LF Dairon Blanco #21
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
01/06/2025
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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LF DAIRON BLANCO #21 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 279 83 22 1 6 25 19 82 .297 .345 .448 9 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 65
Errors: - 20 65
Arm: 20 25 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 75
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2024 @ ATL Win, 7-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2024 @ ATL Win, 6-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2024 @ ATL Loss, 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/2024 @ WSH Win, 7-5 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/25/2024 @ WSH Win, 7-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2024 SF Win, 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/20/2024 SF Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/2024 DET Loss, 1-10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2024 DET Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/2024 DET Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Blanco knows how to fit in.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:04/26/1993
Born in:Camagüey, CAM
Nationality:Cuban
Height:6' 0"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$760,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 26 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 103 279 83 22 1 6 25 44 19 82 .297 .345 .448 .793 .344 .151 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 65 304 3 0 0 7 0 3 125 29 9 4 69.2 42.3 5.44 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 46 13 1 3 10 25 10 36 1 0 3 .346 .401 .526 .928
Versus Right   146 37 9 0 3 15 18 9 46 2 0 0 .253 .293 .377 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   32 6 0 0 0 1 6 2 15 1 0 0 .188 .229 .188 .416
May   45 12 4 0 1 6 7 5 9 0 0 1 .267 .353 .422 .775
June   53 15 5 0 2 4 8 6 16 1 0 0 .283 .350 .491 .841
July   38 14 2 0 1 2 8 5 9 0 0 0 .368 .442 .500 .942
August   46 16 7 0 0 4 9 0 14 1 0 2 .348 .367 .500 .867
September   65 20 4 1 2 8 6 1 19 0 0 0 .308 .318 .492 .810
Spring Training   59 18 3 0 4 17 10 5 17 1 1 0 .305 .354 .559 .913
Last Year   279 83 22 1 6 25 44 19 82 3 0 3 .297 .345 .448 .793
Career   286 85 22 1 6 27 45 19 86 3 0 3 .297 .344 .444 .788
Home   146 41 11 0 3 13 24 10 41 1 0 1 .281 .329 .418 .747
Road   133 42 11 1 3 12 20 9 41 2 0 2 .316 .363 .481 .844
Grass   268 82 21 1 6 25 43 19 79 3 0 3 .306 .355 .459 .814
Turf   11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
Day   77 20 4 0 2 5 8 6 21 1 0 1 .260 .318 .390 .707
Night   202 63 18 1 4 20 36 13 61 2 0 2 .312 .356 .470 .826
As Starter   251 75 20 1 5 22 39 17 74 3 0 3 .299 .347 .446 .793
As Reliever / Substitution   28 8 2 0 1 3 5 2 8 0 0 0 .286 .333 .464 .798
Pinch Hitting   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .400 .375 .775
Close/Late   70 26 8 0 3 10 12 3 17 1 0 1 .371 .400 .614 1.014
Inning 1-3   95 26 6 0 2 7 13 9 27 1 0 0 .274 .333 .400 .733
Inning 4-6   85 25 7 1 1 8 15 4 25 1 0 2 .294 .337 .435 .772
Inning 7-9   89 28 8 0 2 7 13 6 29 1 0 1 .315 .361 .472 .833
Extra Innings   10 4 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
0 Outs   99 31 9 0 2 4 16 5 32 1 0 1 .313 .349 .465 .814
1 Outs   107 36 9 1 4 10 23 4 21 2 0 1 .336 .360 .551 .911
2 Outs   73 16 4 0 0 11 4 10 29 0 0 1 .219 .321 .274 .595
Scoring Position   71 13 1 0 1 16 6 6 17 3 0 2 .183 .256 .239 .496
Bases Empty   162 53 15 0 5 5 30 10 46 0 0 1 .327 .370 .512 .882
Runner on 1st   46 17 6 1 0 4 7 3 19 0 0 0 .370 .408 .543 .952
Runner on 2nd   27 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 .111 .143 .111 .254
Runner on 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 0 0 1 4 4 3 5 0 0 1 .174 .296 .304 .601
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .375 .333 .708
Two Strikes   140 28 5 0 2 6 15 10 82 0 0 1 .200 .258 .279 .537
First Pitch   41 18 8 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 2 .439 .465 .780 1.246
