CF Mark Merritt #4
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/03/2024
CF MARK MERRITT #4 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 426 113 14 2 17 69 28 65 .265 .309 .427 4 -0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 3 3
Gap 2 3 2 3
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 3 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 6
Errors: - 3 7
Arm: 1 5 7
Turn DP: - 3 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: 2 Center Field: 4
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2023 CHI Loss, 5-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2023 CHI Win, 8-7 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2023 @ MIN Win, 9-7 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/26/2023 @ MIN Win, 13-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2023 @ MIN Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2023 @ MEM Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2023 PHI Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/13/2023 @ DEN Win, 8-6 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 0
09/12/2023 @ DEN Win, 16-5 5 1 3 3 1 0 0 0
09/07/2023 @ MON Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/29/1995
Born in:Sauk Rapids, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,400,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 80 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 21st Pick in Round 1
EARL WEAVER BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 426 113 14 2 17 69 53 28 65 .265 .309 .427 .737 .317 .162 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 459 1 0 0 13 0 4 182 33 4 1 80.0 54.0 4.41 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 22 4 0 7 19 13 8 15 2 0 0 .232 .286 .495 .780
Versus Right   331 91 10 2 10 50 40 20 50 2 0 1 .275 .316 .408 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   50 10 1 0 4 7 8 7 6 0 0 0 .200 .298 .460 .758
May   54 14 4 0 1 8 7 3 10 1 0 0 .259 .293 .389 .682
June   64 14 2 1 0 9 5 7 9 1 0 0 .219 .292 .281 .573
July   99 31 2 0 2 11 10 2 16 0 0 0 .313 .327 .394 .721
August   110 29 4 1 5 18 13 5 19 2 0 0 .264 .291 .455 .745
September   49 15 1 0 5 16 10 4 5 0 0 1 .306 .370 .633 1.003
Spring Training   65 25 3 0 4 14 12 5 10 0 0 1 .385 .437 .615 1.052
Last Year   426 113 14 2 17 69 53 28 65 4 0 1 .265 .309 .427 .737
2 Years Ago   135 34 1 1 5 17 18 13 22 2 0 1 .252 .318 .385 .703
Career   2232 612 88 9 82 319 320 157 362 17 0 12 .274 .323 .432 .755
Home   211 56 8 2 9 41 28 11 28 3 0 0 .265 .298 .450 .748
Road   215 57 6 0 8 28 25 17 37 1 0 1 .265 .321 .405 .725
Grass   391 106 14 2 14 63 48 22 58 4 0 1 .271 .309 .425 .733
Turf   35 7 0 0 3 6 5 6 7 0 0 0 .200 .317 .457 .774
Night   426 113 14 2 17 69 53 28 65 4 0 1 .265 .309 .427 .737
As Starter   425 113 14 2 17 69 53 27 65 4 0 1 .266 .309 .428 .737
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   84 20 3 1 1 10 8 5 16 1 0 0 .238 .278 .333 .611
Inning 1-3   141 36 6 0 3 24 18 13 23 1 0 0 .255 .316 .362 .678
Inning 4-6   150 44 5 1 10 26 20 10 18 2 0 1 .293 .337 .540 .877
Inning 7-9   127 30 3 1 4 17 14 5 21 0 0 0 .236 .265 .370 .635
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 .375 .333 .375 .708
0 Outs   151 26 5 1 7 18 26 14 25 1 0 1 .172 .246 .358 .603
1 Outs   149 47 5 1 3 22 14 7 23 3 0 0 .315 .340 .423 .762
2 Outs   126 40 4 0 7 29 13 7 17 0 0 0 .317 .353 .516 .869
Scoring Position   111 37 4 0 4 49 19 12 24 4 0 0 .333 .386 .477 .863
