C Cesar Salazar #18
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/06/2025
OA: 45 POT: 45
C CESAR SALAZAR #18 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
78 193 39 9 0 4 12 9 50 .202 .267 .311 2 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 45 35
Arm: 60 50 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
Ability: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 35 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/30/2024 @ LAD Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/2024 DET Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2024 SEA Win, 6-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2024 LAA Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2024 LAA Loss, 8-17 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/19/2024 LAA Win, 6-2 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/2024 @ SD Win, 10-9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2024 @ SD Win, 7-1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/16/2024 @ SD Loss, 0-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2024 @ LAA Loss, 1-3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard to hone his skills.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:03/15/1996
Born in:South Tucson, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$760,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year 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 78 193 39 9 0 4 12 17 9 50 .202 .267 .311 .578 .250 .109 53
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 215 8 1 0 7 5 0 60 13 2 0 100.0 15.5 2.51 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   48 8 1 0 1 2 4 1 15 0 1 0 .167 .184 .250 .434
Versus Right   145 31 8 0 3 10 13 8 35 0 4 8 .214 .292 .331 .623
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   21 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 9 0 2 0 .238 .238 .476 .714
May   37 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 1 0 .189 .189 .216 .405
June   29 5 2 0 0 4 4 3 7 0 0 2 .172 .294 .241 .535
July   35 6 1 0 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 1 .171 .216 .286 .502
August   27 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 2 .185 .290 .222 .513
September   43 11 2 0 2 3 5 3 13 0 2 3 .256 .347 .442 .789
Spring Training   39 7 1 0 1 7 5 3 9 0 0 2 .179 .273 .282 .555
Postseason   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   193 39 9 0 4 12 17 9 50 0 5 8 .202 .267 .311 .578
Career   193 39 9 0 4 12 17 9 50 0 5 8 .202 .267 .311 .578
Home   97 18 4 0 2 7 7 5 27 0 4 4 .186 .255 .289 .543
Road   96 21 5 0 2 5 10 4 23 0 1 4 .219 .279 .333 .612
Grass   185 38 9 0 4 12 16 9 49 0 5 8 .205 .272 .319 .591
Turf   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Day   74 15 2 0 3 5 8 2 17 0 0 4 .203 .263 .351 .614
Night   119 24 7 0 1 7 9 7 33 0 5 4 .202 .269 .286 .555
As Starter   175 38 9 0 4 10 17 9 47 0 5 7 .217 .283 .337 .620
As Reliever / Substitution   18 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 .056 .105 .056 .161
Pinch Hitting   17 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 .059 .111 .059 .170
Close/Late   64 13 1 0 2 4 6 1 16 0 1 2 .203 .239 .312 .551
Inning 1-3   48 11 4 0 2 4 7 3 14 0 3 2 .229 .302 .438 .739
Inning 4-6   67 12 3 0 0 3 4 3 16 0 1 4 .179 .257 .224 .481
Inning 7-9   72 16 2 0 2 5 6 2 19 0 1 2 .222 .263 .333 .596
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
0 Outs   64 10 4 0 1 1 6 2 18 0 5 2 .156 .206 .266 .472
1 Outs   69 17 2 0 2 5 7 4 14 0 0 5 .246 .333 .362 .696
2 Outs   60 12 3 0 1 6 4 3 18 0 0 1 .200 .250 .300 .550
Scoring Position   46 8 1 0 0 7 1 4 15 0 5 3 .174 .283 .196 .479
Bases Empty   109 26 6 0 4 4 8 2 24 0 0 3 .239 .272 .404 .676
Runner on 1st   38 5 2 0 0 1 8 3 11 0 0 2 .132 .233 .184 .417
Runner on 2nd   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 .071 .188 .071 .259
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 2 .214 .389 .286 .675
