1B Michael Busch #11
Portland Stags eMLB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/29/2029
 OA: 47 POT: 47
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1B MICHAEL BUSCH #11 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 349 82 8 2 10 30 36 101 .235 .322 .355 1 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 9 8 9 9
Gap 11 10 11 11
Power 10 10 10 10
Eye 13 13 13 13
Avoid K's 9 9 9 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 8 7
Errors: - 10 9
Arm: 1 9 9
Turn DP: - 8 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 12 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 4 Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 14
Sacrifice Bunt: 11
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/29/2029 MIN Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/2029 MIN Win, 6-0 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
07/27/2029 MIN Win, 3-1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/26/2029 PHI Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/25/2029 PHI Win, 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/24/2029 PHI Win, 6-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
07/22/2029 TB Win, 9-1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/21/2029 TB Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/20/2029 TB Win, 6-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/19/2029 TB Loss, 8-11 4 2 2 3 2 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Stands in a corner in a crowded bar.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:11/09/1997
Born in:Inver Grove Heights, MN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,300,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 164 Days
Service This Yr:121 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 114 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 4th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
EMLB 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 349 82 8 2 10 30 45 36 101 .235 .322 .355 .677 .297 .120 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 395 9 1 0 5 0 1 124 20 1 1 50.0 41.8 4.12 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   87 16 1 1 2 7 12 7 25 1 0 1 .184 .250 .287 .537
Versus Right   262 66 7 1 8 23 33 29 76 0 0 8 .252 .344 .378 .722
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   24 9 2 0 1 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 .375 .400 .583 .983
Last Week   11 4 0 0 2 4 5 4 0 0 0 1 .364 .562 .909 1.472
March   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
April   98 27 3 1 3 4 14 7 30 0 0 1 .276 .330 .418 .749
May   92 24 1 0 3 11 12 12 23 1 0 4 .261 .367 .370 .737
June   68 13 2 1 0 6 7 6 22 0 0 3 .191 .286 .250 .536
July   84 17 2 0 4 9 11 10 24 0 0 1 .202 .295 .369 .664
Spring Training   44 13 2 0 3 7 11 5 12 1 0 3 .295 .396 .545 .942
Last Year   549 127 23 5 9 48 59 46 143 5 0 11 .231 .301 .341 .642
2 Years Ago   431 101 20 2 10 43 56 44 122 6 1 13 .234 .320 .360 .679
Career   3109 784 146 27 86 352 455 348 731 23 17 78 .252 .340 .399 .740
Home   165 35 4 1 4 10 28 23 51 0 0 4 .212 .323 .321 .644
Road   184 47 4 1 6 20 17 13 50 1 0 5 .255 .320 .386 .706
Grass   337 75 7 2 9 29 43 36 100 1 0 9 .223 .313 .335 .649
Turf   12 7 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .583 .583 .917 1.500
Day   103 22 2 0 5 11 13 7 34 1 0 1 .214 .268 .379 .646
Night   246 60 6 2 5 19 32 29 67 0 0 8 .244 .343 .346 .688
As Starter   347 82 8 2 10 30 45 36 100 1 0 9 .236 .323 .357 .681
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   69 12 1 0 1 1 5 6 23 0 0 2 .174 .260 .232 .492
Inning 1-3   129 27 2 1 2 6 17 15 38 1 0 5 .209 .313 .287 .600
Inning 4-6   112 33 3 1 6 20 16 11 29 0 0 0 .295 .358 .500 .858
Inning 7-9   99 22 3 0 2 4 11 9 32 0 0 3 .222 .306 .313 .619
Extra Innings   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 .000 .182 .000 .182
0 Outs   149 35 6 1 3 5 24 15 39 0 0 5 .235 .325 .349 .674
1 Outs   89 19 0 1 5 14 12 9 34 1 0 2 .213 .297 .404 .702
2 Outs   111 28 2 0 2 11 9 12 28 0 0 2 .252 .336 .324 .660
Scoring Position   54 11 1 0 1 17 7 7 20 1 0 1 .204 .302 .278 .579
Bases Empty   232 54 4 1 7 7 30 22 67 0 0 6 .233 .315 .349 .665
Runner on 1st   63 17 3 1 2 6 8 7 14 0 0 2 .270 .361 .444 .806
Runner on 2nd   15 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 6 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 2 0 0 1 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 .200 .385 .500 .885
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   188 23 4 1 3 6 17 19 101 1 0 4 .122 .217 .202 .419
First Pitch   45 19 1 1 1 8 7 1 0 0 0 1 .422 .447 .556 1.002
