LF Christian 'Yeli' Yelich #25
Arizona Diamondbacks MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/05/2019
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LF CHRISTIAN 'YELI' YELICH #25 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 460 133 29 3 25 70 46 161 .289 .353 .528 19 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 60 60 65 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 55
Errors: - 25 75
Arm: - 25 40
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/04/2019 @ NYY Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/2019 OAK Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/02/2019 OAK Win, 17-11 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 0
08/01/2019 OAK Win, 6-5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
07/31/2019 @ BOS Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
07/30/2019 @ BOS Win, 10-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/29/2019 @ BOS Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/28/2019 SEA Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/27/2019 SEA Win, 6-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/26/2019 SEA Loss, 1-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys a good book.
Birthday:12/05/1991
Born in:Thousand Oaks, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$37,200,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 133 Days
Service This Yr:133 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 133 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2012, 3rd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2019 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 115 460 133 29 3 25 70 86 46 161 .289 .353 .528 .881 .366 .239 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 510 1 1 0 3 0 3 243 57 19 6 76.0 89.3 7.11 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   139 36 7 1 5 15 26 10 44 1 0 1 .259 .311 .432 .743
Versus Right   321 97 22 2 20 55 60 36 117 2 0 0 .302 .370 .570 .941
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 6 0 0 0 2 4 2 10 0 0 0 .222 .276 .222 .498
March   31 8 4 0 2 2 6 0 9 0 0 0 .258 .258 .581 .839
April   104 28 3 1 7 14 24 13 42 0 0 1 .269 .356 .519 .875
May   113 39 9 0 8 23 22 7 34 1 0 0 .345 .380 .637 1.017
June   82 22 10 0 3 12 10 14 32 1 0 0 .268 .371 .500 .871
July   115 31 3 2 5 17 21 11 39 1 0 0 .270 .331 .461 .792
August   15 5 0 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   68 18 4 3 3 7 13 8 25 0 0 0 .265 .342 .544 .886
Last Year   434 122 23 2 30 75 76 57 112 4 0 1 .281 .363 .551 .914
2 Years Ago   409 115 18 6 23 68 68 62 105 4 0 4 .281 .378 .523 .901
Career   3624 989 208 30 144 475 559 447 1012 22 0 18 .273 .354 .466 .820
Home   229 78 14 2 14 36 50 30 70 1 0 0 .341 .415 .603 1.018
Road   231 55 15 1 11 34 36 16 91 2 0 1 .238 .288 .455 .743
Grass   411 123 27 3 22 62 78 43 140 2 0 0 .299 .364 .540 .904
Turf   49 10 2 0 3 8 8 3 21 1 0 1 .204 .259 .429 .688
Day   140 36 7 1 6 22 23 13 55 1 0 0 .257 .318 .450 .768
Night   320 97 22 2 19 48 63 33 106 2 0 1 .303 .368 .562 .930
As Starter   455 132 29 3 25 70 84 45 159 3 0 1 .290 .353 .532 .885
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   93 19 6 0 5 18 16 9 40 2 0 0 .204 .269 .430 .699
Inning 1-3   186 61 12 2 11 26 37 16 68 0 0 0 .328 .381 .591 .973
Inning 4-6   132 39 9 0 6 20 24 17 38 1 0 1 .295 .377 .500 .877
Inning 7-9   139 33 8 1 8 24 24 12 54 2 0 0 .237 .294 .482 .776
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   148 42 9 1 8 17 38 20 51 2 0 1 .284 .368 .520 .889
1 Outs   159 47 11 0 5 19 30 17 58 1 0 0 .296 .362 .459 .821
2 Outs   153 44 9 2 12 34 18 9 52 0 0 0 .288 .327 .608 .935
Scoring Position   100 30 9 0 2 40 16 9 32 3 0 0 .300 .348 .450 .798
Bases Empty   275 77 17 1 20 20 54 30 96 0 0 0 .280 .351 .567 .918
Runner on 1st   85 26 3 2 3 10 16 7 33 0 0 1 .306 .366 .494 .860
Runner on 2nd   34 10 4 0 1 9 6 4 10 0 0 0 .294 .368 .500 .868
Runner on 3rd   14 5 2 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 .357 .438 .500 .938
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 12 0 0 0 .217 .280 .261 .541
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .167 .250 .417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 5 1 0 1 11 3 1 5 1 0 0 .333 .353 .600 .953
