P Matt 'Wheels' LaChappa #55
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/28/2037
P MATT 'WHEELS' LACHAPPA #55 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - 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 64 60 68 66
Movement 52 48 55 52
Control 74 72 75 74
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 72 72
Slider 66 69
Changeup 46 47
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 63
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 46
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 76
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Often told he looks familiar.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:10/13/2003
Born in:Lakeside, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2021, 7th Pick in Round 1
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+
2027 Erie - CBL 23 8 4 0 3 2 7.16 27.2 35 22 22 5 11 26 0 0 1.66 .361 4.80 0.1 57
2028 Erie - CBL 24 26 3 5 4 12 5.65 57.1 53 38 36 13 26 62 0 0 1.38 .274 5.30 -0.4 76
2029 Erie - CBL 25 44 1 7 1 3 2.05 57.0 40 13 13 6 13 63 0 0 0.93 .248 3.37 1.0 210
2030 Erie - CBL 26 19 2 3 2 8 4.71 36.1 36 19 19 9 12 40 0 0 1.32 .303 5.13 -0.1 93
2031 Erie - CBL 27 49 9 10 7 5 4.86 103.2 100 61 56 21 36 106 0 0 1.31 .286 4.90 0.3 92
2032 Indianapolis - CBL 28 27 0 2 0 3 3.18 56.2 49 22 20 8 15 45 0 0 1.13 .258 4.39 0.3 142
2033 Indianapolis - CBL 29 31 2 1 4 0 3.31 73.1 63 30 27 5 25 68 0 0 1.20 .293 3.34 1.3 133
2033 Austin - CBL 29 11 0 0 0 3 5.27 13.2 14 8 8 2 7 16 0 0 1.54 .324 4.30 0.1 87
2033 Total - CBL 29 42 2 1 4 3 3.62 87.0 77 38 35 7 32 84 0 0 1.25 .298 3.49 1.4 124
2034 Austin - CBL 30 11 6 2 2 1 5.93 41.0 47 28 27 8 8 33 0 0 1.34 .310 5.11 0.3 80
2035 Austin - CBL 31 3 0 1 0 0 4.15 8.2 6 4 4 2 4 11 0 0 1.15 .211 4.91 -0.0 100
2036 San Diego - CBL 32 5 0 1 0 0 0.87 10.1 8 1 1 0 4 12 0 0 1.16 .308 1.96 0.3 460
Total CBL 234 27 32 23 37 4.32 485.2 451 246 233 79 161 482 0 0 1.26 .287 4.42 3.0 121
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 Chula Vista HS - HS 16 11 11 3 2 0 2.64 61.1 57 25 18 6 5 79 0 0 1.01 .323 2.93 2.1 172
2021 Chula Vista HS - HS 17 13 13 4 1 0 1.17 69.0 32 12 9 1 13 88 0 0 0.65 .208 0.99 3.6 269
2021 Kansas City - R 17 10 10 1 5 0 4.39 53.1 48 28 26 1 22 23 0 0 1.31 .257 3.26 0.4 65
2022 Kansas City - R 18 12 12 1 3 0 3.24 66.2 65 25 24 0 28 52 0 0 1.39 .327 3.05 1.0 98
2022 Wahiawa - R 18 17 0 1 0 0 2.70 26.2 28 9 8 0 11 26 0 0 1.46 .350 3.19 0.2 134
2023 Riverside - A+ 19 30 30 13 6 0 3.18 169.2 179 66 60 4 51 110 0 0 1.36 .317 3.69 2.5 119
2024 Vermont - AA 20 29 29 9 10 0 5.29 143.0 157 92 84 9 68 92 0 0 1.57 .313 4.67 0.5 74
2025 Maunaloa - R 21 9 7 3 3 0 2.58 38.1 35 12 11 2 7 39 0 0 1.10 .306 2.92 1.2 167
2025 Vermont - AA 21 28 28 15 5 0 1.81 169.0 128 39 34 2 39 144 1 0 0.99 .264 2.46 4.9 195
2026 East Texas - AAA 22 25 25 10 3 0 3.19 160.2 150 58 57 10 41 135 1 1 1.19 .301 3.72 3.4 136
