3B Craig Nichelson #29
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/05/2022
OA: 40 POT: 40
3B CRAIG NICHELSON #29 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 299 74 8 1 8 29 31 59 .247 .319 .361 10 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 50 45 55 50
Power 45 45 50 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 55 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 20 60 50
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/04/2022 MON Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/2022 MON Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/2022 LAR Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/31/2022 LAR Win, 4-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/2022 LAR Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/2022 @ GLE Win, 9-1 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/2022 @ GLE Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/25/2022 NAS Win, 6-2 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
07/24/2022 NAS Win, 7-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
07/23/2022 @ LR Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Nichelson seldom gives maximum effort.
High: Adaptability
Low: Work Ethic
Birthday:09/05/1994
Born in:Columbus, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,600
Signed Through:2022 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 138 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 118 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 19th Pick in Round 13
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 299 74 8 1 8 29 29 31 59 .247 .319 .361 .680 .308 .114 100
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 332 1 0 0 3 1 1 108 17 10 4 71.4 36.4 4.20 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   85 22 3 0 3 9 10 5 16 0 0 1 .259 .308 .400 .708
Versus Right   214 52 5 1 5 20 19 26 43 1 1 0 .243 .324 .346 .669
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Last Week   20 6 0 0 0 2 5 1 5 1 0 0 .300 .318 .300 .618
April   36 9 1 0 0 6 2 1 8 0 0 0 .250 .270 .278 .548
May   94 25 4 0 3 6 8 14 15 0 0 1 .266 .367 .404 .771
June   90 23 2 1 3 12 9 9 20 0 0 0 .256 .323 .400 .723
July   68 15 1 0 2 5 10 6 16 1 1 0 .221 .280 .324 .604
August   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
All-Star Game   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
2 Years Ago   145 32 5 0 4 17 12 20 29 0 0 2 .221 .323 .338 .661
Career   937 232 38 3 31 104 96 99 205 3 1 7 .248 .323 .394 .717
Home   155 45 5 0 2 19 17 15 27 1 1 1 .290 .355 .361 .716
Road   144 29 3 1 6 10 12 16 32 0 0 0 .201 .281 .361 .642
Grass   271 66 6 1 5 24 25 29 54 1 1 1 .244 .318 .328 .646
Turf   28 8 2 0 3 5 4 2 5 0 0 0 .286 .333 .679 1.012
Day   98 24 1 0 4 9 8 12 18 1 0 0 .245 .324 .378 .702
Night   201 50 7 1 4 20 21 19 41 0 1 1 .249 .317 .353 .670
As Starter   296 73 8 1 8 29 29 31 59 1 1 1 .247 .319 .361 .681
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
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
2017 Dallas - ABA 22 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 144 149 0.1
2019 Dallas - ABA 24 6 23 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 12 0 1 .130 .200 .174 .374 5 -4 -0.4
2020 Dallas - ABA 25 83 300 66 12 0 7 21 26 20 4 1 97 4 4 .220 .277 .330 .607 71 65 -0.4
2021 Dallas - ABA 26 54 155 32 3 1 3 13 17 17 0 1 23 3 2 .206 .283 .297 .580 70 69 0.2
Total ABA 147 483 102 16 1 11 38 45 39 4 2 135 7 7 .211 .275 .317 .591 68 64 -0.5
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
2011 Huntington Beach HS - HS 16 38 151 33 6 1 4 18 19 14 1 0 47 7 1 .219 .289 .351 .640 87 88 0.5
2012 Huntington Beach HS - HS 17 39 143 45 13 3 5 31 26 20 1 3 37 8 1 .315 .395 .552 .948 132 128 1.3
2013 Huntington Beach HS - HS 18 39 156 47 16 0 5 36 37 17 2 1 35 5 0 .301 .375 .500 .875 104 102 0.8
2013 Ft. Wayne - R 18 8 10 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573 61 62 0.0
2014 (DAL) Chihuahua - DL 19 8 15 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .200 .294 .400 .694 92 92 0.1
2014 Corpus Christi - R 19 54 191 43 7 2 6 16 21 12 2 2 53 6 5 .225 .275 .377 .652 78 74 -0.1
2015 Corpus Christi - R 20 65 243 63 8 1 11 37 45 25 7 3 70 17 7 .259 .342 .436 .778 93 94 0.8
2015 Charleston - A 20 6 20 7 0 0 2 7 3 1 0 0 8 1 1 .350 .381 .650 1.031 183 185 0.3
2016 Corpus Christi - R 21 24 82 25 2 0 10 14 21 13 1 0 17 8 3 .305 .406 .695 1.101 160 161 1.0
2016 San Antonio - A 21 73 249 74 12 3 11 33 38 19 3 1 48 11 6 .297 .353 .502 .855 135 130 2.3
