2B Melvin Cruz #14
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/13/2019
2B MELVIN CRUZ #14 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 60 50 55
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 35
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 45 35
Turn DP: - 60 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Less talking and more listening would do him good.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:01/17/1989
Born in:Higüey, LA
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 28 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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
2011 Austin - ABA 22 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -20 7 -0.1
2012 Austin - ABA 23 86 255 66 13 3 4 29 37 31 3 1 69 26 10 .259 .345 .380 .725 105 109 1.9
2013 Austin - ABA 24 143 451 112 18 8 6 47 61 45 8 2 93 47 12 .248 .326 .364 .690 98 98 3.2
2014 Austin - ABA 25 113 178 45 8 3 1 12 27 25 4 1 37 11 8 .253 .356 .348 .704 115 115 1.4
2015 Austin - ABA 26 70 157 32 9 3 1 16 18 15 0 1 43 4 3 .204 .272 .318 .590 72 72 -0.2
2016 Austin - ABA 27 38 40 11 4 0 0 5 7 6 0 0 10 3 1 .275 .370 .375 .745 121 124 0.6
2017 Austin - ABA 28 77 133 30 5 2 0 8 14 9 4 0 41 4 6 .226 .295 .293 .588 57 57 -0.7
Total ABA 532 1217 296 57 19 12 117 164 132 19 5 294 95 40 .243 .326 .351 .676 95 96 6.1
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
2008 New Palestine - R 19 7 25 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 10 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486 40 47 -0.1
2008 Tumwater - A 19 106 410 108 18 9 1 41 52 27 8 3 126 19 9 .263 .319 .359 .678 80 81 0.6
2009 New Palestine - R 20 54 200 49 8 6 2 26 28 18 4 2 41 7 4 .245 .317 .375 .692 87 92 0.6
2010 New Palestine - R 21 3 13 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516 44 48 -0.0
2010 Tumwater - A 21 86 320 74 13 4 1 31 45 41 6 5 92 15 5 .231 .325 .306 .632 69 73 0.1
2011 St. Louis - AA 22 47 176 38 8 3 1 19 26 27 1 1 53 10 3 .216 .322 .312 .634 85 89 0.7
2011 Laredo - AAA 22 57 204 52 13 5 4 22 40 37 5 1 59 21 6 .255 .381 .426 .807 135 138 2.3
2016 Laredo - AAA 27 39 160 35 4 1 5 12 19 17 4 0 43 12 6 .219 .309 .350 .659 98 102 1.1
2017 Laredo - AAA 28 6 23 6 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12 0 0 .261 .292 .435 .726 118 120 0.2
Total AAA 102 387 93 21 6 9 35 60 55 9 1 114 33 12 .240 .347 .395 .743 120 123
Total AA 47 176 38 8 3 1 19 26 27 1 1 53 10 3 .216 .322 .312 .634 85 89
Total A 192 730 182 31 13 2 72 97 68 14 8 218 34 14 .249 .322 .336 .658 75 77
Total AR 64 238 57 8 6 2 28 33 22 4 2 54 7 4 .239 .312 .349 .661 80 85
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
2012 Austin - ABA 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -109 0.2
2013 Austin - ABA 24 14 54 11 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 0 13 3 0 .204 .218 .296 .514 46 33 0.5
2014 Austin - ABA 25 11 16 5 2 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .312 .368 .438 .806 144 139 0.1
2015 Austin - ABA 26 9 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 18 10 -0.1
2016 Austin - ABA 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 229 364 0.0
2017 Austin - ABA 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 168 176 -0.1
Total ABA 39 80 18 2 1 1 7 10 3 1 1 18 4 0 .225 .259 .312 .571 66 57
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Austin - ABA 2B 2 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 -0.2 .811
2011 Austin - ABA SS 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 -0.0 1.023
2012 Austin - ABA 2B 63 50 124 162 52 288 2 .993 491.0 5.24 +1.8 1.030
2012 Austin - ABA 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
2012 Austin - ABA SS 5 1 2 7 2 9 0 1.000 19.1 4.19 +0.5 1.368
2012 Austin - ABA LF 6 5 11 0 0 12 1 .917 53.0 1.87 -0.6 .902
2013 Austin - ABA 2B 92 86 184 232 58 421 5 .988 741.0 5.05 +7.3 1.088
2013 Austin - ABA SS 36 32 32 91 18 128 5 .961 278.1 3.98 -4.0 .935
2014 Austin - ABA 2B 11 9 18 31 13 50 1 .980 87.0 5.07 -0.0 .949
2014 Austin - ABA SS 35 26 29 65 13 96 2 .979 249.1 3.39 -1.4 .959
2014 Austin - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Austin - ABA 1B 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 +0.0 .000
2015 Austin - ABA 2B 21 15 27 30 7 57 0 1.000 140.0 3.66 +1.2 1.116
2015 Austin - ABA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Austin - ABA SS 12 6 7 27 7 36 2 .944 61.0 5.02 -0.4 .953
2015 Austin - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2015 Austin - ABA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.4 .994
2016 Austin - ABA 2B 5 2 4 7 3 11 0 1.000 27.0 3.67 +0.1 1.014
2016 Austin - ABA SS 6 1 6 8 3 15 1 .933 25.1 4.97 -0.3 .900
2017 Austin - ABA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Austin - ABA 2B 25 10 19 36 8 56 1 .982 120.2 4.10 +1.0 1.041
2017 Austin - ABA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Austin - ABA SS 5 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 -0.4 .619
TOTAL 1B 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 219 172 377 502 141 888 9 .990 1610.2 4.91 +11.1 1.056
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL SS 100 66 78 202 45 290 10 .966 647.0 3.89 -6.1 .949
TOTAL LF 8 5 11 0 0 12 1 .917 57.0 1.74 -0.6 .902
TOTAL CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.4 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
04/30/2007 Signed a minor league contract out of Dominican Republic with the Atlanta Hot Rods organization.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 20 (55).
03/03/2008 Promoted from international complex to ABA Rookie League New Palestine.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 25 (55).
04/06/2009 Named the #79 prospect in the ABA
06/28/2009 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/12/2009 Injured (Fractured foot), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 35 (60).
04/05/2010 Named the #65 prospect in the ABA
12/24/2010 Was traded by the Maine Pines to the Austin Desperados, along with RP Danny Melendez, in exchange for 3B Danny Morales.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (55).
08/09/2011 Injured on 08/08/2011, diagnosed with a mild groin strain, is day-to-day.
08/29/2011 Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/28/2011 Injured (gout),out for 3 days.
11/17/2011 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,000.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
11/26/2012 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,100.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
03/02/2013 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/22/2013 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/23/2013 Injured (bruised neck),day-to-day for one week.
10/29/2013 Wins the 2013 World Series with the Austin Desperados.
11/23/2013 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,500.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (60).
11/04/2014 Wins the 2014 World Series with the Austin Desperados.
11/16/2014 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $32,200 with the Austin Desperados organization.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 55 (60).
05/11/2015 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/12/2015 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $44,000 with the Austin Desperados organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
01/12/2016 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
11/29/2016 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $65,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
11/24/2017 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2013 8 8
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