C Merritt Ranew #39
Detroit Tigers FORT
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/2001
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MERRITT RANEW #39 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 535 160 32 4 21 108 36 103 .299 .353 .492 17 3.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 6 7 7
Gap 6 5 6 6
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 3 1
Arm: 6 3 1
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: -
1st Base: 4 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/2001 @ SEA Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/10/2001 SEA Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/2001 SEA Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/2001 SEA Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/06/2001 @ SEA Win, 6-5 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
10/05/2001 @ SEA Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/2001 CLE Loss, 7-9 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 0
10/01/2001 CLE Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/2001 @ TEX Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2001 @ TEX Win, 3-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
A regular Joe.
Birthday:05/10/1976
Born in:Albany, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,870,800
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1999, 18th 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 134 535 160 32 4 21 108 82 36 103 .299 .353 .492 .845 .359 .193 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 586 11 1 0 11 0 4 263 57 17 7 70.8 92.2 6.27 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   146 32 4 0 2 23 11 13 33 0 0 1 .219 .287 .288 .575
Versus Right   389 128 28 4 19 85 71 23 70 4 0 10 .329 .378 .568 .946
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   99 31 6 0 3 23 14 4 15 2 0 3 .313 .352 .465 .816
May   96 24 6 1 1 16 10 7 27 1 0 3 .250 .318 .365 .682
June   77 23 2 0 5 21 15 7 12 0 0 2 .299 .372 .519 .892
July   79 21 5 1 2 11 8 4 20 1 0 0 .266 .298 .430 .728
August   88 21 4 0 2 14 10 5 18 0 0 0 .239 .280 .352 .632
September   89 36 9 1 8 22 22 7 9 0 0 3 .404 .465 .798 1.262
October   7 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .571 .667 .857 1.524
Spring Training   94 29 3 0 2 12 12 6 17 1 0 0 .309 .347 .404 .751
Postseason   23 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 1 .174 .240 .261 .501
Last Year   515 157 34 6 14 87 81 56 103 2 3 7 .305 .379 .476 .855
2 Years Ago   495 150 31 4 13 95 76 31 94 5 0 9 .303 .352 .461 .812
Career   1545 467 97 14 48 290 239 123 300 11 3 27 .302 .362 .476 .838
Home   264 90 17 4 12 57 48 21 51 1 0 4 .341 .397 .572 .969
Road   271 70 15 0 9 51 34 15 52 3 0 7 .258 .311 .413 .724
Grass   527 157 31 4 20 106 78 36 103 4 0 10 .298 .352 .486 .838
Turf   8 3 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .444 .875 1.319
Day   26 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 1 .154 .179 .192 .371
Night   509 156 31 4 21 104 81 36 99 3 0 10 .306 .362 .507 .869
As Starter   527 156 30 4 21 106 81 36 103 4 0 11 .296 .351 .488 .839
As Reliever / Substitution   8 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Pinch Hitting   4 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Close/Late   120 30 4 1 3 18 16 5 28 1 0 1 .250 .283 .375 .658
Inning 1-3   191 57 13 1 6 41 28 16 32 1 0 5 .298 .366 .471 .837
Inning 4-6   168 55 11 2 10 38 32 12 29 2 0 4 .327 .382 .595 .977
Inning 7-9   157 44 7 1 5 29 22 7 40 1 0 2 .280 .317 .433 .750
Extra Innings   19 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .211 .250 .263 .513
0 Outs   157 47 8 3 6 30 26 10 32 0 0 3 .299 .353 .503 .856
1 Outs   182 59 17 0 5 45 32 13 35 4 0 3 .324 .371 .500 .871
2 Outs   196 54 7 1 10 33 24 13 36 0 0 5 .276 .336 .474 .811
Scoring Position   183 63 16 0 10 93 32 14 37 4 0 3 .344 .392 .596 .988
Bases Empty   272 70 12 4 8 8 36 17 57 0 0 5 .257 .313 .419 .732
Runner on 1st   80 27 4 0 3 7 14 5 9 0 0 3 .338 .398 .500 .898
Runner on 2nd   87 30 8 0 5 33 15 4 17 0 0 1 .345 .380 .609 .990
Runner on 3rd   25 10 4 0 0 17 4 7 5 2 0 0 .400 .500 .560 1.060
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 9 2 0 3 17 7 0 4 0 0 1 .281 .303 .625 .928
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 6 0 0 0 8 1 0 4 1 0 1 .333 .350 .333 .683
