#58 Melvin Nieves, Rightfield, 27 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Sunday, 10/31/1999 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Melvin Nieves
12/28/1971 27 P.R.,,SAN JUAN 6"2 210
Rightfield S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1999 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 144 Days (488 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 158 Days (502 total Days) 7 Year(s)
2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 3 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | SFN | W 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/26 | CIN | W 10-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/27 | CIN | L 8-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | ATL | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | ATL | W 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @HOU | L 4-12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @FLA | L 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @LAN | W 7-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/3 | MON | W 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @HOU | W 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 506 | 141 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 65 | 71 | 107 | .279 | .364 | .431 | .794 | .763 | .152 |
Projected | 154 | 506 | 141 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 65 | 71 | 107 | .279 | .364 | .431 | .794 | .763 | .152 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 584 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 218 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 81.2 | 5.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 135 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .394 | .489 | .883 |
vs. RHP | 371 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 47 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .352 | .410 | .762 |
Close/Late | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .340 | .273 | .612 |
Scoring Position | 131 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .439 | .481 | .920 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 251 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 30 | 35 | 57 | .303 | .385 | .466 | .852 |
Road | 78 | 255 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 50 | .255 | .341 | .396 | .737 |
March/April | 21 | 73 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 17 | .315 | .359 | .575 | .934 |
May | 26 | 92 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | .283 | .356 | .380 | .736 |
June | 24 | 83 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | .301 | .372 | .446 | .818 |
July | 23 | 72 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | .278 | .384 | .333 | .717 |
August | 28 | 90 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 23 | .233 | .311 | .411 | .722 |
Sept/Oct | 32 | 96 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 23 | .271 | .397 | .448 | .844 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1997 | 95 | 304 | 82 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .343 | .405 | .748 | CHC |
1998 | 105 | 324 | 79 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .312 | .414 | .725 | CHC |
1999 | 154 | 506 | 141 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 65 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .364 | .431 | .794 | CHC |
Total | 354 | 1134 | 302 | 54 | 7 | 35 | 168 | 136 | 134 | 3 | 6 | 221 | 2 | 0 | .266 | .344 | .419 | .763 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1992, A | 138 | 538 | 134 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 58 | 70 | 83 | 8 | 5 | .249 | .333 | .375 | .708 |
1993, A | 54 | 210 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 1 | 4 | .324 | .404 | .457 | .861 |
1993, AA | 84 | 305 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 47 | 40 | 61 | 9 | 3 | .275 | .355 | .410 | .765 |
1994, AA | 118 | 426 | 117 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 48 | 55 | 69 | 4 | 5 | .275 | .355 | .432 | .787 |
1994, AAA | 15 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .271 | .261 | .532 |
1995, A | 49 | 171 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 30 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 0 | .310 | .435 | .602 | 1.038 |
1995, AA | 85 | 332 | 90 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 42 | 63 | 2 | 5 | .271 | .352 | .443 | .795 |
1996, AA | 70 | 249 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 4 | 2 | .305 | .403 | .486 | .889 |
1996, AAA | 68 | 254 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 27 | 60 | 2 | 2 | .244 | .313 | .394 | .707 |
1997, AAA | 39 | 142 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 3 | .268 | .348 | .380 | .728 |
1998, AAA | 23 | 81 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .346 | .442 | .642 | 1.084 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
Leftfield | 50 | 49 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 3 | .958 | 415.2 | 1.56 | | | | |
Centerfield | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 16.2 | 2.16 | | | | |
Rightfield | 92 | 92 | 159 | 5 | 2 | 167 | 3 | .982 | 752.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
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Had first career hit (triple) on 5/26/1997, off Sterling Hitchcock (ATL)... Hit first career homerun on 5/28/1997, off David Nied (SFN)... Injured on 4/26/1998 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks...
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