#20 Orlando Merced, First Base, 33 yrs, San Diego Padres
Tuesday, 3/2/2000
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Orlando Merced

11/2/1966
33
P.R.,,HATO REY
5"11
175

First Base
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2.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 3,500,000
2001
7 Year(s), 115 Days (1319 total Days)
0 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall86458
Versus LHP86457
Versus RHP86458
Talent86567
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3
5
3
3
1
Pull Hitter
Fielding Ratings
1B : 6 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 2 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 7 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 3
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  

Batting Stats 2000

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
Projected0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall000000000000.0.0.0
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
vs. RHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
Close/Late000000000000.000.000.000.000
Scoring Position000000000000.000.000.000.000
Pinch Hitting000000000000.000.000.000.000
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
19927178216241194001700.269.305.551.856HOU
1993859028700111312011540.311.388.389.777HOU
1994121335942539404736224952.281.352.454.806HOU
199599278811448424534054302.291.363.457.820HOU MIL
1996160608173398148681590110260.285.347.444.791MIL
199715159714833887273472410431.248.303.370.673MIL
1998431052731310157002330.257.304.390.694 SD
1999101217651603222617113923.300.352.415.766SD
Total83123086371432649294309216514392238.276.337.424.762 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1990, AAA14060621532724841054810987.355.398.550.947
1991, AAA1385602092112785754567121.373.414.559.973
1998, AAA6827489171144445294361.325.388.547.936

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1991994001210000.444.444.7781.222
1998120000000000.000.000.000.000
1999220000000100.000.000.000.000
Total12134001210100.308.308.538.846

Fielding Stats 2000

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%

Player History

Had first career hit on 4/16/1992, off Calvin Jones (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1992, off Greg Harris (NYM)...
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Houston to Milwaukee on 7/30/1995 (Going to HOU: 3B Robin Ventura, RF Jesse Barfield. Going to MIL: C Carlos Hernandez, 1B Kent Hrbek, 1B Orlando Merced)...
1/31/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $782,857 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Minnesota on 6/16/1996...
1/31/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $782,857 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/13/1998 to a 4-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
     

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