C Mel 'Black Magic' Esquivel #1
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/28/2037
 OA: 75 POT: 75
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C MEL 'BLACK MAGIC' ESQUIVEL #1 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
111 423 105 18 3 23 57 38 172 .248 .315 .468 0 3.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 60 65 60 65
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 50 45 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 75 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 75 Left Field: -
1st Base: - 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: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2037 @ LAA Loss, 4-8 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/2037 @ LAA Loss, 5-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2037 @ LAA Loss, 0-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/2037 KC Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2037 KC Win, 6-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/2037 KC Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/2037 NAS Win, 3-2 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
09/11/2037 NAS Win, 3-0 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/08/2037 BOS Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/07/2037 BOS Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Tends to get defensive with others.
Personality Class: Outspoken
High: Leader, Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition, Intelligence
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:$8,000,000
Signed Through:2043 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 170 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2037 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 423 105 18 3 23 57 61 38 172 .248 .315 .468 .783 .327 .220 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 111 467 4 2 0 9 0 2 198 44 0 1 0.0 61.4 5.03 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   103 21 3 2 6 11 13 7 43 0 0 0 .204 .255 .447 .701
Versus Right   320 84 15 1 17 46 48 31 129 2 0 4 .263 .333 .475 .808
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 .200 .273 .350 .623
April   73 19 4 1 5 15 12 5 38 0 0 0 .260 .308 .548 .856
May   78 18 3 1 5 12 9 5 32 0 0 1 .231 .286 .487 .773
June   77 23 5 1 6 14 16 6 24 0 0 1 .299 .357 .623 .981
July   67 19 2 0 4 7 10 6 20 1 0 1 .284 .347 .493 .839
August   79 15 1 0 2 6 8 12 38 1 0 0 .190 .293 .278 .572
September   49 11 3 0 1 3 6 4 20 0 0 1 .224 .296 .347 .643
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   42 10 1 0 5 11 8 7 13 0 0 0 .238 .347 .619 .966
Last Year   476 125 34 2 33 97 87 48 193 2 0 6 .263 .336 .550 .887
2 Years Ago   460 110 26 4 21 77 63 50 186 5 0 9 .239 .323 .450 .773
Career   1896 478 99 9 114 320 291 183 735 12 0 24 .252 .324 .494 .818
Home   205 49 8 2 11 25 29 21 76 1 0 1 .239 .311 .459 .770
Road   218 56 10 1 12 32 32 17 96 1 0 3 .257 .318 .477 .795
Grass   200 53 9 1 11 29 29 13 85 1 0 3 .265 .318 .485 .803
Turf   223 52 9 2 12 28 32 25 87 1 0 1 .233 .312 .453 .765
Day   65 12 0 0 7 15 8 2 31 0 0 1 .185 .221 .508 .728
Night   358 93 18 3 16 42 53 36 141 2 0 3 .260 .331 .461 .792
As Starter   423 105 18 3 23 57 61 38 172 2 0 4 .248 .315 .468 .783
Close/Late   99 28 7 1 7 13 17 9 35 0 0 0 .283 .343 .586 .928
Inning 1-3   135 37 9 0 8 23 20 8 52 2 0 0 .274 .310 .519 .829
Inning 4-6   145 33 1 2 8 16 22 16 66 0 0 3 .228 .317 .428 .745
Inning 7-9   133 32 7 1 6 16 17 10 51 0 0 1 .241 .299 .444 .742
Extra Innings   10 3 1 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 .300 .500 .700 1.200
0 Outs   152 37 3 0 8 16 28 12 68 0 0 3 .243 .311 .421 .732
1 Outs   131 36 7 1 9 22 22 11 50 2 0 1 .275 .331 .550 .881
2 Outs   140 32 8 2 6 19 11 15 54 0 0 0 .229 .303 .443 .746
Scoring Position   91 23 5 0 3 30 15 11 35 2 0 0 .253 .327 .407 .734
Bases Empty   244 65 11 3 14 14 32 23 102 0 0 4 .266 .339 .508 .848
Runner on 1st   88 17 2 0 6 13 14 4 35 0 0 0 .193 .228 .420 .649
Runner on 2nd   31 10 2 0 3 13 8 4 10 0 0 0 .323 .400 .677 1.077
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 8 0 0 0 .160 .222 .200 .422
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 3 3 6 1 0 0 .222 .385 .222 .607
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 .273 .250 .273 .523
