LF Steve 'Loudmouth' Blackwelder #8
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/28/2032
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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LF STEVE 'LOUDMOUTH' BLACKWELDER #8 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 187 58 23 0 1 16 6 23 .310 .337 .449 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 65 70 65 65
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 20 20 45
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 75
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/27/2032 @ STL Win, 3-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/2032 @ STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/22/2032 @ PIT Win, 6-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/21/2032 @ PIT Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/20/2032 BAL Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/19/2032 BAL Loss, 1-4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/18/2032 BAL Loss, 2-3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/2032 PIT Win, 8-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/16/2032 PIT Win, 10-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/2032 @ SF Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Blackwelder is a natural-born leader and is very bright. Blackwelder gets along with everyone.
High: Leader, Intelligence
Birthday:05/02/2003
Born in:Miami, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$720,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:None, 103 Days
Service This Yr:88 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2026, 2nd Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2032 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 51 187 58 23 0 1 16 18 6 23 .310 .337 .449 .786 .341 .139 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 45 196 2 0 0 2 1 1 84 24 0 0 0.0 28.3 5.75 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 20 8 0 0 1 8 0 11 0 0 1 .323 .333 .452 .785
Versus Right   125 38 15 0 1 15 9 6 12 1 1 1 .304 .338 .448 .786
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .176 .176 .294 .471
April   30 9 2 0 1 3 4 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .323 .467 .789
May   75 26 9 0 0 6 8 3 11 1 1 0 .347 .367 .467 .834
June   82 23 12 0 0 7 6 2 8 0 0 2 .280 .314 .427 .741
Spring Training   15 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Career   223 68 24 1 1 20 23 8 29 1 2 3 .305 .336 .435 .771
Home   84 28 11 0 1 7 8 4 10 1 0 0 .333 .360 .500 .860
Road   103 30 12 0 0 9 10 2 13 0 1 2 .291 .318 .408 .726
Grass   187 58 23 0 1 16 18 6 23 1 1 2 .310 .337 .449 .786
Day   72 29 11 0 1 4 9 4 5 0 1 0 .403 .434 .597 1.031
Night   115 29 12 0 0 12 9 2 18 1 0 2 .252 .275 .357 .632
As Starter   177 55 21 0 1 15 17 6 22 1 1 1 .311 .335 .446 .781
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .364 .500 .864
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Close/Late   42 11 3 0 0 1 5 4 8 0 0 1 .262 .340 .333 .674
Inning 1-3   57 20 11 0 1 6 7 0 7 0 0 1 .351 .362 .596 .959
Inning 4-6   65 23 7 0 0 6 4 1 4 0 1 0 .354 .364 .462 .825
Inning 7-9   59 13 4 0 0 3 6 4 11 1 0 1 .220 .277 .288 .565
Extra Innings   6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
0 Outs   59 19 6 0 0 1 9 2 9 0 1 1 .322 .355 .424 .779
1 Outs   55 19 7 0 0 1 5 1 5 1 0 1 .345 .362 .473 .835
2 Outs   73 20 10 0 1 14 3 3 9 0 0 0 .274 .303 .452 .755
Scoring Position   42 13 5 0 1 14 2 1 2 1 1 0 .310 .318 .500 .818
Bases Empty   109 34 14 0 0 0 15 3 16 0 0 2 .312 .342 .440 .782
Runner on 1st   36 11 4 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 .306 .342 .417 .759
Runner on 2nd   15 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Runner on 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .200 .214 .414
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 1.000 1.333
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   74 18 4 0 0 1 6 4 23 0 0 1 .243 .291 .297 .588
First Pitch   39 13 6 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .325 .564 .889
Count 0-1   20 8 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .429 .550 .979
Count 0-2   12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 .167 .231 .250 .481
Count 1-0   17 5 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .471 .765