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   94 8 3 0 2 3 7 5 50 0 0 3 .085 .157 .181 .338
First Pitch   25 11 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 .440 .440 .480 .920
Count 0-1   16 7 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 2 .438 .500 .688 1.188
Count 0-2   18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 .056 .056 .111 .167
Count 1-0   19 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .316 .579
Count 1-1   12 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .500 .929
Count 1-2   30 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 1 .067 .097 .100 .197
Count 2-0   10 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Count 2-2   27 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 14 0 0 2 .148 .207 .296 .503
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Full Count   19 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 10 0 0 0 .053 .250 .211 .461
Behind in Count   64 10 3 0 1 5 5 0 26 0 1 3 .156 .194 .250 .444
Ahead in Count   46 9 2 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 .196 .275 .304 .579
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   14 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 8th   103 22 4 0 1 4 9 7 23 0 0 4 .214 .289 .282 .571
Batting 9th   75 15 5 0 3 6 8 2 22 0 4 4 .200 .259 .387 .646
Low Leverage   78 21 6 0 2 5 4 2 17 0 1 3 .269 .313 .423 .736
Medium Leverage   71 12 2 0 1 3 9 3 22 0 4 1 .169 .213 .239 .453
High Leverage   43 6 1 0 1 4 4 3 11 0 0 4 .140 .260 .233 .493
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
2024 Houston - MLB 28 78 193 39 9 0 4 12 17 9 8 0 50 2 0 .202 .267 .311 .578 60 53 -0.3
Total MLB 78 193 39 9 0 4 12 17 9 8 0 50 2 0 .202 .267 .311 .578 60 53 -0.3
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 Total - A- 22 22 73 15 6 0 0 10 5 4 4 0 15 1 1 .205 .284 .288 .572 100 87 0.1
2018 Total - A 22 14 44 8 0 0 3 7 5 4 2 0 13 0 0 .182 .280 .386 .666 74 80 0.0
2019 Total - A 23 71 248 65 16 1 3 39 28 17 8 6 41 5 3 .262 .323 .371 .694 82 85 0.5
2021 Asheville - A+ 25 23 80 19 4 0 3 12 10 9 5 2 23 2 0 .237 .344 .400 .744 88 93 0.2
2021 Corpus Christi - AA 25 32 107 26 5 1 8 19 12 9 4 2 24 2 1 .243 .320 .533 .852 113 108 0.6
2021 Sugar Land - AAA 25 1 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000 369 313 0.1
2022 Corpus Christi - AA 26 85 307 85 17 0 16 54 56 24 14 6 58 8 3 .277 .350 .489 .839 111 111 1.8
2022 Sugar Land - AAA 26 17 59 12 1 0 0 6 2 5 1 1 13 0 0 .203 .273 .220 .493 22 44 -0.4
2023 Sugar Land - AAA 27 120 445 138 25 1 32 96 78 43 16 1 113 1 0 .310 .390 .587 .977 130 136 3.8
Total PCL 138 508 153 28 1 32 103 81 48 17 2 126 1 0 .301 .379 .549 .928 119 127
Total TL 117 414 111 22 1 24 73 68 33 18 8 82 10 4 .268 .342 .500 .842 112 110
Total SAL 23 80 19 4 0 3 12 10 9 5 2 23 2 0 .237 .344 .400 .744 88 93
Total CAL 85 292 73 16 1 6 46 33 21 10 6 54 5 3 .250 .316 .373 .689 81 84
Total NYP 22 73 15 6 0 0 10 5 4 4 0 15 1 1 .205 .284 .288 .572 100 87
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
2024 Houston - MLB 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 0.1
Total MLB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Houston - MLB C 47 46 410 24 3 436 2 .995 414.2 9.42 -2.5 .879 8 31 6 19.4
2024 Houston - MLB 1B 14 7 60 3 10 64 1 .984 68.0 8.34 +0.5 1.024
TOTAL C 47 46 410 24 3 436 2 .995 414.2 9.42 -2.5 .879 8 31 6 19.4
TOTAL 1B 14 7 60 3 10 64 1 .984 68.0 8.34 +0.5 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2018 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).
07/02/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
08/14/2023 Wins the PCL Player of the Week Award.
10/16/2023 Wins the 2023 PCL Platinum Stick Award at C.
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: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
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: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2024 5 6
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