C Mel 'Black Magic' Esquivel #1
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/05/2039
 OA: 75 POT: 80
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C MEL 'BLACK MAGIC' ESQUIVEL #1 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 491 128 26 3 29 96 39 178 .261 .330 .503 2 5.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 45 50
Gap 55 60 50 55
Power 65 75 60 65
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 30 45
Arm: 55 40 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: 40
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
10/07/2039 SEA Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/06/2039 SEA Loss, 1-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2039 @ CLE Loss, 2-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2039 BOS Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/2039 BOS Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/28/2039 BAL Win, 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2039 BAL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/2039 @ LAA Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2039 @ LAA Win, 7-5 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/22/2039 @ SEA Loss, 1-2 4 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:$26,000,000
Signed Through:2043 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 170 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2039 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 491 128 26 3 29 96 75 39 178 .261 .330 .503 .833 .350 .242 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 122 548 14 2 0 7 0 4 247 58 2 1 66.7 83.1 5.99 5.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 31 5 2 6 25 15 11 46 0 0 2 .265 .338 .496 .834
Versus Right   374 97 21 1 23 71 59 28 132 4 0 12 .259 .328 .505 .833
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   77 25 3 1 8 25 18 5 27 0 0 4 .325 .395 .701 1.097
May   85 16 7 1 3 12 15 7 29 1 0 2 .188 .263 .400 .663
June   82 27 2 1 7 17 15 5 34 0 0 3 .329 .389 .634 1.023
July   76 17 4 0 4 16 10 9 29 2 0 1 .224 .307 .434 .741
August   88 19 4 0 3 9 7 7 32 1 0 1 .216 .278 .364 .642
September   74 21 5 0 4 17 10 5 26 0 0 3 .284 .354 .514 .867
October   9 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
All-Star Game   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Spring Training   70 24 6 0 5 18 14 3 27 0 0 0 .343 .370 .643 1.013
Postseason   8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
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   2841 720 144 13 176 502 430 269 1079 27 0 44 .253 .325 .499 .824
Home   234 58 9 3 10 38 32 25 83 1 0 9 .248 .342 .440 .782
Road   257 70 17 0 19 58 43 14 95 3 0 5 .272 .319 .560 .879
Grass   233 62 15 0 17 56 38 13 88 3 0 5 .266 .315 .549 .864
Turf   258 66 11 3 12 40 37 26 90 1 0 9 .256 .344 .461 .805
Day   130 37 9 2 5 20 14 10 45 2 0 5 .285 .354 .500 .854
Night   361 91 17 1 24 76 61 29 133 2 0 9 .252 .322 .504 .826
As Starter   482 127 25 3 29 96 73 39 174 4 0 14 .263 .334 .508 .842
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Pinch Hitting   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Close/Late   116 29 10 0 6 24 20 15 43 1 0 1 .250 .338 .491 .830
Inning 1-3   174 50 9 1 12 40 22 10 65 1 0 6 .287 .346 .557 .903
Inning 4-6   153 34 5 1 7 21 19 13 56 2 0 7 .222 .309 .405 .714
Inning 7-9   148 44 12 1 10 35 31 12 51 1 0 0 .297 .348 .595 .942
Extra Innings   16 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 1 .000 .238 .000 .238
0 Outs   161 46 8 3 11 28 31 11 52 1 0 5 .286 .348 .578 .926
1 Outs   144 39 10 0 10 35 27 12 55 3 0 7 .271 .349 .549 .898
2 Outs   186 43 8 0 8 33 16 16 71 0 0 2 .231 .299 .403 .702
Scoring Position   147 44 11 1 11 71 26 12 55 4 0 3 .299 .355 .612 .968
Bases Empty   282 65 14 2 12 12 38 23 102 0 0 11 .230 .313 .422 .735
Runner on 1st   62 19 1 0 6 13 10 4 21 0 0 0 .306 .348 .613 .961
Runner on 2nd   58 16 5 0 2 15 8 8 22 0 0 2 .276 .382 .466 .848
Runner on 3rd   23 9 2 1 4 15 8 2 10 1 0 0 .391 .423 1.087 1.510
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 5 1 0 1 7 2 1 12 0 0 1 .161 .212 .290 .502
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 0 0 1 6 1 0 4 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 1 0 1 12 3 1 4 2 0 0 .385 .375 .692 1.067
Bases Loaded   13 5 2 0 2 16 4 0 3 1 0 0 .385 .357 1.000 1.357
Two Strikes   305 54 5 2 16 42 31 17 178 1 0 3 .177 .227 .364 .591
First Pitch   51 14 2 0 4 12 6 1 0 1 0 2 .275 .309 .549 .858
Count 0-1   30 17 3 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 .567 .606 .867 1.473
Count 0-2   61 7 1 0 2 5 3 0 37 1 0 0 .115 .113 .230 .342
Count 1-0   29 12 5 0 2 11 6 0 0 1 0 2 .414 .438 .793 1.231
Count 1-1   31 14 3 1 3 11 12 1 0 0 0 1 .452 .485 .903 1.388
Count 1-2   102 14 2 0 3 9 5 0 70 0 0 0 .137 .137 .245 .382