Bases Empty   240 54 8 1 8 8 21 11 33 0 0 1 .225 .262 .367 .629
Runner on 1st   75 22 2 1 5 12 13 5 8 0 0 0 .293 .338 .547 .884
Runner on 2nd   54 14 2 0 0 12 6 4 14 0 0 0 .259 .310 .296 .607
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .273 .400 .273 .673
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 10 1 0 3 16 5 2 4 0 0 0 .435 .480 .870 1.350
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 5 1 0 1 9 3 2 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Loaded   7 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .571 .500 .571 1.071
Two Strikes   183 48 5 1 4 22 22 14 65 0 0 1 .262 .318 .366 .684
First Pitch   53 14 3 1 2 11 5 0 0 1 0 0 .264 .259 .472 .731
Count 0-1   38 9 1 0 2 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .237 .231 .421 .652
Count 0-2   25 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 7 0 0 1 .280 .308 .360 .668
Count 1-0   50 9 0 0 4 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .180 .420 .600
Count 1-1   37 12 2 0 1 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 .324 .316 .459 .775
Count 1-2   58 13 1 0 1 5 3 0 22 0 0 0 .224 .224 .293 .517
Count 2-0   21 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .273 .333 .606
Count 2-1   30 10 1 0 4 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .767 1.100
Count 2-2   57 14 0 1 1 6 4 0 20 0 0 0 .246 .246 .333 .579
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   13 5 1 0 0 2 4 9 0 0 0 0 .385 .636 .462 1.098
Full Count   43 14 2 0 2 8 12 14 16 0 0 0 .326 .491 .512 1.003
Behind in Count   121 29 4 0 3 13 11 0 29 1 0 1 .240 .244 .347 .591
Ahead in Count   115 30 3 0 8 23 18 14 0 1 0 0 .261 .338 .496 .834
Batting 2nd   198 50 6 1 5 28 21 10 33 1 0 0 .253 .287 .369 .656
Batting 4th   53 15 2 0 3 7 8 3 6 1 0 0 .283 .316 .491 .806
Batting 5th   75 19 2 1 3 15 10 10 10 1 0 0 .253 .337 .427 .764
Batting 6th   74 23 4 0 3 11 10 3 13 1 0 1 .311 .342 .486 .828
Batting 7th   18 3 0 0 2 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .250 .500 .750
Batting 8th   8 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
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
2018 Miami - EWB 22 58 210 58 9 1 4 26 31 18 1 3 33 13 0 .276 .332 .386 .718 100 103 0.8
2019 Miami - EWB 23 161 696 199 27 1 29 111 105 40 4 4 110 16 6 .286 .327 .453 .779 109 110 1.8
2020 Miami - EWB 24 134 538 147 23 3 17 63 78 42 4 4 104 15 3 .273 .328 .422 .750 90 90 0.0
2021 Miami - EWB 25 68 227 61 14 1 10 33 35 16 1 0 28 1 0 .269 .320 .471 .791 103 104 0.6
2022 Miami - EWB 26 45 135 34 1 1 5 17 18 13 1 2 22 3 3 .252 .318 .385 .703 85 81 -0.3
2023 Tokyo - EWB 27 109 426 113 14 2 17 69 53 28 1 4 65 4 1 .265 .309 .427 .737 92 95 -0.6
Total EWB 575 2232 612 88 9 82 319 320 157 12 17 362 52 13 .274 .323 .432 .755 98 99 2.3
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
2013 Total - 17 22 100 52 7 2 8 38 55 10 1 1 7 24 3 .520 .563 .870 1.433 100 100 0.0
2013 Coral Springs - R 17 29 108 24 6 0 0 2 11 9 1 0 25 2 0 .222 .288 .278 .566 62 57 0.0
2013 Vermont - S A 17 48 188 50 7 1 8 27 36 22 2 4 41 7 1 .266 .343 .441 .784 110 104 0.0
2014 Vermont - S A 18 53 196 52 9 0 6 33 28 29 1 3 40 5 3 .265 .358 .403 .761 116 115 0.0
2014 Greeneville - A 18 25 98 23 5 0 3 7 15 12 0 0 24 6 3 .235 .318 .378 .696 90 90 0.0
2014 South Omaha - A 18 65 285 68 7 2 5 22 32 17 1 2 57 7 3 .239 .282 .330 .612 63 60 0.0
2014 Total - A 18 90 383 91 12 2 8 29 47 29 1 2 81 13 6 .238 .292 .342 .634 0 0 0.0
