James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R

Born: 09/22/1995 Age: 29

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

On MLB 40-man: NO
Acquired: Free Agent (CLE) Jan'25

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Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $2.50 Median $2.50
FanGraphs Points
Average $4.00 Median $4.00

All Leagues
Average $2.00 Median $1.50
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.10 Median $1.00

Roster%
0.61%
Change
7Day 0%
30Day 0.31%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 1
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2019CLE505.10083100 8.38 44.67
2020CLE27027.01853141601 9.11 246.10
2021CLE60055.1111378353229 6.66 368.77
2022CLE38039.03862222112 7.99 311.80
2023CLE44039.001352242836 5.52 215.40

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2017CLE (A-)10623.1003130901 5.03 117.37
2018CLE (A)7011.110208700 7.68 87.07
2018CLE (A+)25027.013045141701 9.45 255.10
2018CLE (AA)10010.1011671201 4.45 45.97
2019CLE (R)303.00080200 10.73 32.20
2019CLE (AA)10010.060242200 14.08 140.80
2019CLE (AAA)17017.12542141302 8.21 142.27
2021CLE (AAA)706.00193301 6.22 37.30
2022CLE (AAA)12011.00217101100 5.85 64.40
2023CLE (AAA)24023.15042141301 8.31 193.97
2024CLE (AAA)706.211123600 8.48 56.53
2025CHW (AAA)9011.101116800 6.2 70.27

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Sep 30, 2023 CLE @DET 0 0 0 0 0.2 6 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 -4.07
Sep 26, 2023 CLE CIN 0 0 0 0 0.2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.73
Sep 24, 2023 CLE BAL 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.80
Sep 22, 2023 CLE BAL 0 0 0 1 1.0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.40
Sep 20, 2023 CLE @KCR 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.93
Sep 19, 2023 CLE @KCR 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8.80
Aug 30, 2023 CLE @MIN 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 8.40
Aug 28, 2023 CLE @MIN 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.80
Aug 26, 2023 CLE @TOR 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1.20
Aug 23, 2023 CLE LAD 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 6.20
Totals 0 0 0 1 9.0 44 6 2 9 12 7 1 0 47.20

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentGSWinSave IPTBFRERHKBBHBPHR
Apr 24, 2025 AAA CLT @SWB 0 1 0 2.0 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
Apr 20, 2025 AAA CLT NAS 0 0 0 1.1 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Apr 17, 2025 AAA CLT NAS 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Apr 16, 2025 AAA CLT NAS 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Apr 13, 2025 AAA CLT @JAX 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Apr 10, 2025 AAA CLT @JAX 0 0 0 1.0 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
Apr 6, 2025 AAA CLT NOR 0 0 0 1.1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Apr 2, 2025 AAA CLT NOR 0 0 0 2.0 8 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Mar 29, 2025 AAA CLT GWN 0 1 0 1.0 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
Sep 21, 2024 AAA COL @TOL 0 0 0 1.0 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
Totals 0 2 0 12.1 51 2 2 7 13 9 0 0

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
February 20, 2020 8:21 PM add Mystery Machine $4
September 30, 2020 6:49 PM increase Mystery Machine $6
June 2, 2021 9:24 PM move Abandon Me (from Mystery Machine) $6
August 8, 2021 7:43 PM cut Abandon Me $3
August 9, 2021 7:44 PM add Bad-Ball Bums $6
August 28, 2021 6:07 PM cut Bad-Ball Bums $3
March 25, 2022 8:43 PM add MadBum's a Bum $8
June 23, 2022 10:31 PM cut MadBum's a Bum $4
August 21, 2022 2:05 AM add Farm Boy Westley $6
October 14, 2022 2:16 AM increase Farm Boy Westley $8
January 31, 2023 5:48 PM cut Farm Boy Westley $0
March 18, 2023 7:46 PM add Standard Oil 🛢 $6
September 12, 2023 4:54 PM cut Standard Oil 🛢 $3

Recent Trades for James Karinchak in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
June 16, 2023 1:51 PM Third Degree Burns 🔥 Michael Kopech CHW RP R $2 15IL
Yainer Diaz HOU C/1B R $2 
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $3
 Duck Season 🦆🎯 Jhoan Duran MIN RP R $6 
Cristian Javier HOU SP R $9 60IL
$8 loan
May 15, 2023 5:16 PM Barry's Bondage Francisco Lindor NYM SS S $26 
Paul Sewald SEA RP R $8 
 4 Days in November: Full Throttle Alex Bregman HOU 3B R $24 
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $5
May 3, 2023 7:19 AM Make Aces Great Again Alex Verdugo BOS OF L $14 
 Sunflower Seed Finger ☝️ Willson Contreras STL C/1B R $14 
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $3
$3 loan
April 30, 2023 12:57 PM Junior Varsity Pitchers Shane Bieber CLE RP R $31 15IL
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $5
Alek Manoah TOR SP R $9 60IL
$15 loan 		Angels in the Troutfield Raisel Iglesias ATL RP R $11 
Jeff Mcneil NYM 2B/OF L $9 
Brett Baty NYM 2B/3B L $5 
Francisco Alvarez NYM C R $4 
April 26, 2023 7:36 AM Pandaman $1 loan The Notorious Gregorius James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $4
April 25, 2023 12:38 PM bushwhackers James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $5
$4 loan 		Walker Buehler's Day off Gregory Santos CHW RP R $1 15IL 
April 11, 2023 2:25 PM The Mookie PC Small Group Oneil Cruz PIT SS/OF L $7 
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Carlos Correa MIN SS R $30
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $6
$29 loan
April 8, 2023 8:34 PM 🌴 Myrtle⚾️Mania 🌴 David Robertson NYM RP R $3
Matt Chapman TOR 3B R $7 
MJ Melendez KCR AAA OF L $4
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $11
$2 loan 		Bad News Bears Tyler O'Neill STL OF R $11 10IL 
Jose Alvarado PHI RP L $5 
Bryson Stott PHI 2B/SS L $3 
Garrett Mitchell MIL OF L $4 10IL 
March 24, 2023 12:51 PM The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Patrick Sandoval LAA SP L $6 60IL
$2 loan 		One Zero Eight ⚾️ Gregory Soto PHI RP L $1
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $5
March 3, 2023 6:07 PM Racob Cronengirth Trey Mancini ARI AAA Util R $5
Bryan Abreu HOU RP R $3
Alex Kirilloff MIN AAA 1B/OF L $5
James Karinchak CHW AAA RP R $5
$4 loan 		Walnut Hill Blue Jays Luis Garcia SDP RP R $1
Jordan Montgomery STL SP L $12 60IL
Jordan Hicks STL SP/RP R $1