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 0 0 7 3 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
Two Strikes   267 47 14 0 9 26 32 22 161 2 0 1 .176 .240 .330 .569
First Pitch   48 16 2 0 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .562 .896
Count 0-1   43 16 3 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .372 .364 .512 .875
Count 0-2   40 8 2 0 1 4 4 0 25 0 0 0 .200 .200 .325 .525
Count 1-0   33 22 5 0 6 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.364 2.030
Count 1-1   28 12 3 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 1-2   105 10 3 0 2 7 5 0 72 2 0 0 .095 .093 .181 .274
Count 2-0   10 6 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .636 1.000 1.636
Count 2-1   21 10 0 1 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .476 .476 1.000 1.476
Count 2-2   83 22 8 0 4 12 12 0 47 0 0 0 .265 .265 .506 .771
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 1 1 1 3 8 14 0 0 0 0 .400 .750 1.000 1.750
Full Count   39 7 1 0 2 3 11 22 17 0 0 1 .179 .484 .359 .843
Behind in Count   188 34 8 0 4 16 14 0 97 3 0 0 .181 .178 .287 .465
Ahead in Count   74 42 7 2 11 23 33 24 0 0 0 0 .568 .673 1.162 1.836
Batting Leadoff   132 40 10 2 5 15 23 13 44 1 0 0 .303 .363 .523 .886
Batting 2nd   74 20 3 0 4 12 17 12 23 1 0 0 .270 .368 .473 .841
Batting 3rd   250 72 16 1 16 43 45 21 92 1 0 1 .288 .344 .552 .896
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   229 60 12 2 10 17 37 20 87 1 0 0 .262 .320 .463 .783
Medium Leverage   161 50 12 0 12 26 35 20 51 1 0 0 .311 .385 .609 .993
High Leverage   68 22 5 1 2 26 13 6 23 1 0 1 .324 .382 .515 .896
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
2013 Minnesota - MLB 21 148 575 149 33 4 12 50 73 68 1 2 168 17 7 .259 .337 .393 .731 108 110 3.5
2014 Minnesota - MLB 22 157 612 151 30 8 8 44 74 61 3 2 179 17 4 .247 .317 .361 .678 94 94 1.7
2015 Minnesota - MLB 23 155 581 160 36 4 16 55 99 84 4 5 150 16 6 .275 .368 .434 .802 123 123 4.2
2016 Minnesota - MLB 24 151 553 159 39 3 30 113 83 69 4 2 137 12 3 .288 .369 .532 .901 145 142 5.6
2017 Minnesota - MLB 25 115 409 115 18 6 23 68 68 62 4 4 105 14 3 .281 .378 .523 .901 138 134 2.6
2018 Minnesota - MLB 26 118 434 122 23 2 30 75 76 57 1 4 112 7 3 .281 .363 .551 .914 152 151 4.4
2019 Arizona - MLB 27 115 460 133 29 3 25 70 86 46 1 3 161 19 6 .289 .353 .528 .881 129 130 2.8
Total MLB 959 3624 989 208 30 144 475 559 447 18 22 1012 102 32 .273 .354 .466 .820 125 125 24.7
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
2012 Vallejo - A 20 25 105 42 5 1 6 15 26 15 0 0 26 9 3 .400 .475 .638 1.113 173 182 1.6
2012 Durham - AA 20 22 79 26 4 0 4 10 15 16 1 0 18 3 2 .329 .448 .532 .980 145 155 0.7
2012 Ft. Dix - AAA 20 36 135 46 12 4 2 14 17 13 2 0 29 7 2 .341 .407 .533 .940 143 147 1.3
2018 Ft. Dix - AAA 26 6 19 8 1 0 2 7 4 3 0 1 6 2 0 .421 .478 .789 1.268 232 206 0.4
Total MAAA 42 154 54 13 4 4 21 21 16 2 1 35 9 2 .351 .416 .565 .981 155 155
Total MAA 22 79 26 4 0 4 10 15 16 1 0 18 3 2 .329 .448 .532 .980 145 155
Total MA 25 105 42 5 1 6 15 26 15 0 0 26 9 3 .400 .475 .638 1.113 173 182
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2013 Minnesota - MLB LF 136 133 281 5 2 286 0 1.000 1181.1 2.18 +5.5 1.022
2013 Minnesota - MLB CF 7 6 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 57.1 2.83 -0.5 .987
2014 Minnesota - MLB LF 145 145 271 7 3 281 3 .989 1273.0 1.97 -2.0 1.006
2014 Minnesota - MLB CF 5 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.2 .988
2014 Minnesota - MLB RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.3 .985
2015 Minnesota - MLB LF 142 141 256 6 3 266 4 .985 1259.1 1.87 +5.6 1.019
2015 Minnesota - MLB CF 7 7 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 62.0 2.76 -1.9 .835
2015 Minnesota - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Minnesota - MLB LF 144 144 281 7 1 290 2 .993 1276.0 2.03 +8.9 1.038
2017 Minnesota - MLB LF 20 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 72.0 1.12 +0.2 1.245
2017 Minnesota - MLB CF 100 100 220 8 1 228 0 1.000 865.2 2.37 -14.5 .908
2017 Minnesota - MLB RF 6 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 32.0 1.97 +0.2 .987