Count 0-1   23 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .435 .783
Count 0-2   34 11 2 0 0 2 5 0 19 0 0 0 .324 .324 .382 .706
Count 1-0   21 10 3 0 0 4 6 0 0 3 0 0 .476 .417 .619 1.036
Count 1-1   21 7 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .571 .905
Count 1-2   44 7 1 0 1 2 4 0 28 0 0 1 .159 .178 .250 .428
Count 2-0   8 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.125 1.625
Count 2-1   18 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .389 .667
Count 2-2   36 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 22 0 0 0 .139 .139 .167 .306
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .769 .500 1.269
Full Count   26 5 1 0 1 1 3 10 13 0 0 0 .192 .417 .346 .763
Behind in Count   101 26 5 0 1 5 12 0 47 0 0 1 .257 .265 .337 .601
Ahead in Count   54 22 5 1 1 8 14 9 0 3 0 0 .407 .470 .593 1.062
Batting Leadoff   28 5 3 0 0 2 6 2 9 1 0 0 .179 .226 .286 .512
Batting 2nd   120 39 12 1 3 11 21 10 31 1 0 1 .325 .379 .517 .895
Batting 4th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Batting 7th   8 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .375 .545 .500 1.045
Batting 8th   36 12 3 0 0 2 4 1 6 0 0 1 .333 .368 .417 .785
Batting 9th   71 21 3 0 2 9 9 2 27 1 0 1 .296 .320 .423 .743
Low Leverage   126 37 9 0 2 4 18 10 40 0 0 0 .294 .346 .413 .758
Medium Leverage   101 28 9 1 2 9 13 6 32 1 0 1 .277 .321 .446 .767
High Leverage   51 18 4 0 2 12 11 2 10 2 0 2 .353 .386 .549 .935
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
2022 Kansas City - MLB 29 5 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 65 60 0.0
2024 Kansas City - MLB 31 103 279 83 22 1 6 25 44 19 3 3 82 9 4 .297 .345 .448 .793 117 118 2.0
Total MLB 108 286 85 22 1 6 27 45 19 3 3 86 10 4 .297 .344 .444 .788 116 117 2.0
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
2018 Chicago A (DSL) - A+ 25 82 313 91 13 10 1 37 39 25 2 5 66 22 2 .291 .342 .406 .748 90 91 1.0
2019 Midland - AA 26 78 301 83 13 12 7 44 57 29 2 1 95 27 7 .276 .342 .468 .811 104 104 1.9
2019 Northwest Arkansas - AA 26 32 126 29 7 1 0 5 10 8 1 0 42 6 6 .230 .281 .302 .583 49 59 -0.1
2019 Total - AA 26 110 427 112 20 13 7 49 67 37 3 1 137 33 13 .262 .325 .419 .744 88 91 1.9
2021 Northwest Arkansas - AA 28 79 291 84 11 5 9 38 62 25 8 1 64 32 9 .289 .360 .454 .814 106 105 2.1
2021 Omaha - AAA 28 38 131 33 6 0 5 15 21 11 4 0 31 9 5 .252 .329 .412 .741 95 96 0.7
2022 Omaha - AAA 29 107 366 110 20 3 14 61 63 35 6 5 98 45 7 .301 .367 .486 .853 123 122 3.6
2023 Omaha - AAA 30 117 419 126 26 4 11 54 55 34 8 1 108 12 8 .301 .364 .461 .824 112 112 1.9
Total IL 262 916 269 52 7 30 130 139 80 18 6 237 66 20 .294 .360 .464 .824 114 114
Total TL 189 718 196 31 18 16 87 129 62 11 2 201 65 22 .273 .339 .433 .772 96 97
Total NWL 82 313 91 13 10 1 37 39 25 2 5 66 22 2 .291 .342 .406 .748 90 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Kansas City - MLB CF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB LF 94 60 147 3 2 150 0 1.000 596.0 2.27 +3.0 1.027
2024 Kansas City - MLB CF 20 5 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 58.1 4.17 -0.0 .988
2024 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 94 60 147 3 2 150 0 1.000 596.0 2.27 +3.0 1.027
TOTAL CF 23 7 32 1 0 33 0 1.000 75.1 3.94 -0.0 .988
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/18/2017 Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent.
07/27/2019 Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Ismael Aquino to the Kansas City Royals for LHP Jake Diekman.
05/13/2023 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/06/2023 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week.
12/04/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
08/18/2024 Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/03/2024 Goes 5-8 against the Cleveland Guardians, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 1 R.
11/25/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $760,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
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