Count 0-1   30 9 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .433 .733
Count 0-2   42 6 0 0 1 1 3 0 23 0 0 1 .143 .163 .214 .377
Count 1-0   23 10 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .435 .458 .739 1.197
Count 1-1   20 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .150 .261 .150 .411
Count 1-2   70 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 42 0 0 2 .086 .111 .114 .225
Count 2-0   11 5 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .818 1.273
Count 2-1   21 8 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .524 .905
Count 2-2   41 7 0 1 1 3 3 0 24 1 0 1 .171 .186 .293 .479
Count 3-0   3 2 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 .667 .875 1.667 2.542
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 0 0 0 .375 .737 .375 1.112
Full Count   35 4 2 0 1 1 9 19 12 0 0 0 .114 .426 .257 .683
Behind in Count   142 21 3 0 2 4 7 0 65 0 0 3 .148 .166 .211 .377
Ahead in Count   66 28 2 0 5 12 18 16 0 0 0 1 .424 .542 .682 1.224
Batting Leadoff   215 50 5 2 5 21 28 24 60 0 0 7 .233 .329 .344 .673
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   13 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 .077 .071 .077 .148
Batting 6th   45 13 3 0 1 1 5 3 10 0 0 0 .289 .333 .422 .756
Batting 7th   48 14 0 0 2 3 9 5 15 0 0 1 .292 .370 .417 .787
Batting 8th   17 3 0 0 2 3 3 3 6 0 0 0 .176 .300 .529 .829
Low Leverage   135 35 2 0 6 10 18 13 40 0 0 5 .259 .346 .407 .754
Medium Leverage   161 38 6 1 3 10 21 17 46 0 0 2 .236 .317 .342 .658
High Leverage   53 9 0 1 1 10 6 6 15 1 0 2 .170 .274 .264 .538
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
2021 Tampa Bay - eMLB 23 28 43 10 3 0 3 8 8 4 0 1 11 0 0 .233 .292 .512 .803 121 112 0.1
2022 Tampa Bay - eMLB 24 30 81 16 1 3 4 12 12 6 3 0 19 0 0 .198 .278 .432 .710 89 88 -0.0
2023 San Francisco - eMLB 25 123 395 92 18 5 4 47 54 63 12 4 79 6 4 .233 .352 .334 .686 88 92 -0.0
2024 Miami - eMLB 26 9 21 4 2 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 7 1 0 .190 .308 .286 .593 61 59 -0.1
2024 Baltimore - eMLB 26 113 402 124 21 1 17 53 69 48 9 1 84 6 1 .308 .393 .493 .886 141 147 3.6
2024 Total - eMLB 26 122 423 128 23 1 17 56 72 51 10 2 91 7 1 .303 .389 .482 .871 137 142 3.5
2025 Baltimore - eMLB 27 114 454 141 30 5 16 67 86 64 13 2 84 0 5 .311 .409 .504 .913 149 151 3.1
2026 Baltimore - eMLB 28 110 384 87 20 4 13 41 63 34 7 2 81 0 2 .227 .300 .401 .701 89 87 -0.1
2027 Portland - eMLB 29 139 431 101 20 2 10 43 56 44 13 6 122 3 0 .234 .320 .360 .679 84 85 -0.2
2028 Portland - eMLB 30 153 549 127 23 5 9 48 59 46 11 5 143 1 1 .231 .301 .341 .642 73 72 -1.4
2029 Portland - eMLB 31 95 349 82 8 2 10 30 45 36 9 1 101 1 1 .235 .322 .355 .677 83 85 -0.2
Total eMLB 914 3109 784 146 27 86 352 455 348 78 23 731 18 14 .252 .340 .399 .740 101 102 4.9
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
2017 Total - 19 55 135 29 8 0 3 22 21 27 2 2 32 2 2 .215 .349 .341 .690 100 100 0.3
2018 Total - 20 64 240 76 10 0 13 63 70 55 13 2 30 8 1 .317 .465 .521 .985 100 100 3.9
2019 Tampa Bay (GCL) - R 21 9 28 15 2 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 2 0 1 .536 .618 .750 1.368 249 263 0.7
2019 Bowling Green - A 21 44 161 42 6 7 5 27 23 24 4 1 35 1 2 .261 .368 .478 .847 119 115 0.9
2020 Bowling Green - A 22 92 365 116 19 9 11 63 69 39 17 3 69 4 3 .318 .406 .510 .915 140 144 3.4
2021 Montgomery - AA 23 19 73 16 3 1 1 10 11 9 3 1 15 0 0 .219 .326 .329 .654 87 85 0.3
2021 Durham - AAA 23 17 64 19 5 1 2 5 8 5 1 1 11 0 2 .297 .352 .500 .852 138 142 0.5
2022 Montgomery - AA 24 64 245 78 11 4 13 46 59 46 6 1 33 4 2 .318 .436 .555 .991 168 162 3.4
2022 Durham - AAA 24 4 16 5 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665 85 91 0.0
2023 Sacramento - AAA 25 11 34 13 2 2 4 17 11 3 0 0 6 0 0 .382 .432 .912 1.344 233 225 0.6
2026 Norfolk - AAA 28 4 16 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 .188 .235 .250 .485 48 48 -0.1
Total IL 25 96 27 6 1 2 8 12 6 2 1 17 0 3 .281 .333 .427 .760 115 118
Total PCL 11 34 13 2 2 4 17 11 3 0 0 6 0 0 .382 .432 .912 1.344 233 225
Total SL 83 318 94 14 5 14 56 70 55 9 2 48 4 2 .296 .411 .503 .915 150 145
Total MID 136 526 158 25 16 16 90 92 63 21 4 104 5 5 .300 .394 .500 .894 133 135
Total USL 9 28 15 2 2 0 1 5 4 2 0 2 0 1 .536 .618 .750 1.368 249 263
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
2026 Baltimore - eMLB 28 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 31 -0.9
Total eMLB 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 31
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 7 4 4 9 5 13 0 1.000 38.2 3.03 -1.0 .861
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 2 1 10 0 1 10 0 1.000 11.0 8.18 0.0 .000
