C Malachi Smith #7
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/15/2026
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MALACHI SMITH #7 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
6 18 7 0 0 1 1 3 7 .389 .476 .556 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 55
Errors: - 35 30
Arm: 65 35 40
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 65 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/14/2026 @ SDF Win, 6-4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/13/2026 @ SDF Loss, 0-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/11/2026 HLW Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/10/2026 HLW Win, 3-2 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0
04/07/2026 @ SF Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/05/2026 DET Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
03/30/2026 @ PHO Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/29/2026 SYR Loss, 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/28/2026 @ HH Win, 4-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/27/2026 CHG Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He trains hard.
Birthday:01/13/1998
Born in:Ft. Worth, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$146,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:12 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 166 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 2nd Pick in Round 3
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 18 7 0 0 1 1 2 3 7 .389 .476 .556 1.032 .441 .167 191
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0.0 5.1 12.60 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 7 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .583 .643 .833 1.476
Versus Right   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Last Week   10 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .300 .417 .600 1.017
April   18 7 0 0 1 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 .389 .476 .556 1.032
Spring Training   45 11 3 0 0 2 3 3 10 0 0 1 .244 .306 .311 .617
Last Year   161 42 8 0 4 20 16 14 49 3 3 2 .261 .322 .385 .707
2 Years Ago   177 40 12 0 4 16 20 9 47 1 2 5 .226 .281 .362 .643
Career   2131 539 131 2 55 258 233 134 471 14 16 48 .253 .310 .394 .704
Home   10 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Road   8 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Grass   18 7 0 0 1 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 .389 .476 .556 1.032
Day   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Night   15 6 0 0 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 .400 .471 .600 1.071
As Starter   18 7 0 0 1 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 .389 .476 .556 1.032
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 1-3   8 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Inning 4-6   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Inning 7-9   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
1 Outs   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
2 Outs   7 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
Scoring Position   4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .750 .833 .750 1.583
Bases Empty   13 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .308 .357 .538 .896
Runner on 1st   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
First Pitch   2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Count 0-1   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Behind in Count   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Ahead in Count   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   12 6 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .500 .571 .750 1.321
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Low Leverage   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Medium Leverage   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .429 .600 .429 1.029
High Leverage   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
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 21 85 276 70 18 0 15 49 42 22 12 3 72 1 0 .254 .332 .482 .814 119 125 1.4
2020 Sandusky - ABA 22 121 425 112 31 0 14 56 46 23 13 0 103 2 4 .264 .321 .435 .756 111 115 2.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA 23 131 481 129 32 1 11 61 49 34 3 3 58 0 0 .268 .319 .407 .726 109 111 4.0
2022 Carolina - ABA 24 95 324 79 16 1 3 28 29 11 8 1 75 0 0 .244 .285 .327 .612 69 69 0.7
2023 Carolina - ABA 25 52 164 36 10 0 2 17 16 13 3 3 35 0 0 .220 .284 .317 .601 60 62 -0.1
2023 Halifax - ABA 25 31 105 24 4 0 1 10 13 5 2 0 25 0 0 .229 .277 .295 .572 52 52 0.2
2023 Total - ABA 25 83 269 60 14 0 3 27 29 18 5 3 60 0 0 .223 .281 .309 .590 57 58 0.1
2024 Austin - ABA 26 63 177 40 12 0 4 16 20 9 5 1 47 0 0 .226 .281 .362 .643 75 73 -0.0
2025 Austin - ABA 27 49 161 42 8 0 4 20 16 14 2 3 49 0 0 .261 .322 .385 .707 94 92 0.3
2026 Austin - ABA 28 6 18 7 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 .389 .476 .556 1.032 181 191 0.3
Total ABA 633 2131 539 131 2 55 258 233 134 48 14 471 3 4 .253 .310 .394 .704 95 97 8.7
