#10 Baltasar "Crusher" Velazquez, Third Base, 29 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Friday, 8/11/2079 |
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| Baltasar Velazquez
Crusher
2/8/2050
29
Dominican Republic
6"3
180
Third Base
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Average
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
2083
7 Year(s), 36 Days (1240 total Days)
131 Day(s)
7 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 74 | 63 | 55 | 48 | 89 |
| Versus LHP | 50 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 83 |
| Versus RHP | 84 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 91 |
| Talent | 72 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 82 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
3B : 50 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 92
Outfield Arm : 10
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/31 | @NYA | W 18-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 8/1 | @NYA | L 8-11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 8/2 | @NYA | L 5-10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 8/3 | @NYA | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 8/4 | MIN | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 8/5 | MIN | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 8/6 | MIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
| 8/7 | KCA | L 3-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 8/8 | KCA | L 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 8/9 | KCA | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 110 | 424 | 116 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 33 | .274 | .337 | .408 | .745 | .700 | .134 |
| Projected | 155 | 597 | 163 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 80 | 51 | 46 | .274 | .337 | .408 | .745 | .700 | .134 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 102 | 470 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 63.5 | 5.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 88 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 | .237 | .341 | .577 |
| vs. RHP | 336 | 98 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .292 | .361 | .426 | .786 |
| Close/Late | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .340 | .286 | .626 |
| Scoring Position | 89 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .356 | .393 | .749 |
| Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 52 | 185 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 21 | .276 | .330 | .373 | .703 |
| Road | 58 | 239 | 65 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 12 | .272 | .341 | .435 | .776 |
| This Week | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| Last Week | 7 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .310 | .355 | .448 | .803 |
| March/April | 25 | 110 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 7 | .291 | .355 | .473 | .828 |
| May | 26 | 99 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | .313 | .386 | .465 | .851 |
| June | 27 | 92 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | .261 | .337 | .391 | .728 |
| July | 23 | 89 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .225 | .263 | .292 | .555 |
| August | 9 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .265 | .306 | .382 | .688 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2072 | 65 | 226 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 4 | .314 | .362 | .407 | .769 | CHA |
| 2073 | 147 | 586 | 175 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 104 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 24 | 10 | .299 | .344 | .430 | .774 | CHA |
| 2074 | 148 | 605 | 172 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 92 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 62 | 35 | 16 | .284 | .342 | .410 | .752 | CHA |
| 2075 | 146 | 612 | 188 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 99 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 15 | .307 | .353 | .489 | .841 | CHA,AL |
| 2076 | 157 | 644 | 226 | 51 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 108 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 17 | .351 | .398 | .523 | .921 | CHA,AL |
| 2077 | 152 | 636 | 202 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 116 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 10 | .318 | .371 | .500 | .871 | CHA |
| 2078 | 141 | 569 | 184 | 35 | 8 | 16 | 91 | 112 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 27 | 19 | .323 | .367 | .497 | .865 | CHA |
| 2079 | 110 | 424 | 116 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 8 | .274 | .337 | .408 | .745 | CHA |
| Total | 1066 | 4302 | 1334 | 270 | 67 | 88 | 505 | 715 | 302 | 52 | 29 | 395 | 215 | 99 | .310 | .360 | .465 | .826 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2072, AAA | 38 | 135 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | .363 | .407 | .607 | 1.014 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2078 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 |
| Total | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 108 | 102 | 41 | 195 | 23 | 244 | 8 | .967 | 930.1 | 2.36 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 2072...
Had first career hit (double) on 7/18/2072, off Willie Sinha (SEA)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/6/2072, off Silvio Espinosa (MIN)...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Oakland on 4/24/2074...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/21/2075...
Was selected to the 2075 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/24/2075 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks...
2/1/2076: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 5/29/2076...
Was selected to the 2076 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 9/3/2076...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2076, hitting .567 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2076, hitting .482 with 3 HR, 25 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/2076, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 2076...
2/1/2077: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,721,429 through salary arbitration...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 4/5/2077...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 9/3/2077...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2077, hitting .542 with 0 HR, 5 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2077, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 21 RBI...
Injured on 10/1/2077 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks...
2/1/2078: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,721,429 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 7/14/2078 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/2078, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 4 RBI...
8/21/2078: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 2078...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2075 - .307 - 9th
2076 - .351 - 1st
2077 - .318 - 7th
2078 - .323 - 4th
| OBP
2076 - .398 - 7th
| Hits
2075 - 188 - 3rd
2076 - 226 - 1st
2077 - 202 - 4th
2078 - 184 - 7th
| Doubles
2076 - 51 - 7th
| Triples
2073 - 9 - 8th
2074 - 11 - 6th
2075 - 13 - 3rd
2076 - 9 - 8th
2077 - 10 - 6th
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Runs
2076 - 108 - 8th
2077 - 116 - 6th
2078 - 112 - 10th
| SB
2074 - 35 - 9th
2077 - 49 - 4th
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