2015 Greeneville - A 19 96 381 103 19 3 16 64 64 28 4 5 79 10 2 .270 .323 .462 .785 111 110 0.0
2015 South Omaha - A 19 25 99 27 4 0 6 15 14 9 0 0 24 6 1 .273 .333 .495 .828 114 118 0.0
2015 Total - A 19 121 480 130 23 3 22 79 78 37 4 5 103 16 3 .271 .325 .469 .794 0 0 0.0
2015 Connecticut - AA 19 26 106 23 2 0 5 17 18 13 0 1 18 2 1 .217 .300 .377 .677 81 79 0.0
2016 Greeneville - A 20 129 493 150 27 2 17 78 69 54 1 3 81 12 3 .304 .372 .471 .843 133 126 0.0
2016 Connecticut - AA 20 20 86 22 0 0 2 9 11 2 0 1 9 0 0 .256 .270 .326 .595 62 59 0.0
2017 Connecticut - AA 21 102 398 108 17 0 21 63 72 49 6 2 63 9 1 .271 .358 .472 .831 122 120 0.0
2017 Little Rock - AAA 21 45 171 34 3 0 4 26 23 16 0 2 36 5 1 .199 .265 .287 .551 52 53 0.0
2018 Little Rock - AAA 22 50 193 58 7 1 7 28 30 23 1 0 26 1 1 .301 .378 .456 .834 122 124 0.0
2021 Key West - AAA 25 22 86 21 2 0 9 20 14 11 0 0 11 1 0 .244 .330 .581 .911 140 141 0.0
2022 Key West - AAA 26 31 109 38 3 1 5 20 18 13 2 0 14 3 0 .349 .427 .532 .960 153 152 0.0
Total PCL 148 559 151 15 2 25 94 85 63 3 2 87 10 2 .270 .346 .438 .784 110 111
Total EL 148 590 153 19 0 28 89 101 64 6 4 90 11 2 .259 .336 .434 .770 107 104
Total NEB 90 384 95 11 2 11 37 46 26 1 2 81 13 4 .247 .295 .372 .668 76 75
Total SOU 250 972 276 51 5 36 149 148 94 5 8 184 28 8 .284 .348 .458 .805 120 116
Total NYP 101 384 102 16 1 14 60 64 51 3 7 81 12 4 .266 .351 .422 .772 113 109
Total GCL 29 108 24 6 0 0 2 11 9 1 0 25 2 0 .222 .288 .278 .566 62 57
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
2019 Miami - EWB 23 5 23 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .217 .208 .348 .556 0 0 0.0
2020 Miami - EWB 24 4 14 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .357 .732 0 0 0.0
2021 Miami - EWB 25 10 38 6 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 7 1 0 .158 .200 .237 .437 0 0 0.0
Total EWB 19 75 15 2 1 1 5 4 4 0 1 10 1 0 .200 .237 .293 .531 39 34
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Miami - MLB 1B 7 7 70 5 5 76 1 .987 62.0 10.89 +0.2 1.018
2018 Miami - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Miami - MLB CF 21 21 42 2 0 44 0 1.000 193.0 2.05 -0.7 .977
2019 Miami - MLB CF 46 46 66 2 0 69 1 .986 393.0 1.56 -2.1 .956
2019 Miami - MLB RF 8 8 15 2 1 19 2 .895 69.0 2.22 -2.0 .833
2020 Miami - MLB 1B 3 2 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 18.0 11.00 +0.2 1.084
2020 Miami - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 +0.0 1.046
2020 Miami - MLB LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.6 1.447
2020 Miami - MLB CF 32 30 66 3 0 69 0 1.000 259.0 2.40 -3.4 .925
2020 Miami - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Miami - MLB 1B 5 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 5.2 9.53 0.0 .000
2021 Miami - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Miami - MLB LF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.2 1.72 -0.7 .737
2021 Miami - MLB CF 58 55 137 2 1 140 1 .993 486.0 2.57 -3.1 .967
2021 Miami - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Miami - MLB 1B 2 0 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.13 +0.1 1.087
2022 Miami - MLB LF 10 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 69.2 1.68 -0.8 .907
2022 Miami - MLB CF 13 6 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 72.0 2.38 -0.7 .947
2022 Miami - MLB RF 7 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 +0.0 1.024
2023 Tokyo - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2023 Tokyo - MLB LF 12 12 18 0 0 19 1 .947 95.0 1.71 -2.3 .832