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
2017 McLennan Community College - JUCO 19 46 173 64 13 1 11 53 46 22 7 3 19 0 0 .370 .454 .647 1.101 139 143 1.6
2017 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 19 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -34 -19 -0.0
2017 Poplar Bluff - A 19 38 101 16 7 0 1 12 9 11 4 0 27 1 0 .158 .267 .257 .525 47 50 -0.3
2018 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 20 29 94 27 6 0 11 28 19 16 3 1 25 0 0 .287 .404 .702 1.106 160 152 0.9
2018 Poplar Bluff - A 20 26 100 25 5 1 6 27 10 3 0 0 22 0 0 .250 .272 .500 .772 119 123 0.7
2018 Jackson - AA 20 6 23 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .304 .304 .435 .739 124 124 0.2
2018 Little Rock - AAA 20 55 172 45 10 0 4 11 18 14 5 1 47 0 2 .262 .333 .390 .723 121 123 1.3
2019 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 21 33 127 44 15 0 5 33 25 16 3 0 20 0 1 .346 .432 .583 1.014 137 142 1.0
2019 Little Rock - AAA 21 8 28 11 3 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 .393 .452 .607 1.059 218 231 0.5
Total AAA 63 200 56 13 0 5 15 23 16 6 1 52 0 2 .280 .350 .420 .770 135 138
Total AA 6 23 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .304 .304 .435 .739 124 124
Total A 64 201 41 12 1 7 39 19 14 4 0 49 1 0 .204 .269 .378 .648 81 84
Total AJUCO 46 173 64 13 1 11 53 46 22 7 3 19 0 0 .370 .454 .647 1.101 139 143
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2023 Halifax - ABA 25 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 -67 0.3
Total ABA 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 -67
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 C 79 77 654 47 9 705 4 .994 682.1 9.25 -2.8 .656 5 81 30 37.0
2019 Sandusky - ABA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.2 .966
2019 Sandusky - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Sandusky - ABA C 119 117 928 77 9 1008 3 .997 1030.2 8.78 -4.6 .842 9 100 35 35.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA C 130 128 665 73 5 746 8 .989 1149.2 5.78 +2.8 1.044 9 81 36 44.4
2022 Carolina - ABA C 95 94 772 53 8 829 4 .995 819.0 9.07 +0.9 1.117 8 106 23 21.7
2023 Carolina - ABA C 51 49 404 24 2 429 1 .998 435.0 8.86 +0.5 1.124 4 49 10 20.4
2023 Halifax - ABA C 31 29 280 25 0 305 0 1.000 259.0 10.60 +1.0 .984 2 43 12 27.9
2024 Austin - ABA C 50 47 389 31 0 420 0 1.000 420.2 8.99 -0.4 1.326 3 47 10 21.3
2024 Austin - ABA CF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 -0.1 .992
2025 Austin - ABA C 47 46 350 34 2 385 1 .997 401.0 8.62 -1.9 .955 5 49 10 20.4
2025 Austin - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Austin - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Austin - ABA C 2 2 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 -0.1 .000 0 5 1 20.0
TOTAL C 604 589 4459 366 35 4846 21 .996 5215.1 8.33 -4.6 .978 45 561 167 29.8
TOTAL LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.2 .966
TOTAL CF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 -0.1 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2017 Joined the McLennan Community College Highlanders.
03/24/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/06/2017 Wins the 2017 AJUCO SL1 Platinum Stick Award at C.
06/07/2017 Released by the McLennan Community College Highlanders.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 48th overall pick) by the Sandusky Seagulls.
06/12/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Sandusky Seagulls organization with a signing bonus of $5,755.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (55); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (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: 40 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
06/25/2019 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SAN) Fullerton Nuts.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (65).
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: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/07/2021 Injured (sprained finger),out for 2 weeks.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $59,290.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
07/25/2022 Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 6-7 weeks.
09/25/2022 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/19/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $83,000 with the Carolina Crown organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/27/2023 Was traded by the Carolina Reapers to the Halifax Heathens in exchange for a 4th round draft pick.
11/20/2023 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/02/2024 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $574,000 with the Austin Desperados organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
07/07/2025 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/11/2026 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Austin Desperados development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2019 15 3
2021 32 6
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