CF Jose 'Happy Joe' Merriman #9
Toronto Blue Jays eMLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
07/29/2029
 OA: 49 POT: 49
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CF JOSE 'HAPPY JOE' MERRIMAN #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
99 377 97 22 3 1 33 20 93 .257 .299 .340 13 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 11 10 11 11
Gap 12 11 12 12
Power 4 4 4 5
Eye 6 6 6 7
Avoid K's 10 10 10 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 17
Errors: - 4 17
Arm: 1 4 12
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 15
2nd Base: - Right Field: 16
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 19
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 11
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/29/2029 @ TEX Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/2029 @ TEX Loss, 5-16 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
07/27/2029 @ TEX Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
07/26/2029 @ LAD Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
07/25/2029 @ LAD Win, 9-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
07/24/2029 @ LAD Loss, 6-7 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/22/2029 @ WSH Win, 11-9 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
07/21/2029 @ WSH Loss, 10-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/20/2029 @ WSH Loss, 4-11 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/15/2029 PHI Loss, 0-5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader in the clubhouse.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:06/05/2002
Born in:Davidson, NC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200,000
Signed Through:2031 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 121 Days
Service This Yr:121 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 121 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 4th Pick in Round 1
EMLB 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 99 377 97 22 3 1 33 45 20 93 .257 .299 .340 .639 .276 .082 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 402 3 1 0 3 1 1 128 26 13 3 81.2 40.1 3.76 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   103 24 7 2 1 13 10 4 28 1 0 2 .233 .273 .369 .642
Versus Right   274 73 15 1 0 20 35 16 65 0 1 1 .266 .309 .328 .638
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   23 8 2 2 0 5 3 1 5 0 0 0 .348 .375 .609 .984
Last Week   12 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
March   6 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
April   102 28 9 0 0 7 12 3 29 0 0 0 .275 .295 .363 .658
May   99 21 2 0 1 7 11 6 20 0 0 2 .212 .271 .263 .534
June   90 24 9 1 0 9 8 6 24 0 0 1 .267 .320 .389 .708
July   80 22 2 2 0 9 12 3 20 1 1 0 .275 .298 .350 .648
Spring Training   57 14 2 1 0 3 10 5 8 0 0 0 .246 .306 .316 .622
Last Year   579 140 30 2 3 57 74 35 144 5 0 2 .242 .285 .316 .601
2 Years Ago   545 148 33 4 8 59 78 32 129 2 4 7 .272 .319 .391 .710
Career   3289 865 201 26 56 383 474 256 698 25 16 26 .263 .319 .391 .710
Home   164 43 15 0 0 15 21 8 38 1 0 2 .262 .303 .354 .657
Road   213 54 7 3 1 18 24 12 55 0 1 1 .254 .296 .329 .625
Grass   205 52 7 2 1 17 24 11 54 0 1 1 .254 .295 .322 .617
Turf   172 45 15 1 0 16 21 9 39 1 0 2 .262 .304 .360 .665
Day   105 22 6 0 1 8 12 3 29 0 1 1 .210 .239 .295 .534
Night   272 75 16 3 0 25 33 17 64 1 0 2 .276 .322 .357 .679
As Starter   377 97 22 3 1 33 45 20 93 1 1 3 .257 .299 .340 .639
Close/Late   90 27 7 0 1 10 9 4 19 0 1 1 .300 .337 .411 .748
Inning 1-3   103 19 4 1 0 7 10 5 25 0 0 1 .184 .229 .243 .472
Inning 4-6   139 38 8 1 0 13 19 10 37 1 0 1 .273 .325 .345 .670
Inning 7-9   128 38 9 1 1 13 16 5 29 0 1 1 .297 .328 .406 .735
Extra Innings   7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
0 Outs   121 27 7 0 1 4 16 7 29 0 1 1 .223 .271 .306 .577
1 Outs   120 32 6 2 0 14 21 6 29 1 0 2 .267 .310 .350 .660
2 Outs   136 38 9 1 0 15 8 7 35 0 0 0 .279 .315 .360 .675
Scoring Position   99 23 4 2 0 27 15 5 28 1 1 0 .232 .267 .313 .580
Bases Empty   199 54 12 1 1 1 23 10 50 0 0 2 .271 .313 .357 .670
Runner on 1st   79 20 6 0 0 5 7 5 15 0 0 1 .253 .306 .329 .635
