RF Melky 'Melk Man' Cabrera #16
Houston Astros FORT
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
12/31/2000
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RF MELKY 'MELK MAN' CABRERA #16 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
149 572 167 27 7 17 62 43 65 .292 .345 .453 36 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 8 9 9
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 8 8 8 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 7
Errors: - 1 9
Arm: - 1 9
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 8
1st Base: - Center Field: 5
2nd Base: - Right Field: 8
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Aggressiveness: 10
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2000 SFG Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/30/2000 SFG Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2000 @ NYM Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2000 @ NYM Loss, 2-12 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/2000 @ NYM Loss, 7-13 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/26/2000 CLE Loss, 6-9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2000 CLE Loss, 8-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2000 CLE Loss, 5-7 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/2000 @ TEX Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2000 @ TEX Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Melky is a good teammate who never misses a chance to golf.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:08/11/1974
Born in:Bajos de Haina, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$30,000,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1994, 3rd Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 149 572 167 27 7 17 62 103 43 65 .292 .345 .453 .798 .345 .161 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 623 5 0 0 8 3 3 259 51 36 6 85.7 94.2 5.98 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   162 40 11 1 3 9 31 7 24 2 2 2 .247 .283 .383 .666
Versus Right   410 127 16 6 14 53 72 36 41 1 1 3 .310 .369 .480 .849
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   110 29 4 1 3 6 22 10 16 0 0 0 .264 .325 .400 .725
May   95 32 6 3 2 10 20 9 11 0 0 2 .337 .406 .526 .932
June   94 33 5 1 3 12 21 2 5 1 0 1 .351 .367 .521 .889
July   91 30 5 1 3 13 13 6 6 1 1 0 .330 .367 .505 .873
August   83 22 5 0 2 8 15 10 11 0 2 0 .265 .344 .398 .742
September   95 20 2 1 3 12 11 6 16 1 0 2 .211 .269 .347 .617
October   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Spring Training   69 20 4 0 2 9 8 10 6 0 3 0 .290 .380 .435 .815
Last Year   516 153 20 5 5 56 70 35 59 4 3 0 .297 .339 .384 .722
2 Years Ago   530 181 20 3 16 77 102 52 64 3 0 1 .342 .399 .481 .880
Career   3859 1262 206 27 82 486 660 369 395 19 9 13 .327 .386 .458 .844
Home   285 80 13 4 9 27 57 21 27 0 0 4 .281 .339 .449 .788
Road   287 87 14 3 8 35 46 22 38 3 3 1 .303 .351 .456 .808
Grass   555 160 26 5 16 60 100 42 65 3 3 5 .288 .342 .440 .782
Turf   17 7 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .412 .444 .882 1.327
Day   28 6 0 0 2 5 4 2 6 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
Night   544 161 27 7 15 57 99 41 59 3 3 5 .296 .349 .454 .803
As Starter   557 160 26 7 16 58 100 42 64 3 3 5 .287 .341 .445 .786
As Reliever / Substitution   15 7 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .467 .500 .733 1.233
Pinch Hitting   13 7 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 .538 .571 .846 1.418
Close/Late   109 29 7 1 2 12 18 8 17 1 0 1 .266 .319 .404 .723
Inning 1-3   235 75 12 4 8 25 47 18 23 0 2 2 .319 .373 .506 .879
Inning 4-6   152 39 5 2 6 21 23 11 14 2 1 1 .257 .307 .434 .741
Inning 7-9   177 51 10 1 3 16 31 13 28 1 0 2 .288 .342 .407 .749
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
0 Outs   224 68 18 2 4 14 57 19 19 3 3 0 .304 .354 .455 .809
1 Outs   200 56 3 2 9 21 33 13 25 0 0 3 .280 .333 .450 .783
2 Outs   148 43 6 3 4 27 13 11 21 0 0 2 .291 .348 .453 .801
Scoring Position   131 40 5 2 7 48 22 13 16 3 3 1 .305 .365 .534 .899
Bases Empty   341 97 15 5 7 7 59 23 38 0 0 2 .284 .333 .419 .753
Runner on 1st   100 30 7 0 3 7 22 7 11 0 0 2 .300 .358 .460 .818
Runner on 2nd   68 19 1 1 3 15 12 9 10 0 3 1 .279 .372 .456 .828
Runner on 3rd   11 3 2 0 0 6 3 2 2 2 0 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 11 2 1 2 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 .407 .407 .778 1.185
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .100 .250 .400 .650
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .556 .756
Two Strikes   211 41 5 0 5 12 31 23 65 0 0 1 .194 .277 .289 .566
First Pitch   125 42 7 3 5 18 20 0 0 0 1 0 .336 .336 .560 .896
Count 0-1   46 19 3 0 1 6 10 0 0 1 0 2 .413 .429 .543 .972
Count 0-2   46 8 2 0 1 3 8 0 16 0 0 1 .174 .191 .283 .474
Count 1-0   59 15 2 1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .254 .373 .627
Count 1-1   58 24 3 3 2 8 11 0 0 0 1 2 .414 .433 .672 1.106
Count 1-2   59 11 2 0 1 2 6 0 18 0 0 0 .186 .186 .271 .458
Count 2-0   19 6 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 .316 .300 .579 .879
Count 2-1   35 12 3 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .343 .333 .514 .848
Count 2-2   63 14 1 0 1 1 4 0 18 0 0 0 .222 .222 .286 .508
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   19 8 2 0 1 6 8 12 0 0 0 0 .421 .645 .684 1.329
Full Count   43 8 0 0 2 6 13 23 13 0 0 0 .186 .470 .326 .795
Behind in Count   151 38 7 0 3 11 24 0 34 1 0 3 .252 .265 .358 .622
Ahead in Count   132 41 9 1 4 18 31 20 0 2 1 0 .311 .396 .485 .881
Batting Leadoff   147 41 7 0 2 4 21 9 17 0 0 0 .279 .321 .367 .688
Batting 2nd   411 120 19 7 14 54 79 33 47 3 3 5 .292 .350 .474 .824
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 9th   7 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.286 2.000
Low Leverage   269 69 6 4 5 9 35 13 43 0 0 2 .257 .296 .364 .660
Medium Leverage   230 80 17 3 8 31 56 24 16 1 3 3 .348 .415 .552 .967