Two Strikes   261 39 7 2 10 27 26 18 172 0 0 1 .149 .207 .307 .514
First Pitch   43 14 2 1 3 7 8 2 0 0 0 2 .326 .383 .628 1.011
Count 0-1   18 9 2 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .944 1.444
Count 0-2   47 6 1 1 1 5 2 0 33 0 0 0 .128 .128 .255 .383
Count 1-0   28 12 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 .429 .433 .571 1.005
Count 1-1   38 14 3 0 3 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .684 1.053
Count 1-2   81 10 1 0 4 7 6 0 62 0 0 1 .123 .134 .284 .418
Count 2-0   10 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .455 .600 1.055
Count 2-1   18 9 0 0 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.167 1.667
Count 2-2   81 17 3 1 4 14 12 0 40 0 0 0 .210 .210 .420 .630
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 2 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 .429 .789 .714 1.504
Full Count   52 6 2 0 1 1 6 18 37 0 0 0 .115 .343 .212 .554
Behind in Count   146 25 4 1 7 18 12 0 95 0 0 1 .171 .177 .356 .533
Ahead in Count   63 29 4 0 5 12 17 18 0 2 0 1 .460 .571 .762 1.333
Batting 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .375 .875
Batting 4th   72 13 3 0 2 6 9 5 27 0 0 0 .181 .234 .306 .539
Batting 5th   67 16 4 2 1 5 6 5 40 0 0 0 .239 .292 .403 .695
Batting 6th   244 66 9 1 15 33 37 22 90 2 0 4 .270 .338 .500 .838
Batting 7th   25 6 0 0 4 11 5 2 10 0 0 0 .240 .296 .720 1.016
Batting 8th   7 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .857 1.143
Low Leverage   188 50 10 2 12 16 21 20 77 0 0 2 .266 .343 .532 .875
Medium Leverage   161 37 4 1 8 23 29 11 66 1 0 2 .230 .286 .416 .702
High Leverage   73 17 4 0 3 18 11 7 29 1 0 0 .233 .296 .411 .707
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 .794 108 112 0.8
2034 San Francisco - MLB 23 27 74 16 1 0 4 11 10 10 0 1 25 0 0 .216 .306 .392 .698 85 89 0.2
2034 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 86 333 89 12 0 26 60 53 26 4 2 113 1 1 .267 .326 .538 .864 132 137 4.2
2034 Total - MLB 23 113 407 105 13 0 30 71 63 36 4 3 138 1 1 .258 .322 .511 .833 123 128 4.4
2035 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 122 460 110 26 4 21 77 63 50 9 5 186 1 1 .239 .323 .450 .773 106 108 4.6
2036 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 124 476 125 34 2 33 97 87 48 6 2 193 0 3 .263 .336 .550 .887 137 136 5.8
2037 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 111 423 105 18 3 23 57 61 38 4 2 172 0 1 .248 .315 .468 .783 109 106 3.8
Total MLB 507 1896 478 99 9 114 320 291 183 24 12 735 2 6 .252 .324 .494 .818 118 119 19.5
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 .828 125 126 0.9
2031 San Jose - A 20 59 210 64 15 0 10 28 27 10 0 3 78 0 1 .305 .332 .519 .851 121 120 1.3
2031 Eugene - A+ 20 52 200 54 15 0 4 32 21 7 3 1 69 0 0 .270 .303 .405 .708 82 78 -0.0
2031 Total - A+ 20 111 410 118 30 0 14 60 48 17 3 4 147 0 1 .288 .318 .463 .781 102 100 1.2
2032 Eugene - A+ 21 106 430 148 21 2 31 113 71 40 6 0 119 0 1 .344 .408 .619 1.026 162 165 4.9
2033 Richmond - AA 22 20 72 25 2 0 2 11 12 9 0 1 17 1 0 .347 .415 .458 .873 130 130 0.7
2033 Sacramento - AAA 22 63 252 72 18 1 5 27 29 9 4 3 71 1 0 .286 .317 .425 .742 98 97 0.6
Total AAA W 63 252 72 18 1 5 27 29 9 4 3 71 1 0 .286 .317 .425 .742 98 97
Total AA NE 20 72 25 2 0 2 11 12 9 0 1 17 1 0 .347 .415 .458 .873 130 130
Total A+ W 158 630 202 36 2 35 145 92 47 9 1 188 0 1 .321 .376 .551 .926 138 138
Total A W 59 210 64 15 0 10 28 27 10 0 3 78 0 1 .305 .332 .519 .851 121 120
Total AZL 43 148 40 11 0 8 33 22 11 0 0 65 1 0 .270 .321 .507 .828 125 126
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 66 69 2.8
2036 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 3 11 3 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879 135 139 2.0
Total MLB 19 66 15 4 0 1 8 8 7 2 1 24 0 0 .227 .316 .333 .649 77 80
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 111 111 1017 63 6 1082 2 .998 1003.0 9.69 +2.6 1.433 2 93 22 23.7
TOTAL C 492 490 4480 275 17 4767 12 .997 4422.2 9.68 +10.1 1.210 9 325 88 27.1
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2035 186 7
Year IBB Rank
2036 5 8
Year SLG Rank
2036 .550 8
Year ISO Rank
2036 .288 4
Year OPS Rank
2036 .887 9
Year WAR Rank
2036 5.8 8
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