1B Joey Best #30
Charlotte Knights (CWS) IL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
07/29/2029
 OA: 48 POT: 50
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1B JOEY BEST #30 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 90 16 4 0 1 6 7 26 .178 .240 .256 0 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 11 11 11 12
Gap 14 15 14 15
Power 14 14 14 14
Eye 8 8 8 9
Avoid K's 6 6 6 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 8 8
Errors: - 11 11
Arm: 1 12 11
Turn DP: - 8 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 14 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 11
Baserunning Inst.: 16
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/27/2029 @ NOR Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/26/2029 SYR Win, 7-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/2029 SYR Win, 4-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
07/24/2029 @ SYR Win, 10-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/23/2029 @ SCR Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/21/2029 @ SCR Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/20/2029 CLM Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/19/2029 CLM Win, 7-2 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
07/18/2029 CLM Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/16/2029 @ TOL Loss, 3-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Joey works hard.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:03/09/2002
Born in:Willemstad, CUR
Nationality:Curaçaoan
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,325,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 162 Days
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 21 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EMLB 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 48 123 26 4 1 3 9 11 12 37 .211 .285 .333 .618 .266 .122 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 137 1 1 0 4 0 1 41 8 1 0 100.0 11.5 3.05 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   76 21 3 1 3 7 8 8 20 1 0 1 .276 .349 .461 .809
Versus Right   47 5 1 0 0 2 3 4 17 0 0 0 .106 .176 .128 .304
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   43 13 2 0 2 6 5 3 9 0 0 0 .302 .348 .488 .836
May   39 6 1 0 0 1 3 3 12 0 0 0 .154 .214 .179 .394
June   40 7 1 1 1 2 3 6 16 1 0 1 .175 .292 .325 .617
Spring Training   43 12 0 0 3 6 4 5 15 0 0 0 .279 .354 .488 .843
Last Year   577 133 26 0 25 76 65 35 186 3 0 6 .231 .280 .406 .686
2 Years Ago   594 166 34 1 25 88 76 36 174 1 0 10 .279 .331 .466 .797
Career   2768 729 132 10 132 397 364 194 768 16 0 37 .263 .318 .461 .780
Home   57 10 1 0 1 1 4 4 14 0 0 0 .175 .230 .246 .475
Road   66 16 3 1 2 8 7 8 23 1 0 1 .242 .329 .409 .738
Grass   118 26 4 1 3 9 11 12 36 1 0 1 .220 .295 .347 .643
Turf   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   27 5 0 0 1 1 3 2 10 0 0 0 .185 .241 .296 .538
Night   96 21 4 1 2 8 8 10 27 1 0 1 .219 .296 .344 .640
As Starter   102 24 4 1 3 9 10 11 31 1 0 1 .235 .313 .382 .695
As Reliever / Substitution   21 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 .095 .136 .095 .232
Pinch Hitting   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Close/Late   48 5 0 0 0 1 3 6 17 1 0 0 .104 .200 .104 .304
Inning 1-3   30 10 2 1 3 6 3 5 7 0 0 0 .333 .429 .767 1.195
Inning 4-6   37 10 2 0 0 2 4 0 9 0 0 1 .270 .289 .324 .614
Inning 7-9   52 5 0 0 0 1 3 5 18 1 0 0 .096 .172 .096 .269
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
0 Outs   43 9 0 0 0 1 4 4 17 0 0 0 .209 .277 .209 .486
1 Outs   38 8 2 0 2 5 4 3 11 1 0 1 .211 .279 .421 .700
2 Outs   42 9 2 1 1 3 3 5 9 0 0 0 .214 .298 .381 .679
Scoring Position   21 2 1 0 1 7 1 3 6 1 0 0 .095 .200 .286 .486
Bases Empty   79 17 2 1 2 2 9 6 25 0 0 1 .215 .279 .342 .621
Runner on 1st   23 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 .304 .385 .348 .732
Runner on 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .667 .889
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Two Strikes   68 6 0 1 0 1 2 7 37 0 0 0 .088 .173 .118 .291
First Pitch   21 9 2 0 2 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 .429 .458 .810 1.268
Count 0-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   13 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .154 .231
Count 1-1   6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 1-2   24 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 .042 .042 .042 .083
