3B Michael James #57
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/29/2024
3B MICHAEL JAMES #57 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
21 84 20 7 0 2 8 12 25 .238 .333 .393 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 55 55
Arm: 25 55 55
Turn DP: - 45 -
Ability: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 40 Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/28/2024 DET Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/26/2024 DET Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/2024 DET Win, 11-2 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/24/2024 @ NYC Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
04/23/2024 @ NYC Loss, 8-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/22/2024 @ NYC Loss, 5-6 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/21/2024 @ NYK Loss, 0-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/20/2024 @ NYK Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
04/19/2024 @ NYK Win, 7-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
04/17/2024 ALA Win, 5-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/19/1995
Born in:Fairfield, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$16,250,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 25 Days
Service This Yr:25 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 25 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 22nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR SUPERIOR LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 21 84 20 7 0 2 8 8 12 25 .238 .333 .393 .726 .320 .155 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 96 0 0 0 3 0 0 33 9 0 0 0.0 10.9 4.40 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Versus Right   77 19 7 0 1 7 7 12 22 0 0 0 .247 .348 .377 .725
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 6 2 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 .250 .357 .333 .690
April   84 20 7 0 2 8 8 12 25 0 0 0 .238 .333 .393 .726
Spring Training   29 11 3 0 1 6 6 3 5 0 0 0 .379 .438 .586 1.024
Last Year   608 166 41 2 24 67 67 56 133 4 0 3 .273 .335 .465 .801
2 Years Ago   590 156 34 0 16 53 76 61 138 0 0 6 .264 .339 .403 .743
Career   2303 617 150 3 84 286 289 207 568 13 0 17 .268 .331 .445 .776
Home   36 6 2 0 1 3 4 5 8 0 0 0 .167 .268 .306 .574
Road   48 14 5 0 1 5 4 7 17 0 0 0 .292 .382 .458 .840
Grass   84 20 7 0 2 8 8 12 25 0 0 0 .238 .333 .393 .726
Day   26 6 2 0 1 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 .231 .333 .423 .756
Night   58 14 5 0 1 6 6 8 19 0 0 0 .241 .333 .379 .713
As Starter   84 20 7 0 2 8 8 12 25 0 0 0 .238 .333 .393 .726
Close/Late   21 7 2 0 1 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .333 .417 .571 .988
Inning 1-3   29 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 11 0 0 0 .138 .194 .276 .469
Inning 4-6   28 6 2 0 0 1 1 6 7 0 0 0 .214 .353 .286 .639
Inning 7-9   24 10 4 0 1 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 .417 .500 .708 1.208
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   22 7 2 0 1 3 4 3 9 0 0 0 .318 .400 .545 .945
1 Outs   29 8 4 0 1 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 .276 .344 .517 .861
2 Outs   33 5 1 0 0 1 1 6 11 0 0 0 .152 .282 .182 .464
Scoring Position   24 5 2 0 1 6 4 6 8 0 0 0 .208 .367 .417 .783
Bases Empty   43 10 2 0 1 1 3 3 13 0 0 0 .233 .283 .349 .631
Runner on 1st   17 5 3 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 .294 .400 .471 .871
Runner on 2nd   7 3 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   43 8 5 0 1 5 3 8 25 0 0 0 .186 .314 .372 .686
First Pitch   11 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Count 0-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   8 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Count 1-0   11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 1-1   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Count 1-2   13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   10 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   12 3 2 0 0 2 2 8 6 0 0 0 .250 .550 .417 .967
Behind in Count   27 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 14 0 0 0 .185 .185 .370 .556
Ahead in Count   19 6 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 .316 .435 .421 .856
Batting 2nd   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Batting 3rd   49 9 2 0 1 4 3 6 15 0 0 0 .184 .273 .286 .558
Batting 4th   32 10 4 0 1 4 5 5 10 0 0 0 .312 .405 .531 .937
Low Leverage   30 7 2 0 0 0 3 5 10 0 0 0 .233 .343 .300 .643
Medium Leverage   34 7 4 0 1 3 2 4 10 0 0 0 .206 .289 .412 .701
High Leverage   20 6 1 0 1 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .300 .391 .500 .891
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
2020 Florida - MSL 25 139 450 117 31 0 16 77 57 37 2 6 122 5 3 .260 .315 .436 .751 102 102 1.5
2021 Florida - MSL 26 154 571 158 37 1 26 81 81 41 6 3 150 9 2 .277 .330 .482 .812 129 134 3.7