2027 East Texas - AAA 23 9 9 7 1 0 2.27 63.1 58 16 16 2 14 57 1 1 1.14 .309 2.81 1.9 179
2027 Round Rock - AAA 23 15 15 3 7 0 3.76 91.0 100 41 38 9 16 71 0 0 1.27 .322 3.87 1.4 108
2027 Total - AAA 23 24 24 10 8 0 3.15 154.1 158 57 54 11 30 128 1 1 1.22 .317 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Round Rock - AAA 24 12 12 2 5 0 4.59 66.2 75 39 34 6 17 54 1 0 1.38 .333 4.26 1.3 104
2030 Round Rock - AAA 26 3 3 2 0 0 1.47 18.1 15 3 3 0 5 10 0 0 1.09 .259 3.66 0.5 338
2034 East Texas - AAA 30 2 2 0 2 0 4.50 12.0 12 10 6 3 6 5 1 0 1.50 .220 8.60 -0.1 132
Total PCL 66 66 24 18 0 3.36 412.0 410 167 154 30 99 332 4 2 1.24 .308 3.84 140.2
Total SL 57 57 24 15 0 3.40 312.0 285 131 118 11 107 236 1 0 1.26 .288 3.48 139.4
Total MID 30 30 13 6 0 3.18 169.2 179 66 60 4 51 110 0 0 1.36 .317 3.69 119.1
Total ASL 22 22 2 8 0 3.75 120.0 113 53 50 1 50 75 0 0 1.36 .293 3.14 83.4
Total NFHSA 24 24 7 3 0 1.86 130.1 89 37 27 7 18 167 0 0 0.82 .267 1.90 223.3
Total EPBL 26 7 4 3 0 2.63 65.0 63 21 19 2 18 65 0 0 1.25 .324 3.03 153.4
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+
2029 Erie - CBL 25 3 1 1 1 0 9.00 9.0 14 9 9 2 2 4 0 0 1.78 .387 0.00 0.0 0
2030 Erie - CBL 26 5 0 1 1 0 0.00 4.2 6 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 1.50 .500 0.00 0.0 0
2031 Erie - CBL 27 6 0 2 1 2 9.00 6.0 5 6 6 1 2 5 0 0 1.17 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2033 Austin - CBL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
Total CBL 15 1 4 3 2 6.14 22.0 25 17 15 3 5 19 0 0 1.36 .344 4.06 351.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2027 Erie - MLB P 8 4 2 3 0 6 1 .833 27.2 1.63 -0.5 .777
2028 Erie - MLB P 26 3 5 5 0 12 2 .833 57.1 1.57 -0.5 .897
2029 Erie - MLB P 42 1 3 7 0 11 1 .909 57.0 1.58 -0.6 .892
2030 Erie - MLB P 19 2 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 36.1 1.73 -0.5 .794
2031 Erie - MLB P 47 9 3 10 0 14 1 .929 103.2 1.13 -0.9 .872
2032 Indianapolis - MLB P 26 0 0 7 1 7 0 1.000 56.2 1.11 +0.2 1.056
2033 Indianapolis - MLB P 31 2 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 73.1 1.10 -0.6 .916
2033 Austin - MLB P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.2 0.66 +0.0 1.069
2034 Austin - MLB P 11 6 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 41.0 1.32 -0.7 .805
2035 Austin - MLB P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 +0.0 1.086
2036 San Diego - MLB P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 -0.2 1.068
TOTAL P 228 27 21 50 3 76 5 .934 485.2 1.32 -4.4 .901
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (70); Movement: 47 (64); Control: 14 (77).
03/26/2021 Was selected to the 2021 National Federation High School State Associations All-Star Game.
05/27/2021 Finished 2nd in 2021 NFHSA SL Golden Arm Award voting.
06/08/2021 Released by the Chula Vista HS Lightning.
