1B Derek Bender #56
St. Paul Saints (MIN) IL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
02/19/2029
 OA: 30 POT: 30
BNN Index | IL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B DEREK BENDER #56 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
16 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .231 .286 .462 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 45
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 50 30 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 40 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 30 Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/2028 LOU Loss, 1-9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/2028 SCR Win, 12-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/2028 SPF Win, 7-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/17/2028 SPF Win, 5-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/2028 @ CC Loss, 1-6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/02/2028 @ IOW Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/2028 OMA Loss, 2-9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/2028 @ TOL Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/2028 @ NAS Loss, 1-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/2028 MEM Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Bender possesses great intelligence.
Birthday:01/09/2003
Born in:Murrells Inlet, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 20th Pick in Round 6
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 16 13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 .231 .286 .462 .747 .318 .231 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.0 1.8 4.83 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   12 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .308 .500 .808
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
May   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
June   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
August   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Last Year   13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 .231 .286 .462 .747
2 Years Ago   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 .231 .286 .462 .747
Home   8 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Road   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 .231 .286 .462 .747
Day   6 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .429 .500 .929
Night   7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 .231 .286 .462 .747
TEXAS LEAGUE 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .429 .556 .429 .984 .459 .000 185
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 13.20 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Versus Right   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
Last Year   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
2 Years Ago   98 21 6 0 6 12 15 7 33 0 0 2 .214 .280 .459 .740
Career   143 32 7 0 7 16 20 10 44 0 0 2 .224 .284 .420 .703
Home   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Road   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Grass   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
Day   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Night   4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
As Starter   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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
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
2024 Fort Myers - A 21 17 54 12 2 0 2 8 6 5 1 0 19 1 1 .222 .300 .370 .670 98 97 0.1
2025 Fort Myers - A 22 40 140 25 7 0 4 14 20 21 0 2 59 6 1 .179 .282 .314 .596 68 59 -0.7
2025 Cedar Rapids - A+ 22 56 183 54 16 1 9 30 30 17 6 1 63 9 1 .295 .372 .541 .913 135 138 1.4
2025 Total - A+ 22 96 323 79 23 1 13 44 50 38 6 3 122 15 2 .245 .332 .443 .775 105 103 0.7
2026 Cedar Rapids - A+ 23 18 47 12 5 0 0 4 7 5 3 0 20 1 0 .255 .364 .362 .725 85 90 0.0
2026 Wichita - AA 23 20 38 8 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 11 1 0 .211 .231 .316 .547 43 31 -0.2
2027 Wichita - AA 24 43 98 21 6 0 6 12 15 7 2 0 33 3 0 .214 .280 .459 .740 86 77 -0.1
2027 St. Paul - AAA 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2028 Wichita - AA 25 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984 166 185 0.1
2028 St. Paul - AAA 25 16 13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747 82 78 0.0
Total IL 17 13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747 82 78
Total TL 66 143 32 7 0 7 16 20 10 2 0 44 4 0 .224 .284 .420 .703 79 71
Total MWL 74 230 66 21 1 9 34 37 22 9 1 83 10 1 .287 .370 .504 .875 125 128
Total FSL 57 194 37 9 0 6 22 26 26 1 2 78 7 2 .191 .287 .330 .617 76 69
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Cedar Rapids - A+ C 45 44 462 25 0 490 3 .994 382.0 11.47 -2.6 .698 6 53 5 9.4
2025 Fort Myers - A C 2 1 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 10.0 11.70 -0.3 .000 1 2 0 0.0
2025 Cedar Rapids - A+ 1B 1 1 4 1 3 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.0 .997
2025 Fort Myers - A 1B 15 15 103 4 9 108 1 .991 131.0 7.35 -0.4 .920
2026 Wichita - AA C 6 1 14 2 0 16 0 1.000 15.2 9.19 -0.1 .000 0 3 0 0.0
2026 Cedar Rapids - A+ C 4 3 44 4 0 49 1 .980 28.0 15.43 -0.0 .985 0 3 0 0.0
2026 Wichita - AA 1B 6 2 25 1 2 27 1 .963 32.0 7.31 -0.6 .817
2026 Cedar Rapids - A+ 1B 3 1 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 20.0 8.55 +0.0 .000
2026 Wichita - AA LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 -0.0 .952
2026 Wichita - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Cedar Rapids - A+ RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 St. Paul - AAA C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2027 Wichita - AA C 4 4 29 2 0 31 0 1.000 34.0 8.21 +0.2 .000 0 6 2 33.3
2027 Wichita - AA 1B 4 2 15 3 0 18 0 1.000 20.0 8.10 -0.0 1.003
2028 St. Paul - AAA C 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 2.2 16.88 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
2028 St. Paul - AAA 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 St. Paul - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 64 53 569 33 0 606 4 .993 473.1 11.45 -3.1 .734 8 67 7 10.4
TOTAL 1B 31 21 166 9 14 177 2 .989 214.0 7.36 -0.9 .919
TOTAL LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 -0.0 .952
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
07/11/2024 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins 188th overall in the 2024 Amateur Draft.
07/24/2024 Minnesota Twins signed C Derek Bender. [Auto]
08/06/2024 C Derek Bender assigned to Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. [Auto]
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
05/20/2025 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/29/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Midwest League All-Star Game.
09/13/2025 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
09/23/2028 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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