CF Blake 'The Poet' Benigno #30
Carolina Reapers ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/18/2023
 OA: 55 POT: 55
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF BLAKE 'THE POET' BENIGNO #30 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
118 434 113 26 0 13 57 73 97 .260 .370 .410 0 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 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: 40 Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
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
09/26/2023 @ OAK Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/25/2023 @ OAK Loss, 4-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/2023 @ OAK Loss, 5-6 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/2023 DBST Loss, 3-19 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/2023 DBST Loss, 2-6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/20/2023 @ CHS Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/19/2023 @ CHS Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2023 @ CHS Loss, 2-4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/17/2023 @ CHS Loss, 2-7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/2023 @ SDF Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Blake has a high baseball IQ, but he has very little hustle.
Birthday:08/22/1996
Born in:Hialeah, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$78,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 62 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 28 Days
Pro Service:7 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 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 118 434 113 26 0 13 57 66 73 97 .260 .370 .410 .781 .341 .150 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 513 4 1 0 5 0 2 178 39 0 1 0.0 71.3 5.85 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   132 32 10 0 5 12 16 14 31 1 0 2 .242 .322 .432 .754
Versus Right   302 81 16 0 8 45 50 59 66 1 0 2 .268 .390 .401 .791
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
April   77 21 7 0 1 13 8 17 20 0 0 0 .273 .404 .403 .807
May   97 32 7 0 3 10 21 20 21 1 0 1 .330 .445 .495 .940
June   102 26 5 0 3 10 11 10 17 0 0 0 .255 .321 .392 .714
July   83 19 6 0 4 14 15 16 22 1 0 2 .229 .363 .446 .809
August   12 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
September   60 12 0 0 2 6 11 9 11 0 0 1 .200 .314 .300 .614
Spring Training   73 23 6 0 2 3 13 10 12 0 0 1 .315 .405 .479 .884
Last Year   570 157 37 3 16 58 75 86 123 0 4 3 .275 .373 .435 .808
2 Years Ago   354 92 12 3 7 46 45 37 59 4 1 1 .260 .328 .370 .698
Career   1506 396 83 6 36 174 193 225 327 9 5 11 .263 .361 .398 .759
Home   182 58 14 0 8 27 29 30 36 1 0 4 .319 .424 .527 .951
Road   252 55 12 0 5 30 37 43 61 1 0 0 .218 .331 .325 .656
Grass   421 111 25 0 13 55 63 69 93 2 0 4 .264 .371 .416 .787
Turf   13 2 1 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 .154 .353 .231 .584
Day   217 58 13 0 6 27 38 47 53 0 0 2 .267 .402 .410 .812
Night   217 55 13 0 7 30 28 26 44 2 0 2 .253 .336 .410 .746
As Starter   430 111 25 0 12 54 64 72 97 2 0 3 .258 .367 .400 .767
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 1.500 2.167
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Close/Late   86 26 3 0 5 19 16 16 17 1 0 1 .302 .413 .512 .925
Inning 1-3   186 43 10 0 4 12 28 27 46 0 0 2 .231 .335 .349 .684
Inning 4-6   121 31 10 0 1 18 16 21 26 1 0 0 .256 .364 .364 .727
Inning 7-9   119 34 5 0 8 26 19 24 25 1 0 2 .286 .411 .529 .940
Extra Innings   8 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .625 .667 .750 1.417
0 Outs   191 44 7 0 5 13 35 31 49 0 0 2 .230 .344 .346 .689
1 Outs   124 36 10 0 4 23 20 25 23 2 0 0 .290 .404 .468 .872
2 Outs   119 33 9 0 4 21 11 17 25 0 0 2 .277 .377 .454 .831
Scoring Position   76 26 8 0 2 39 11 18 17 2 0 1 .342 .464 .526 .990
Bases Empty   281 61 12 0 8 8 41 45 64 0 0 3 .217 .331 .345 .677
Runner on 1st   77 26 6 0 3 10 14 10 16 0 0 0 .338 .414 .532 .946
Runner on 2nd   30 9 3 0 0 7 4 9 8 0 0 0 .300 .462 .400 .862
Runner on 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 6 2 0 1 9 3 3 5 0 0 0 .261 .346 .478 .824
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 3 1 0 1 7 2 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .857 2.333 3.190
Bases Loaded   10 6 2 0 0 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 .600 .615 .800 1.415
Two Strikes   231 45 12 0 3 19 26 33 97 0 0 3 .195 .303 .286 .589
First Pitch   52 16 2 0 3 9 6 1 0 1 0 1 .308 .327 .519 .847
Count 0-1   24 8 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 0-2   36 6 3 0 1 3 4 0 22 0 0 1 .167 .189 .333 .523
Count 1-0   35 11 3 0 4 13 5 0 0 1 0 0 .314 .306 .743 1.048
Count 1-1   36 14 5 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .528 .917
Count 1-2   76 13 4 0 1 7 4 0 34 0 0 1 .171 .182 .263 .445
Count 2-0   13 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-1   28 9 3 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .536 .857
Count 2-2   56 13 3 0 1 4 6 0 21 0 0 0 .232 .232 .339 .571
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 5 22 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 7 0 0 1 5 13 17 0 0 0 0 .500 .774 .714 1.488
Full Count   63 13 2 0 0 5 12 33 20 0 0 1 .206 .485 .238 .723
Behind in Count   136 27 8 0 3 14 11 0 56 0 0 2 .199 .210 .324 .534
Ahead in Count   91 30 6 0 6 22 27 39 0 1 0 0 .330 .527 .593 1.120
Batting Leadoff   305 72 13 0 9 37 48 53 65 2 0 2 .236 .351 .367 .718
Batting 2nd   62 23 8 0 0 7 8 12 11 0 0 0 .371 .473 .500 .973
Batting 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Batting 5th   48 10 3 0 2 7 5 4 17 0 0 1 .208 .283 .396 .679
Batting 6th   4 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .750 .800 1.750 2.550
Batting 8th   3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
Low Leverage   174 42 10 0 5 12 20 29 41 0 0 1 .241 .353 .385 .738
Medium Leverage   202 50 10 0 5 16 33 32 44 0 0 3 .248 .359 .371 .730
High Leverage   56 20 6 0 2 28 12 12 12 2 0 0 .357 .457 .571 1.029
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 .781 108 115 1.8
Total ABA 414 1506 396 83 6 36 174 193 225 11 9 327 9 10 .263 .361 .398 .759 110 115 5.8
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
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 240 216 557 17 1 581 7 .988 1930.0 2.68 -8.2 .981
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
2022 86 10
Year IBB Rank
2018 2 9
Year OBP Rank
2022 .373 10
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