Count 2-0   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-2   19 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .158 .158 .263 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Full Count   12 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 6 0 0 0 .083 .421 .083 .504
Behind in Count   41 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 0 0 0 .098 .098 .098 .195
Ahead in Count   24 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 .292 .393 .375 .768
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 .250 .571 1.000 1.571
Batting 4th   30 8 1 0 1 4 3 3 8 0 0 0 .267 .333 .400 .733
Batting 5th   62 17 3 1 1 4 6 4 18 1 0 0 .274 .313 .403 .717
Batting 6th   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 .000 .118 .000 .118
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   47 11 3 1 2 2 6 6 13 0 0 1 .234 .333 .468 .801
Medium Leverage   48 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 15 0 0 0 .229 .288 .229 .518
High Leverage   28 4 1 0 1 7 1 2 9 1 0 0 .143 .194 .286 .479
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 90 16 4 0 1 6 4 7 26 .178 .240 .256 .496 .226 .078 43
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 100 1 0 0 2 0 2 23 5 0 0 0.0 5.7 1.99 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 5 1 0 1 2 3 3 10 0 0 0 .143 .211 .257 .468
Versus Right   55 11 3 0 0 4 1 4 16 2 0 1 .200 .258 .255 .513
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   15 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 0 .067 .211 .067 .277
Last Week   19 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
June   13 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
July   77 13 2 0 1 6 3 7 22 2 0 1 .169 .241 .234 .475
Career   90 16 4 0 1 6 4 7 26 2 0 1 .178 .240 .256 .496
Home   36 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 2 0 0 .194 .184 .222 .406
Road   54 9 3 0 1 2 4 7 14 0 0 1 .167 .274 .278 .552
Grass   90 16 4 0 1 6 4 7 26 2 0 1 .178 .240 .256 .496
Day   39 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 14 2 0 0 .077 .116 .179 .296
Night   51 13 3 0 0 2 2 5 12 0 0 1 .255 .333 .314 .647
As Starter   88 15 4 0 1 6 4 6 26 2 0 1 .170 .227 .250 .477
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
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 Chicago - eMLB 22 64 245 64 14 1 14 43 34 21 6 2 66 1 0 .261 .332 .498 .830 123 123 1.1
2025 Chicago - eMLB 23 158 641 181 23 5 41 101 95 44 9 3 148 1 1 .282 .336 .526 .861 132 135 4.2
2026 Chicago - eMLB 24 152 588 159 31 2 24 80 83 46 5 6 157 0 0 .270 .326 .452 .778 110 112 2.1
2027 Chicago - eMLB 25 154 594 166 34 1 25 88 76 36 10 1 174 1 2 .279 .331 .466 .797 113 116 1.7
2028 Chicago - eMLB 26 146 577 133 26 0 25 76 65 35 6 3 186 1 1 .231 .280 .406 .686 82 81 -0.6
2029 Chicago - eMLB 27 48 123 26 4 1 3 9 11 12 1 1 37 1 0 .211 .285 .333 .618 68 63 -0.2
Total eMLB 722 2768 729 132 10 132 397 364 194 37 16 768 5 4 .263 .318 .461 .780 109 111 8.3
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
2019 Johnson City - R 17 67 243 80 19 2 12 51 35 23 5 3 55 1 0 .329 .394 .572 .966 143 134 2.0
2020 Johnson City - R 18 39 162 56 12 2 5 26 26 13 7 0 37 0 1 .346 .418 .537 .955 138 143 1.4
2020 State College - A- 18 32 125 34 6 0 6 17 22 11 3 0 28 0 0 .272 .345 .464 .809 116 120 0.9
2021 Peoria - A 19 113 428 111 21 2 17 77 58 45 6 7 106 4 0 .259 .333 .437 .770 114 115 2.4
2022 Springfield - AA 20 120 493 129 33 1 17 74 68 44 3 6 112 7 2 .262 .322 .436 .758 111 111 2.6
2023 WLSt. Louis - DL 21 33 130 35 3 2 7 21 23 6 3 2 38 1 1 .269 .312 .485 .797 113 109 0.6
2023 Springfield - AA 21 51 199 64 16 5 12 42 40 24 1 2 53 1 2 .322 .394 .633 1.027 185 182 2.8
2023 Memphis - AAA 21 73 269 86 22 2 14 53 48 35 2 2 59 3 2 .320 .399 .572 .972 143 141 2.5
2024 WLChicago (A) - DL 22 26 95 32 5 1 6 26 20 11 0 1 26 0 0 .337 .402 .600 1.002 157 154 1.2
2024 Memphis - AAA 22 70 247 63 19 2 9 51 47 41 4 5 51 5 2 .255 .364 .457 .821 105 99 1.0
2029 Charlotte - AAA 27 25 90 16 4 0 1 6 4 7 1 2 26 0 0 .178 .240 .256 .496 45 43 -0.5
Total IL 25 90 16 4 0 1 6 4 7 1 2 26 0 0 .178 .240 .256 .496 45 43
Total PCL 143 516 149 41 4 23 104 95 76 6 7 110 8 4 .289 .382 .517 .899 125 120
Total TEX 171 692 193 49 6 29 116 108 68 4 8 165 8 4 .279 .343 .493 .836 133 132
Total MID 113 428 111 21 2 17 77 58 45 6 7 106 4 0 .259 .333 .437 .770 114 115
