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RF Orlando Merced #8
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R
07/14/1997
RF ORLANDO MERCED #8 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 381 83 12 1 14 35 47 92 .218 .302 .365 3 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 14 14 14 14
Gap 13 13 13 13
Power 10 10 10 10
Eye 14 14 14 14
Avoid K's 12 12 12 12
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 11
Errors: - 4 11
Arm: - 3 17
Turn DP: - 3 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 14
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 13
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 15
Baserunning Inst.: 14
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1997 @ CHC Loss, 0-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/1997 @ CHC Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/11/1997 @ CHC Win, 3-2 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
07/09/1997 @ KC Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/08/1997 @ KC Loss, 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/07/1997 @ KC Win, 7-6 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
07/06/1997 MIL Win, 5-2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/04/1997 MIL Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/03/1997 KC Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/02/1997 KC Win, 9-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:11/02/1966
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:5' 11"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1989, 13th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 381 83 12 1 14 35 63 47 92 .218 .302 .365 .667 .286 .147 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 91 430 0 1 0 4 0 2 139 27 3 0 100.0 45.0 4.00 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   140 31 2 1 7 16 27 16 33 1 0 0 .221 .299 .400 .699
Versus Right   241 52 10 0 7 19 36 31 59 1 0 0 .216 .304 .344 .648
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 6 1 0 1 1 4 2 6 0 0 0 .240 .296 .400 .696
March   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   110 23 3 0 5 9 20 16 30 0 0 0 .209 .310 .373 .682
May   115 29 4 0 4 11 20 12 25 0 0 0 .252 .323 .391 .714
June   106 20 4 1 3 11 15 15 25 2 0 0 .189 .285 .330 .615
July   46 11 1 0 2 4 8 4 11 0 0 0 .239 .300 .391 .691
Last Year   456 113 21 3 16 56 52 48 103 3 0 3 .248 .322 .412 .734
2 Years Ago   580 168 35 3 20 88 96 96 117 4 1 3 .290 .391 .464 .855
Career   3166 847 160 22 108 429 489 418 643 22 4 13 .268 .353 .434 .787
Home   185 39 6 0 6 16 32 26 42 1 0 0 .211 .307 .341 .647
Road   196 44 6 1 8 19 31 21 50 1 0 0 .224 .298 .388 .686
Grass   323 65 10 0 12 29 51 38 77 1 0 0 .201 .285 .344 .628
Turf   58 18 2 1 2 6 12 9 15 1 0 0 .310 .397 .483 .880
Day   122 25 4 0 5 8 22 18 36 0 0 0 .205 .307 .361 .668
Night   259 58 8 1 9 27 41 29 56 2 0 0 .224 .300 .367 .667
As Starter   377 81 11 1 14 35 62 47 91 2 0 0 .215 .300 .361 .661
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Pinch Hitting   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Close/Late   76 18 2 0 4 5 13 10 25 0 0 0 .237 .326 .421 .747
Inning 1-3   158 28 5 1 5 9 27 23 34 0 0 0 .177 .282 .316 .598
Inning 4-6   109 27 2 0 4 13 19 12 23 1 0 0 .248 .320 .376 .696
Inning 7-9   106 26 4 0 5 12 15 11 34 0 0 0 .245 .316 .425 .741
Extra Innings   8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .300 .375 .675
0 Outs   182 37 6 1 8 13 35 21 44 1 0 0 .203 .284 .379 .663
1 Outs   87 24 4 0 4 10 18 13 23 1 0 0 .276 .366 .460 .826
2 Outs   112 22 2 0 2 12 10 13 25 0 0 0 .196 .280 .268 .548
Scoring Position   60 14 4 0 1 19 8 8 9 2 0 0 .233 .314 .350 .664
Bases Empty   258 57 6 1 10 10 50 36 66 0 0 0 .221 .316 .368 .685
Runner on 1st   63 12 2 0 3 6 5 3 17 0 0 0 .190 .227 .365 .592
Runner on 2nd   14 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .357 .690
Runner on 3rd   7 3 2 0 0 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 .429 .444 .714 1.159
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 6 2 0 0 6 3 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .280 .333 .613
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .286 .400 .286 .686
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   204 33 6 1 3 9 26 21 92 1 0 0 .162 .239 .245 .484
First Pitch   47 11 1 0 2 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 .234 .250 .383 .633
Count 0-1   26 6 1 0 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .222 .615 .838
Count 0-2   32 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   36 14 3 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .556 .944
Count 1-1   28 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .179 .357
Count 1-2   69 10 3 0 0 1 3 0 35 0 0 0 .145 .145 .188 .333
Count 2-0   15 8 0 0 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .533 .533 1.333 1.867
Count 2-1   18 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Count 2-2   57 9 0 1 2 5 7 0 26 1 0 0 .158 .155 .298 .453
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .900 .000 .900
