2B Zack Short #36
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/28/2028
2B ZACK SHORT #36 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
64 269 79 13 2 18 84 91 131 .294 .489 .558 14 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 35 40 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 40
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 60 45
Turn DP: - 55 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/04/2028 CAL Loss, 10-18 6 1 3 2 0 0 2 0
09/02/2028 @ CAL Loss, 3-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/01/2028 @ CAL Loss, 5-12 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
08/31/2028 @ CAL Loss, 5-12 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/29/2028 CAL Win, 9-8 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/28/2028 CAL Win, 9-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/24/2028 LEX Win, 17-10 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 1
08/16/2028 @ VAL Loss, 10-11 5 1 1 3 1 0 4 0
08/10/2028 RAL Win, 13-12 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
08/09/2028 @ LEX Loss, 3-16 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
PERSONALITY
Short's impatience can flare up unexpectedly.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:05/29/1995
Born in:Kingston, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 79 Days
Service This Yr:86 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 64 269 79 13 2 18 84 97 91 131 .294 .489 .558 1.047 .464 .264 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 63 372 12 1 0 4 0 0 150 33 14 1 93.3 87.5 12.11 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   55 12 4 1 2 12 16 19 26 0 0 2 .218 .434 .436 .871
Versus Right   214 67 9 1 16 72 81 72 105 0 0 10 .313 .503 .589 1.092
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   107 27 5 1 6 32 33 30 56 0 0 5 .252 .437 .486 .923
July   119 39 5 1 9 38 49 41 54 0 0 6 .328 .518 .613 1.132
August   43 13 3 0 3 14 15 20 21 0 0 1 .302 .531 .581 1.113
Spring Training   65 14 4 0 1 10 18 17 32 0 1 1 .215 .386 .323 .709
Postseason   25 8 1 0 0 3 5 5 11 0 0 0 .320 .433 .360 .793
Last Year   274 83 14 1 27 76 95 89 135 0 8 12 .303 .491 .657 1.148
Career   543 162 27 3 45 160 192 180 266 0 8 24 .298 .490 .608 1.098
Home   133 38 5 1 7 37 42 47 62 0 0 6 .286 .489 .496 .985
Road   136 41 8 1 11 47 55 44 69 0 0 6 .301 .489 .618 1.107
Grass   227 66 9 2 14 70 73 71 111 0 0 12 .291 .481 .533 1.014
Turf   42 13 4 0 4 14 24 20 20 0 0 0 .310 .532 .690 1.223
Day   97 25 4 1 4 18 24 25 55 0 0 4 .258 .429 .443 .872
Night   172 54 9 1 14 66 73 66 76 0 0 8 .314 .520 .622 1.142
As Starter   267 78 13 2 17 82 94 89 130 0 0 10 .292 .484 .547 1.030
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 .500 .833 2.000 2.833
Close/Late   31 6 2 0 2 9 7 8 21 0 0 1 .194 .375 .452 .827
Inning 1-3   101 28 5 2 4 22 32 33 48 0 0 2 .277 .463 .485 .948
Inning 4-6   83 30 4 0 7 27 36 29 37 0 0 5 .361 .547 .663 1.210
Inning 7-9   85 21 4 0 7 35 29 29 46 0 0 5 .247 .462 .541 1.003
0 Outs   90 23 3 0 5 10 35 26 48 0 0 5 .256 .446 .456 .902
1 Outs   98 33 7 1 10 51 51 40 45 0 0 2 .337 .536 .735 1.270
2 Outs   81 23 3 1 3 23 11 25 38 0 0 5 .284 .477 .457 .934
Scoring Position   111 41 7 0 8 70 44 34 48 0 0 5 .369 .533 .649 1.182
Bases Empty   102 21 5 0 8 8 32 39 53 0 0 3 .206 .438 .490 .928
