P Chris Ford #21
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/28/2025
P CHRIS FORD #21 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
33 33 8-16 0 4.56 185.1 174 29 68 166 1.31 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 45 45 45 45
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 75 75
Curveball 55 60
Splitter 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 70
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/2025 @ PHI Loss, 1-4 X 5.0 5 4 4 7 9 Loss
09/19/2025 CLE Loss, 2-5 X 4.2 8 4 4 1 5 Loss
09/12/2025 ARI Loss, 2-11 X 5.0 2 3 3 3 6 Loss
09/05/2025 @ KC Loss, 1-4 X 6.1 5 3 3 3 4 Loss
08/31/2025 SD Loss, 2-3 X 4.2 7 2 2 1 7
08/26/2025 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 X 5.2 6 2 2 3 5 Loss
08/21/2025 OAK Loss, 0-2 X 4.1 3 2 2 2 7 Loss
08/16/2025 DET Loss, 4-5 X 5.2 4 3 3 1 6
08/12/2025 @ NYY Win, 6-3 X 5.0 7 1 1 0 5 Win
08/08/2025 KC Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 4 2 2 2 8 Loss
PERSONALITY
Ford is intense with a capital I.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
Birthday:05/03/1998
Born in:Burke, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 103 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 27th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 33 33 8 16 0 4.56 185.1 174 96 94 29 68 166 0 0.0 0 16 48.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.95 8.45 8.06 3.30 5.02 1.31 122 0.5 .283        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 318 75 14 1 10 39 33 68 0 2 3 .236 .314 .381 .694      
vs. RHB 385 99 16 2 19 57 35 98 4 1 1 .257 .318 .457 .775      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 6 1 2 0 2.82 38.1 29 12 12 1 17 28  
May 6 6 3 1 0 3.26 38.2 28 15 14 8 9 30  
June 5 5 3 2 0 5.65 28.2 34 18 18 6 9 25  
July 5 5 0 3 0 7.06 21.2 24 18 17 7 8 18  
August 7 7 1 4 0 4.62 37.0 39 19 19 2 11 41  
September 4 4 0 4 0 6.00 21.0 20 14 14 5 14 24  
Spring Training 3 3 1 0 0 3.00 12.0 11 4 4 2 2 5  
Last Year 30 30 5 16 0 5.12 160.0 156 94 91 29 77 109  
2 Years Ago 4 1 0 1 0 8.10 13.1 16 12 12 2 6 10  
Career 76 66 13 36 0 4.96 379.0 365 214 209 64 161 308  
Home 20 20 4 8 0 3.35 121.0 98 47 45 14 40 109  
Road 13 13 4 8 0 6.85 64.1 76 49 49 15 28 57  
Grass 32 32 8 15 0 4.61 179.2 168 94 92 29 65 161  
Turf 1 1 0 1 0 3.18 5.2 6 2 2 0 3 5  
Day 10 10 1 6 0 5.29 51.0 52 31 30 9 20 54  
Night 23 23 7 10 0 4.29 134.1 122 65 64 20 48 112  
As Starter 33 33 8 16 0 4.56 185.1 174 96 94 29 68 166  
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+
2022 Toronto - MLB 24 9 2 0 3 0 5.31 20.1 19 12 12 4 10 23 0 0 1.43 .294 5.24 -0.1 78
2023 Texas - MLB 25 4 1 0 1 0 8.10 13.1 16 12 12 2 6 10 0 0 1.65 .326 4.96 -0.1 49
2024 Minnesota - MLB 26 30 30 5 16 0 5.12 160.0 156 94 91 29 77 109 0 0 1.46 .266 5.73 -1.3 77
2025 Minnesota - MLB 27 33 33 8 16 0 4.56 185.1 174 96 94 29 68 166 0 0 1.31 .283 5.02 0.5 91
Total MLB 76 66 13 36 0 4.96 379.0 365 214 209 64 161 308 0 0 1.39 .278 5.33 -1.0 82
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+
2020 Total - 22 19 19 11 4 0 2.54 131.1 101 39 37 10 47 193 0 0 1.13 .323 2.39 4.8 100
2020 Vancouver - S A 22 15 15 5 6 0 4.31 87.2 90 47 42 6 37 77 0 0 1.45 .322 4.69 1.4 115
2021 Dunedin - A+ 23 28 27 10 11 0 3.91 181.2 159 82 79 8 57 168 1 0 1.19 .293 3.08 4.0 95
2022 New Hampshire - AA 24 4 4 1 1 0 3.20 25.1 25 10 9 1 10 29 0 0 1.38 .364 2.65 0.8 127
2022 Buffalo - AAA 24 18 16 8 7 0 2.91 102.0 91 35 33 5 39 87 1 1 1.27 .297 3.68 1.9 142
2023 Round Rock - AAA 25 14 14 6 4 0 3.32 86.2 73 37 32 6 22 72 2 0 1.10 .279 3.39 1.5 109
2023 Buffalo - AAA 25 10 10 4 5 0 3.29 79.1 59 29 29 7 23 66 6 4 1.03 .241 2.94 1.2 93
2023 Total - AAA 25 24 24 10 9 0 3.31 166.0 132 66 61 13 45 138 8 4 1.07 .261 3.17 2.7 101
Total IL 28 26 12 12 0 3.08 181.1 150 64 62 12 62 153 7 5 1.17 .273 3.36 115.3
Total PCL 14 14 6 4 0 3.32 86.2 73 37 32 6 22 72 2 0 1.10 .279 3.39 109.3
Total EL 4 4 1 1 0 3.20 25.1 25 10 9 1 10 29 0 0 1.38 .364 2.65 126.6
Total FSL 28 27 10 11 0 3.91 181.2 159 82 79 8 57 168 1 0 1.19 .293 3.08 94.8
Total NWL 15 15 5 6 0 4.31 87.2 90 47 42 6 37 77 0 0 1.45 .322 4.69 114.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Toronto - MLB P 9 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 20.1 0.89 +0.1 1.011
2023 Texas - MLB P 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.1 0.67 -0.1 1.039
2024 Minnesota - MLB P 30 30 6 8 0 17 3 .824 160.0 0.79 -0.4 1.002
2025 Minnesota - MLB P 33 33 8 16 0 26 2 .923 185.1 1.17 +2.6 1.134
TOTAL P 76 66 15 26 0 46 5 .891 379.0 0.97 +2.3 1.087
PLAYER HISTORY
06/11/2020 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization with a signing bonus of $1,850,000.
07/26/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Northwest League All-Star Game.
10/29/2020 Named the #51 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (70); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 40 (50).
03/25/2021 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
06/08/2021 Strikes out 15 against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.
06/25/2021 Named the #46 prospect in the MLB
10/31/2021 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
04/09/2022 Injured (torn fingernail),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/29/2022 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Durham Bulls with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/04/2022 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
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: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/12/2023 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Rochester Red Wings with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/29/2023 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Charlotte Knights with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/05/2023 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Syracuse Chiefs with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/27/2023 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Gwinnett Firebirds with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/2023 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Texas Rangers, along with CF Beau Carson, in exchange for CF Tim Graves.
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
11/27/2023 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Minnesota Twins, along with LF Raúl Fernández and 2B Olav Jansen, in exchange for SP Tim Cooney.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (50).
03/11/2024 Injured on 03/10/2024, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 33 4
Year L Rank
2024 16 2
2025 16 2
Year HRA Rank
2024 29 3
2025 29 1
Year BB Rank
2024 77 5
2025 68 6
Year BABIP Rank
2025 .283 6
Year H/9 Rank
2025 8.45 10
Year K/9 Rank
2025 8.06 8
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