Count 1-1   14 6 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-2   25 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .120 .120 .160 .280
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   13 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Count 2-2   20 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Full Count   17 7 1 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 .412 .524 .471 .994
Behind in Count   57 13 5 0 0 3 4 0 14 0 0 2 .228 .254 .316 .570
Ahead in Count   40 13 8 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 .325 .357 .525 .882
Batting 2nd   5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Batting 4th   19 7 3 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 .368 .400 .526 .926
Batting 5th   25 7 4 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .308 .440 .748
Batting 6th   101 31 13 0 0 6 7 3 12 1 1 0 .307 .324 .436 .759
Batting 7th   32 9 1 0 1 2 6 2 7 0 0 1 .281 .343 .406 .749
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   81 23 12 0 0 4 7 1 11 0 0 0 .284 .293 .432 .725
Medium Leverage   66 22 9 0 1 10 8 3 9 1 1 1 .333 .366 .515 .881
High Leverage   39 13 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 1 .333 .381 .385 .766
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
2029 Chicago - MLB 26 10 36 10 1 1 0 4 5 2 1 0 6 0 1 .278 .333 .361 .694 91 91 -0.0
2032 Chicago - MLB 29 51 187 58 23 0 1 16 18 6 2 1 23 0 0 .310 .337 .449 .786 114 115 0.3
Total MLB 61 223 68 24 1 1 20 23 8 3 1 29 0 1 .305 .336 .435 .771 110 111 0.2
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
2026 Total - 23 52 233 72 14 10 9 50 67 21 2 2 20 39 8 .309 .368 .571 .939 100 100 2.3
2026 Myrtle Beach - A 23 60 227 71 13 1 8 36 39 29 5 1 61 9 0 .313 .401 .485 .885 128 127 2.1
2026 Iowa - AAA 23 36 137 38 16 1 2 17 22 17 1 0 31 5 1 .277 .361 .453 .814 111 113 0.8
2027 Iowa - AAA 24 138 559 172 36 7 12 61 97 55 11 2 129 19 11 .308 .380 .462 .841 116 119 3.5
2028 Iowa - AAA 25 132 511 154 33 6 14 59 73 42 2 3 104 25 12 .301 .355 .472 .826 114 114 2.9
2029 Iowa - AAA 26 98 384 115 24 10 8 42 46 16 13 1 60 4 3 .299 .348 .477 .824 106 106 1.1
2030 Iowa - AAA 27 77 263 79 24 2 11 56 41 12 9 2 45 3 5 .300 .350 .532 .882 122 122 1.4
2031 Iowa - AAA 28 38 145 38 11 3 4 24 21 8 2 3 22 2 1 .262 .304 .462 .766 92 86 0.3
Total IL 519 1999 596 144 29 51 259 300 150 38 11 391 58 33 .298 .357 .476 .832 112 113
Total CAR 60 227 71 13 1 8 36 39 29 5 1 61 9 0 .313 .401 .485 .885 128 127
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2029 Chicago - MLB RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.2 .979
2032 Chicago - MLB LF 19 16 28 0 0 30 2 .933 153.0 1.65 -2.7 .899
2032 Chicago - MLB RF 23 22 30 0 0 31 1 .968 198.0 1.36 -4.1 .878
TOTAL LF 19 16 28 0 0 30 2 .933 153.0 1.65 -2.7 .899
TOTAL RF 24 23 34 0 0 35 1 .971 206.0 1.49 -3.9 .890
PLAYER HISTORY
05/05/2026 Drafted in the 2026 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 97th overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs, out of college University of Florida
05/19/2026 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization with a signing bonus of $400,000.
06/02/2026 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 30 (35).
04/22/2027 Goes 5-5 against the Nashville Sounds, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
04/26/2027 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
10/27/2027 Wins the 2027 IL Platinum Stick Award at DH.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 30 (35).
06/22/2028 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/04/2028 Named the #68 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
03/29/2029 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
11/24/2029 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $720,000.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
06/18/2030 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/03/2030 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
12/02/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $720,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (40).
03/20/2031 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/06/2031 Injured (severe hip strain),out for 4 months.
11/30/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $720,000.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/05/2032 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
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