Count 2-0   13 6 4 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 1.000 1.462
Count 2-1   21 7 3 0 1 7 5 0 0 1 0 2 .333 .375 .619 .994
Count 2-2   87 19 1 2 5 11 10 0 45 0 0 2 .218 .236 .448 .684
Count 3-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .667 .923 .667 1.590
Count 3-1   8 2 1 0 0 2 3 10 0 0 0 1 .250 .684 .375 1.059
Full Count   55 14 1 0 6 17 13 17 26 0 0 1 .255 .438 .600 1.038
Behind in Count   193 38 6 0 7 21 15 0 107 1 0 3 .197 .208 .337 .545
Ahead in Count   74 29 13 0 4 24 18 20 0 2 0 5 .392 .535 .730 1.264
Batting 3rd   326 82 18 0 19 56 45 25 120 4 0 9 .252 .319 .482 .800
Batting 4th   129 38 6 3 9 34 25 10 44 0 0 5 .295 .368 .597 .965
Batting 5th   15 5 1 0 0 2 3 2 6 0 0 0 .333 .412 .400 .812
Batting 6th   9 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .667 .967
Batting 7th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Low Leverage   213 45 11 2 10 24 26 19 82 2 0 6 .211 .292 .423 .714
Medium Leverage   179 52 3 1 13 36 29 10 63 1 0 5 .291 .344 .536 .880
High Leverage   97 29 12 0 5 35 17 10 33 1 0 3 .299 .378 .577 .956
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 .794 117 124 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 94 101 0.3
2034 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 86 333 89 12 0 26 60 53 26 4 2 113 1 1 .267 .326 .538 .864 137 142 4.4
2034 Total - MLB 23 113 407 105 13 0 30 71 63 36 4 3 138 1 1 .258 .322 .511 .833 129 134 4.7
2035 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 122 460 110 26 4 21 77 63 50 9 5 186 1 1 .239 .323 .450 .773 112 113 5.0
2036 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 124 476 125 34 2 33 97 87 48 6 2 193 0 3 .263 .336 .550 .887 144 141 6.1
2037 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 115 434 109 19 3 23 57 61 42 4 2 174 0 1 .251 .322 .468 .789 109 109 4.3
2038 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 116 443 110 18 1 33 86 64 43 6 11 164 2 0 .248 .316 .517 .833 127 127 6.0
2039 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 130 491 128 26 3 29 96 75 39 14 4 178 2 1 .261 .330 .503 .833 126 129 5.8
Total MLB 757 2841 720 144 13 176 502 430 269 44 27 1079 6 7 .253 .325 .499 .824 124 126 32.9
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 .828 129 129 1.0
2031 San Jose - A 20 59 210 64 15 0 10 28 27 10 0 3 78 0 1 .305 .332 .519 .851 126 121 1.3
2031 Eugene - A+ 20 52 200 54 15 0 4 32 21 7 3 1 69 0 0 .270 .303 .405 .708 81 82 0.1
2031 Total - A+ 20 111 410 118 30 0 14 60 48 17 3 4 147 0 1 .288 .318 .463 .781 104 102 1.4
2032 Eugene - A+ 21 106 430 148 21 2 31 113 71 40 6 0 119 0 1 .344 .408 .619 1.026 166 171 5.2
2033 Richmond - AA 22 20 72 25 2 0 2 11 12 9 0 1 17 1 0 .347 .415 .458 .873 133 132 0.7
2033 Sacramento - AAA 22 63 252 72 18 1 5 27 29 9 4 3 71 1 0 .286 .317 .425 .742 100 103 0.8
Total AAA W 63 252 72 18 1 5 27 29 9 4 3 71 1 0 .286 .317 .425 .742 100 103
Total AA NE 20 72 25 2 0 2 11 12 9 0 1 17 1 0 .347 .415 .458 .873 133 132
Total A+ W 158 630 202 36 2 35 145 92 47 9 1 188 0 1 .321 .376 .551 .926 140 144
Total A W 59 210 64 15 0 10 28 27 10 0 3 78 0 1 .305 .332 .519 .851 126 121
Total AZL 43 148 40 11 0 8 33 22 11 0 0 65 1 0 .270 .321 .507 .828 129 129
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 70 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 .879 141 144 2.0
2037 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 3 11 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .429 .364 .792 117 130 2.3
2038 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 14 53 14 3 0 3 5 8 8 1 0 18 1 0 .264 .371 .491 .862 138 143 3.5
2039 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375 0 -9 2.2
Total MLB 38 138 33 9 0 4 14 17 18 3 1 45 1 0 .239 .338 .391 .729 102 107
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
2039 Tampa Bay - MLB C 112 112 1007 70 4 1081 4 .996 1025.0 9.46 +3.8 1.028 1 80 25 31.2
2039 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 1 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 -0.1 1.016
TOTAL C 724 722 6508 398 26 6923 17 .998 6514.1 9.54 +17.6 1.151 11 486 136 28.0
TOTAL 1B 1 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 -0.1 1.016
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).
07/04/2039 Was selected to the 2039 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/11/2039 Wins the 2039 MLB AL Golden Glove Award at C.
11/13/2039 Wins the 2039 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
11/24/2039 Wins the 2039 MLB AL Golden Glove Award at C.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2035 186 7
2039 178 10
Year IBB Rank
2036 5 8
Year HP Rank
2039 14 4
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
2039 5.8 5
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