Runner on 1st   56 17 1 2 2 6 21 18 30 0 0 4 .304 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd   30 12 1 0 2 10 13 7 14 0 0 1 .400 .526 .633 1.160
Runner on 3rd   9 4 0 0 1 5 3 1 4 0 0 1 .444 .545 .778 1.323
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 10 3 0 0 8 13 11 12 0 0 3 .357 .571 .464 1.036
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 .143 .400 .143 .543
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 5 1 0 2 12 5 3 3 0 0 0 .455 .571 1.091 1.662
Bases Loaded   26 9 2 0 3 34 10 9 11 0 0 0 .346 .514 .769 1.284
Two Strikes   203 42 6 2 12 45 47 38 131 0 0 8 .207 .353 .433 .787
First Pitch   15 8 2 0 1 10 4 1 0 0 0 3 .533 .632 .867 1.498
Count 0-1   6 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Count 0-2   35 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 0 0 2 .086 .135 .086 .221
Count 1-0   13 7 1 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .538 .538 1.077 1.615
Count 1-1   13 7 2 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .538 .538 .692 1.231
Count 1-2   50 7 2 0 1 11 3 0 36 0 0 1 .140 .157 .240 .397
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   7 6 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .857 .857 2.143 3.000
Count 2-2   67 14 2 2 5 16 9 0 43 0 0 3 .209 .243 .522 .765
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 3 10 20 0 0 0 0 .000 .952 .000 .952
Count 3-1   8 4 2 0 0 4 19 32 0 0 0 0 .500 .900 .750 1.650
Full Count   51 18 2 0 6 18 34 38 24 0 0 2 .353 .637 .745 1.382
Behind in Count   91 13 2 0 1 13 7 0 64 0 0 4 .143 .179 .198 .377
Ahead in Count   32 19 3 0 5 20 39 52 0 0 0 0 .594 .845 1.156 2.001
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 .500 .833 2.000 2.833
Batting 2nd   235 70 11 2 14 70 88 81 115 0 0 10 .298 .494 .540 1.034
Batting 4th   5 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Batting 5th   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Batting 6th   14 3 1 0 1 5 3 6 7 0 0 0 .214 .450 .500 .950
Batting 8th   4 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.500 2.100
Low Leverage   142 39 4 2 13 49 54 58 70 0 0 5 .275 .498 .606 1.103
Medium Leverage   89 28 6 0 3 18 34 24 38 0 0 7 .315 .492 .483 .975
High Leverage   35 10 3 0 1 16 8 8 23 0 0 0 .286 .419 .457 .876
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 Chicago - MLB 26 17 51 5 1 0 0 0 7 11 1 0 23 3 1 .098 .270 .118 .387 9 18 -0.6
2022 Chicago - MLB 27 23 40 9 0 1 2 3 13 14 2 0 11 0 0 .225 .446 .425 .871 134 147 0.6
2023 Chicago - MLB 28 50 126 35 11 0 6 28 20 21 3 0 43 3 1 .278 .393 .508 .901 132 132 0.9
2024 Chicago - MLB 29 149 528 115 16 3 15 57 79 90 11 3 189 5 2 .218 .342 .345 .686 85 88 -0.4
2025 Chicago - MLB 30 36 97 20 3 2 3 15 16 16 3 1 38 0 0 .206 .333 .371 .704 93 99 0.2
Total MLB 275 842 184 31 6 26 103 135 152 20 4 304 11 4 .219 .350 .362 .712 91 94 0.7
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
2016 Gatlinburg - R 21 14 44 14 3 0 0 8 12 14 2 0 9 5 1 .318 .500 .386 .886 134 136 0.5
2016 Eugene - A- 21 39 127 30 6 1 1 23 22 33 4 3 24 10 5 .236 .401 .323 .724 99 106 0.8
2017 South Bend - A 22 66 236 56 17 3 7 26 50 54 7 1 54 15 5 .237 .393 .424 .816 139 150 2.8
2017 Myrtle Beach - A+ 22 65 232 61 11 3 6 21 34 40 2 3 50 3 5 .263 .372 .414 .786 111 111 1.3
2017 Total - A+ 22 131 468 117 28 6 13 47 84 94 9 4 104 18 10 .250 .383 .419 .801 126 132 4.1