2018 Minnesota - MLB LF 105 105 206 2 0 208 0 1.000 930.1 2.01 +2.5 1.021
2018 Minnesota - MLB CF 7 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 44.0 3.48 -0.0 .974
2018 Minnesota - MLB RF 7 3 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 -0.1 .970
2019 Arizona - MLB 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.035
2019 Arizona - MLB SS 1 1 3 1 0 6 2 .667 9.0 4.00 -0.8 .338
2019 Arizona - MLB LF 18 18 34 1 0 36 1 .972 157.0 2.01 +0.1 1.055
2019 Arizona - MLB CF 10 9 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 81.2 3.42 +0.1 .953
2019 Arizona - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.035
TOTAL SS 1 1 3 1 0 6 2 .667 9.0 4.00 -0.8 .338
TOTAL LF 710 691 1338 28 9 1376 10 .993 6149.0 2.00 +20.8 1.023
TOTAL CF 136 130 310 9 1 319 0 1.000 1137.2 2.52 -16.7 .917
TOTAL RF 21 6 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 74.0 1.82 +0.4 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2012 Drafted in the 2012 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
06/17/2012 Was selected to the 2012 MLB Class A All-Star Game.
06/22/2012 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
10/30/2012 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
03/25/2013 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
07/23/2013 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/14/2013 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/04/2013 Wins the 2013 MLB AL Great Glove Award at LF.
11/18/2013 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $490,000.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
05/22/2014 Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Royals, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
11/25/2014 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
11/22/2015 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,393,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
04/20/2016 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for one week.
05/16/2016 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/2016 Goes 0-4 against the Cleveland Indians, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
06/12/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/18/2016 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/24/2016 Hits three home runs against the New York Yankees, going 3-3 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/30/2016 Wins the 2016 MLB AL Great Glove Award at LF.
10/30/2016 Wins the 2016 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
11/03/2016 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,500,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
06/07/2017 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for 2 weeks.
07/07/2017 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/15/2017 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
11/02/2017 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $14,800,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
06/04/2018 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/10/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06/25/2018 Injured (severe hip strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/10/2018 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/2018 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
11/21/2018 Became a free agent.
12/20/2018 Signed a 7-year contract worth a total of $283,200,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
04/08/2019 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
05/17/2019 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago White Sox, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
06/09/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2014 678 9
Year AB Rank
2014 612 9
Year K Rank
2013 168 8
2014 179 4
Year 2B Rank
2016 39 10
Year 3B Rank
2014 8 3
2017 6 8
Year RBI Rank
2016 113 5
Year BB Rank
2015 84 3
Year IBB Rank
2015 4 9
2016 6 4
2017 4 5
Year EBH Rank
2016 72 8
Year OBP Rank
2015 .368 10
Year SLG Rank
2016 .532 8
Year RC Rank
2016 112.66 10
Year RC/27 Rank
2016 7.49 5
Year ISO Rank
2016 .244 6
Year OPS Rank
2016 .901 8
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