend - A 22 6 6 1 2 0 4.04 35.2 25 19 16 2 14 44 1 0 1.09 .258 2.72 1.1 93
2014 Visalia - A+ 22 13 13 4 2 0 4.35 72.1 70 37 35 6 21 81 0 0 1.26 .328 3.32 1.7 94
2014 Total - A+ 22 19 19 5 4 0 4.25 108.0 95 56 51 8 35 125 1 0 1.20 .306 3.13 2.8 94
2014 Mobile - AA 22 8 8 4 1 0 1.94 46.1 30 11 10 4 16 46 0 0 0.99 .228 3.50 1.0 219
2015 Mobile - AA 23 29 29 9 13 0 4.22 168.2 172 85 79 10 59 140 0 0 1.37 .325 3.69 3.1 97
2015 Reno - AAA 23 1 1 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 7 3 3 0 2 5 0 0 2.25 .538 2.66 0.2 69
2016 Fresno - AAA 24 22 22 7 6 0 2.83 124.0 96 45 39 6 40 101 1 1 1.10 .254 3.49 2.8 150
2016 Memphis - AAA 24 9 9 2 3 0 4.17 49.2 49 26 23 8 13 46 0 0 1.25 .301 4.67 0.5 105
2016 Total - AAA 24 31 31 9 9 0 3.21 173.2 145 71 62 14 53 147 1 1 1.14 .267 3.83 3.3 133
2017 Memphis - AAA 25 9 9 0 5 0 5.55 48.2 64 32 30 5 14 45 0 0 1.60 .388 3.94 0.8 74
2021 New York A1 (GCL) - R 29 1 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.00 .000 8.50 -0.1 84
2021 Scranton WB - AAA 29 11 4 2 3 0 3.61 42.1 37 18 17 1 19 35 1 0 1.32 .308 3.13 0.6 97
2022 Indianapolis - AAA 30 28 28 10 7 0 2.72 159.0 117 52 48 12 58 137 0 0 1.10 .248 4.05 2.3 152
2023 Indianapolis - AAA 31 34 8 4 3 0 3.81 87.1 81 39 37 5 31 77 1 1 1.28 .308 3.00 0.9 81
2024 Indianapolis - AAA 32 5 5 3 0 0 1.86 38.2 31 8 8 1 13 39 1 0 1.14 .306 2.25 1.1 169
Total IL 78 45 19 13 0 3.02 327.1 266 117 110 19 121 288 3 1 1.18 .279 3.44 117.3
Total PCL 41 41 9 14 0 3.78 226.1 216 106 95 19 69 197 1 1 1.26 .301 3.83 112.3
Total SL 37 37 13 14 0 3.73 215.0 202 96 89 14 75 186 0 0 1.29 .307 3.65 110.3
Total CAL 13 13 4 2 0 4.35 72.1 70 37 35 6 21 81 0 0 1.26 .328 3.32 94.4
Total MID 9 9 1 4 0 3.88 53.1 44 29 23 2 18 57 1 0 1.16 .286 2.68 96.3
Total NWL 8 8 1 1 0 2.90 31.0 25 10 10 2 13 28 0 0 1.23 .280 3.68 129.5
Total GCL 1 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.00 .000 8.50 83.5
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+
2019 Colorado - MLB 27 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 3 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 3.60 .429 7.65 -0.1 28
Total MLB 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 1.2 3 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 3.60 .429 7.65 28.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2013 South Bend - A P 3 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Hillsboro - S A P 8 0 5 2 1 7 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Mobile - AA P 8 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Visalia - A+ P 13 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 South Bend - A P 6 0 1 2 0 5 2 .600 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 St. Louis - MLB P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.8 .000
2017 St. Louis - MLB P 25 25 10 14 3 27 3 .889 156.2 1.38 -0.9 .855
2018 St. Louis - MLB P 56 3 5 15 0 20 0 1.000 98.2 1.82 +0.3 .984
2019 St. Louis - MLB P 35 0 1 9 0 11 1 .909 58.0 1.55 -0.0 1.032
2019 Colorado - MLB P 28 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 34.1 1.57 -0.5 .860
2020 New York - MLB P 32 32 6 20 3 27 1 .963 156.0 1.50 +0.2 1.022
2021 New York - MLB P 18 9 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 41.1 1.09 -0.0 3.103
TOTAL P 233 70 38 81 7 129 10 .922 548.2 1.95 -1.8 .973
PLAYER HISTORY
04/05/2015 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
12/10/2015 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Houston Astros in exchange for RP Mark Appel, SS Marwin Gonzalez.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (60).
04/03/2016 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
05/10/2016 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Round Rock Express with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/01/2016 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with CF Ronny Rafael, LF Derek Fisher, C Dustin Garneau, SS Ronald Torreyes, in exchange for SP Carlos Martinez.
11/26/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (60).
04/02/2017 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
11/20/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
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: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
06/26/2019 Was claimed off waivers by Colorado while with St. Louis.
11/19/2019 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
02/10/2020 Signed a minor league contract ($880,000 bonus) with the New York Yankees organization.
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
11/22/2021 Became a free agent.
12/24/2021 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
04/30/2022 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Pittsburgh organization.
09/22/2022 Wins the 2022 International League Round 2 with the Indianapolis Arrows!
10/05/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 IL Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
08/19/2023 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Syracuse Chiefs with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/18/2023 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
05/11/2024 Was granted free agency by the Pittsburgh organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
2017 73 6
2020 87 2
Year WP Rank
2018 12 3
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