2018 Tennessee - AA 23 124 436 99 28 2 17 59 68 82 5 0 136 8 3 .227 .356 .417 .773 113 117 2.7
2019 Gatlinburg - R 24 6 16 6 2 0 0 3 5 8 1 0 4 0 0 .375 .600 .500 1.100 190 177 0.3
2019 Tennessee - AA 24 16 64 16 3 2 0 5 7 9 0 1 18 0 1 .250 .338 .359 .697 93 96 0.2
2019 Iowa - AAA 24 41 133 28 9 0 6 17 22 21 5 1 50 2 1 .211 .338 .414 .751 95 101 0.5
2020 Iowa - AAA 25 132 527 126 26 4 23 73 96 84 6 5 173 16 4 .239 .347 .435 .782 100 99 2.8
2021 Iowa - AAA 26 103 388 104 26 4 10 60 78 102 4 4 109 13 8 .268 .422 .433 .855 120 129 3.6
2022 Iowa - AAA 27 51 186 36 8 2 3 12 18 27 2 2 55 5 0 .194 .300 .306 .606 63 61 0.4
2025 Iowa - AAA 30 60 225 60 14 0 8 34 45 45 3 0 52 8 2 .267 .396 .436 .831 114 119 1.7
2026 Iowa - AAA 31 78 286 83 13 5 2 24 46 53 4 1 85 5 1 .290 .407 .392 .799 119 125 2.0
2027 Sonoma - IND 32 70 274 83 14 1 27 76 95 89 12 0 135 15 3 .303 .491 .657 1.148 93 95 0.2
2027 Charlotte - AAA 32 14 43 11 3 0 1 4 8 9 1 0 15 0 0 .256 .396 .395 .792 129 133 0.3
2028 Sonoma - IND 33 64 269 79 13 2 18 84 97 91 12 0 131 14 1 .294 .489 .558 1.047 82 96 0.1
Total IL 14 43 11 3 0 1 4 8 9 1 0 15 0 0 .256 .396 .395 .792 129 133
Total PCL 465 1745 437 96 15 52 220 305 332 24 13 524 49 16 .250 .375 .412 .787 106 109
Total SL 140 500 115 31 4 17 64 75 91 5 1 154 8 4 .230 .353 .410 .763 110 114
Total CAR 65 232 61 11 3 6 21 34 40 2 3 50 3 5 .263 .372 .414 .786 111 111
Total MID 66 236 56 17 3 7 26 50 54 7 1 54 15 5 .237 .393 .424 .816 139 150
Total NWL 39 127 30 6 1 1 23 22 33 4 3 24 10 5 .236 .401 .323 .724 99 106
Total AZL 20 60 20 5 0 0 11 17 22 3 0 13 5 1 .333 .529 .417 .946 150 148
Total PA 134 543 162 27 3 45 160 192 180 24 0 266 29 4 .298 .490 .608 1.098 87 95
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 Iowa - PCL 31 9 40 16 2 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 10 0 0 .400 .442 .600 1.042 181 197 0.4
2028 Sonoma - PA 33 6 25 8 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 11 0 0 .320 .433 .360 .793 42 57 -0.4
Total PCL 9 40 16 2 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 10 0 0 .400 .442 .600 1.042 181 197
Total PA 6 25 8 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 11 0 0 .320 .433 .360 .793 42 57
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Iowa - AAA 2B 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.0 1.005
2020 Iowa - AAA SS 132 131 133 297 67 440 10 .977 1154.0 3.35 -0.6 .987
2021 Chicago - MLB 2B 4 4 5 7 1 12 0 1.000 36.0 3.00 -0.8 1.009
2021 Chicago - MLB SS 5 3 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 29.2 2.43 -0.6 1.021
2021 Iowa - AAA SS 103 103 142 266 43 418 10 .976 887.2 4.14 -2.1 .966
2022 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Iowa - AAA 2B 3 3 7 10 1 18 1 .944 25.0 6.12 -0.7 .915
2022 Chicago - MLB SS 16 9 22 25 9 48 1 .979 94.0 4.50 -0.4 .942
2022 Iowa - AAA SS 48 48 64 139 23 205 2 .990 407.2 4.48 +2.7 1.031
2023 Chicago - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2023 Chicago - MLB 2B 5 4 4 12 2 17 1 .941 39.0 3.69 +0.0 .929
2023 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.1 1.045
2023 Chicago - MLB SS 31 21 27 61 13 91 3 .967 197.0 4.02 -3.7 .877
2024 Chicago - MLB 2B 2 1 5 6 1 12 1 .917 16.0 6.19 -0.1 .891
2024 Chicago - MLB SS 138 134 173 283 79 469 13 .972 1162.2 3.53 -23.6 .861
2025 Chicago - MLB 2B 8 3 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 36.0 3.75 -0.2 .841
