CF Blake 'The Poet' Benigno #30
Carolina Reapers ABA
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/06/2025
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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CF BLAKE 'THE POET' BENIGNO #30 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
76 264 65 18 0 6 27 30 69 .246 .331 .383 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 70 60 70 70
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 65
Errors: - 35 65
Arm: 20 35 45
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 40
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
07/05/2025 @ ME Loss, 5-6 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/04/2025 @ ME Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/03/2025 @ IND Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/02/2025 @ IND Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/01/2025 @ IND Win, 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/29/2025 @ TOR Win, 7-4 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
06/28/2025 @ TOR Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
06/27/2025 @ TOR Win, 6-4 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
06/25/2025 @ CHS Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/24/2025 @ CHS Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Blake is a real smart player.
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:$122,000
Signed Through:2030 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 162 Days
Service This Yr:100 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 128 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 3rd Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 76 264 65 18 0 6 27 27 30 69 .246 .331 .383 .714 .310 .136 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 74 302 4 1 0 3 3 1 101 24 1 0 100.0 35.7 4.67 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 21 6 0 1 7 7 6 26 1 1 2 .226 .284 .323 .607
Versus Right   171 44 12 0 5 20 20 24 43 0 2 2 .257 .355 .415 .771
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   21 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .190 .333
Last Week   21 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 1 2 .190 .346 .190 .537
March   12 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
April   90 23 4 0 3 9 9 10 22 0 1 1 .256 .337 .400 .737
May   52 13 5 0 2 7 5 8 20 0 1 1 .250 .361 .462 .822
June   89 22 6 0 1 8 9 10 21 1 1 2 .247 .333 .348 .682
July   21 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .190 .333
Spring Training   66 11 2 0 2 3 5 6 18 0 0 1 .167 .247 .288 .534
Last Year   442 100 15 0 14 52 60 56 112 6 3 5 .226 .316 .355 .672
2 Years Ago   434 113 26 0 13 57 66 73 97 2 0 4 .260 .370 .410 .781
Career   2212 561 116 6 56 253 280 311 508 16 11 20 .254 .349 .387 .736
Home   115 26 9 0 2 12 12 15 33 0 1 2 .226 .326 .357 .682
Road   149 39 9 0 4 15 15 15 36 1 2 2 .262 .335 .403 .738
Grass   264 65 18 0 6 27 27 30 69 1 3 4 .246 .331 .383 .714
Day   116 27 7 0 1 6 9 13 33 0 0 1 .233 .315 .319 .634
Night   148 38 11 0 5 21 18 17 36 1 3 3 .257 .343 .432 .776
As Starter   262 65 18 0 6 27 27 30 68 1 3 4 .248 .333 .385 .719
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   61 14 2 0 1 3 6 8 18 0 1 2 .230 .338 .311 .650
Inning 1-3   91 24 7 0 0 7 9 9 17 1 0 1 .264 .333 .341 .674
Inning 4-6   87 22 8 0 5 15 10 11 25 0 2 1 .253 .343 .517 .861
Inning 7-9   81 18 3 0 1 5 8 9 24 0 1 2 .222 .315 .296 .612
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   103 24 7 0 2 5 14 7 25 1 2 3 .233 .298 .359 .657
1 Outs   88 22 6 0 3 13 7 10 26 0 1 0 .250 .327 .420 .747
2 Outs   73 19 5 0 1 9 6 13 18 0 0 1 .260 .379 .370 .749
Scoring Position   62 15 4 0 0 16 4 13 20 1 3 1 .242 .377 .306 .683
Bases Empty   163 41 9 0 4 4 18 13 37 0 0 2 .252 .315 .380 .695
Runner on 1st   39 9 5 0 2 7 5 4 12 0 0 1 .231 .318 .513 .831
Runner on 2nd   26 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 0 2 1 .269 .345 .308 .653
Runner on 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 1 1 0 .500 .556 .667 1.222
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 .154 .312 .231 .543
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .400 .817
Two Strikes   182 41 11 0 5 19 17 15 69 0 0 4 .225 .299 .368 .667
First Pitch   16 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .312 .353 .438 .790
Count 0-1   13 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .231 .231 .462 .692
Count 0-2   15 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 2 .067 .176 .133 .310
Count 1-0   13 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 1-1   17 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Count 1-2   46 9 1 0 2 4 3 0 24 0 0 1 .196 .213 .348 .561
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .286 .308 .593
