1B Dustin Merkley #29
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/21/2023
OA: 40 POT: 40
1B DUSTIN MERKLEY #29 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 189 47 9 1 11 34 25 35 .249 .333 .481 2 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 60 65 55 60
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 25
Errors: - 30 40
Arm: 20 40 60
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: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
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
08/05/2023 Que Win, 3-0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/03/2023 @ SL Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/02/2023 @ SL Loss, 0-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/01/2023 HIA Win, 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Been called humdrum.
Low: Leader, Loyalty
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 24 83 11 4 0 0 2 6 9 17 .133 .226 .181 .407 .196 .048 19
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 93 1 0 0 7 0 0 15 4 0 0 0.0 2.6 0.91 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 1 .238 .333 .333 .667
Versus Right   62 6 2 0 0 2 4 7 12 0 0 0 .097 .188 .129 .317
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
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   279 62 19 0 3 20 23 32 50 1 0 3 .222 .308 .323 .631
Home   46 7 2 0 0 1 4 4 7 0 0 1 .152 .235 .196 .431
Road   37 4 2 0 0 1 2 5 10 0 0 0 .108 .214 .162 .376
Grass   83 11 4 0 0 2 6 9 17 0 0 1 .133 .226 .181 .407
Day   25 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 .160 .250 .160 .410
Night   58 7 4 0 0 1 3 6 13 0 0 1 .121 .215 .190 .405
As Starter   83 11 4 0 0 2 6 9 17 0 0 1 .133 .226 .181 .407
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 .233 120
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 .6  
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
Last Week   6 1 0 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 0 .167 .615 .667 1.282
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 .861 115 116 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 59 -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 .907 133 138 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 .772 107 102 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 -129 -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 2.000 386 429 0.0
2018 Plymouth - R 21 22 62 16 3 1 6 13 9 7 0 0 10 2 0 .258 .333 .629 .962 149 142 0.6
2018 Kalamazoo - A 21 14 36 7 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 1 .194 .256 .361 .618 76 76 -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 35 -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 76 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 .804 121 122 1.9
2020 Ann Arbor - AAA 23 8 34 13 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 .382 .382 .559 .941 181 191 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 .766 124 124 0.2
2022 Montreal - AAA 25 6 11 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630 85 96 0.0
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 .815 118 120 0.6
2023 Montreal - AAA 26 24 83 11 4 0 0 2 6 9 1 0 17 0 0 .133 .226 .181 .407 21 19 -0.9
Total AAA 96 279 62 19 0 3 20 23 32 3 1 50 1 1 .222 .308 .323 .631 86 88
Total AA 215 680 171 35 7 21 89 104 78 6 4 126 10 5 .251 .332 .416 .748 106 106
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 99 97
Total AR 26 64 17 3 1 6 13 10 7 0 0 10 2 0 .266 .338 .625 .963 149 142
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 4 4 30 2 3 33 1 .970 33.0 8.73 -0.4 .871
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
TOTAL 1B 17 17 136 11 15 148 1 .993 140.0 9.45 -0.5 .934
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.
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