2025 Iowa - AAA 2B 19 19 46 45 11 91 0 1.000 167.1 4.89 +0.7 1.051
2025 Chicago - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Chicago - MLB SS 13 10 20 24 7 46 2 .957 97.1 4.07 -0.9 .898
2025 Iowa - AAA SS 27 27 34 76 7 112 2 .982 239.1 4.14 -0.3 .954
2026 Iowa - AAA 2B 70 69 111 187 41 304 6 .980 606.1 4.42 -4.8 .954
2026 Iowa - AAA SS 7 7 12 25 6 38 1 .974 63.0 5.29 +0.1 .944
2027 Charlotte - AAA 2B 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.6 .763
2027 Sonoma - IND 2B 3 3 1 6 2 8 1 .875 25.0 2.52 -0.4 .970
2027 Sonoma - IND SS 5 5 4 9 2 14 1 .929 43.0 2.72 -1.3 .892
2028 Sonoma - IND 2B 5 3 7 12 4 19 0 1.000 31.0 5.52 -0.5 .861
2028 Sonoma - IND 3B 9 9 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 75.1 1.19 -0.7 .890
2028 Sonoma - IND SS 7 5 3 8 3 11 0 1.000 51.2 1.92 -1.6 .748
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 122 111 194 298 66 502 10 .980 998.2 4.43 -7.4 .956
TOTAL 3B 10 10 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 82.1 1.20 -0.6 .904
TOTAL SS 532 503 636 1219 260 1900 45 .976 4427.0 3.77 -32.4 .944
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2016 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
05/07/2021 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/07/2021 Wins the PCL AC Player of the Week Award.
07/04/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
08/13/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Chicago Cubs organization.
10/14/2021 Wins the 2021 PCL AC Platinum Stick Award at SS.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
07/01/2022 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/29/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $563,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
12/02/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $563,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
06/29/2024 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
07/12/2024 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/26/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,000,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (70).
06/29/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
11/27/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,100,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
06/22/2026 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks.
07/19/2026 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/25/2026 Wins the 2026 Pacific Coast League Round 2 with the Iowa Cubs!
11/28/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
01/28/2027 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago White Sox organization.
05/01/2027 Was granted free agency by the Chicago organization.
06/10/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,420 with the Sonoma Stompers organization.
09/27/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $3,420.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
05/23/2028 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/27/2028 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2027 70 6
Year PA Rank
2027 383 4
Year K Rank
2024 189 8
2027 135 1
2028 131 4
Year 3B Rank
2028 2 9
Year BB Rank
2024 90 6
2027 89 1
2028 91 1
Year IBB Rank
2028 1 7
Year SH Rank
2024 11 1
2027 8 1
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