RF Melky 'Melk Man' Cabrera #53
Detroit Tigers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Great
11/03/2009
 OA: 55 POT: 55
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RF MELKY 'MELK MAN' CABRERA #53 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
156 651 197 59 1 14 75 46 92 .303 .348 .461 6 3.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 60 60
Gap 60 50 60 60
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 40 40
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 60
Errors: - 25 60
Arm: 20 20 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/2009 CWS Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2009 CWS Win, 5-2 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
10/02/2009 CWS Win, 12-0 3 2 2 4 1 3 0 0
10/01/2009 MIN Win, 2-1 6 0 3 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/2009 MIN Win, 7-4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2009 MIN Win, 8-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2009 MIN Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2009 @ CWS Loss, 1-13 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2009 @ CWS Loss, 7-12 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/2009 @ CWS Loss, 5-9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who is always in on the clubhouse card game.
Birthday:08/11/1984
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400,000
Signed Through:2009 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2002, 19th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2009 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 156 651 197 59 1 14 75 107 46 92 .303 .348 .461 .808 .349 .158 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 708 2 1 0 10 3 6 300 74 6 7 46.2 103.1 5.80 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   149 55 17 0 2 17 29 13 13 1 0 1 .369 .421 .523 .944
Versus Right   502 142 42 1 12 58 78 33 79 5 3 1 .283 .325 .442 .768
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   87 29 9 0 2 11 14 6 9 2 0 1 .333 .375 .506 .881
May   111 33 11 0 3 15 24 9 22 2 1 0 .297 .344 .477 .822
June   111 34 13 0 1 14 17 6 19 0 0 1 .306 .347 .450 .798
July   107 34 12 1 1 7 17 1 12 0 0 0 .318 .324 .477 .801
August   112 33 8 0 4 13 17 8 17 1 1 0 .295 .339 .473 .812
September   110 28 6 0 1 9 15 11 12 1 1 0 .255 .320 .336 .656
October   13 6 0 0 2 6 3 5 1 0 0 0 .462 .611 .923 1.534
Spring Training   67 20 4 0 1 5 7 3 11 0 0 0 .299 .329 .403 .732
Last Year   647 188 54 4 8 78 92 54 97 3 0 1 .291 .345 .423 .768
2 Years Ago   501 142 39 1 5 61 68 41 73 5 2 2 .283 .337 .395 .732
Career   1911 560 158 7 28 229 283 157 279 15 5 6 .293 .346 .427 .773
Home   325 102 28 1 9 34 53 24 47 2 2 1 .314 .361 .489 .850
Road   326 95 31 0 5 41 54 22 45 4 1 1 .291 .334 .433 .767
Grass   627 190 55 1 14 70 103 43 90 5 3 2 .303 .347 .461 .808
Turf   24 7 4 0 0 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 .292 .357 .458 .815
Day   204 70 22 0 4 25 46 16 25 3 1 1 .343 .388 .510 .898
Night   447 127 37 1 10 50 61 30 67 3 2 1 .284 .328 .438 .767
As Starter   642 191 57 1 14 75 104 45 92 6 3 2 .298 .342 .455 .797
As Reliever / Substitution   9 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .700 .889 1.589
Pinch Hitting   6 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 1.000 1.714
Close/Late   140 45 14 0 3 16 24 10 23 2 2 0 .321 .362 .486 .848
Inning 1-3   274 90 30 0 6 17 51 16 40 1 1 2 .328 .369 .504 .872
Inning 4-6   189 49 10 1 5 33 26 16 23 2 0 0 .259 .314 .402 .716
Inning 7-9   174 53 17 0 3 24 28 14 29 3 1 0 .305 .351 .454 .805
Extra Innings   14 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
0 Outs   313 103 29 1 6 12 61 16 46 2 3 2 .329 .363 .486 .849
1 Outs   165 50 20 0 2 27 30 17 26 4 0 0 .303 .360 .461 .821
2 Outs   173 44 10 0 6 36 16 13 20 0 0 0 .254 .306 .416 .723
Scoring Position   141 38 17 0 1 57 22 17 25 6 3 0 .270 .335 .411 .747
Bases Empty   420 130 39 0 9 9 68 22 58 0 0 2 .310 .347 .467 .814
Runner on 1st   90 29 3 1 4 9 17 7 9 0 0 0 .322 .371 .511 .882
Runner on 2nd   50 14 7 0 0 9 9 9 11 0 2 0 .280 .390 .420 .810
Runner on 3rd   14 3 0 0 0 6 4 1 4 2 0 0 .214 .235 .214 .450
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 12 7 0 0 15 3 1 3 0 0 0 .375 .394 .594 .988
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 2 0 0 8 0 1 2 2 0 0 .188 .211 .312 .523
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Bases Loaded   22 4 1 0 0 15 4 4 3 2 0 0 .182 .286 .227 .513
Two Strikes   255 48 9 1 5 21 36 20 92 3 0 1 .188 .247 .290 .538
First Pitch   120 41 16 0 3 23 22 1 0 0 2 1 .342 .352 .550 .902
Count 0-1   75 30 10 0 0 10 11 0 0 2 1 0 .400 .390 .533 .923
Count 0-2   42 5 0 1 0 3 3 0 18 1 0 0 .119 .116 .167 .283
Count 1-0   79 32 9 0 3 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 .405 .405 .633 1.038
Count 1-1   61 19 3 0 0 4 8 0 0 1 0 0 .311 .306 .361 .667
Count 1-2   81 18 2 0 3 6 11 0 30 0 0 0 .222 .222 .358 .580
Count 2-0   12 6 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .917 1.417
Count 2-1   35 16 7 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .457 .457 .829 1.286
Count 2-2   83 12 5 0 0 5 7 0 27 1 0 1 .145 .153 .205 .358
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   12 5 3 0 0 2 4 17 0 0 0 0 .417 .759 .667 1.425