06/08/2021 Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Portland Panthers.
06/13/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Portland Panthers organization with a signing bonus of $1,500,000.
08/13/2021 Injured (sprained elbow), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (69); Movement: 44 (62); Control: 11 (74).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 37 (95); Movement: 46 (62); Control: 11 (74).
08/04/2023 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (88); Movement: 56 (63); Control: 20 (73).
09/04/2024 Injured (elbow strain), out for 3 months.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (72); Movement: 65 (66); Control: 54 (79).
04/07/2025 Named the #33 prospect in the CBL
06/16/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Southern League All-Star Game.
07/07/2025 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/13/2025 Injured (Tender elbow), day-to-day for one week.
10/10/2025 Wins the 2025 SL SL Outstanding Pitcher Award.
10/11/2025 Finished 3rd in 2025 SL SL Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
11/28/2025 Was traded by the Portland Panthers to the Austin Bats, along with 3B Alonzo Bennarivo, in exchange for SP Jorge Ortega, CF Alfredo Ortega.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (75); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 57 (79).
01/07/2026 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
02/03/2026 Wins the 2025 Hawaii Winter Baseball HWB Championship Series with the Maunaloa Macadamia Nuts!
04/06/2026 Named the #29 prospect in the CBL
04/18/2026 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/26/2026 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/24/2026 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 4 months.
10/17/2026 Wins the 2026 PCL AC Glove Wizard Award at P.
11/26/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (77); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 62 (79).
04/05/2027 Named the #14 prospect in the CBL
06/02/2027 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Lookouts with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/07/2027 Was traded by the Austin Bats to the Erie Seawolves, along with 2B Juan Morales, SP Johnny Allstaff, SP Albert Pérez, in exchange for SP Tyler Kolek, RP James Haynes.
06/18/2027 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/25/2027 Was selected to the 2027 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
08/26/2027 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for one week.
11/25/2027 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (77); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 65 (78).
04/03/2028 Named the #16 prospect in the CBL
04/07/2028 Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 3 days.
05/11/2028 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 6 weeks.
07/04/2028 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/21/2028 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (77); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 69 (78).
06/01/2029 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
12/07/2029 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (77); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 81 (81).
03/21/2030 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/04/2030 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/05/2030 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 2-3 months.
11/18/2030 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (76); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 77 (77).
04/14/2031 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
08/26/2031 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/16/2031 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000 through arbitration.
11/18/2031 Was traded by the Erie Seawolves to the Indianapolis Arrows, along with RP Jesús Sánchez, LF Gyoo-jae Guem, 2B Juan Morales, in exchange for 3B Randy Perry.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (83); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 79 (79).
04/22/2032 Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/30/2032 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 6 weeks.
11/17/2032 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 58 (58); Control: 81 (81).
03/10/2033 Injured (Dead arm), out for 6 days.
05/08/2033 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
06/17/2033 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 5 weeks.
07/19/2033 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/25/2033 Was traded by the Indianapolis Arrows to the Austin Bats in exchange for RP Alan Howard, RP Steve Reed.
08/02/2033 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000,000 with the Austin Bats organization.
08/26/2033 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 72 (72); Movement: 56 (56); Control: 79 (79).
03/27/2034 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
04/23/2034 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 5-6 weeks.
07/02/2034 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
07/18/2034 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/28/2034 Injured (Ruptured disc (back)), out for 8-9 months.
10/30/2034 Wins the 2034 CBL Premier Cup Series with the Austin Bats.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 74 (74).
03/30/2035 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/30/2035 Released by the Austin Bats.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 73 (73).
02/06/2036 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,120,000 with the San Diego Surf Dawgs organization.
03/11/2036 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
03/25/2036 Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 3 days.
03/26/2036 Injured (Herniated disc (neck)), out for one week.
04/11/2036 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 days.
04/29/2036 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/01/2036 Injured (Torn UCL), out for 11 months.
11/18/2036 Became a free agent.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (66); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 75 (75).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2028 12 10
Year HLD Rank
2032 8 9
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