1B Dustin Merkley #29
Montreal Royals (TOR) AAA
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/30/2023
 OA: 35 POT: 35
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B DUSTIN MERKLEY #29 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
28 92 12 5 0 0 2 9 21 .130 .216 .185 0 -0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 65 55 55
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 50 55 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 25
Errors: - 25 35
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/11/2023 @ Que Win, 6-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2023 @ POR Loss, 6-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/03/2023 @ POR Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/2023 GLE Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/2023 @ VER Win, 7-4 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 0
08/18/2023 @ VER Loss, 4-9 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
08/17/2023 CIN Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/12/2023 @ MIA Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/2023 @ HB Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/09/2023 HB Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Rigid in his routines.
Birthday:05/08/1997
Born in:North Bergen, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:Minor League Extension
Drafted:2015, 9th Pick in Round 9
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 28 92 12 5 0 0 2 6 9 21 .130 .216 .185 .400 .191 .054 23
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 102 1 0 0 8 0 0 17 5 0 0 0.0 2.7 0.83 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 1 .185 .267 .259 .526
Versus Right   65 7 3 0 0 2 4 7 13 0 0 0 .108 .194 .154 .348
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   44 5 2 0 0 1 4 2 10 0 0 0 .114 .152 .159 .311
May   17 3 2 0 0 1 1 6 5 0 0 0 .176 .391 .294 .685
July   20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .100 .143 .100 .243
August   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
September   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Last Year   11 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630
2 Years Ago   151 36 8 0 3 15 14 20 27 1 0 2 .238 .333 .351 .684
Career   288 63 20 0 3 20 23 32 54 1 0 3 .219 .302 .319 .622
Home   49 8 3 0 0 1 4 4 8 0 0 1 .163 .241 .224 .465
Road   43 4 2 0 0 1 2 5 13 0 0 0 .093 .188 .140 .327
Grass   92 12 5 0 0 2 6 9 21 0 0 1 .130 .216 .185 .400
Day   25 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 .160 .250 .160 .410
Night   67 8 5 0 0 1 3 6 17 0 0 1 .119 .203 .194 .397
As Starter   90 12 5 0 0 2 6 9 20 0 0 1 .133 .220 .189 .409
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
ABA DOUBLE A 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 53 189 47 9 1 11 34 31 25 35 .249 .333 .481 .815 .354 .233 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 216 0 0 0 5 0 2 91 21 2 0 100.0 30.9 5.60 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 10 3 0 3 6 7 10 10 1 0 0 .213 .345 .468 .813
Versus Right   142 37 6 1 8 28 24 15 25 1 0 0 .261 .329 .486 .815
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   9 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 .222 .417 .556 .972
May   39 7 3 1 1 6 4 4 6 0 0 0 .179 .256 .385 .640
June   76 23 2 0 5 17 14 6 14 2 0 0 .303 .345 .526 .872
July   36 10 4 0 3 7 8 3 6 0 0 0 .278 .333 .639 .972
August   29 5 0 0 1 3 3 9 5 0 0 0 .172 .368 .276 .644
Last Year   24 6 1 2 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .458 .766
Career   680 171 35 7 21 89 104 78 126 4 2 6 .251 .332 .416 .748
Home   76 27 4 1 5 19 14 7 12 2 0 0 .355 .400 .632 1.032
Road   113 20 5 0 6 15 17 18 23 0 0 0 .177 .290 .381 .671
Grass   150 42 7 1 9 27 26 21 31 2 0 0 .280 .364 .520 .884
Turf   39 5 2 0 2 7 5 4 4 0 0 0 .128 .209 .333 .543
Day   44 11 1 0 3 9 7 3 7 0 0 0 .250 .298 .477 .775
Night   145 36 8 1 8 25 24 22 28 2 0 0 .248 .343 .483 .826
As Starter   185 46 9 1 11 34 31 25 35 2 0 0 .249 .335 .486 .821
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 4 15 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 .267 .353 .600 .953 .391 .333 139
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0.0 3.4 8.25 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   11 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .364 .462 .818 1.280
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   15 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .267 .353 .600 .953
Last Year   50 18 5 0 2 11 9 3 8 1 0 0 .360 .389 .580 .969
Career   127 33 12 1 3 16 15 10 22 1 0 2 .260 .321 .441 .762