2023 San Francisco - MLB 1B 103 100 795 49 82 853 9 .989 897.1 8.47 -4.7 .957
2024 Miami - MLB 1B 2 2 17 0 3 18 1 .944 18.0 8.50 -0.4 .515
2024 Baltimore - MLB 1B 94 93 865 39 87 906 2 .998 833.2 9.76 +0.7 1.023
2024 Miami - MLB 2B 2 2 5 7 3 12 0 1.000 17.0 6.35 -0.1 1.004
2024 Baltimore - MLB LF 8 7 9 0 0 10 1 .900 63.1 1.28 -0.2 .980
2025 Baltimore - MLB 1B 36 33 291 16 34 311 4 .987 307.2 8.98 -1.8 .933
2025 Baltimore - MLB 2B 39 39 93 94 30 195 8 .959 344.2 4.88 -7.4 .857
2025 Baltimore - MLB RF 19 19 37 0 0 40 3 .925 162.0 2.06 -3.0 .918
2026 Baltimore - MLB 1B 104 98 779 56 79 843 8 .991 880.0 8.54 -1.1 .981
2026 Baltimore - MLB 2B 3 0 3 2 2 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.6 .677
2027 Portland - MLB 1B 129 119 901 55 89 967 11 .989 1043.2 8.24 -2.8 .948
2027 Portland - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Portland - MLB 1B 60 56 416 24 49 444 4 .991 497.1 7.96 -0.9 .946
2028 Portland - MLB 2B 2 1 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.0 1.014
2028 Portland - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 Portland - MLB 1B 57 56 474 22 54 502 6 .988 490.0 9.11 -2.1 .948
2029 Portland - MLB 2B 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.1 1.026
TOTAL 1B 587 558 4548 261 478 4854 45 .991 4978.2 8.69 -13.0 .967
TOTAL 2B 54 47 108 116 42 232 8 .966 429.1 4.70 -9.2 .862
TOTAL LF 8 7 9 0 0 10 1 .900 63.1 1.28 -0.2 .980
TOTAL RF 19 19 37 0 0 40 3 .925 162.0 2.06 -3.0 .918
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft out of college (North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC) by the Tampa Bay Rays (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 4, 36th overall pick).
07/04/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization with a signing bonus of $1,650,000.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (12); Power: 6 (11); Eye: 9 (13).
05/18/2020 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-6 against the Lansing Lugnuts, with 6 RBI and 5 runs scored.
05/18/2020 Goes 5-6 against the Lansing Lugnuts, with 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 5 R.
05/31/2020 Injured (Knee tendinitis), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
06/18/2020 Injured (Fractured finger), out for 5 weeks.
07/26/2020 Injured (Intercostal strain), out for 2 days.
09/01/2020 Wins the MID Batter of the Month Award.
10/03/2020 Wins the 2020 MID Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 9 (11); Eye: 11 (13).
11/28/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (15).
09/19/2022 Wins the 2022 Southern League Round 2 with the Montgomery Biscuits!
11/27/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (14).
03/16/2023 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for 1B Ryder Jones.
11/26/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $580,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 14 (14).
04/07/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Miami while with San Francisco.
05/07/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Baltimore while with Miami.
07/15/2024 Wins the eMLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
09/03/2024 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 15 (15).
05/05/2025 Wins the eMLB AL Player of the Week Award.
05/09/2025 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $44,000,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
06/09/2025 Wins the eMLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/10/2025 Injured on 06/05/2025, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, will miss 2 weeks.
09/10/2025 Injured on 09/08/2025, diagnosed with a broken bone in the elbow, will miss 5 months.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 12 (12).
06/10/2026 Injured on 06/07/2026, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 2 weeks.
11/30/2026 Drafted in the 2026 expansion draft from the Baltimore Orioles by the Portland Stags. (Round 6, Pick 1, 11th overall pick).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 11 (11).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
05/11/2028 Injured on 05/10/2028, diagnosed with a bruised forearm, is day-to-day.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
04/14/2029 Injured on 04/13/2029, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, will not miss additional time.
06/16/2029 Injured (bruised calf),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
2023 12 10
2025 13 5
2027 13 7
Year AVG Rank
2025 .311 8
Year OBP Rank
2025 .409 2
Year RC/27 Rank
2025 7.78 8
Year wOBA Rank
2025 .388 6
Year OPS Rank
2025 .913 8
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