Count 2-2   53 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 25 0 0 1 .132 .148 .208 .356
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 .500 .857 .750 1.607
Full Count   68 24 8 0 2 11 12 15 11 0 0 0 .353 .470 .559 1.029
Behind in Count   74 13 2 0 3 7 5 0 33 0 2 3 .176 .208 .324 .532
Ahead in Count   36 10 2 0 0 1 6 14 0 1 0 0 .278 .471 .333 .804
Batting Leadoff   77 12 1 0 0 3 5 11 24 0 0 1 .156 .270 .169 .438
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   14 7 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .562 .500 1.062
Batting 5th   11 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .091 .167 .182 .348
Batting 6th   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 7th   58 17 8 0 1 8 6 6 12 1 1 1 .293 .364 .483 .846
Batting 8th   35 10 2 0 1 2 2 3 9 0 0 1 .286 .359 .429 .788
Batting 9th   64 17 5 0 4 12 12 7 17 0 2 1 .266 .347 .531 .878
Low Leverage   103 26 6 0 2 6 10 11 33 0 1 2 .252 .336 .369 .705
Medium Leverage   118 28 9 0 3 14 12 11 25 1 1 1 .237 .305 .390 .695
High Leverage   43 11 3 0 1 7 5 8 11 0 1 1 .256 .385 .395 .780
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 57 56 -0.3
2020 Sandusky - ABA 23 29 97 25 4 0 0 10 6 20 2 2 27 3 6 .258 .388 .299 .687 99 109 0.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA 24 97 354 92 12 3 7 46 45 37 1 4 59 1 0 .260 .328 .370 .698 101 105 0.3
2022 Carolina - ABA 25 152 570 157 37 3 16 58 75 86 3 0 123 5 2 .275 .373 .435 .808 122 126 3.9
2023 Carolina - ABA 26 118 434 113 26 0 13 57 66 73 4 2 97 0 1 .260 .370 .410 .781 108 116 1.8
2024 Carolina - ABA 27 126 442 100 15 0 14 52 60 56 5 6 112 0 1 .226 .316 .355 .672 81 86 -0.4
2025 Carolina - ABA 28 76 264 65 18 0 6 27 27 30 4 1 69 1 0 .246 .331 .383 .714 94 98 0.4
Total ABA 616 2212 561 116 6 56 253 280 311 20 16 508 10 11 .254 .349 .387 .736 102 107 5.9
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
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 99 85 0.1
2016 Biloxi - R 19 21 56 14 1 0 4 12 10 4 0 0 16 1 0 .250 .300 .482 .782 84 82 0.2
2017 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 20 27 64 23 5 0 4 16 19 11 2 0 14 0 1 .359 .468 .625 1.093 146 151 0.6
2017 Biloxi - R 20 91 191 43 8 2 7 35 29 38 3 2 42 3 0 .225 .359 .398 .757 92 96 0.4
2018 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 21 34 107 32 6 1 4 22 23 25 1 1 25 0 5 .299 .433 .486 .919 124 123 0.5
2018 Biloxi - R 21 37 123 39 1 2 12 26 32 30 0 1 23 0 1 .317 .448 .650 1.098 189 183 2.2
2018 Jackson - AA 21 92 324 83 23 2 7 41 51 60 0 3 89 4 18 .256 .370 .404 .774 137 139 2.8
2019 Little Rock - AAA 22 128 464 124 22 4 14 58 58 53 0 5 104 7 14 .267 .339 .422 .761 130 133 3.7
2020 Little Rock - AAA 23 120 422 112 23 6 12 36 53 66 6 1 110 6 17 .265 .372 .434 .805 138 139 3.6
Total AAA 248 886 236 45 10 26 94 111 119 6 6 214 13 31 .266 .355 .428 .783 134 136
Total AA 92 324 83 23 2 7 41 51 60 0 3 89 4 18 .256 .370 .404 .774 137 139
Total AR 149 370 96 10 4 23 73 71 72 3 3 81 4 1 .259 .382 .495 .876 124 124
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
2023 Carolina - ABA CF 116 113 290 9 1 305 6 .980 985.2 2.73 -3.5 .993
2023 Carolina - ABA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Carolina - ABA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Carolina - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Carolina - ABA CF 123 121 306 20 1 331 5 .985 1091.1 2.69 -10.6 .948
2025 Carolina - ABA LF 3 2 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 23.1 4.63 +0.7 1.103
2025 Carolina - ABA CF 73 72 145 13 0 163 5 .969 615.2 2.31 -4.9 .956
2025 Carolina - ABA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 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 134 127 232 5 0 240 3 .988 1114.1 1.91 +7.9 1.060
TOTAL CF 436 409 1008 50 2 1075 17 .984 3637.0 2.62 -23.7 .967
TOTAL RF 7 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 +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.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (70).
03/27/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $78,000 with the Carolina Reapers organization.
04/24/2023 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
08/05/2023 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
01/21/2024 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $1,092,000 with the Carolina Reapers organization.
04/11/2024 Injured (bone chips (elbow)),out for 6 weeks.
08/22/2024 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (75).
05/06/2025 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
06/09/2025 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/17/2025 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
2022 86 10
Year IBB Rank
2018 2 9
Year SF Rank
2024 6 8
Year OBP Rank
2022 .373 10
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