CF Blake 'The Poet' Benigno #30
Carolina Crown ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/15/2022
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF BLAKE 'THE POET' BENIGNO #30 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 570 157 37 3 16 58 86 123 .275 .373 .435 5 3.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 60 60
Gap 50 50 55 50
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 65 60 65 70
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 65
Errors: - 35 70
Arm: 20 35 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 40 Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2022 DBST Win, 5-4 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/2022 DBST Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/25/2022 DBST Win, 6-1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/2022 @ CHS Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2022 @ CHS Loss, 0-11 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/21/2022 OAK Loss, 0-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2022 OAK Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/19/2022 OAK Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/2022 OAK Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2022 @ VAC Loss, 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Blake has few peers intellectually, but he lacks drive.
High: Intelligence
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/22/1996
Born in:Hialeah, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2022 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 62 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 28 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 3rd Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 570 157 37 3 16 58 75 86 123 .275 .373 .435 .808 .350 .160 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 659 3 3 0 5 4 0 248 56 5 2 71.4 99.1 6.31 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   156 44 11 1 2 14 16 21 43 0 1 1 .282 .371 .404 .775
Versus Right   414 113 26 2 14 44 59 65 80 0 3 2 .273 .374 .447 .821
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   104 25 6 0 2 5 8 15 26 0 1 0 .240 .336 .356 .692
May   102 33 7 1 3 10 14 14 19 0 2 1 .324 .410 .500 .910
June   92 25 7 1 0 5 13 12 24 0 1 1 .272 .362 .370 .731
July   86 28 10 0 2 12 15 14 20 0 0 1 .326 .426 .512 .937
August   100 34 7 1 5 15 19 20 11 0 0 0 .340 .450 .580 1.030
September   86 12 0 0 4 11 6 11 23 0 0 0 .140 .237 .279 .516
Spring Training   57 18 4 0 2 4 10 2 14 0 0 0 .316 .339 .491 .830
Last Year   354 92 12 3 7 46 45 37 59 4 1 1 .260 .328 .370 .698
2 Years Ago   97 25 4 0 0 10 6 20 27 2 0 2 .258 .388 .299 .687
Career   1072 283 57 6 23 117 127 152 230 7 5 7 .264 .357 .393 .750
Home   296 86 19 1 11 37 42 39 53 0 3 2 .291 .377 .473 .850
Road   274 71 18 2 5 21 33 47 70 0 1 1 .259 .370 .394 .764
Grass   550 151 35 3 15 54 71 84 118 0 4 3 .275 .374 .431 .805
Turf   20 6 2 0 1 4 4 2 5 0 0 0 .300 .364 .550 .914
Day   256 67 17 1 3 21 24 33 49 0 1 0 .262 .346 .371 .717
Night   314 90 20 2 13 37 51 53 74 0 3 3 .287 .395 .487 .882
As Starter   567 154 36 3 16 58 74 85 123 0 4 3 .272 .369 .430 .800
As Reliever / Substitution   3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
Pinch Hitting   3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
Close/Late   125 44 11 0 7 25 19 24 20 0 1 0 .352 .456 .608 1.064
Inning 1-3   226 55 11 2 4 13 28 26 55 0 3 2 .243 .327 .363 .690
Inning 4-6   172 48 11 1 5 19 23 26 31 0 0 1 .279 .377 .442 .819
Inning 7-9   159 50 15 0 7 24 24 30 36 0 1 0 .314 .423 .541 .964
Extra Innings   13 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 .308 .471 .308 .778
0 Outs   183 61 15 0 8 17 39 23 33 0 4 1 .333 .411 .546 .957
1 Outs   231 57 14 2 5 18 22 30 64 0 0 1 .247 .336 .390 .725
2 Outs   156 39 8 1 3 23 14 33 26 0 0 1 .250 .384 .372 .756
Scoring Position   103 30 6 2 4 40 13 20 20 0 4 0 .291 .407 .505 .911
Bases Empty   376 97 24 1 8 8 51 48 90 0 0 3 .258 .347 .391 .738
Runner on 1st   91 30 7 0 4 10 11 18 13 0 0 0 .330 .440 .538 .979
Runner on 2nd   42 9 2 0 0 3 3 10 10 0 4 0 .214 .365 .262 .627
Runner on 3rd   14 6 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .786 1.214
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 9 1 2 2 13 7 5 4 0 0 0 .310 .412 .690 1.101
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 4 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 1 10 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .750 1.150
Two Strikes   285 59 10 1 7 25 30 42 123 0 0 2 .207 .313 .323 .636
First Pitch   82 31 9 0 4 12 14 2 0 0 2 1 .378 .400 .634 1.034
Count 0-1   49 16 5 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .327 .490 .816
Count 0-2   51 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 0 0 0 .176 .176 .196 .373
Count 1-0   42 9 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 .214 .233 .310 .542
Count 1-1   58 22 5 2 2 8 12 0 0 0 1 0 .379 .379 .638 1.017
Count 1-2   87 20 5 1 1 8 5 0 36 0 0 1 .230 .239 .345 .583
Count 2-0   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 2-1   27 12 5 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .741 1.185
Count 2-2   74 15 3 0 1 3 6 0 30 0 0 1 .203 .213 .284 .497
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 5 1 0 0 1 3 20 0 0 0 0 .294 .676 .353 1.029
Full Count   73 15 1 0 5 12 17 42 29 0 0 0 .205 .496 .425 .920
Behind in Count   187 45 11 1 2 13 12 0 64 0 0 1 .241 .245 .342 .587
Ahead in Count   96 29 8 0 2 10 14 42 0 0 1 0 .302 .514 .448 .962
