C Matt Merullo #16
Chicago (A) White Sox FORT
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2001
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MATT MERULLO #16 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 301 64 12 1 4 44 21 66 .213 .264 .299 1 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 3 3 3 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 6 5
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: 4 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
09/30/2001 @ BOS Loss, 3-10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/2001 MON Win, 5-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/2001 MON Win, 7-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2001 MIA Win, 20-1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/14/2001 NYY Win, 6-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/2001 BAL Loss, 2-3 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/2001 @ TEX Win, 9-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/02/2001 @ PHI Win, 5-1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/30/2001 @ SEA Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/2001 @ SEA Win, 4-3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
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:$900,000
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 2nd Pick in Round 4
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 89 301 64 12 1 4 44 34 21 66 .213 .264 .299 .563 .249 .086 49
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 86 326 1 0 1 8 5 3 90 17 1 0 100.0 23.7 2.52 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   72 12 2 0 0 7 6 3 12 1 1 0 .167 .197 .194 .392
Versus Right   229 52 10 1 4 37 28 18 54 2 4 1 .227 .284 .332 .616
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   74 20 4 1 1 14 8 6 17 1 0 0 .270 .321 .392 .713
May   74 13 1 0 2 15 8 6 16 1 0 1 .176 .244 .270 .514
June   70 14 4 0 1 5 7 5 16 0 2 0 .200 .253 .300 .553
July   34 6 0 0 0 6 2 0 9 1 3 0 .176 .171 .176 .348
August   26 6 1 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 .231 .259 .269 .528
September   23 5 2 0 0 3 5 3 4 0 0 0 .217 .308 .304 .612
Spring Training   52 12 1 1 0 3 1 2 12 2 1 1 .231 .263 .288 .552
Last Year   130 40 7 1 2 7 15 10 19 1 6 1 .308 .359 .423 .782
Career   585 138 24 2 8 66 63 39 114 4 16 3 .236 .285 .325 .610
Home   143 36 7 1 2 24 18 8 33 3 1 0 .252 .286 .357 .642
Road   158 28 5 0 2 20 16 13 33 0 4 1 .177 .244 .247 .491
Grass   298 64 12 1 4 43 34 20 66 3 5 1 .215 .264 .302 .566
Turf   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Day   15 2 2 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .133 .235 .267 .502
Night   286 62 10 1 4 41 32 19 63 3 5 1 .217 .265 .301 .566
As Starter   299 63 12 1 4 43 32 19 66 3 5 1 .211 .258 .298 .555
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   64 21 3 1 2 7 12 5 11 0 1 0 .328 .377 .500 .877
Inning 1-3   84 14 7 0 0 13 10 5 24 2 2 1 .167 .217 .250 .467
Inning 4-6   107 22 1 0 1 17 10 10 19 1 2 0 .206 .271 .243 .514
Inning 7-9   109 27 4 1 3 14 13 5 23 0 1 0 .248 .281 .385 .666
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   91 14 3 1 1 6 14 7 20 0 3 1 .154 .222 .242 .464
1 Outs   97 23 5 0 1 16 13 6 14 3 2 0 .237 .274 .320 .593
2 Outs   113 27 4 0 2 22 7 8 32 0 0 0 .239 .289 .327 .617
Scoring Position   91 26 3 0 2 40 8 5 18 3 5 0 .286 .313 .385 .698
Bases Empty   153 30 6 1 1 1 20 12 36 0 0 1 .196 .259 .268 .527
Runner on 1st   57 8 3 0 1 3 6 4 12 0 0 0 .140 .197 .246 .442
Runner on 2nd   23 6 0 0 1 5 2 1 4 0 3 0 .261 .292 .391 .683
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 1 0 0 6 1 0 7 0 1 0 .250 .250 .281 .531
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .250 .833 1.083
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 1 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Bases Loaded   11 5 2 0 0 13 3 2 1 0 0 0 .455 .538 .636 1.175
Two Strikes   136 17 3 0 1 14 8 8 66 1 0 1 .125 .178 .169 .347
First Pitch   43 14 3 1 1 9 7 0 0 1 2 0 .326 .318 .512 .830
Count 0-1   23 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .304 .348 .652
Count 0-2   26 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 1 .115 .148 .115 .264
Count 1-0   34 7 2 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 .206 .353 .559
Count 1-1   31 8 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .258 .387 .645
Count 1-2   45 9 1 0 1 6 2 0 19 0 0 0 .200 .200 .289 .489
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   19 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .250 .316 .566
Count 2-2   37 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 1 0 0 .054 .053 .081 .134
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   9 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 .444 .688 .556 1.243
Full Count   28 3 1 0 0 6 5 8 11 0 0 0 .107 .306 .143 .448
Behind in Count   94 19 2 0 1 7 7 0 31 0 1 1 .202 .211 .255 .466
Ahead in Count   68 18 4 0 1 15 10 13 0 1 1 0 .265 .378 .368 .746
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 9th   296 63 12 1 4 43 32 18 65 3 5 1 .213 .258 .301 .559
Low Leverage   152 31 8 0 1 9 17 9 37 0 1 0 .204 .248 .276 .525
Medium Leverage   90 18 2 0 1 15 6 8 16 1 3 1 .200 .270 .256 .526
High Leverage   59 15 2 1 2 20 11 4 13 2 1 0 .254 .292 .424 .716
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 .782 102 109 0.7
2001 Chicago (A) - FORT 26 89 301 64 12 1 4 44 34 21 1 3 66 1 0 .213 .264 .299 .563 48 49 -0.1
Total FORT 178 585 138 24 2 8 66 63 39 3 4 114 1 0 .236 .285 .325 .610 58 58 -0.1
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 74 78 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
2001 Chicago (A) - MLB C 87 86 649 42 4 696 5 .993 757.0 8.22 -0.3 .519 5 79 26 32.9
2001 Chicago (A) - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL C 323 315 2771 197 11 2980 12 .996 2835.2 9.42 -4.7 .901 30 312 85 27.2
TOTAL 1B 16 5 57 3 4 60 0 1.000 66.1 8.14 +0.2 1.016
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.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/20/2001 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $900,000.
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