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 2 0 1 9 2 3 5 0 0 0 .333 .467 .750 1.217
Bases Loaded   9 4 0 0 1 9 3 0 2 1 0 0 .444 .400 .778 1.178
Two Strikes   236 48 12 0 8 36 29 21 103 1 0 3 .203 .276 .356 .632
First Pitch   93 35 6 1 4 24 18 1 0 1 0 5 .376 .410 .591 1.001
Count 0-1   48 15 1 1 3 9 6 0 0 2 0 1 .312 .314 .562 .876
Count 0-2   35 9 1 0 1 7 3 0 17 0 0 0 .257 .257 .371 .629
Count 1-0   49 19 4 1 1 12 7 0 0 0 0 1 .388 .400 .571 .971
Count 1-1   48 18 6 0 1 12 7 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .388 .562 .950
Count 1-2   95 18 7 0 1 11 11 0 40 1 0 2 .189 .204 .295 .499
Count 2-0   18 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 2-1   26 12 2 1 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .962 1.423
Count 2-2   64 11 3 0 3 5 6 0 30 0 0 1 .172 .185 .359 .544
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 8 1 0 1 3 5 9 0 0 0 0 .471 .654 .706 1.360
Full Count   42 10 1 0 3 13 9 21 16 0 0 0 .238 .492 .476 .968
Behind in Count   178 42 9 1 5 27 20 0 57 3 0 3 .236 .245 .382 .627
Ahead in Count   110 44 7 2 5 27 22 14 0 0 0 1 .400 .472 .636 1.108
Batting 2nd   16 4 0 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .250 .333 .438 .771
Batting 3rd   511 152 30 4 20 102 80 35 100 4 0 10 .297 .352 .489 .841
Batting 4th   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 8th   6 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Low Leverage   222 59 14 1 10 26 29 14 41 0 0 6 .266 .326 .473 .799
Medium Leverage   220 66 11 3 7 46 35 18 45 1 0 5 .300 .365 .473 .837
High Leverage   92 34 7 0 4 36 18 4 17 3 0 0 .370 .384 .576 .960
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
1999 Detroit - FORT 23 124 495 150 31 4 13 95 76 31 9 5 94 0 2 .303 .352 .461 .812 111 113 3.7
2000 Detroit - FORT 24 137 515 157 34 6 14 87 81 56 7 2 103 10 8 .305 .379 .476 .855 123 124 3.5
2001 Detroit - FORT 25 134 535 160 32 4 21 108 82 36 11 4 103 17 7 .299 .353 .492 .845 122 123 3.9
Total FORT 395 1545 467 97 14 48 290 239 123 27 11 300 27 17 .302 .362 .476 .838 119 120 11.1
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
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
1999 Detroit - FORT 23 20 80 26 10 0 1 6 9 7 1 0 13 0 1 .325 .386 .487 .874 128 128 1.6
2000 Detroit - FORT 24 12 47 13 2 0 4 13 10 7 0 0 11 0 0 .277 .370 .574 .945 143 146 0.6
2001 Detroit - FORT 25 6 23 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 5 0 1 .174 .240 .261 .501 34 34 0.1
Total FORT 38 150 43 14 0 5 21 20 15 2 0 29 0 2 .287 .359 .480 .839 119 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 Detroit - MLB C 123 121 825 70 7 898 3 .997 1096.1 7.35 +3.0 .893 10 100 41 41.0
2000 Detroit - MLB C 104 104 652 61 5 715 2 .997 919.2 6.98 -1.2 .798 10 88 31 35.2
2001 Detroit - MLB C 98 98 653 61 3 718 4 .994 857.0 7.50 +0.6 .989 5 73 25 34.2
2001 Detroit - MLB 1B 2 0 12 2 1 15 1 .933 11.0 11.45 -0.5 .683
TOTAL C 325 323 2130 192 15 2331 9 .996 2873.0 7.27 +2.3 .894 25 261 97 37.2
TOTAL 1B 2 0 12 2 1 15 1 .933 11.0 11.45 -0.5 .683
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
01/12/1999 Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
02/18/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
04/02/1999 Named the #22 prospect in the FORT
04/25/1999 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/01/1999 Wins the FORT AL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/06/1999 Was selected to the 1999 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
11/25/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
02/26/2000 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
04/01/2000 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
08/12/2000 Goes 0-1 against the Texas Rangers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
10/09/2000 Wins the 2000 FORT AL Divisional Series MVP Award.
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: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/12/2001 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/03/2001 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/2001 Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award.
11/20/2001 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,870,800.
12/06/2001 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2000 6 7
Year RBI Rank
2001 108 8
Year HP Rank
2001 11 10
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