P Melvin Walden #23
Hidalgo Cruz Azul (MC) AAA
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/20/2123
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P MELVIN WALDEN #23 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 15 6-6 3 3.64 126.0 119 11 25 109 1.14 3.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 43
Movement 46
Control 51
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 48
Slider - 51
Changeup - 35
Knuckle Curve - 60
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 92
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 89
Defense 48
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 91
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/02/2123 @ SAC Loss, 3-5 X 3.1 4 3 3 0 3
08/28/2123 TEN Loss, 0-4 X 9.0 9 4 2 0 8 Loss
08/24/2123 @ SP Loss, 5-9 X 7.0 10 6 5 0 7 Loss
08/20/2123 @ NOR Loss, 4-8 X 7.0 11 5 5 1 8 Loss
08/14/2123 @ OM Win, 2-0 X 10.0 5 0 0 2 8 Win
08/09/2123 @ CJ Loss, 1-3 X 8.0 7 3 2 2 4 Loss
08/03/2123 @ OFC Loss, 3-5 X 7.0 5 3 3 3 5
07/29/2123 @ COL Win, 15-8 X 4.0 8 6 6 4 3
07/24/2123 @ TEN Win, 5-3 X 7.1 9 3 3 0 3 Win
07/18/2123 @ POR Win, 7-4 X 7.1 5 3 3 4 9 Win
PERSONALITY
Doesn't stand out.
Birthday:05/25/2093
Born in:Berlin, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 90 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2112, 10th Pick in Round 9
TRIPLE A 2123 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 15 6 6 3 3.64 126.0 119 55 51 11 25 109 4 26.7 1 9 60.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 0 100.0 9 7 10.57 8.50 7.79 1.79 3.09 1.14 76 3.1 .295        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 220 58 14 0 6 22 16 39 2 0 2 .264 .317 .409 .726      
vs. RHB 263 61 16 0 5 33 9 70 1 1 2 .232 .262 .350 .612      
TRIPLE A 2123 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 1 0 1 2.08 8.2 7 2 2 0 1 8  
May 5 3 1 1 2 2.60 27.2 17 8 8 2 2 26  
June 5 1 1 0 0 2.63 13.2 12 4 4 1 5 11  
July 4 4 2 1 0 6.20 24.2 32 17 17 3 9 21  
August 6 6 1 4 0 3.19 48.0 47 21 17 4 8 40  
September 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 3.1 4 3 3 1 0 3  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
2 Years Ago 12 2 2 0 0 7.12 30.1 41 29 24 8 13 22  
Career 66 21 13 9 6 3.56 235.0 235 107 93 28 61 196  
Home 8 3 2 2 0 2.67 33.2 32 12 10 3 3 32  
Road 16 12 4 4 3 4.00 92.1 87 43 41 8 22 77  
Grass 24 15 6 6 3 3.64 126.0 119 55 51 11 25 109  
Day 5 3 2 0 0 3.32 21.2 19 8 8 2 2 20  
Night 19 12 4 6 3 3.71 104.1 100 47 43 9 23 89  
As Starter 15 15 5 6 0 3.82 108.1 103 50 46 10 22 95  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 1 0 3 2.55 17.2 16 5 5 1 3 14  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2116 Vancouver - tMBU 23 27 0 4 1 0 3.64 42.0 27 18 17 4 19 27 0 0 1.10 .193 4.60 -0.1 112
2117 Vancouver - tMBU 24 21 0 0 2 6 5.40 30.0 33 18 18 5 12 24 0 0 1.50 .311 4.99 -0.2 76
2118 Vancouver - tMBU 25 32 9 6 3 2 4.26 74.0 76 35 35 11 28 46 0 0 1.41 .277 5.10 -0.1 98
2119 Vancouver - tMBU 26 3 0 0 0 0 1.50 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1.00 .158 4.17 0.0 272
2121 Vancouver - tMBU 28 7 0 0 0 1 8.79 14.1 18 16 14 5 9 3 0 0 1.88 .245 9.73 -0.8 47
Total tMBU 90 9 10 6 9 4.60 166.1 157 88 85 25 71 103 0 0 1.37 .256 5.32 -1.1 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2110 Total - 17 12 12 9 0 0 0.66 95.0 50 8 7 2 19 182 0 0 0.73 .268 0.31 7.5 100
2111 Total - 18 15 15 11 0 0 0.76 118.2 63 14 10 2 29 206 0 0 0.78 .246 0.73 8.2 100
2112 Total - 19 13 13 10 0 0 0.70 103.0 59 9 8 2 17 164 0 0 0.74 .250 0.79 6.9 100
2112 Illinois Valley - DL 19 12 0 3 2 0 3.21 28.0 22 14 10 3 10 36 0 0 1.14 .288 1.95 0.7 104
2112 Bakersfield - R 19 7 0 2 0 0 1.35 13.1 6 2 2 1 6 9 0 0 0.90 .152 4.52 0.0 331
