C Mel 'Black Magic' Esquivel #1
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/24/2039
 OA: 75 POT: 80
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C MEL 'BLACK MAGIC' ESQUIVEL #1 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 443 110 18 1 33 86 43 164 .248 .316 .517 2 6.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 60 50 55
Power 65 75 60 65
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 30 45
Arm: 55 45 45
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 75 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 75 Left Field: -
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/26/2038 @ BAL Loss, 2-8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10/25/2038 @ BAL Win, 10-8 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
10/22/2038 BAL Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/21/2038 BAL Loss, 5-8 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
10/19/2038 @ BAL Win, 6-5 5 2 2 3 2 0 3 0
10/18/2038 @ BAL Loss, 5-6 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/16/2038 LAA Win, 6-4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
10/15/2038 LAA Win, 10-1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
10/13/2038 @ LAA Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/12/2038 @ LAA Win, 5-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Has an opinion about everything.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Birthday:07/04/2010
Born in:Puerto Plata, PUE
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,000,000
Signed Through:2043 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 170 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2038 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 443 110 18 1 33 86 64 43 164 .248 .316 .517 .833 .346 .269 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 503 6 0 0 7 0 11 229 52 2 0 100.0 75.1 5.78 6.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 21 3 0 6 13 11 16 39 2 0 3 .212 .333 .424 .758
Versus Right   344 89 15 1 27 73 53 27 125 9 0 3 .259 .311 .544 .854
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   64 17 3 0 4 14 11 7 20 3 0 1 .266 .333 .500 .833
May   68 17 2 0 6 15 11 6 33 3 0 3 .250 .325 .544 .869
June   78 23 2 0 6 18 13 6 28 3 0 0 .295 .333 .551 .885
July   68 16 3 1 4 6 8 7 25 0 0 0 .235 .307 .485 .792
August   79 20 3 0 8 18 12 9 32 2 0 1 .253 .330 .595 .925
September   80 16 5 0 5 14 9 7 25 0 0 0 .200 .264 .450 .714
October   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
All-Star Game   2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Spring Training   60 18 4 0 8 18 12 9 23 0 0 0 .300 .391 .767 1.158
Postseason   53 14 3 0 3 5 8 8 18 0 0 1 .264 .371 .491 .862
Last Year   443 110 18 1 33 86 64 43 164 11 0 6 .248 .316 .517 .833
2 Years Ago   434 109 19 3 23 57 61 42 174 2 0 4 .251 .322 .468 .789
Career   2350 592 118 10 147 406 355 230 901 23 0 30 .252 .324 .498 .822
Home   216 58 7 1 16 46 34 24 68 7 0 2 .269 .337 .532 .870
Road   227 52 11 0 17 40 30 19 96 4 0 4 .229 .295 .502 .797
Grass   213 48 11 0 14 31 25 17 91 3 0 3 .225 .288 .474 .762
Turf   230 62 7 1 19 55 39 26 73 8 0 3 .270 .341 .557 .897
Day   125 32 1 1 14 28 24 11 42 1 0 1 .256 .319 .616 .935
Night   318 78 17 0 19 58 40 32 122 10 0 5 .245 .315 .478 .793
As Starter   443 110 18 1 33 86 64 43 164 11 0 6 .248 .316 .517 .833
Close/Late   81 20 1 0 5 14 11 11 31 2 0 1 .247 .337 .444 .781
Inning 1-3   158 41 9 0 11 35 19 10 57 6 0 2 .259 .301 .525 .826
Inning 4-6   155 38 6 1 14 33 27 17 56 2 0 1 .245 .320 .568 .888
Inning 7-9   125 31 3 0 8 18 18 15 46 3 0 3 .248 .336 .464 .800
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
0 Outs   146 36 11 0 12 22 29 14 56 4 0 4 .247 .321 .568 .890
1 Outs   133 34 3 0 9 28 21 18 46 7 0 1 .256 .333 .481 .815
2 Outs   164 40 4 1 12 36 14 11 62 0 0 1 .244 .295 .500 .795
Scoring Position   123 31 2 0 15 60 21 15 45 11 0 0 .252 .309 .634 .943
Bases Empty   223 54 12 0 12 12 29 19 81 0 0 5 .242 .316 .457 .773
Runner on 1st   97 25 4 1 6 14 14 9 38 0 0 1 .258 .327 .505 .832
Runner on 2nd   49 12 0 0 8 18 10 6 17 0 0 0 .245 .327 .735 1.062
Runner on 3rd   14 4 1 0 2 7 3 2 3 1 0 0 .286 .353 .786 1.139
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 7 1 0 4 13 7 7 10 0 0 0 .219 .359 .625 .984
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 7 4 0 0 .286 .222 .286 .508
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 .250 .167 .250 .417
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 1 10 1 0 6 4 0 0 .300 .214 .600 .814
Two Strikes   249 34 7 0 8 23 21 19 164 5 0 2 .137 .200 .261 .461
First Pitch   51 22 3 0 3 14 4 0 0 3 0 1 .431 .418 .667 1.085
Count 0-1   26 9 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .346 .400 .500 .900
Count 0-2   42 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 1 0 0 .095 .093 .119 .212
