CF Blake 'The Poet' Benigno #30
Carolina Crown ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/18/2022
 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: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 535 152 37 3 15 57 83 113 .284 .383 .449 5 3.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 60 60
Gap 50 50 55 50
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 65 60 65 70
Avoid K's 55 55 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
09/17/2022 @ VAC Loss, 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/16/2022 @ VAC Loss, 2-18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2022 @ VAC Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/12/2022 SF Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/11/2022 SF Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2022 CHG Win, 6-2 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
09/09/2022 CHG Win, 6-3 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/08/2022 CHG Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/07/2022 CHS Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/2022 CHS Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Blake knows the game inside and out, but he has no hustle.
High: Intelligence
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/22/1996
Born in:Hialeah, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,600
Signed Through:2022 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:170 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 26 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 143 535 152 37 3 15 57 73 83 113 .284 .383 .449 .832 .359 .164 131
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 621 3 3 0 4 4 0 240 55 5 2 71.4 98.8 6.79 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   152 44 11 1 2 14 16 20 42 0 1 1 .289 .376 .414 .790
Versus Right   383 108 26 2 13 43 57 63 71 0 3 2 .282 .386 .462 .848
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 .000 .294 .000 .294
Last Week   28 5 0 0 2 6 3 1 7 0 0 0 .179 .207 .393 .600
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   51 7 0 0 3 10 4 8 13 0 0 0 .137 .254 .314 .568
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   1037 278 57 6 22 116 125 149 220 7 5 7 .268 .362 .398 .760
Home   268 81 19 1 10 36 40 37 46 0 3 2 .302 .391 .493 .883
Road   267 71 18 2 5 21 33 46 67 0 1 1 .266 .376 .404 .780
Grass   515 146 35 3 14 53 69 81 108 0 4 3 .283 .384 .445 .829
Turf   20 6 2 0 1 4 4 2 5 0 0 0 .300 .364 .550 .914
Day   236 66 17 1 3 21 24 31 43 0 1 0 .280 .363 .398 .762
Night   299 86 20 2 12 36 49 52 70 0 3 3 .288 .398 .488 .887
As Starter   532 149 36 3 15 57 72 82 113 0 4 3 .280 .379 .444 .823
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   115 41 11 0 6 24 17 24 19 0 1 0 .357 .468 .609 1.076
Inning 1-3   213 54 11 2 4 13 28 23 51 0 3 2 .254 .332 .380 .712
Inning 4-6   161 47 11 1 5 19 23 26 27 0 0 1 .292 .394 .466 .859
Inning 7-9   149 47 15 0 6 23 22 30 34 0 1 0 .315 .430 .537 .967
Extra Innings   12 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
0 Outs   175 60 15 0 8 17 38 22 33 0 4 1 .343 .419 .566 .985
1 Outs   215 54 14 2 4 17 21 28 57 0 0 1 .251 .340 .391 .731
2 Outs   145 38 8 1 3 23 14 33 23 0 0 1 .262 .402 .393 .795
Scoring Position   99 29 6 2 4 40 12 20 19 0 4 0 .293 .412 .515 .927
Bases Empty   351 93 24 1 7 7 50 46 82 0 0 3 .265 .355 .399 .754
Runner on 1st   85 30 7 0 4 10 11 17 12 0 0 0 .353 .461 .576 1.037
Runner on 2nd   41 8 2 0 0 3 2 10 10 0 4 0 .195 .353 .244 .597
Runner on 3rd   14 6 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .786 1.214
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 9 1 2 2 13 7 5 3 0 0 0 .346 .452 .769 1.221
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   267 57 10 1 7 25 30 40 113 0 0 2 .213 .320 .337 .657
First Pitch   77 29 9 0 3 11 13 2 0 0 2 1 .377 .400 .610 1.010
Count 0-1   46 16 5 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .522 .870
Count 0-2   51 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 0 0 0 .176 .176 .196 .373
Count 1-0   39 9 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .250 .333 .583
Count 1-1   55 22 5 2 2 8 12 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .673 1.073
Count 1-2   79 19 5 1 1 8 5 0 32 0 0 1 .241 .250 .367 .617
Count 2-0   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Count 2-1   25 11 5 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .440 .440 .760 1.200
Count 2-2   69 14 3 0 1 3 6 0 27 0 0 1 .203 .214 .290 .504
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 19 0 0 0 0 .294 .667 .353 1.020
Full Count   68 15 1 0 5 12 17 40 26 0 0 0 .221 .509 .456 .965
Behind in Count   176 44 11 1 2 13 12 0 60 0 0 1 .250 .254 .358 .612
Ahead in Count   90 28 8 0 2 10 13 41 0 0 1 0 .311 .527 .467 .993
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 2nd   532 149 36 3 15 57 72 82 113 0 4 3 .280 .379 .444 .823
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   273 67 19 2 5 17 28 33 63 0 0 3 .245 .333 .385 .718
Medium Leverage   174 55 11 0 6 19 30 31 32 0 3 0 .316 .420 .483 .902
High Leverage   85 29 7 1 4 21 14 18 17 0 1 0 .341 .456 .588 1.045
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 25 143 535 152 37 3 15 57 73 83 3 0 113 5 2 .284 .383 .449 .832 127 131 3.9
Total ABA 287 1037 278 57 6 22 116 125 149 7 7 220 9 9 .268 .362 .398 .760 112 114 3.6
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 87 86 146 4 0 151 1 .993 749.0 1.80 +6.7 1.068
2022 Carolina - ABA CF 62 51 128 4 0 133 1 .992 471.2 2.52 -0.7 .974
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 122 117 198 5 0 206 3 .985 1020.0 1.79 +5.3 1.052
TOTAL CF 120 102 264 8 0 273 1 .996 933.1 2.62 -4.4 .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 IBB Rank
2018 2 9
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