2113 Bakersfield - R 20 10 10 2 6 0 4.12 54.2 64 29 25 6 33 44 2 1 1.77 .341 5.23 0.2 108
2114 Puerto Plata - R 21 9 9 7 1 0 1.70 74.1 56 16 14 3 17 65 6 4 0.98 .259 2.88 2.4 247
2114 Bakersfield - R 21 4 4 2 2 0 3.16 31.1 26 11 11 2 6 22 2 1 1.02 .261 3.20 0.8 135
2114 Total - R 21 13 13 9 3 0 2.13 105.2 82 27 25 5 23 87 8 5 0.99 .259 2.97 3.2 198
2114 Lincoln - S A 21 11 11 4 4 0 2.96 76.0 72 26 25 4 14 63 3 1 1.13 .300 2.64 2.2 122
2115 Lincoln - S A 22 11 11 6 4 0 2.25 84.0 68 25 21 8 17 72 4 3 1.01 .258 3.38 1.7 173
2118 Lincoln - AAA 25 4 4 3 1 0 2.10 34.1 32 9 8 3 12 27 2 1 1.28 .284 3.74 0.6 191
2119 Lincoln - AAA 26 14 0 1 0 2 2.66 23.2 25 10 7 4 6 18 0 0 1.31 .288 4.43 0.0 165
2120 Lincoln - AAA 27 12 0 1 2 1 1.31 20.2 18 4 3 2 5 20 0 0 1.11 .286 3.55 0.3 328
2121 Lincoln - AAA 28 12 2 2 0 0 7.12 30.1 41 29 24 8 13 22 0 0 1.78 .333 6.77 -0.5 66
2123 Hidalgo - AAA 30 24 15 6 6 3 3.64 126.0 119 55 51 11 25 109 4 1 1.14 .295 3.09 3.1 112
Total AAA 66 21 13 9 6 3.56 235.0 235 107 93 28 61 196 6 2 1.26 .297 3.84 118.9
Total tMBUS A 22 22 10 8 0 2.59 160.0 140 51 46 12 31 135 7 4 1.07 .278 3.03 144.7
Total tMBUARL 21 14 6 8 0 3.44 99.1 96 42 38 9 45 75 4 2 1.42 .295 4.50 127.7
Total LBCR 9 9 7 1 0 1.70 74.1 56 16 14 3 17 65 6 4 0.98 .259 2.88 247.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2115 Lincoln - tMBUS A 22 1 1 0 0 0 2.45 7.1 6 2 2 0 0 11 0 0 0.82 .375 0.04 0.6 159
2116 Vancouver - tMBU 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.90 .231 3.08 0.1 999
2119 Vancouver - tMBU 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 7.70 -0.0 999
2121 Lincoln - AAA 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.80 .333 4.10 0.0 999
Total tMBU 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .200 3.85 999.0
Total AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.80 .333 4.10 999.0
Total tMBUS A 1 1 0 0 0 2.45 7.1 6 2 2 0 0 11 0 0 0.82 .375 0.04 158.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2112 Bakersfield - R P 7 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 +1.1 2.084
2112 Illinois Valley - DL P 12 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 +0.4 1.022
2113 Bakersfield - R P 10 10 4 8 0 13 1 .923 54.2 1.98 +0.8 .893
2114 Lincoln - S A P 11 11 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 76.0 1.18 +0.3 1.012
2114 Bakersfield - R P 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 31.1 0.29 +0.4 .000
2114 Puerto Plata - R P 9 9 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 74.1 1.09 +0.5 1.000
2115 Lincoln - S A P 11 11 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 84.0 1.07 +0.5 1.035
2116 Vancouver - MLB P 27 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 42.0 0.43 -0.1 1.070
2117 Vancouver - MLB P 20 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 30.0 0.90 +0.1 1.088
2118 Vancouver - MLB P 32 9 3 4 0 9 2 .778 74.0 0.85 +0.2 .721
2118 Lincoln - AAA P 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 34.1 0.79 -0.2 1.035
2119 Vancouver - MLB P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 0.0 .000
2119 Lincoln - AAA P 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 23.2 0.76 +0.4 .988
2120 Lincoln - AAA P 11 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.2 1.991
2121 Vancouver - MLB P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 +0.0 1.015
2121 Lincoln - AAA P 11 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 30.1 0.89 -0.2 1.003
2123 Hidalgo - AAA P 24 15 4 8 0 14 2 .857 126.0 0.86 +0.7 .905
TOTAL P 215 75 26 58 1 89 5 .944 763.0 0.99 +5.2 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2111 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (63); Movement: - (72); Control: - (23).