Home   3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.333 1.933
Road   12 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Grass   15 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .267 .353 .600 .953
Day   4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Night   11 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930
As Starter   15 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .267 .353 .600 .953
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
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
2012 Montgomery HS - HS 15 31 40 14 5 0 0 12 5 3 0 1 13 0 1 .350 .386 .475 .861 115 117 0.2
2013 Montgomery HS - HS 16 37 169 42 9 4 3 29 29 13 0 0 33 2 0 .249 .302 .402 .705 66 60 -0.2
2014 Calvary Christian High School - HS 17 37 118 35 9 0 5 23 19 18 4 0 21 0 2 .297 .407 .500 .907 134 134 0.7
2015 Calvary Christian High School - HS 18 22 62 18 3 1 1 7 8 6 0 0 16 1 3 .290 .353 .419 .772 108 99 0.1
2015 Plymouth - R 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -128 -0.0
2016 Plymouth - R 19 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 387 431 0.0
2018 Plymouth - R 21 22 62 16 3 1 6 13 9 7 0 0 10 2 0 .258 .333 .629 .962 150 145 0.7
2018 Kalamazoo - A 21 14 36 7 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 1 .194 .256 .361 .618 76 77 -0.0
2019 Kalamazoo - A 22 7 26 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 4 0 1 .154 .267 .192 .459 27 36 -0.2
2019 Traverse City - AA 22 74 216 45 11 2 4 20 31 22 3 1 42 4 2 .208 .289 .333 .623 77 74 0.6
2020 Traverse City - AA 23 80 251 73 14 2 6 35 39 29 3 1 46 4 3 .291 .370 .434 .804 122 122 1.9
2020 Ann Arbor - AAA 23 8 34 13 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 .382 .382 .559 .941 179 192 0.5
2021 Ann Arbor - AAA 24 58 151 36 8 0 3 15 14 20 2 1 27 1 0 .238 .333 .351 .684 102 105 0.7
2022 St. Catharines - A 25 13 50 18 5 0 2 11 9 3 0 1 8 0 1 .360 .389 .580 .969 147 148 0.5
2022 London - AA 25 8 24 6 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .308 .458 .766 120 119 0.2
2022 Montreal - AAA 25 6 11 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630 88 103 0.1
2023 St. Catharines - A 26 4 15 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 .267 .353 .600 .953 141 139 0.1
2023 London - AA 26 53 189 47 9 1 11 34 31 25 0 2 35 2 0 .249 .333 .481 .815 117 117 0.5
2023 Montreal - AAA 26 28 92 12 5 0 0 2 6 9 1 0 21 0 0 .130 .216 .185 .400 20 23 -0.9
Total AAA 100 288 63 20 0 3 20 23 32 3 1 54 1 1 .219 .302 .319 .622 84 88
Total AA 215 680 171 35 7 21 89 104 78 6 4 126 10 5 .251 .332 .416 .748 107 105
Total A 38 127 33 12 1 3 16 15 10 2 1 22 0 3 .260 .321 .441 .762 101 103
Total AHS 127 389 109 26 5 9 71 61 40 4 1 83 3 6 .280 .353 .442 .795 100 96
Total AR 26 64 17 3 1 6 13 10 7 0 0 10 2 0 .266 .338 .625 .963 150 145
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Montreal - AAA 1B 5 5 40 3 4 44 1 .977 41.0 9.44 -0.2 .935
2023 London - AA 1B 12 12 100 9 10 109 0 1.000 100.0 9.81 -0.1 .955
2023 St. Catharines - A 1B 1 1 6 0 2 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 -0.1 .000
2023 Montreal - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.033
TOTAL 1B 18 18 146 12 16 159 1 .994 148.0 9.61 -0.4 .947
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
02/20/2012 Joined the Montgomery HS Red Wings.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 25 (45).
05/04/2013 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 20 (30).
03/25/2014 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
04/01/2014 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 20 (30).
06/07/2015 Released by the Calvary Christian High School Warriors.
06/07/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 9, 204th overall pick) by the Grand Haven Fireflies.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 20 (30).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 20 (30).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 30 (40).
05/04/2018 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
11/25/2021 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
07/26/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Trash Pandas organization.
09/10/2022 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/10/2022 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Toronto Trash Pandas organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60).
07/17/2023 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Toronto Trash Pandas organization.
10/06/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA Class-A League World Series with the St. Catharines Blue Jays!
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