2017 (DAL) Chihuahua - DL 22 34 122 30 4 2 6 16 29 21 2 0 21 5 2 .246 .366 .459 .825 87 85 0.3
2017 Aurora - AA 22 132 449 109 13 5 23 74 68 46 0 5 86 24 12 .243 .310 .448 .758 123 122 3.7
2018 Lubbock - AAA 23 77 122 30 7 1 5 12 16 9 1 0 35 4 3 .246 .303 .443 .746 121 120 0.7
2019 Lubbock - AAA 24 118 371 96 18 1 14 46 39 39 3 2 82 8 3 .259 .333 .426 .758 126 129 3.0
2020 Lubbock - AAA 25 44 145 32 5 0 4 17 12 20 2 0 29 2 0 .221 .323 .338 .661 94 98 0.8
2022 Lubbock - AAA 27 83 299 74 8 1 8 29 29 31 1 1 59 10 4 .247 .319 .361 .680 99 100 1.1
Total AAA 322 937 232 38 3 31 104 96 99 7 3 205 24 10 .248 .323 .394 .717 112 114
Total AA 132 449 109 13 5 23 74 68 46 0 5 86 24 12 .243 .310 .448 .758 123 122
Total A 79 269 81 12 3 13 40 41 20 3 1 56 12 7 .301 .355 .513 .868 138 134
Total AHS 116 450 125 35 4 14 85 82 51 4 4 119 20 2 .278 .354 .467 .820 108 106
Total AR 151 526 133 18 3 27 67 90 51 10 5 143 31 15 .253 .328 .452 .780 98 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Dallas - ABA 1B 2 0 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.0 1.018
2017 Dallas - ABA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Dallas - ABA 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 1.026
2019 Dallas - ABA 2B 4 4 5 12 4 18 1 .944 34.0 4.50 -0.5 .853
2019 Dallas - ABA 3B 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 .667 20.0 0.90 -0.5 .513
2020 Dallas - ABA 1B 4 2 18 4 2 22 0 1.000 25.2 7.71 +0.1 1.019
2020 Dallas - ABA 2B 5 2 5 6 1 11 0 1.000 20.1 4.87 +0.2 1.010
2020 Dallas - ABA 3B 70 69 31 113 9 152 8 .947 619.2 2.09 -3.8 .939
2021 Dallas - ABA 1B 2 0 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 4.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
2021 Dallas - ABA 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.3 .991
2021 Dallas - ABA 3B 51 42 37 90 10 130 3 .977 385.2 2.96 +1.4 .997
2021 Dallas - ABA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Lubbock - AAA 1B 3 3 20 2 3 22 0 1.000 24.0 8.25 -0.0 1.020
2022 Lubbock - AAA 2B 6 4 10 11 4 21 0 1.000 46.0 4.11 -1.3 .813
2022 Lubbock - AAA 3B 74 71 44 118 11 165 3 .982 633.0 2.30 +1.4 1.001
2022 Lubbock - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 11 5 46 9 8 55 0 1.000 58.2 8.44 +0.1 1.020
TOTAL 2B 16 11 22 31 10 54 1 .981 109.1 4.36 -1.9 .864
TOTAL 3B 200 184 113 323 30 451 15 .967 1663.2 2.36 -1.5 .976
PLAYER HISTORY
06/13/2010 Joined the Huntington Beach HS Devil Rays.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 20 (45).
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 20 (45).
03/29/2012 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Scottsdale HS Pirates, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 20 (45).
04/08/2013 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/05/2013 Released by the Huntington Beach HS Devil Rays.
06/05/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 19, 309th overall pick) by the Pensacola Palominos.
10/05/2013 Wins the 2013 ABA Rookie League World Series with the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes!
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 25 (55).
06/18/2014 Released by the Charleston organization.
07/06/2014 Signed a minor league contract ($1,300 bonus) with the Dallas Dragons organization.
12/01/2014 Named to the 2014 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (DAL) Chihuahua Renegades.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 25 (50).
07/19/2015 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/26/2015 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
08/08/2016 Wins the A N-A Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
08/05/2017 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/26/2017 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,200.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
02/27/2019 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
04/23/2019 Suspended 2 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
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: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
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: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
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: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
06/19/2022 Was selected to the 2022 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
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