Count 3-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 6 16 0 0 0 0 .000 .727 .000 .727
Full Count   46 10 3 0 1 3 13 21 13 0 0 0 .217 .463 .348 .811
Behind in Count   127 20 4 0 3 6 11 0 53 1 0 0 .157 .156 .260 .416
Ahead in Count   76 28 4 0 6 14 23 25 0 0 0 0 .368 .525 .658 1.183
Batting Leadoff   378 81 11 1 14 35 62 47 92 2 0 0 .214 .300 .360 .660
Batting 8th   2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   137 38 5 0 6 15 25 22 29 0 0 0 .277 .377 .445 .823
Medium Leverage   186 33 5 1 8 17 33 22 47 2 0 0 .177 .262 .344 .606
High Leverage   52 12 2 0 0 3 5 3 14 0 0 0 .231 .273 .269 .542
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
1990 Kansas City - DBL 23 73 279 83 21 0 10 36 43 29 1 0 57 0 2 .297 .366 .480 .846 126 127 1.9
1991 Kansas City - DBL 24 58 218 61 8 1 10 35 30 28 0 1 41 0 1 .280 .360 .463 .824 122 128 1.2
1992 Kansas City - DBL 25 149 587 160 29 6 19 84 104 78 3 7 121 4 0 .273 .357 .440 .797 116 121 3.7
1993 Kansas City - DBL 26 111 400 102 21 5 13 50 63 54 1 2 75 1 0 .255 .344 .430 .774 110 116 1.8
1994 Kansas City - DBL 27 70 265 77 13 3 6 45 38 38 2 3 37 2 1 .291 .380 .430 .810 117 121 1.5
1995 Kansas City - DBL 28 146 580 168 35 3 20 88 96 96 3 4 117 1 0 .290 .391 .464 .855 130 132 4.8
1996 Kansas City - DBL 29 123 456 113 21 3 16 56 52 48 3 3 103 2 1 .248 .322 .412 .734 97 102 1.2
1997 Charlotte - DBL 30 95 381 83 12 1 14 35 63 47 0 2 92 3 0 .218 .302 .365 .667 86 88 1.1
Total DBL 825 3166 847 160 22 108 429 489 418 13 22 643 13 5 .268 .353 .434 .787 113 117 17.2
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
1990 Makiki - WL 23 27 107 40 7 0 2 23 16 12 0 2 12 0 0 .374 .430 .495 .925 100 161 0.0
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1990 Kansas City - DBL 23 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1991 Kansas City - DBL 24 3 11 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .308 .545 .853 0 0 0.0
1992 Kansas City - DBL 25 17 65 15 2 0 3 7 11 4 0 0 19 0 0 .231 .275 .400 .675 0 0 0.0
1993 Kansas City - DBL 26 19 63 9 1 0 2 9 6 15 0 0 16 0 0 .143 .308 .254 .562 0 0 0.0
1994 Kansas City - DBL 27 7 30 8 2 1 1 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 .267 .313 .500 .813 0 0 0.0
1995 Kansas City - DBL 28 16 62 15 2 1 2 13 5 6 0 1 12 0 1 .242 .304 .403 .708 0 0 0.0
1996 Kansas City - DBL 29 2 7 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 67 245 52 8 2 10 34 33 30 0 1 53 0 1 .212 .297 .384 .681 83 89
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1990 Kansas City - DBL LF 29 26 54 2 0 57 1 .982 230.0 2.19 -0.3 1.016
1990 Kansas City - DBL RF 42 41 101 3 0 105 1 .990 367.0 2.55 +0.1 1.033
1990 Makiki - WL RF 27 27 44 2 0 47 1 .979 232.0 1.78 +0.4 1.079
1991 Kansas City - DBL LF 46 43 86 2 1 88 0 1.000 390.0 2.03 -3.6 .996
1991 Kansas City - DBL RF 11 10 23 1 0 25 1 .960 92.0 2.35 +0.7 1.041
1992 Kansas City - DBL LF 16 16 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 145.2 1.85 -0.3 .985
1992 Kansas City - DBL RF 133 133 248 8 1 267 11 .959 1178.2 1.95 -3.1 1.001
1993 Kansas City - DBL RF 110 109 208 6 1 218 4 .982 967.2 1.99 -1.0 1.028
1994 Kansas City - DBL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1994 Kansas City - DBL RF 69 67 137 5 0 146 4 .973 611.2 2.09 -2.2 .998
1995 Kansas City - DBL LF 11 11 18 1 0 21 2 .905 97.2 1.75 +0.3 1.054
1995 Kansas City - DBL RF 132 132 272 15 1 294 7 .976 1219.2 2.12 -1.2 1.009
1996 Kansas City - DBL LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 Kansas City - DBL RF 99 95 190 6 0 200 4 .980 868.2 2.03 -1.3 1.013
1997 Charlotte - DBL RF 92 91 209 4 1 216 3 .986 805.1 2.38 +2.3 .991
TOTAL LF 103 96 188 5 1 196 3 .985 865.1 2.01 -4.1 1.005
TOTAL RF 715 705 1432 50 4 1518 36 .976 6342.2 2.10 -5.2 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1989 Drafted in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
01/15/1990 Named to the 1990 Hawaii Winter League for the Makiki Seals.
04/02/1990 Named the #22 prospect in the DBL
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
08/24/1993 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/26/1993 Wins the 1993 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
07/07/1994 Goes 5-6 against the Minnesota Twins, with 1 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/21/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
10/25/1995 Wins the 1995 DBL FL Silver Slugger at CF.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
10/25/1996 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for SP Mark Leiter, SP Pete J. Smith, 2B Ray Holbert.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 14 (14).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1990 40 9
1995 168 10
Year 2B Rank
1990 7 9
Year RBI Rank
1990 23 5
Year BB Rank
1995 96 4
Year SF Rank
1990 2 5
Year AVG Rank
1990 .374 7
1995 .290 9
Year OBP Rank
1990 .430 7
1995 .391 2
Year SLG Rank
1990 .495 7
Year RC Rank
1995 113.36 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1990 7.55 10
1995 7.24 6
Year WOBA Rank
1990 .430 7
1995 .362 8
Year OPS Rank
1990 .925 7
Year WAR Rank
1990 1.2 8
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