LF Josh Michael #25
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/10/2023
OA: 40 POT: 45
LF JOSH MICHAEL #25 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
113 356 77 14 0 11 41 48 129 .216 .313 .348 10 -0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/2023 @ DBST Win, 5-2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/07/2023 @ DBST Loss, 3-9 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
09/06/2023 @ TB Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2023 @ TB Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/2023 @ TB Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/03/2023 CAR Loss, 8-9 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
08/30/2023 CHS Loss, 4-16 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/2023 CHS Loss, 5-10 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
08/28/2023 CHS Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/2023 @ OAK Loss, 0-11 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
He puts in extra time at the gym.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:10/14/1999
Born in:Hurst, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:None, 163 Days
Service This Yr:163 Days
40-Man Service:None, 163 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 22nd Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 113 356 77 14 0 11 41 42 48 129 .216 .313 .348 .661 .291 .132 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 406 2 1 0 8 0 0 124 25 10 2 83.3 40.9 3.82 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   132 25 4 0 2 8 12 13 47 0 0 0 .189 .262 .265 .527
Versus Right   224 52 10 0 9 33 30 35 82 0 0 2 .232 .341 .397 .738
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   10 4 1 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 .400 .455 .800 1.255
Last Week   14 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 .357 .400 .429 .829
April   67 13 4 0 1 8 6 10 20 0 0 1 .194 .308 .299 .606
May   72 16 2 0 1 6 9 11 24 0 0 1 .222 .333 .292 .625
June   69 10 1 0 2 4 5 6 28 0 0 0 .145 .213 .246 .460
July   57 15 1 0 4 10 12 13 18 0 0 0 .263 .400 .491 .891
August   77 17 4 0 2 7 7 7 33 0 0 0 .221 .286 .351 .636
September   14 6 2 0 1 6 3 1 6 0 0 0 .429 .467 .786 1.252
Spring Training   43 10 2 0 1 4 6 3 18 0 0 1 .233 .298 .349 .647
Career   356 77 14 0 11 41 42 48 129 0 0 2 .216 .313 .348 .661
Home   185 42 7 0 4 18 22 19 61 0 0 2 .227 .306 .330 .636
Road   171 35 7 0 7 23 20 29 68 0 0 0 .205 .320 .368 .688
Grass   355 76 14 0 10 37 40 47 129 0 0 2 .214 .309 .338 .647
Turf   1 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Day   148 30 4 0 5 15 16 19 52 0 0 0 .203 .293 .331 .624
Night   208 47 10 0 6 26 26 29 77 0 0 2 .226 .326 .361 .687
As Starter   340 69 12 0 9 32 37 46 125 0 0 2 .203 .302 .318 .619
As Reliever / Substitution   16 8 2 0 2 9 5 2 4 0 0 0 .500 .556 1.000 1.556
Pinch Hitting   5 4 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .800 .833 1.400 2.233
Close/Late   70 18 4 0 2 6 8 9 24 0 0 0 .257 .342 .400 .742
Inning 1-3   118 24 5 0 2 10 10 15 43 0 0 0 .203 .293 .297 .590
Inning 4-6   118 21 5 0 3 11 17 18 49 0 0 1 .178 .292 .297 .589
Inning 7-9   112 28 2 0 6 18 14 15 37 0 0 1 .250 .344 .429 .772
Extra Innings   8 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
0 Outs   120 19 3 0 3 5 15 15 46 0 0 1 .158 .257 .258 .516
1 Outs   116 24 5 0 3 13 13 16 49 0 0 1 .207 .308 .328 .636
2 Outs   120 34 6 0 5 23 14 17 34 0 0 0 .283 .372 .458 .831
Scoring Position   83 26 7 0 4 32 11 18 26 0 0 0 .313 .436 .542 .978
Bases Empty   210 38 7 0 5 5 22 22 76 0 0 2 .181 .265 .286 .551
Runner on 1st   63 13 0 0 2 4 9 8 27 0 0 0 .206 .296 .302 .597
Runner on 2nd   26 11 5 0 0 8 4 7 6 0 0 0 .423 .545 .615 1.161
Runner on 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 .167 .333 .167 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 7 1 0 2 9 3 5 5 0 0 0 .318 .444 .636 1.081
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 2 8 3 1 3 0 0 0 .444 .500 1.222 1.722
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Two Strikes   209 30 3 0 4 18 17 22 129 0 0 1 .144 .228 .215 .444
First Pitch   43 9 3 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .209 .244 .349 .593
Count 0-1   23 6 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .261 .478 .739
Count 0-2   39 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 28 0 0 0 .128 .128 .231 .359
Count 1-0   22 7 3 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .727 1.045
Count 1-1   26 10 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .577 .962
Count 1-2   76 7 1 0 1 6 5 0 54 0 0 1 .092 .104 .145 .249
Count 2-0   6 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   20 9 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .650 1.100
Count 2-2   51 11 0 0 2 7 5 0 30 0 0 0 .216 .216 .333 .549
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 0 1 7 17 0 0 0 0 .429 .833 .429 1.262