Count 1-0   27 7 1 0 5 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .259 .852 1.111
Count 1-1   40 16 1 0 10 21 11 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .381 1.175 1.556
Count 1-2   88 11 3 0 2 4 5 0 61 0 0 1 .125 .135 .227 .362
Count 2-0   19 7 2 0 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .947 1.316
Count 2-1   18 9 1 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.056 1.556
Count 2-2   82 13 3 0 3 9 4 0 53 2 0 1 .159 .165 .305 .470
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 5 1 0 1 1 6 10 0 0 0 0 .417 .682 .750 1.432
Full Count   37 6 0 0 3 9 11 19 20 2 0 0 .162 .431 .405 .836
Behind in Count   156 24 6 1 2 7 7 0 91 2 0 4 .154 .173 .244 .416
Ahead in Count   77 29 5 0 12 26 27 24 0 0 0 0 .377 .525 .909 1.434
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 4th   393 100 17 1 30 75 58 35 143 8 0 5 .254 .317 .532 .849
Batting 5th   43 8 1 0 2 9 5 7 17 3 0 1 .186 .296 .349 .645
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   163 42 6 1 10 19 24 24 57 2 0 2 .258 .356 .491 .847
Medium Leverage   200 49 9 0 18 44 30 7 71 3 0 4 .245 .280 .560 .840
High Leverage   76 17 3 0 4 22 9 12 35 6 0 0 .224 .309 .421 .730
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
2033 San Francisco - MLB 22 37 130 33 8 0 7 18 17 11 1 0 46 0 0 .254 .317 .477 .794 128 124 1.0
2034 San Francisco - MLB 23 27 74 16 1 0 4 11 10 10 0 1 25 0 0 .216 .306 .392 .698 102 101 0.3
2034 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 86 333 89 12 0 26 60 53 26 4 2 113 1 1 .267 .326 .538 .864 141 141 4.4
2034 Total - MLB 23 113 407 105 13 0 30 71 63 36 4 3 138 1 1 .258 .322 .511 .833 134 134 4.7
2035 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 122 460 110 26 4 21 77 63 50 9 5 186 1 1 .239 .323 .450 .773 117 113 4.9
2036 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 124 476 125 34 2 33 97 87 48 6 2 193 0 3 .263 .336 .550 .887 148 141 6.1
2037 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 115 434 109 19 3 23 57 61 42 4 2 174 0 1 .251 .322 .468 .789 114 109 4.3
2038 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 116 443 110 18 1 33 86 64 43 6 11 164 2 0 .248 .316 .517 .833 130 127 6.0
Total MLB 627 2350 592 118 10 147 406 355 230 30 23 901 4 6 .252 .324 .498 .822 129 125 27.0
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
2030 San Francisco (AZL) - R 19 43 148 40 11 0 8 33 22 11 0 0 65 1 0 .270 .321 .507 .828 133 127 0.9
2031 San Jose - A 20 59 210 64 15 0 10 28 27 10 0 3 78 0 1 .305 .332 .519 .851 128 123 1.4
2031 Eugene - A+ 20 52 200 54 15 0 4 32 21 7 3 1 69 0 0 .270 .303 .405 .708 81 77 -0.1
2031 Total - A+ 20 111 410 118 30 0 14 60 48 17 3 4 147 0 1 .288 .318 .463 .781 105 101 1.3
2032 Eugene - A+ 21 106 430 148 21 2 31 113 71 40 6 0 119 0 1 .344 .408 .619 1.026 166 165 4.9
2033 Richmond - AA 22 20 72 25 2 0 2 11 12 9 0 1 17 1 0 .347 .415 .458 .873 132 131 0.7
2033 Sacramento - AAA 22 63 252 72 18 1 5 27 29 9 4 3 71 1 0 .286 .317 .425 .742 101 100 0.7
Total AAA W 63 252 72 18 1 5 27 29 9 4 3 71 1 0 .286 .317 .425 .742 101 100
Total AA NE 20 72 25 2 0 2 11 12 9 0 1 17 1 0 .347 .415 .458 .873 132 131
Total A+ W 158 630 202 36 2 35 145 92 47 9 1 188 0 1 .321 .376 .551 .926 140 138
Total A W 59 210 64 15 0 10 28 27 10 0 3 78 0 1 .305 .332 .519 .851 128 123
Total AZL 43 148 40 11 0 8 33 22 11 0 0 65 1 0 .270 .321 .507 .828 133 127
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
2035 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 16 55 12 1 0 1 5 7 7 1 1 20 0 0 .218 .312 .291 .603 74 74 2.9
2036 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 3 11 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879 145 144 2.0
2037 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 3 11 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .429 .364 .792 122 130 2.3
2038 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 14 53 14 3 0 3 5 8 8 1 0 18 1 0 .264 .371 .491 .862 141 143 3.5
Total MLB 36 130 32 8 0 4 14 16 18 3 1 44 1 0 .246 .349 .400 .749 111 113
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2033 San Francisco - MLB C 34 33 338 29 1 367 0 1.000 296.2 11.13 +1.7 1.314 2 35 12 34.3
2033 San Francisco - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 .990
2034 Tampa Bay - MLB C 86 86 768 44 3 816 4 .995 765.1 9.55 +1.0 1.031 1 46 14 30.4
2034 San Francisco - MLB C 17 16 131 9 1 140 0 1.000 141.1 8.92 +0.4 2.061 1 6 2 33.3
2034 San Francisco - MLB RF 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 -0.4 .738
2035 Tampa Bay - MLB C 122 122 1083 61 3 1146 2 .998 1115.0 9.23 +1.3 1.129 3 62 13 21.0
2036 Tampa Bay - MLB C 122 122 1143 69 3 1216 4 .997 1101.1 9.90 +3.2 1.126 0 83 25 30.1
2037 Tampa Bay - MLB C 115 115 1057 64 6 1123 2 .998 1038.0 9.72 +2.7 1.439 2 98 23 23.5