Full Count   49 13 2 0 2 7 15 20 17 1 0 0 .265 .471 .429 .900
Behind in Count   198 53 12 1 3 19 25 0 48 3 1 0 .268 .264 .384 .648
Ahead in Count   140 59 21 0 6 17 30 25 0 0 0 0 .421 .509 .700 1.209
Batting Leadoff   638 190 57 1 14 75 103 45 92 6 3 2 .298 .343 .456 .799
Batting 8th   3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Batting 9th   10 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .700 1.200
Low Leverage   228 56 16 1 4 20 32 20 36 2 0 0 .246 .304 .377 .681
Medium Leverage   325 111 32 0 10 33 61 20 39 3 2 2 .342 .380 .532 .912
High Leverage   97 29 11 0 0 22 14 6 17 1 1 0 .299 .337 .412 .749
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
2006 Detroit - MLB 21 48 112 33 6 1 1 15 16 16 1 1 17 1 0 .295 .385 .393 .777 104 108 0.4
2007 Detroit - MLB 22 142 501 142 39 1 5 61 68 41 2 5 73 9 1 .283 .337 .395 .732 97 96 1.0
2008 Detroit - MLB 23 155 647 188 54 4 8 78 92 54 1 3 97 11 2 .291 .345 .423 .768 107 108 4.0
2009 Detroit - MLB 24 156 651 197 59 1 14 75 107 46 2 6 92 6 7 .303 .348 .461 .808 110 115 3.9
Total MLB 501 1911 560 158 7 28 229 283 157 6 15 279 27 10 .293 .346 .427 .773 105 107 9.3
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
2002 GCL - DE 17 58 218 70 25 1 11 45 50 35 1 1 46 7 5 .321 .416 .596 1.012 132 136 2.0
2003 GCL - DE 18 43 162 46 10 0 3 17 26 28 3 0 36 9 5 .284 .399 .401 .800 83 82 0.1
2003 Oneonta - BC 18 46 192 56 10 0 7 30 32 20 1 0 37 7 4 .292 .362 .453 .815 90 92 0.5
2004 West Michigan - A 19 92 373 112 19 2 8 37 59 50 2 0 60 15 9 .300 .386 .426 .812 112 114 2.2
2005 Erie - AA 20 36 127 42 3 2 4 12 25 18 2 1 15 5 3 .331 .419 .480 .899 152 154 1.4
2005 Toledo - AAA 20 104 422 120 34 1 12 52 69 41 2 1 81 12 10 .284 .350 .455 .805 140 144 3.5
2006 Toledo - AAA 21 74 282 91 19 1 9 30 51 31 3 1 46 10 8 .323 .394 .493 .887 151 154 3.3
Total IL 178 704 211 53 2 21 82 120 72 5 2 127 22 18 .300 .368 .470 .838 145 148
Total EL 36 127 42 3 2 4 12 25 18 2 1 15 5 3 .331 .419 .480 .899 152 154
Total MIDW 92 373 112 19 2 8 37 59 50 2 0 60 15 9 .300 .386 .426 .812 112 114
Total NYPL 46 192 56 10 0 7 30 32 20 1 0 37 7 4 .292 .362 .453 .815 90 92
Total GULF 101 380 116 35 1 14 62 76 63 4 1 82 16 10 .305 .408 .513 .922 111 113
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
2007 Detroit - MLB 22 4 18 6 1 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .556 .984 164 148 -0.8
2008 Detroit - MLB 23 5 22 6 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .273 .292 .364 .655 77 63 -0.1
Total MLB 9 40 12 1 1 1 5 6 3 1 1 4 0 0 .300 .356 .450 .806 116 101
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2006 Detroit - MLB LF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 .984
2006 Detroit - MLB CF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.2 .982
2006 Detroit - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Detroit - MLB LF 83 64 148 1 1 151 2 .987 592.2 2.26 +0.9 1.001
2007 Detroit - MLB CF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 -0.0 .981
2007 Detroit - MLB RF 54 54 111 4 0 117 2 .983 465.2 2.22 -1.8 1.001
2008 Detroit - MLB LF 9 9 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 74.2 2.53 -0.2 .989
2008 Detroit - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB RF 144 142 328 11 3 343 4 .988 1281.0 2.38 +4.0 1.001
2009 Detroit - MLB LF 16 13 23 1 1 24 0 1.000 115.0 1.88 -0.2 1.016
2009 Detroit - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Detroit - MLB RF 148 136 306 3 1 312 3 .990 1228.0 2.26 +5.0 1.029
TOTAL LF 114 86 194 3 2 199 2 .990 791.1 2.24 +0.5 1.002
TOTAL CF 8 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 29.0 3.10 -0.2 .981
TOTAL RF 346 332 745 18 4 772 9 .988 2974.2 2.31 +7.1 1.012
PLAYER HISTORY
06/11/2002 Drafted in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
06/30/2002 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
03/25/2003 Named the #69 prospect in the MLB
07/14/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
07/30/2003 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 4 weeks.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
03/30/2004 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
06/30/2004 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
07/01/2004 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
08/01/2004 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
04/03/2005 Named the #76 prospect in the MLB
07/11/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/02/2006 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
06/02/2006 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/05/2006 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
07/02/2006 Named the #68 prospect in the MLB
11/19/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
11/18/2007 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $350,000.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
08/25/2008 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/17/2008 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $380,000.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2008 705 5
2009 708 6
Year AB Rank
2008 647 2
2009 651 2
Year H Rank
2008 188 10
2009 197 6
Year 2B Rank
2008 54 3
2009 59 1
Year R Rank
2009 107 10
Year EBH Rank
2009 74 8
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