01/01/2112 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (59); Movement: - (69); Control: - (22).
02/15/2112 Named to the 2112 High School Draft League for the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp.
06/20/2112 Drafted in the 2112 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 10, 218th overall pick) by the Maine Guides, out of high school East Troy (East Troy; East Troy, WI).
01/01/2113 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (52); Movement: - (67); Control: - (26).
07/10/2113 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6 weeks.
08/31/2113 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/11/2113 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Garland Pulverizers with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2114 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (46); Movement: - (29); Control: - (32).
01/05/2114 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Barquisimeto Obeliscos with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/17/2114 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Greensboro Squirrels with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/29/2114 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cuban X-Giants with 14 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
02/01/2114 Wins the LBCR SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
02/19/2114 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Montego Bay Pelicans with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/28/2114 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bowling Green Hot Rods with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/30/2114 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
09/09/2114 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Vikings with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2115 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (49); Movement: - (39); Control: - (38).
06/25/2115 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Alabama Slammers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/30/2115 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Zamora Defiants with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/01/2115 Wins the tMBUS A SL1 Player of the Week Award.
07/14/2115 Was selected to the 2115 Short Season A All-Star Game.
08/16/2115 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Woodburn Rhinoceroses with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/31/2115 Injured (strained triceps),out for 5 weeks.
10/15/2115 Wins the 2115 Short Season A Round 3 with the Lincoln Vanguards!
12/25/2115 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 3 , Pick 17, 69th overall Pick) by the Vancouver Thunder from the Maine Guides.
01/01/2116 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (64); Movement: - (46); Control: - (43).
04/07/2116 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/12/2116 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/09/2116 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2117 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (83); Movement: - (44); Control: - (50).
05/11/2117 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 3 weeks.
12/05/2117 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2118 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (87); Movement: - (46); Control: - (52).
03/24/2118 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/22/2118 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
06/10/2118 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/01/2118 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Timpson Salvoes with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/01/2118 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/21/2118 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $522,501 with the Vancouver Thunder organization.
01/01/2119 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 60; Movement: 50; Control: 51.
01/01/2119 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 60; Movement: 50; Control: 51.
03/07/2119 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
03/12/2119 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/16/2119 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/18/2119 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $665,001 with the Vancouver Thunder organization.
01/01/2120 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 61; Movement: 50; Control: 50.
01/01/2120 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 61; Movement: 50; Control: 50.
03/19/2120 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/10/2120 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2120 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $760,000 with the Vancouver Thunder organization.
01/01/2121 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 58; Movement: 50; Control: 51.
01/01/2121 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 58; Movement: 50; Control: 51.
03/23/2121 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
04/04/2121 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/07/2121 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
12/06/2121 Became a free agent.
01/01/2122 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 49; Movement: 49; Control: 59.
01/01/2122 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 49; Movement: 49; Control: 59.
01/01/2123 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Stuff: 44; Movement: 47; Control: 53.
02/26/2123 Signed a minor league contract with the Mexico City Toros Bravos organization.
05/22/2123 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Augusta Greenjackets with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/05/2123 Was selected to the 2123 Triple A All-Star Game.
09/02/2123 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2112 3 5
Year K Rank
2112 36 6
Year WP Rank
2112 2 7
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