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 2nd   567 154 36 3 16 58 74 85 123 0 4 3 .272 .369 .430 .800
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   285 69 19 2 5 17 28 35 69 0 0 3 .242 .331 .375 .707
Medium Leverage   189 57 11 0 7 20 31 32 35 0 3 0 .302 .403 .471 .874
High Leverage   93 30 7 1 4 21 15 18 18 0 1 0 .323 .432 .548 .981
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
2019 Sandusky - ABA 22 18 51 9 4 0 0 3 1 9 1 1 21 0 1 .176 .306 .255 .561 58 51 -0.3
2020 Sandusky - ABA 23 29 97 25 4 0 0 10 6 20 2 2 27 3 6 .258 .388 .299 .687 100 105 -0.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA 24 97 354 92 12 3 7 46 45 37 1 4 59 1 0 .260 .328 .370 .698 102 101 0.1
2022 Carolina - ABA 25 152 570 157 37 3 16 58 75 86 3 0 123 5 2 .275 .373 .435 .808 121 125 3.7
Total ABA 296 1072 283 57 6 23 117 127 152 7 7 230 9 9 .264 .357 .393 .750 109 111 3.5
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
2016 Johnson County Community College - JUCO 19 48 198 61 11 2 2 16 30 26 1 1 55 1 5 .308 .389 .414 .804 88 93 0.3
2016 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 19 22 65 15 4 2 2 11 8 7 2 1 21 0 0 .231 .320 .446 .766 98 91 0.2
2016 Biloxi - R 19 21 56 14 1 0 4 12 10 4 0 0 16 1 0 .250 .300 .482 .782 86 84 0.2
2017 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 20 27 64 23 5 0 4 16 19 11 2 0 14 0 1 .359 .468 .625 1.093 146 153 0.6
2017 Biloxi - R 20 91 191 43 8 2 7 35 29 38 3 2 42 3 0 .225 .359 .398 .757 93 97 0.5
2018 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 21 34 107 32 6 1 4 22 23 25 1 1 25 0 5 .299 .433 .486 .919 124 126 0.5
2018 Biloxi - R 21 37 123 39 1 2 12 26 32 30 0 1 23 0 1 .317 .448 .650 1.098 188 183 2.2
2018 Jackson - AA 21 92 324 83 23 2 7 41 51 60 0 3 89 4 18 .256 .370 .404 .774 128 132 2.4
2019 Little Rock - AAA 22 128 464 124 22 4 14 58 58 53 0 5 104 7 14 .267 .339 .422 .761 128 129 3.4
2020 Little Rock - AAA 23 120 422 112 23 6 12 36 53 66 6 1 110 6 17 .265 .372 .434 .805 135 134 3.3
Total AAA 248 886 236 45 10 26 94 111 119 6 6 214 13 31 .266 .355 .428 .783 131 132
Total AA 92 324 83 23 2 7 41 51 60 0 3 89 4 18 .256 .370 .404 .774 128 132
Total AR 149 370 96 10 4 23 73 71 72 3 3 81 4 1 .259 .382 .495 .876 125 125
Total AJUCO 48 198 61 11 2 2 16 30 26 1 1 55 1 5 .308 .389 .414 .804 88 93
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Sandusky - ABA LF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 35.0 2.06 -0.4 .966
2019 Sandusky - ABA CF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.1 .977
2019 Sandusky - ABA RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.3 .984
2020 Sandusky - ABA 1B 7 7 55 1 4 56 0 1.000 59.0 8.54 -0.6 .917
2020 Sandusky - ABA LF 8 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 62.0 1.89 -0.0 1.143
2020 Sandusky - ABA CF 9 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 72.0 2.00 -0.2 .974
2020 Sandusky - ABA RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.3 .986
2021 Mexico City - ABA 1B 5 5 44 1 6 46 1 .978 41.2 9.72 -1.1 .940
2021 Mexico City - ABA LF 22 20 31 1 0 34 2 .941 174.0 1.66 -1.0 .978
2021 Mexico City - ABA CF 46 41 118 4 0 122 0 1.000 371.2 2.95 -3.4 .966
2021 Mexico City - ABA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Carolina - ABA 2B 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 9.0 2.00 -0.4 .000
2022 Carolina - ABA LF 95 94 168 4 0 173 1 .994 819.0 1.89 +8.5 1.072
2022 Carolina - ABA CF 66 52 131 4 0 136 1 .993 482.2 2.52 -1.0 .973
2022 Carolina - ABA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 12 12 99 2 10 102 1 .990 100.2 9.03 -1.6 .929
TOTAL 2B 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 9.0 2.00 -0.4 .000
TOTAL LF 130 125 220 5 0 228 3 .987 1090.0 1.86 +7.2 1.057
TOTAL CF 124 103 267 8 0 276 1 .996 944.1 2.62 -4.7 .970
TOTAL RF 6 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.0 1.75 +0.0 .985
PLAYER HISTORY
01/21/2016 Joined the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers.
05/28/2016 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/07/2016 Released by the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers.
06/07/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 3, 171st overall pick) by the Sandusky Seagulls.
12/15/2016 Named to the 2016 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SAN) Fullerton Nuts.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (60).
12/27/2017 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (65).
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SAN) Fullerton Nuts.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (75).
06/16/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
06/28/2019 Named the #85 prospect in the ABA
07/21/2019 Was selected to the 2019 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
10/25/2019 Wins the 2019 AAA SC Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/03/2019 Named the #80 prospect in the ABA
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 70 (75).
04/02/2020 Named the #73 prospect in the ABA
11/07/2020 Named the #31 prospect in the ABA
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 70 (70).
07/09/2021 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/02/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (70).
07/26/2022 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
2022 86 10
Year IBB Rank
2018 2 9
Year OBP Rank
2022 .373 10
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