Full Count   43 7 1 0 0 1 5 22 17 0 0 0 .163 .446 .186 .632
Behind in Count   138 18 4 0 3 13 10 0 82 0 0 1 .130 .137 .225 .361
Ahead in Count   55 22 4 0 4 11 18 25 0 0 0 0 .400 .588 .691 1.278
Batting Leadoff   35 7 0 0 0 0 5 2 11 0 0 0 .200 .243 .200 .443
Batting 2nd   67 14 5 0 1 8 5 3 27 0 0 0 .209 .243 .328 .571
Batting 3rd   9 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 .667 .889
Batting 4th   30 8 1 0 4 10 4 4 11 0 0 0 .267 .353 .700 1.053
Batting 5th   44 8 2 0 1 3 4 8 16 0 0 0 .182 .308 .295 .603
Batting 6th   104 25 5 0 2 10 14 14 41 0 0 1 .240 .336 .346 .682
Batting 7th   67 13 0 0 2 6 7 16 19 0 0 1 .194 .357 .284 .641
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   149 26 6 0 4 8 16 16 57 0 0 2 .174 .263 .295 .559
Medium Leverage   148 36 5 0 5 18 16 20 54 0 0 0 .243 .333 .378 .712
High Leverage   58 15 3 0 2 15 10 12 18 0 0 0 .259 .386 .414 .800
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
2023 Chicago - ABA 23 113 356 77 14 0 11 41 42 48 2 0 129 10 2 .216 .313 .348 .661 78 78 -0.9
Total ABA 113 356 77 14 0 11 41 42 48 2 0 129 10 2 .216 .313 .348 .661 78 78 -0.9
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
2014 Orange Lutheran High School - HS 14 34 88 25 3 0 7 20 16 10 2 0 28 0 1 .284 .370 .557 .927 135 130 0.7
2015 Orange Lutheran High School - HS 15 38 144 33 4 0 12 22 25 18 3 0 57 0 0 .229 .327 .507 .834 120 120 0.9
2016 Orange Lutheran High School - HS 16 25 70 14 1 0 1 5 6 8 0 0 22 0 1 .200 .282 .257 .539 46 50 -0.3
2017 Orange Lutheran High School - HS 17 27 56 15 0 1 1 8 13 9 1 0 11 0 1 .268 .379 .357 .736 88 97 0.2
2018 Orange Lutheran High School - HS 18 37 72 16 2 1 1 9 17 19 1 0 27 2 0 .222 .391 .319 .711 79 94 0.4
2018 Plymouth - R 18 59 124 36 3 1 9 25 16 9 1 0 34 1 1 .290 .343 .548 .892 133 135 1.1
2019 Plymouth - R 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119 -0.0
2020 Plymouth - R 20 12 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 -14 -0.1
2021 Kalamazoo - A 21 109 371 105 8 2 22 63 55 43 2 3 96 3 1 .283 .358 .493 .851 118 117 2.2
2021 Traverse City - AA 21 5 18 7 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .389 .389 .500 .889 147 148 0.2
2022 Plymouth - R 22 69 237 78 11 0 29 66 67 51 4 1 54 4 4 .329 .454 .743 1.197 184 190 3.7
2022 Traverse City - AA 22 15 51 12 1 0 2 5 4 7 1 0 15 1 0 .235 .339 .373 .712 88 92 0.2
2022 Ann Arbor - AAA 22 28 81 15 1 1 3 5 9 6 0 0 36 0 1 .185 .241 .333 .575 67 65 -0.1
Total AAA 28 81 15 1 1 3 5 9 6 0 0 36 0 1 .185 .241 .333 .575 67 65
Total AA 20 69 19 1 1 2 7 5 7 1 0 19 1 0 .275 .351 .406 .756 102 105
Total A 109 371 105 8 2 22 63 55 43 2 3 96 3 1 .283 .358 .493 .851 118 117
Total AHS 161 430 103 10 2 22 64 77 64 7 0 145 2 3 .240 .347 .426 .773 100 103
Total AR 142 373 116 14 1 38 93 83 60 5 1 90 5 5 .311 .412 .660 1.072 163 167
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Chicago - ABA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Chicago - ABA LF 102 95 133 1 1 138 4 .971 806.2 1.50 -13.6 .869
2023 Chicago - ABA RF 9 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.2 1.51 -0.6 .850
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 102 95 133 1 1 138 4 .971 806.2 1.50 -13.6 .869
TOTAL RF 9 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.2 1.51 -0.6 .850
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2014 Joined the Orange Lutheran High School Lancers.
03/25/2014 Goes 5-6 against the Stockdale High School Mustangs, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (50); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 30 (60).
03/27/2015 Hits three home runs against the Villa Park High School Spartans, going 3-3 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (50); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 40 (65).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (55); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 35 (65).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (60); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 35 (55).
06/07/2018 Released by the Orange Lutheran High School Lancers.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 22, 193rd overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Captains.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 35 (55).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 35 (55).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
06/25/2021 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
04/16/2022 Hits three home runs against the Tiverton Colonels, going 3-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
05/27/2022 Hits three home runs against the Lincoln Princes, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
12/17/2022 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 3 , Pick 1, 49th overall Pick) by the Chicago Gangsters from the Tampa Bay Captains.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
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