Total NYP 32 125 34 6 0 6 17 22 11 3 0 28 0 0 .272 .345 .464 .809 116 120
Total APP 106 405 136 31 4 17 77 61 36 12 3 92 1 1 .336 .404 .558 .962 141 138
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Chicago - MLB 1B 63 63 523 32 57 559 4 .993 564.1 8.85 -1.1 .981
2025 Chicago - MLB 1B 154 154 1285 77 133 1371 9 .993 1369.0 8.95 +0.5 1.013
2026 Chicago - MLB 1B 152 152 1278 67 129 1353 8 .994 1346.0 8.99 -0.2 .997
2027 Chicago - MLB 1B 146 146 1153 77 107 1243 13 .990 1278.0 8.66 -1.2 .989
2028 Chicago - MLB 1B 138 138 1017 68 96 1094 9 .992 1213.1 8.05 -2.5 .982
2029 Chicago - MLB 1B 4 4 36 0 1 36 0 1.000 36.0 9.00 -0.1 1.017
2029 Charlotte - AAA 1B 23 23 205 9 10 216 2 .991 200.0 9.63 -0.3 .997
TOTAL 1B 680 680 5497 330 533 5872 45 .992 6006.2 8.73 -4.9 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
07/03/2018 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent.
09/16/2019 Wins the 2019 APP Platinum Stick Award at DH.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (13); Power: 6 (13); Eye: 4 (10).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (12); Power: 9 (13); Eye: 7 (10).
04/23/2021 Injured (Concussion), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/03/2021 Injured on 06/02/2021, diagnosed with a bruised knee, is day-to-day.
06/07/2021 Wins the MID Player of the Week Award.
06/20/2021 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 11 (13); Eye: 7 (8).
06/11/2022 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for one week.
06/15/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/19/2022 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/01/2022 Wins the TEX Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 8 (8).
05/29/2023 Wins the TEX Player of the Week Award.
06/01/2023 Wins the TEX Batter of the Month Award.
06/05/2023 Wins the TEX Player of the Week Award.
06/19/2023 Injured (Hamstring spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/23/2023 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Round Rock Express, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
07/25/2023 Goes 5-6 against the Iowa Cubs, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
07/31/2023 Wins the PCL AC Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2023 Wins the PCL AC Batter of the Month Award.
09/18/2023 Wins the 2023 Texas League Round 2 with the Springfield Cardinals!
09/21/2023 Wins the 2023 Pacific Coast League Round 2 with the Memphis Redbirds!
12/25/2023 Named to the 2023 eMLB Winter League for the WLSt. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 10 (10).
07/19/2024 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox, along with SP Alex Lange, SP Brendan Hennon, in exchange for 1B Matt Wallner.
09/17/2024 Wins the 2024 Pacific Coast League Round 2 with the Memphis Redbirds!
11/24/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $600,000.
12/01/2024 Named to the 2024 eMLB Winter League for the WLChicago (A) White Sox.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
01/08/2025 Goes 5-6 against the WLLos Angeles (A) Angels, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
04/14/2025 Wins the eMLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/2025 Was selected to the 2025 eMLB All-Star Game.
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: 10 (10); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 11 (12).
07/21/2026 Injured on 07/19/2026, diagnosed with a sore knee, is day-to-day.
11/28/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $650,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 10 (11).
11/25/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,750,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 8 (9).
04/23/2028 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/2028 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2028 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,325,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 8 (9).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2023 32 8
2025 157 2
2026 152 10
Year PA Rank
2025 698 5
Year AB Rank
2023 130 10
2025 641 2
Year H Rank
2025 181 6
Year K Rank
2028 186 8
Year TB Rank
2025 337 4
Year HR Rank
2023 7 9
2025 41 2
Year RBI Rank
2025 101 9
Year R Rank
2023 23 10
Year EBH Rank
2025 69 9
Year SLG Rank
2025 .526 10
Year ISO Rank
2025 .243 10
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