2038 Tampa Bay - MLB C 116 116 981 52 5 1034 1 .999 1031.2 9.01 +3.7 1.009 1 76 22 28.9
TOTAL C 612 610 5501 328 22 5842 13 .998 5489.1 9.56 +13.8 1.179 10 406 111 27.3
TOTAL RF 5 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 37.0 1.22 -0.4 .822
PLAYER HISTORY
07/07/2026 Entered the Major League Baseball as an international amateur free agent from Dominican Republic.
07/16/2026 Signed a minor league contract ($5,000,000 bonus) out of Dominican Republic with the Seattle Mariners organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 25 (80); Eye: 25 (70).
03/29/2027 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 25 (80); Eye: 25 (70).
04/03/2028 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 30 (80); Eye: 25 (60).
04/02/2029 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
12/10/2029 Promoted from the international complex to Rookie League Seattle (DSL).
12/10/2029 Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for 2B Willie Orozco and C Jeff Herren.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 30 (70); Eye: 25 (55).
03/25/2030 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
07/11/2030 Was selected to the 2030 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
10/26/2030 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (60); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 25 (50).
03/31/2031 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
06/22/2031 Was selected to the 2031 Low-A West All-Star Game.
07/15/2031 Injured (bruised lung),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 30 (45).
04/05/2032 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
07/05/2032 Wins the A+ W Player of the Week Award.
07/05/2032 Was selected to the 2032 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
08/30/2032 Wins the A+ W Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2032 Wins the A+ W Batter of the Month Award.
09/29/2032 Wins the 2032 A+ W Glove Wizard Award at C.
10/01/2032 Wins the 2032 A+ W Platinum Stick Award at C.
10/03/2032 Finished 2nd in 2032 A+ W Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
04/04/2033 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
06/19/2033 Was selected to the 2033 Triple-A West All-Star Game.
07/04/2033 Was selected to the 2033 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
09/26/2033 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $860,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
03/30/2034 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/15/2034 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for CF Kevin Branham, SP Tauren Shera, SP Eric Gilliland, C Andres Vazquez, and SP Danny Bryan.
08/05/2034 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/20/2034 Wins the 2034 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
11/27/2034 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $860,000.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
03/09/2035 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Tampa Bay Rays development complex.
07/02/2035 Was selected to the 2035 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/28/2035 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/01/2035 Wins the 2035 World Series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
11/19/2035 Wins the 2035 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
11/26/2035 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $860,000.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
07/07/2036 Was selected to the 2036 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/22/2036 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $152,000,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
11/20/2036 Wins the 2036 MLB AL Golden Glove Award at C.
11/20/2036 Wins the 2036 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
07/06/2037 Was selected to the 2037 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/12/2037 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/26/2037 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/15/2037 Wins the 2037 MLB AL Golden Glove Award at C.
11/17/2037 Wins the 2037 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
04/12/2038 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
04/28/2038 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/05/2038 Was selected to the 2038 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/29/2038 Wins the 2038 MLB AL Golden Glove Award at C.
11/29/2038 Wins the 2038 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
01/01/2039 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2035 186 7
Year IBB Rank
2036 5 8
Year SF Rank
2038 11 2
Year SLG Rank
2036 .550 8
Year ISO Rank
2036 .288 4
2038 .269 9
Year OPS Rank
2036 .887 9
Year WAR Rank
2036 5.8 8
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