High Leverage   72 18 4 0 4 22 12 6 6 2 0 0 .250 .300 .472 .772
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
1994 Houston - FORT 19 143 594 182 33 3 14 71 120 71 1 4 47 31 10 .306 .379 .443 .822 114 116 2.7
1995 Houston - FORT 20 128 522 185 25 3 9 46 93 59 1 1 48 19 11 .354 .420 .466 .886 138 140 3.8
1996 Houston - FORT 21 129 529 164 39 2 12 72 88 59 2 0 60 18 9 .310 .381 .459 .841 123 117 3.3
1997 Houston - FORT 22 149 596 230 42 4 9 102 84 50 3 4 52 21 17 .386 .433 .515 .948 149 148 5.6
1998 Houston - FORT 23 139 530 181 20 3 16 77 102 52 1 3 64 40 15 .342 .399 .481 .880 132 133 5.6
1999 Houston - FORT 24 124 516 153 20 5 5 56 70 35 0 4 59 25 9 .297 .339 .384 .722 84 84 0.9
2000 Houston - FORT 25 149 572 167 27 7 17 62 103 43 5 3 65 36 6 .292 .345 .453 .798 106 106 3.3
Total FORT 961 3859 1262 206 27 82 486 660 369 13 19 395 190 77 .327 .386 .458 .844 121 121 25.3
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1994 Houston - MLB LF 102 102 215 5 3 223 3 .987 899.0 2.20 -0.8 1.012
1994 Houston - MLB CF 32 32 83 4 1 88 1 .989 281.1 2.78 -6.2 .898
1994 Houston - MLB RF 8 6 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 63.0 2.71 +0.6 .963
1995 Houston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 Houston - MLB CF 5 4 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 34.0 2.91 -2.0 .749
1995 Houston - MLB RF 123 123 251 8 0 264 5 .981 1073.0 2.17 +0.3 1.008
1996 Houston - MLB CF 11 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 88.1 1.83 -1.7 .878
1996 Houston - MLB RF 120 120 236 13 3 251 2 .992 1031.2 2.17 +6.5 1.052
1997 Houston - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .984
1997 Houston - MLB RF 146 146 270 11 1 285 4 .986 1263.0 2.00 +3.5 1.027
1998 Houston - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 .973
1998 Houston - MLB RF 129 128 254 22 2 277 1 .996 1131.2 2.19 +6.5 1.037
1999 Houston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Houston - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Houston - MLB RF 123 122 251 11 2 265 3 .989 1080.1 2.18 +5.8 1.044
2000 Houston - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Houston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Houston - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Houston - MLB RF 141 134 263 13 0 277 1 .996 1183.0 2.10 +8.6 1.054
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 103 102 215 5 3 223 3 .987 900.0 2.20 -0.8 1.012
TOTAL CF 53 45 113 5 1 119 1 .992 410.1 2.59 -9.9 .880
TOTAL RF 790 779 1542 80 8 1638 16 .990 6825.2 2.14 +31.8 1.036
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (10); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 7 (7).
01/13/1994 Drafted in the 1993 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
03/06/1994 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
04/02/1994 Named the #3 prospect in the FORT
05/01/1994 Wins the FORT NL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/05/1994 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
02/25/1995 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Houston Astros development complex.
04/01/1995 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Houston Astros development complex.
04/24/1995 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/17/1995 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/23/1995 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/03/1995 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
09/28/1995 Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
11/25/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/19/1996 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Houston Astros development complex.
04/08/1996 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/15/1996 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
05/14/1996 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/29/1996 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 4 weeks.
11/21/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,999,600.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/19/1997 Goes 5-5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
04/21/1997 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
06/03/1997 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/29/1997 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/05/1997 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/07/1997 Goes 5-6 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
08/12/1997 Goes 5-6 against the New York (N) Mets, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
11/22/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $9,299,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/06/1998 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
11/08/1998 Wins the 1998 FORT NL Great Glove Award at RF.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $14,931,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
02/26/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Houston Astros development complex.
03/19/1999 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/25/1999 Became a free agent.
12/26/1999 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $120,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
04/03/2000 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R.
06/14/2000 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1997 596 10
Year H Rank
1995 185 10
1997 230 2
Year 2B Rank
1997 42 6
Year 3B Rank
2000 7 8
Year SB Rank
1994 31 6
1998 40 3
1999 25 10
2000 36 4
Year R Rank
1994 120 8
Year IBB Rank
1994 5 9
1996 9 2
Year AVG Rank
1995 .354 3
1997 .386 1
1998 .342 4
Year OBP Rank
1995 .420 4
1997 .433 3
1998 .399 9
Year RC Rank
1997 127.90 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1997 8.59 7
Year wOBA Rank
1997 .415 6
Year OPS Rank
1997 .948 8
Year WAR Rank
1997 5.8 8
1998 5.7 10
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