2022 Florida - MSL 27 155 590 156 34 0 16 53 76 61 6 0 138 3 5 .264 .339 .403 .743 124 131 3.7
2023 Florida - MSL 28 151 608 166 41 2 24 67 67 56 3 4 133 1 2 .273 .335 .465 .801 120 123 4.1
2024 Florida - MSL 29 21 84 20 7 0 2 8 8 12 0 0 25 0 0 .238 .333 .393 .726 102 105 0.4
Total MSL 620 2303 617 150 3 84 286 289 207 17 13 568 18 12 .268 .331 .445 .776 119 123 13.3
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
2017 Total - 22 57 256 74 16 1 13 50 65 28 2 1 27 13 3 .289 .362 .512 .874 100 100 1.5
2017 Rome - A 22 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .375 .333 .708 115 127 0.0
2017 Mississippi - AA 22 33 128 35 9 0 2 9 16 13 2 0 35 1 0 .273 .350 .391 .740 113 115 1.1
2017 Gwinnett - AAA 22 45 163 34 5 2 3 13 18 8 1 1 44 0 0 .209 .249 .319 .568 69 68 0.0
2018 Gwinnett - AAA 23 135 510 134 44 6 6 71 62 55 3 8 121 4 0 .263 .333 .408 .741 122 124 3.9
2019 Gwinnett - AAA 24 132 500 128 36 1 16 80 61 35 8 6 135 3 2 .256 .311 .428 .739 108 104 2.6
Total IL 312 1173 296 85 9 25 164 141 98 12 15 300 7 2 .252 .313 .404 .717 109 108
Total SL 33 128 35 9 0 2 9 16 13 2 0 35 1 0 .273 .350 .391 .740 113 115
Total SAL 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .375 .333 .708 115 127
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
2020 Florida - MSL 25 6 7 3 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .429 .556 1.000 1.556 313 310 -0.3
Total MSL 6 7 3 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .429 .556 1.000 1.556 313 310
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Gwinnett - AAA 3B 45 45 33 88 8 126 5 .960 388.2 2.80 -0.6 .993
2017 Mississippi - AA 3B 33 33 13 70 6 84 1 .988 291.0 2.57 +2.5 1.057
2018 Gwinnett - AAA P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.1 1.052
2018 Gwinnett - AAA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.2 1.094
2018 Gwinnett - AAA 3B 134 134 59 294 24 368 15 .959 1183.2 2.68 +0.4 1.004
2019 Gwinnett - AAA P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 .000
2019 Gwinnett - AAA 3B 131 130 52 236 19 301 13 .957 1146.1 2.26 +0.0 1.000
2020 Florida - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Florida - MLB 1B 6 4 32 1 1 33 0 1.000 36.0 8.25 -0.5 .856
2020 Florida - MLB 3B 115 109 50 199 15 265 16 .940 939.2 2.38 -5.6 .975
2021 Florida - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Florida - MLB 3B 150 148 58 273 19 346 15 .957 1303.0 2.29 -9.4 .963
2022 Florida - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Florida - MLB 1B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 4.2 7.71 +0.1 1.039
2022 Florida - MLB 2B 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.0 1.015
2022 Florida - MLB 3B 147 144 50 240 16 308 18 .942 1286.0 2.03 -9.0 .936
2023 Florida - MLB 3B 147 147 50 205 20 259 4 .985 1306.1 1.76 -2.0 .971
2024 Florida - MLB 3B 21 21 11 36 6 48 1 .979 190.0 2.23 -0.4 .972
TOTAL P 18 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 +0.2 1.052
TOTAL 1B 9 4 38 2 1 40 0 1.000 43.0 8.37 -0.1 .906
TOTAL 2B 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.0 1.015
TOTAL 3B 923 911 376 1641 133 2105 88 .958 8034.2 2.26 -24.0 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 22, 22nd overall pick) by the Florida Penguins, out of college (California; Berkeley, CA).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
04/01/2018 Named the #93 prospect in the MSL
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
05/21/2019 Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/23/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $575,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
07/18/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major Superior League All-Star Game.
07/22/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major Superior League All-Star Game.
10/02/2021 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/14/2021 Wins the 2021 MSL MC Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
11/27/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $575,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
05/23/2022 Wins the MSL MC Player of the Week Award.
07/21/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Major Superior League All-Star Game.
11/26/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,500,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
05/08/2023 Wins the MSL MC Player of the Week Award.
07/21/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major Superior League All-Star Game.
09/26/2023 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the St. Louis Robins, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
11/26/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $16,250,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2022 657 7
Year AB Rank
2022 590 7
2023 608 7
Year H Rank
2022 156 6
Year 2B Rank
2021 37 10
2022 34 8
2023 41 5
Year EBH Rank
2023 67 10
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