LF Josh Budge #11
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 21 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/06/2026
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LF JOSH BUDGE #11 - AGE: 21 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
41 57 14 1 0 0 8 9 8 .246 .348 .263 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 60 50 55
Gap 45 50 45 50
Power 50 70 50 55
Eye 60 80 55 65
Avoid K's 55 65 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 50
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 35 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: 20
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/2026 @ MIL Win, 7-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/2026 @ MIL Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/2026 @ MIL Loss, 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/2026 @ SD Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/2026 @ SD Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/2026 CIN Loss, 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2026 @ CIN Loss, 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2026 @ CIN Loss, 2-6 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/09/2026 LAA Loss, 8-9 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0
09/08/2026 LAA Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/18/2005
Born in:Martinsville, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:None, 93 Days
Service This Yr:77 Days
40-Man Service:None, 93 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 41 57 14 1 0 0 8 4 9 8 .246 .348 .263 .612 .287 .018 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 66 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 1 0 0 0.0 5.3 3.08 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 9 1 0 0 5 3 8 3 0 0 0 .250 .386 .278 .664
Versus Right   21 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 .238 .273 .238 .511
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
July   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
August   24 3 1 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .167 .389
September   21 8 0 0 0 3 2 5 3 0 0 0 .381 .500 .381 .881
October   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Spring Training   35 8 0 0 3 8 6 1 8 0 0 0 .229 .250 .486 .736
Career   57 14 1 0 0 8 4 9 8 0 0 0 .246 .348 .263 .612
Home   31 9 1 0 0 4 3 2 4 0 0 0 .290 .333 .323 .656
Road   26 5 0 0 0 4 1 7 4 0 0 0 .192 .364 .192 .556
Grass   53 14 1 0 0 8 4 7 7 0 0 0 .264 .350 .283 .633
Turf   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Day   21 7 0 0 0 3 1 5 4 0 0 0 .333 .462 .333 .795
Night   36 7 1 0 0 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 .194 .275 .222 .497
As Starter   28 11 1 0 0 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .393 .469 .429 .897
As Reliever / Substitution   29 3 0 0 0 3 1 5 5 0 0 0 .103 .235 .103 .339
Pinch Hitting   24 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Close/Late   25 7 0 0 0 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 .280 .400 .280 .680
Inning 1-3   11 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
Inning 4-6   13 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
Inning 7-9   29 8 0 0 0 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 .276 .382 .276 .658
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   23 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 .174 .269 .174 .443
1 Outs   20 4 1 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .304 .250 .554
2 Outs   14 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 .429 .529 .429 .958
Scoring Position   10 5 0 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .583 .500 1.083
Bases Empty   30 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .494
Runner on 1st   17 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .176 .300 .235 .535
Runner on 2nd   2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Two Strikes   27 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 .222 .250 .222 .472
First Pitch   11 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .545 1.000
Count 0-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   13 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Behind in Count   13 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Ahead in Count   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 .200 .556 .200 .756
Batting 2nd   13 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564
Batting 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Batting 4th   15 7 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .467 .556 .467 1.022
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   7 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .571 1.127
Batting 9th   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Low Leverage   21 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 .190 .292 .190 .482
Medium Leverage   18 6 1 0 0 4 3 6 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .389 .889
High Leverage   18 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 86 320 100 13 0 4 47 50 46 33 .312 .399 .391 .790 .364 .078 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 373 3 3 0 9 0 4 125 17 1 2 33.3 51.6 5.93 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   71 27 5 0 1 14 15 15 3 1 0 0 .380 .483 .493 .976
Versus Right   249 73 8 0 3 33 35 31 30 3 0 3 .293 .374 .361 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   74 25 4 0 0 12 14 8 5 1 0 0 .338 .398 .392 .789
May   88 29 2 0 3 15 19 19 9 1 0 1 .330 .450 .455 .904
June   101 26 4 0 1 15 9 14 10 2 0 1 .257 .347 .327 .674
July   57 20 3 0 0 5 8 5 9 0 0 1 .351 .413 .404 .816
Last Year   248 69 15 1 6 27 43 45 28 0 1 2 .278 .393 .419 .813
Career   568 169 28 1 10 74 93 91 61 4 1 5 .298 .397 .403 .800
Home   162 44 5 0 1 25 22 25 20 2 0 3 .272 .375 .321 .696
Road   158 56 8 0 3 22 28 21 13 2 0 0 .354 .425 .462 .887
Grass   150 53 8 0 2 20 27 20 11 2 0 0 .353 .424 .447 .871
Turf   170 47 5 0 2 27 23 26 22 2 0 3 .276 .378 .341 .719
Day   101 37 6 0 1 11 14 8 10 2 0 1 .366 .411 .455 .866
Night   219 63 7 0 3 36 36 38 23 2 0 2 .288 .395 .361 .755
As Starter   318 100 13 0 4 47 50 46 33 4 0 3 .314 .402 .393 .795
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 20 41 57 14 1 0 0 8 4 9 0 0 8 0 0 .246 .348 .263 .612 69 77 -0.1
Total MLB 41 57 14 1 0 0 8 4 9 0 0 8 0 0 .246 .348 .263 .612 69 77 -0.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Bradenton - A 19 42 176 60 15 0 6 30 27 21 0 1 19 0 1 .341 .409 .528 .938 139 145 1.1
2025 Altoona - AA 19 21 72 22 2 0 3 15 13 16 2 0 5 0 0 .306 .444 .458 .903 125 135 0.5
2025 Indianapolis - AAA 19 63 248 69 15 1 6 27 43 45 2 0 28 2 1 .278 .393 .419 .813 114 121 1.5
2026 Indianapolis - AAA 20 86 320 100 13 0 4 47 50 46 3 4 33 1 2 .312 .399 .391 .790 115 123 1.1
Total IL 149 568 169 28 1 10 74 93 91 5 4 61 3 3 .298 .397 .403 .800 115 122
Total EL 21 72 22 2 0 3 15 13 16 2 0 5 0 0 .306 .444 .458 .903 125 135
Total FSL 42 176 60 15 0 6 30 27 21 0 1 19 0 1 .341 .409 .528 .938 139 145
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 12 6 55 3 2 58 0 1.000 56.0 9.32 +0.9 1.136
2026 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 9 9 70 7 5 78 1 .987 77.2 8.92 +0.6 1.029
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 1.052
2026 Indianapolis - AAA 3B 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.0 1.043
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.0 1.007
2026 Indianapolis - AAA LF 12 12 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 81.2 1.87 -1.2 .915
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 8 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.1 1.59 -0.1 1.058
2026 Indianapolis - AAA RF 48 45 89 2 0 91 0 1.000 370.1 2.21 -6.0 .911
TOTAL 1B 21 15 125 10 7 136 1 .993 133.2 9.09 +1.5 1.076
TOTAL 3B 4 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 23.0 1.57 -0.0 1.046
TOTAL LF 15 12 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 88.2 2.03 -1.2 .923
TOTAL RF 56 47 94 2 0 96 0 1.000 398.2 2.17 -6.1 .918
PLAYER HISTORY
02/13/2025 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
04/27/2025 Goes 7-7 against the Jupiter Hammerheads, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
05/17/2025 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
06/23/2025 Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
07/19/2025 Hits three home runs against the St. Paul Saints, going 4-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (65).
05/26/2026 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
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