RF Melky 'Melk Man' Cabrera #16
Houston Astros FORT
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
12/31/2001
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF MELKY 'MELK MAN' CABRERA #16 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
142 561 179 26 4 14 55 32 79 .319 .355 .455 38 4.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 9 8 9 9
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 9 8 9 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: 7
1st Base: - Center Field: 5
2nd Base: - Right Field: 8
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Aggressiveness: 10
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2001 SFG Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2001 @ NYM Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2001 @ NYM Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
09/26/2001 CLE Loss, 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2001 CLE Loss, 4-6 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
09/24/2001 CLE Win, 8-5 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/2001 @ TEX Loss, 3-13 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
09/20/2001 @ TEX Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2001 BAL Loss, 3-5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
09/18/2001 BAL Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 142 561 179 26 4 14 55 94 32 79 .319 .355 .455 .810 .348 .135 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 597 1 0 0 6 1 3 255 44 38 7 84.4 95.0 6.43 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 29 5 0 2 5 15 4 12 1 0 0 .259 .282 .357 .639
Versus Right   449 150 21 4 12 50 79 28 67 2 1 1 .334 .373 .479 .852
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   105 32 6 1 3 9 13 6 11 1 1 0 .305 .339 .467 .806
May   103 26 3 0 2 4 16 9 12 1 0 0 .252 .310 .340 .650
June   93 29 5 2 2 9 13 3 16 1 0 0 .312 .330 .473 .803
July   90 31 8 0 2 7 16 4 14 0 0 1 .344 .379 .500 .879
August   90 27 1 1 4 15 17 6 13 0 0 0 .300 .344 .467 .810
September   79 34 3 0 1 11 19 4 12 0 0 0 .430 .458 .506 .964
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   65 15 1 0 2 9 9 7 7 0 0 0 .231 .306 .338 .644
Last Year   572 167 27 7 17 62 103 43 65 3 3 5 .292 .345 .453 .798
2 Years Ago   516 153 20 5 5 56 70 35 59 4 3 0 .297 .339 .384 .722
Career   4420 1441 232 31 96 541 754 401 474 22 10 14 .326 .382 .458 .840
Home   273 97 15 0 6 28 47 16 35 1 1 0 .355 .390 .476 .866
Road   288 82 11 4 8 27 47 16 44 2 0 1 .285 .322 .434 .757
Grass   539 173 25 4 14 54 89 31 74 3 1 1 .321 .357 .460 .817
Turf   22 6 1 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 .273 .304 .318 .623
Day   27 10 0 1 3 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 .370 .370 .778 1.148
Night   534 169 26 3 11 48 89 32 78 3 1 1 .316 .354 .438 .793
As Starter   548 175 24 4 14 54 93 32 74 3 1 1 .319 .356 .454 .811
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Pinch Hitting   12 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Close/Late   110 37 7 1 3 10 16 5 13 0 0 0 .336 .365 .500 .865
Inning 1-3   225 69 9 2 5 27 41 9 29 3 0 1 .307 .332 .431 .763
Inning 4-6   161 52 7 1 2 11 27 14 22 0 1 0 .323 .377 .416 .793
Inning 7-9   169 56 10 1 7 16 26 9 28 0 0 0 .331 .365 .527 .892
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   189 67 9 2 6 17 50 12 26 0 1 0 .354 .393 .519 .912
1 Outs   212 64 13 2 3 19 31 11 26 3 0 1 .302 .335 .425 .759
2 Outs   160 48 4 0 5 19 13 9 27 0 0 0 .300 .337 .419 .756
Scoring Position   141 31 3 1 5 42 21 11 26 3 1 0 .220 .271 .362 .633
Bases Empty   331 123 20 3 7 7 61 16 46 0 0 0 .372 .401 .514 .914
Runner on 1st   89 25 3 0 2 6 12 5 7 0 0 1 .281 .326 .382 .708
Runner on 2nd   68 18 1 0 3 14 10 5 9 0 1 0 .265 .315 .412 .727
Runner on 3rd   14 4 1 0 1 10 4 1 2 2 0 0 .286 .294 .571 .866
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 5 1 1 1 9 5 2 6 0 0 0 .179 .233 .393 .626
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   233 55 9 2 7 24 31 15 79 0 0 1 .236 .285 .382 .667
First Pitch   92 30 6 1 1 4 16 0 0 1 0 0 .326 .323 .446 .768
Count 0-1   54 20 2 1 1 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .370 .500 .870
Count 0-2   39 9 0 0 2 4 5 0 15 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Count 1-0   54 25 2 0 3 7 11 0 0 1 0 0 .463 .455 .667 1.121
Count 1-1   36 15 3 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 1 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 1-2   78 19 2 2 1 8 9 0 29 0 0 1 .244 .253 .359 .612
Count 2-0   23 10 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .435 .435 .870
Count 2-1   44 14 2 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .364 .682
Count 2-2   71 17 5 0 4 10 9 0 22 0 0 0 .239 .239 .479 .718
Count 3-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 .667 .917 .667 1.583
Count 3-1   22 8 2 0 0 3 9 8 0 1 0 0 .364 .516 .455 .971
Full Count   45 10 2 0 0 2 8 15 13 0 0 0 .222 .417 .267 .683
Behind in Count   171 48 4 3 4 19 22 0 44 0 0 1 .281 .285 .409 .694
Ahead in Count   146 59 6 0 3 14 31 17 0 2 0 0 .404 .461 .507 .967
Batting Leadoff   70 20 2 1 1 6 8 4 12 0 0 1 .286 .333 .386 .719
Batting 2nd   434 133 21 3 13 42 72 25 55 3 1 0 .306 .342 .459 .801
Batting 3rd   44 22 1 0 0 6 13 3 7 0 0 0 .500 .532 .523 1.055
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   276 88 16 1 7 12 44 15 42 0 0 0 .319 .354 .460 .814
Medium Leverage   210 69 7 1 5 32 40 14 25 2 1 1 .329 .370 .443 .813
High Leverage   72 20 3 2 2 11 10 3 11 1 0 0 .278 .303 .458 .761
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 .798 102 103 3.1
2001 Houston - FORT 26 142 561 179 26 4 14 55 94 32 1 3 79 38 7 .319 .355 .455 .810 113 115 4.3
Total FORT 1103 4420 1441 232 31 96 541 754 401 14 22 474 228 84 .326 .382 .458 .840 120 120 29.3
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
2001 Houston - MLB RF 130 128 271 16 0 292 5 .983 1127.1 2.29 +6.9 1.041
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 920 907 1813 96 8 1930 21 .989 7953.0 2.16 +38.6 1.037
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.
11/09/2000 Wins the 2000 FORT NL Great Glove Award at RF.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
02/26/2001 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Houston Astros development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1997 596 10
Year H Rank
1995 185 10
1997 230 2
2001 179 6
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
2001 38 3
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
2001 .319 8
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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