Runner on 2nd   26 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 9 0 0 0 .115 .179 .192 .371
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 10 2 1 0 9 4 0 6 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 6 2 0 0 9 3 1 6 0 0 0 .353 .389 .471 .859
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Loaded   10 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 .100 .091 .100 .191
Two Strikes   165 22 5 1 0 7 12 8 93 1 0 1 .133 .177 .176 .353
First Pitch   66 23 5 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 .348 .358 .424 .782
Count 0-1   20 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .333 .400 .733
Count 0-2   31 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 23 1 0 0 .032 .031 .065 .096
Count 1-0   54 18 3 2 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .345 .463 .808
Count 1-1   36 15 3 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 1-2   54 8 1 1 0 3 4 0 30 0 0 1 .148 .164 .204 .367
Count 2-0   15 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
Count 2-1   14 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 2-2   53 8 3 0 0 1 7 0 26 0 0 0 .151 .151 .208 .358
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 2 0 0 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 .429 .733 .714 1.448
Full Count   27 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 14 0 0 0 .185 .371 .185 .557
Behind in Count   105 15 4 1 0 9 7 0 53 1 0 2 .143 .157 .200 .357
Ahead in Count   90 31 7 2 1 9 18 11 0 0 0 1 .344 .422 .500 .922
Batting 6th   17 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 .176 .300 .294 .594
Batting 7th   70 21 6 0 0 5 9 4 16 0 0 0 .300 .338 .386 .724
Batting 8th   123 29 10 0 0 13 13 4 33 0 0 0 .236 .260 .317 .577
Batting 9th   167 44 6 2 1 14 23 10 43 1 1 2 .263 .311 .341 .652
Low Leverage   176 51 12 1 0 13 23 13 42 1 0 1 .290 .340 .369 .710
Medium Leverage   127 26 5 1 1 6 13 5 36 0 0 2 .205 .246 .283 .530
High Leverage   71 18 5 1 0 14 9 2 14 0 1 0 .254 .274 .352 .626
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
2024 Texas - eMLB 21 156 582 175 53 7 21 102 97 90 5 4 92 59 17 .301 .396 .524 .921 149 148 8.0
2025 Texas - eMLB 22 148 611 162 29 5 16 83 100 44 4 7 125 49 6 .265 .315 .408 .723 97 93 3.3
2026 Toronto - eMLB 23 153 595 143 34 5 7 49 80 35 5 6 115 29 2 .240 .285 .350 .635 73 68 1.6
2027 Toronto - eMLB 24 144 545 148 33 4 8 59 78 32 7 2 129 31 5 .272 .319 .391 .710 91 87 3.1
2028 Toronto - eMLB 25 151 579 140 30 2 3 57 74 35 2 5 144 24 9 .242 .285 .316 .601 62 60 -1.5
2029 Toronto - eMLB 26 99 377 97 22 3 1 33 45 20 3 1 93 13 3 .257 .299 .340 .639 72 69 0.3
Total eMLB 851 3289 865 201 26 56 383 474 256 26 25 698 205 42 .263 .319 .391 .710 93 90 14.7
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
2022 Total - 19 61 262 77 17 12 11 57 73 34 3 3 31 31 3 .294 .377 .576 .954 100 100 2.8
2022 Hickory - A 19 61 250 49 13 4 4 25 32 15 3 1 57 15 2 .196 .249 .328 .577 64 63 0.3
2022 Down East - A+ 19 10 33 5 2 0 0 4 4 6 1 0 10 2 0 .152 .300 .212 .512 46 60 0.0
2022 Total - A+ 19 71 283 54 15 4 4 29 36 21 4 1 67 17 2 .191 .256 .314 .570 62 62 0.3
2023 WLTexas - DL 20 29 108 28 7 0 5 14 21 19 2 0 29 12 3 .259 .380 .463 .843 128 123 1.1
2023 Hickory - A 20 135 498 159 45 14 20 93 108 63 12 5 106 57 23 .319 .405 .586 .991 177 170 7.1
Total CAR 10 33 5 2 0 0 4 4 6 1 0 10 2 0 .152 .300 .212 .512 46 60
Total SAL 196 748 208 58 18 24 118 140 78 15 6 163 72 25 .278 .355 .500 .855 141 136
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
2024 Texas - eMLB 21 5 22 7 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 4 4 1 .318 .348 .636 .984 161 169 1.3
2025 Texas - eMLB 22 4 14 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 .214 .214 .286 .500 36 28 0.3
2027 Toronto - eMLB 24 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 0.5
2028 Toronto - eMLB 25 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 55 51 -0.7
Total eMLB 13 52 12 2 0 2 6 7 1 0 0 10 8 1 .231 .245 .385 .630 70 66
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Texas - MLB CF 147 147 374 7 2 383 2 .995 1307.1 2.62 +8.2 1.022
2024 Texas - MLB RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 -0.5 .976
