CF Blake 'The Poet' Benigno #30
Sandusky Seagulls ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/31/2021
 OA: 45 POT: 60
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF BLAKE 'THE POET' BENIGNO #30 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 354 92 12 3 7 46 37 59 .260 .328 .370 1 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 65 60 65 70
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 35 70
Arm: 20 35 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 45 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2021 CHS Win, 4-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/2021 CHS Loss, 1-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/2021 CHS Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/2021 DBST Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/23/2021 DBST Win, 7-5 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/22/2021 @ OAK Loss, 1-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2021 @ OAK Win, 11-1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/2021 @ OAK Win, 6-2 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/19/2021 @ OAK Win, 7-4 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/2021 SF Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Blake possesses great intelligence, but he is short on effort.
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:$12,400
Signed Through:2021 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 62 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 28 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 3rd Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2021 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 97 354 92 12 3 7 46 45 37 59 .260 .328 .370 .698 .321 .110 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 396 1 1 0 10 1 4 131 22 1 0 100.0 43.4 4.23 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 32 4 0 4 18 18 14 13 1 0 0 .286 .362 .429 .791
Versus Right   242 60 8 3 3 28 27 23 46 3 1 1 .248 .312 .343 .655
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   97 30 5 0 3 16 16 13 17 1 1 0 .309 .387 .454 .841
May   95 23 2 2 1 12 11 11 21 3 0 0 .242 .312 .337 .649
June   88 19 1 0 3 10 9 5 13 0 0 0 .216 .258 .330 .588
July   10 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .600 1.055
September   64 16 4 0 0 6 7 7 8 0 0 1 .250 .333 .312 .646
Spring Training   57 13 1 0 0 2 6 5 13 0 0 0 .228 .290 .246 .536
Last Year   97 25 4 0 0 10 6 20 27 2 0 2 .258 .388 .299 .687
2 Years Ago   51 9 4 0 0 3 1 9 21 1 0 1 .176 .306 .255 .561
Career   502 126 20 3 7 59 52 66 107 7 1 4 .251 .339 .345 .683
Home   176 40 7 1 3 26 18 16 28 3 1 1 .227 .291 .330 .620
Road   178 52 5 2 4 20 27 21 31 1 0 0 .292 .365 .410 .775
Grass   339 87 12 3 7 43 43 36 56 4 1 1 .257 .326 .372 .698
Turf   15 5 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Day   120 30 4 0 1 11 12 12 19 2 0 1 .250 .319 .308 .627
Night   234 62 8 3 6 35 33 25 40 2 1 0 .265 .333 .402 .735
As Starter   345 86 12 3 7 44 44 35 58 4 1 1 .249 .317 .362 .679
As Reliever / Substitution   9 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 .727 .667 1.394
Pinch Hitting   6 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .833 .875 .833 1.708
Close/Late   73 18 2 1 1 3 6 8 15 0 0 0 .247 .321 .342 .663
Inning 1-3   128 33 3 1 4 18 23 15 20 2 0 0 .258 .331 .391 .722
Inning 4-6   109 29 7 1 1 17 13 11 17 2 1 1 .266 .333 .376 .709
Inning 7-9   110 30 2 1 2 11 8 10 21 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
0 Outs   112 29 7 1 1 11 21 14 17 2 1 0 .259 .336 .366 .702
1 Outs   123 36 3 2 4 23 15 9 21 2 0 0 .293 .336 .447 .783
2 Outs   119 27 2 0 2 12 9 14 21 0 0 1 .227 .313 .294 .608
Scoring Position   85 24 4 0 2 37 14 13 18 4 1 0 .282 .363 .400 .763
Bases Empty   189 49 6 3 3 3 21 19 31 0 0 1 .259 .330 .370 .701
Runner on 1st   80 19 2 0 2 6 10 5 10 0 0 0 .237 .282 .338 .620
Runner on 2nd   29 10 2 0 2 11 5 3 7 0 1 0 .345 .406 .621 1.027
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 4 1 0 0 4 2 5 7 0 0 0 .182 .333 .227 .561
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 .273 .214 .273 .487
Bases Loaded   12 5 0 0 0 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878
Two Strikes   181 37 6 1 3 21 16 12 59 1 0 0 .204 .253 .298 .551
First Pitch   43 16 1 0 1 9 7 1 0 2 0 1 .372 .383 .465 .848
Count 0-1   18 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .158 .167 .325
Count 0-2   22 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 .091 .091 .136 .227
Count 1-0   29 10 3 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .345 .724 1.069
Count 1-1   28 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .250 .429
Count 1-2   47 12 1 1 1 7 4 0 19 1 0 0 .255 .250 .383 .633
Count 2-0   15 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   29 10 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .345 .414 .759
Count 2-2   59 14 0 0 2 9 5 0 18 0 0 0 .237 .237 .339 .576
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 5 0 0 1 2 5 13 0 0 0 0 .500 .783 .800 1.583
Full Count   53 9 4 0 0 4 6 12 9 0 0 0 .170 .323 .245 .568
Behind in Count   87 17 2 1 1 11 6 0 32 2 0 0 .195 .191 .276 .467
Ahead in Count   84 31 5 1 3 12 19 24 0 0 1 0 .369 .509 .560 1.069
Batting Leadoff   25 10 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .400 .448 .400 .848
Batting 2nd   99 28 6 0 2 15 17 12 19 0 1 0 .283 .360 .404 .764
Batting 3rd   181 43 6 1 4 21 21 16 34 3 0 1 .238 .299 .348 .647
Batting 4th   15 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .133 .235 .467 .702
Batting 6th   11 5 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .455 .538 .636 1.175
Batting 7th   20 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .150 .227 .150 .377
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   167 42 5 2 5 13 20 14 20 0 0 0 .251 .309 .395 .705
Medium Leverage   127 31 5 1 2 17 18 17 23 2 1 1 .244 .333 .346 .680
High Leverage   57 18 2 0 0 16 7 6 15 2 0 0 .316 .369 .351 .720
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 Sandusky - ABA 24 97 354 92 12 3 7 46 45 37 1 4 59 1 0 .260 .328 .370 .698 99 101 0.2
Total ABA 144 502 126 20 3 7 59 52 66 4 7 107 4 7 .251 .339 .345 .683 95 97 -0.2
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 Sandusky - ABA 1B 5 5 44 1 6 46 1 .978 41.2 9.72 -1.1 .940
2021 Sandusky - ABA LF 22 20 31 1 0 34 2 .941 174.0 1.66 -1.0 .978
2021 Sandusky - ABA CF 46 41 118 4 0 122 0 1.000 371.2 2.95 -3.4 .966
2021 Sandusky - ABA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 12 12 99 2 10 102 1 .990 100.2 9.03 -1.6 .929
TOTAL LF 35 31 52 1 0 55 2 .964 271.0 1.76 -1.4 1.013
TOTAL CF 58 51 136 4 0 140 0 1.000 461.2 2.73 -3.7 .967
TOTAL RF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 35.0 1.80 +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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2018 2 9
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