2023 Tokyo - MLB CF 95 95 209 5 0 217 3 .986 825.1 2.33 -17.3 .891
2023 Tokyo - MLB RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.7 .810
TOTAL 1B 18 9 108 6 7 115 1 .991 95.2 10.72 +0.4 1.035
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.046
TOTAL LF 29 20 37 0 0 38 1 .974 190.1 1.75 -3.2 .879
TOTAL CF 265 253 538 15 1 558 5 .991 2228.1 2.23 -27.2 .930
TOTAL RF 20 11 21 2 1 25 2 .920 105.0 1.97 -2.7 .844
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 21, 21st overall pick) by the Miami Banditos, out of high school (St. Cloud Tech; St. Cloud, MN).
03/02/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Miami Banditos organization with a signing bonus of $1,350,000.
04/16/2013 Injured (dislocated shoulder), out for 3 months.
07/22/2013 Injured (oblique strain), out for 6 days.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 2 (3).
04/07/2014 Named the #34 prospect in the EWB
07/02/2014 Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 2 (3).
04/06/2015 Named the #37 prospect in the EWB
06/20/2015 Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/23/2015 Injured (intercostal strain), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 2 (3).
04/03/2016 Named the #14 prospect in the EWB
04/18/2016 Wins the SOU SOU Player of the Week Award.
05/27/2016 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/01/2016 Injured (bruised shoulder), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/20/2016 Was selected to the 2016 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 2 (3).
04/03/2017 Named the #44 prospect in the EWB
06/15/2017 Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/20/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Eastern League All-Star Game.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
04/02/2018 Named the #43 prospect in the EWB
07/14/2018 Injured (bruised heel), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/31/2018 Injured on 07/28/2018, diagnosed with a fractured finger, will miss 6 weeks.
11/28/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
04/23/2019 Goes 0-4 against the St. Louis Savages, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
11/25/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
07/12/2020 Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 2-3 weeks.
11/30/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
07/07/2021 Injured (fractured rib), out for 4 weeks.
11/30/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
08/09/2022 Injured (foot contusion), out for one week.
11/27/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,064,250 through arbitration.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
02/03/2023 Drafted in the 2023 expansion draft (Round 26, Pick 1, 51st overall pick) by the Tokyo Dragons.
04/18/2023 Injured (fractured foot), out for 4 weeks.
06/25/2023 Injured (mild hamstring strain), out for one week.
07/30/2023 Goes 5-7 against the Chicago Samurai, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
10/06/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400,000 with the Tokyo Dragons organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 161 4
Year PA Rank
2019 744 1
Year AB Rank
2019 696 1
Year H Rank
2019 199 3
Year TB Rank
2019 315 6
Year HR Rank
2019 29 7
Year RBI Rank
2019 111 7
Year R Rank
2019 105 5
Year RC Rank
2019 101.80 10
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