2025 Texas - MLB CF 132 130 321 7 2 331 3 .991 1144.1 2.58 -0.5 .993
2025 Texas - MLB RF 19 15 38 3 0 41 0 1.000 170.0 2.17 +2.5 1.109
2026 Toronto - MLB CF 150 150 479 4 1 488 5 .990 1331.1 3.27 +3.1 1.002
2026 Toronto - MLB RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.1 .992
2027 Toronto - MLB CF 143 142 409 11 4 423 3 .993 1249.2 3.02 +1.5 .999
2027 Toronto - MLB RF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 -0.6 .986
2028 Toronto - MLB CF 151 151 393 14 5 407 0 1.000 1342.2 2.73 -3.8 .977
2029 Toronto - MLB CF 99 99 261 5 0 267 1 .996 882.2 2.71 -4.9 .958
TOTAL CF 822 819 2237 48 14 2299 14 .994 7258.0 2.83 +3.7 .994
TOTAL RF 29 20 48 3 0 51 0 1.000 223.0 2.06 +1.3 1.080
PLAYER HISTORY
10/23/2021 Imported eMLB 1.0 Legend.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (15); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 5 (10).
06/04/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft out of college (Michigan State; East Lansing, MI) by the Texas Rangers (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick).
06/09/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization with a signing bonus of $450,000.
07/01/2022 Named the #54 prospect in the eMLB
07/25/2022 Injured (Dehydration), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/17/2022 Injured (Groin tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/04/2022 Named the #58 prospect in the eMLB
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (15); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 6 (10).
03/30/2023 Named the #48 prospect in the eMLB
06/12/2023 Wins the SAL Player of the Week Award.
06/18/2023 Was selected to the 2023 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
06/30/2023 Named the #39 prospect in the eMLB
07/16/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
08/14/2023 Wins the SAL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2023 Wins the SAL Batter of the Month Award.
10/02/2023 Wins the 2023 SAL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/05/2023 Wins the 2023 SAL Most Valuable Player Award.
11/03/2023 Named the #28 prospect in the eMLB
12/25/2023 Named to the 2023 eMLB Winter League for the WLTexas Rangers.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 12 (12).
03/31/2024 Named the #66 prospect in the eMLB
06/18/2024 Goes 5-5 against the Oakland Athletics, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
07/13/2024 Was selected to the 2024 eMLB All-Star Game.
07/27/2024 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/19/2024 Wins the eMLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/08/2024 Wins the 2024 eMLB AL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/24/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $600,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 12 (12).
07/22/2025 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/29/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $590,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 10 (10).
03/19/2026 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $57,000,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
04/04/2026 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with SS Jordan Cage, CF Sergio Morales, SP Ermanno Orati, LF James Bond, and $5,000,000, in exchange for 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8).
06/25/2027 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2024 682 8
Year AB Rank
2025 611 8
Year H Rank
2024 175 7
Year TB Rank
2024 305 9
Year 2B Rank
2024 53 1
Year 3B Rank
2024 7 5
Year SB Rank
2023 12 1
2024 59 3
2025 49 2
2026 29 7
2027 31 5
2028 24 10
Year RBI Rank
2024 102 9
Year R Rank
2024 97 8
Year BB Rank
2023 19 10
2024 90 4
Year IBB Rank
2023 3 1
2024 11 2
2027 5 2
Year SH Rank
2025 6 10
Year EBH Rank
2024 81 4
Year AVG Rank
2024 .301 7
Year OBP Rank
2024 .396 4
Year SLG Rank
2024 .524 10
Year RC Rank
2024 126.20 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 7.69 6
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .376 9
Year OPS Rank
2024 .921 8
Year WAR Rank
2024 7.8 3
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