Justin Leslie  
Relief Pitcher | Sask Yellow Jackets

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Leslie's curveball tends to hang. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Leslie fields his position well. He's average in terms of controlling the running game. Leslie is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Leslie has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2019 UMB 63 34 53 56 50 43 51 47 47 58 0 0 69 36 0 0 23 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 56 238
2020 SAS 64 34 61 60 50 43 51 47 47 66 0 0 72 36 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 62 271
2021 SAS 64 34 69 64 50 43 51 47 47 71 0 0 74 38 0 0 25 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 67 300
2022 SAS 67 34 71 69 50 43 51 47 47 73 0 0 75 39 0 0 26 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 317
2023 SAS 67 36 71 72 50 43 51 47 47 74 0 0 76 40 0 0 27 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 323
2024 SAS 67 39 71 77 50 43 51 47 47 75 0 0 77 40 0 0 28 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 330
2025 SAS 67 43 71 77 50 43 51 47 47 76 0 0 77 40 0 0 29 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 75 332
Ratings Delta   +4               +1             +1 +1             +2

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2018 22 UMB 10 7 12 3 51 0 0 0 73.1 1.1 66 7 51 54 49 20 6.65 1.06 1.60 .237 .371 .233 .241 5.16
2019 23 UMB 6 16 0 0 36 36 6 2 171 4.2 180 25 87 136 0 0 7.16 1.56 1.56 .265 .442 .262 .267 5.95
2020 24 UMB 4 4 0 0 18 18 4 0 94 5.1 80 8 40 89 0 0 8.52 2.23 1.28 .223 .349 .211 .233 2.97
Totals     20 27 12 3 105 54 10 2 338.1 3.1 326 40 178 279 49 20 7.43 1.57 1.49 .248 .402 .239 .253 4.95

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2021 25 SAS 1 0 3 2 12 0 0 0 12.2 1.0 12 2 5 6 4 2 4.43 1.20 1.39 .255 .426 .273 .240 4.97
2022 26 SAS 2 8 1 9 40 0 0 0 62.2 1.2 81 15 12 35 12 6 5.06 2.92 1.50 .309 .538 .363 .268 6.61
2023 27 SAS 6 3 15 6 34 0 0 0 31.2 1.0 32 5 10 18 29 9 5.19 1.80 1.35 .262 .434 .278 .250 4.55
2024 28 SAS 4 6 1 4 21 0 0 0 30.2 1.1 34 8 10 12 9 0 3.58 1.20 1.46 .283 .525 .256 .299 4.99
2025 29 SAS 6 18 1 1 41 33 8 0 183.1 4.1 223 62 34 100 2 1 4.92 2.94 1.40 .295 .588 .356 .245 6.48
Totals     19 35 21 22 148 33 8 0 321 2.1 382 92 71 171 56 18 4.79 2.41 1.41 .292 .552 .339 .256 6.11

Justin Leslie's Career Highlights
Year Details
2020 2nd round - 32nd overall selection by Sask Yellow Jackets in the 2020 Amateur Draft

Justin Leslie's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
April 27, 2025 8 Pulled elbow ligament 20%  

Justin Leslie's Comparable Players
Player Names
Sukenobu Nohnin 92.9% Tylor Cabriales 89.3% Dean Bird 89.0% JJ Bobman 88.7% Darryle Litteer 87.6%

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