C Matt Merullo #16
Chicago (A) White Sox FORT
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2000
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MATT MERULLO #16 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
45 130 40 7 1 2 7 10 19 .308 .359 .423 0 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 4 3 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 6 5 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 3 1
Arm: 6 3 1
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 6 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 5 Left Field: -
1st Base: 5 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2000 @ BOS Loss, 6-8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2000 MON Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2000 MIA Win, 12-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/2000 NYY Loss, 7-13 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/2000 NYY Loss, 4-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/2000 BAL Win, 7-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10/2000 BAL Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2000 @ TEX Win, 10-2 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/02/2000 @ PHI Win, 6-4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2000 @ SEA Win, 7-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Wants fair compensation for his efforts.
Birthday:08/04/1974
Born in:Winchester, NV
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$555,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 166 Days
Service This Yr:166 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 2nd Pick in Round 4
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 45 130 40 7 1 2 7 15 10 19 .308 .359 .423 .782 .343 .115 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 142 1 0 0 2 6 1 55 10 0 0 0.0 20.4 5.55 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 9 1 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 .281 .324 .375 .699
Versus Right   98 31 6 0 2 6 12 8 17 1 4 1 .316 .370 .439 .809
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   21 4 0 0 2 2 3 1 4 0 2 0 .190 .227 .476 .703
June   29 10 2 0 0 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 .345 .441 .414 .855
July   18 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
August   27 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 .333 .357 .481 .839
September   28 11 1 0 0 2 5 4 3 1 0 0 .393 .455 .429 .883
Spring Training   38 14 4 0 1 7 6 4 8 1 0 0 .368 .419 .553 .971
2 Years Ago   154 34 5 0 2 15 14 8 29 0 5 1 .221 .264 .292 .556
Career   284 74 12 1 4 22 29 18 48 1 11 2 .261 .308 .352 .660
Home   70 24 4 0 1 4 9 5 12 0 4 0 .343 .387 .443 .830
Road   60 16 3 1 1 3 6 5 7 1 2 1 .267 .328 .400 .728
Grass   126 38 6 1 2 7 13 10 19 1 6 1 .302 .355 .413 .768
Turf   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Day   7 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .429 .429 1.143 1.571
Night   123 37 7 0 1 6 14 10 17 1 5 1 .301 .356 .382 .738
As Starter   122 37 7 1 2 7 15 10 17 1 6 1 .303 .358 .426 .784
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   35 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 .257 .297 .257 .554
Inning 1-3   36 9 2 0 1 2 5 2 7 1 2 0 .250 .282 .389 .671
Inning 4-6   40 16 5 1 1 4 5 5 5 0 3 1 .400 .478 .650 1.128
Inning 7-9   50 13 0 0 0 1 5 3 7 0 1 0 .260 .302 .260 .562
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   43 15 2 0 0 1 6 3 3 1 3 0 .349 .383 .395 .778
1 Outs   48 14 4 0 1 3 6 5 9 0 3 1 .292 .370 .438 .808
2 Outs   39 11 1 1 1 3 3 2 7 0 0 0 .282 .317 .436 .753
Scoring Position   29 7 1 0 0 5 3 4 4 1 6 0 .241 .324 .276 .599
Bases Empty   77 23 4 1 2 2 9 3 12 0 0 0 .299 .325 .455 .780
Runner on 1st   24 10 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd   11 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 4 0 .364 .533 .455 .988
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   56 15 1 1 0 2 3 5 19 0 0 0 .268 .328 .321 .649
First Pitch   23 7 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 .304 .304 .522 .826
Count 0-1   12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .308 .333 .641
Count 0-2   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-0   12 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 1-1   12 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 .417 .385 .583 .968
Count 1-2   16 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-2   17 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Full Count   13 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 7 0 0 0 .231 .444 .231 .675
Behind in Count   38 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 1 .237 .256 .263 .520
Ahead in Count   27 10 1 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 3 0 .370 .469 .519 .987
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   33 15 2 0 1 3 5 4 4 0 1 0 .455 .514 .606 1.120
Batting 9th   90 23 5 1 1 4 10 6 13 1 5 1 .256 .306 .367 .673
Low Leverage   42 14 0 1 2 3 5 5 7 1 0 0 .333 .396 .524 .920
Medium Leverage   60 20 7 0 0 3 8 3 5 0 4 1 .333 .375 .450 .825
High Leverage   27 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 0 2 0 .222 .276 .222 .498
MLB TRIPLE A 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 21 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 .286 .348 .286 .634 .308 .000 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 3.35 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Versus Right   19 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   21 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .348 .286 .634
Last Year   226 58 11 3 0 23 14 16 55 3 0 0 .257 .302 .332 .634
Career   602 161 26 5 7 80 57 45 139 6 3 5 .267 .321 .362 .683
Home   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Road   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Grass   21 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .348 .286 .634
Day   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Night   17 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .294 .368 .294 .663
As Starter   21 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .348 .286 .634
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
1998 Milwaukee - FORT 23 44 154 34 5 0 2 15 14 8 1 0 29 0 0 .221 .264 .292 .556 41 31 -0.7
2000 Chicago (A) - FORT 25 45 130 40 7 1 2 7 15 10 1 1 19 0 0 .308 .359 .423 .782 100 105 0.6
Total FORT 89 284 74 12 1 4 22 29 18 2 1 48 0 0 .261 .308 .352 .660 69 66 -0.0
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
1997 Lansing - AAA 22 99 355 97 15 2 7 57 42 27 5 3 81 2 2 .273 .331 .386 .717 103 105 2.0
1999 Lansing - AAA 24 74 226 58 11 3 0 23 14 16 0 3 55 2 2 .257 .302 .332 .634 81 73 0.5
2000 Lansing - AAA 25 6 21 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .286 .348 .286 .634 72 74 0.0
Total MAAA 179 602 161 26 5 7 80 57 45 5 6 139 4 4 .267 .321 .362 .683 94 92
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1997 Lansing - AAA C 96 95 964 70 5 1036 2 .998 864.1 10.77 -1.2 .933 12 96 27 28.1
1997 Lansing - AAA 1B 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.0 1.002
1998 Milwaukee - MLB C 43 42 307 19 2 329 3 .991 378.1 7.76 -2.1 .786 5 40 7 17.5
1998 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 1 1 11 1 3 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.1 1.006
1999 Lansing - AAA C 56 53 550 40 0 590 0 1.000 480.2 11.05 -0.2 1.157 4 61 15 24.6
1999 Lansing - AAA 1B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 .000
2000 Chicago (A) - MLB C 35 33 253 22 0 277 2 .993 302.1 8.19 -0.6 .960 3 32 8 25.0
2000 Lansing - AAA C 6 6 48 4 0 52 0 1.000 53.0 8.83 -0.3 .716 1 4 2 50.0
2000 Chicago (A) - MLB 1B 9 3 34 2 0 36 0 1.000 36.1 8.92 -0.0 1.027
TOTAL C 236 229 2122 155 7 2284 7 .997 2078.2 9.86 -4.4 .945 25 233 59 25.3
TOTAL 1B 14 5 54 3 3 57 0 1.000 60.1 8.50 +0.2 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/13/1997 Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 62nd overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers.
04/01/1997 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
07/02/1997 Named the #92 prospect in the FORT
07/06/1997 Was selected to the 1997 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/03/1997 Wins the 1997 MLB Triple A World Series with the Lansing Lugnuts!
11/02/1997 Named the #72 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/22/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/01/2000 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
04/20/2000 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago (A) White Sox in exchange for a 3rd round draft pick.
11/23/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
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