1B Waldemar Mertens #18
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
12/31/2019
1B WALDEMAR MERTENS #18 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 102 31 1 0 2 13 11 16 .304 .368 .373 4 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 3 3 3 3
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 6 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 20
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/2019 ALB Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2019 ALB Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2019 ALB Win, 3-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2019 @ NYK Win, 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/2019 DCP Win, 8-7 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/17/2019 DCP Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2019 DCP Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2019 @ COL Win, 11-2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/14/2019 @ COL Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2019 @ COL Win, 5-3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is definitely full of himself.
Personality Class: Selfish
Birthday:12/29/1991
Born in:The Hague, ZUI
Nationality:Dutch
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 75 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
SEMI-PRO BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2019 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 103 102 31 1 0 2 13 10 11 16 .304 .368 .373 .741 .331 .069 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 117 0 1 0 4 3 1 38 3 4 2 66.7 13.8 4.59 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   25 8 1 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 1 0 .320 .346 .360 .706
Versus Right   77 23 0 0 2 9 10 10 12 1 2 0 .299 .375 .377 .752
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   22 7 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 .318 .333 .364 .697
May   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
June   15 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .494
July   16 7 0 0 1 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .438 .550 .625 1.175
August   18 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 .222 .263 .222 .485
September   22 8 0 0 1 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 .364 .440 .500 .940
Spring Training   51 16 4 0 1 4 5 7 11 0 0 0 .314 .397 .451 .848
Last Year   244 66 13 0 3 30 32 36 42 4 5 2 .270 .364 .361 .724
Career   412 118 17 0 8 54 53 51 74 5 9 3 .286 .365 .386 .751
Home   55 15 0 0 1 6 5 4 7 0 2 0 .273 .322 .327 .649
Road   47 16 1 0 1 7 5 7 9 1 1 0 .340 .418 .426 .844
Grass   94 29 1 0 2 13 8 7 14 1 3 0 .309 .353 .383 .736
Turf   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Day   36 14 1 0 0 6 4 5 6 1 1 0 .389 .452 .417 .869
Night   66 17 0 0 2 7 6 6 10 0 2 0 .258 .319 .348 .668
As Starter   30 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 .167 .242 .200 .442
As Reliever / Substitution   72 26 0 0 2 11 9 8 14 1 1 0 .361 .420 .444 .864
Pinch Hitting   19 6 0 0 1 4 4 1 4 1 0 0 .316 .333 .474 .807
Close/Late   57 20 0 0 0 5 6 7 9 1 3 0 .351 .415 .351 .766
Inning 1-3   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Inning 4-6   22 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 .182 .250 .318 .568
Inning 7-9   60 20 0 0 1 9 5 6 11 1 3 0 .333 .388 .383 .771
Extra Innings   10 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .583 .500 1.083
0 Outs   38 9 0 0 0 0 6 4 7 0 1 0 .237 .310 .237 .546
1 Outs   35 12 0 0 1 6 3 3 6 1 2 0 .343 .385 .429 .813
2 Outs   29 10 1 0 1 7 1 4 3 0 0 0 .345 .424 .483 .907
Scoring Position   34 11 1 0 1 12 1 4 6 1 3 0 .324 .385 .441 .826
Bases Empty   47 12 0 0 1 1 6 4 7 0 0 0 .255 .314 .319 .633
Runner on 1st   21 8 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 .381 .458 .381 .839
Runner on 2nd   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .375 .400 .775
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   38 12 0 0 0 4 2 2 16 0 0 0 .316 .350 .316 .666
First Pitch   19 7 0 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 .368 .400 .684 1.084
Count 0-1   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   15 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .400 .733
Count 1-1   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 1-2   17 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .353 .353 .353 .706
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   7 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Behind in Count   35 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 .229 .229 .229 .457
Ahead in Count   22 7 1 0 0 3 2 8 0 1 1 0 .318 .484 .364 .848
Batting Leadoff   18 10 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .556 .579 .722 1.301
Batting 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Batting 5th   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 6th   14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .067 .000 .067
Batting 7th   16 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 1 1 0 .312 .333 .375 .708
Batting 8th   15 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .444 .333 .778
Batting 9th   10 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Low Leverage   35 11 0 0 1 5 4 5 6 0 0 0 .314 .400 .400 .800
Medium Leverage   29 8 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 2 0 .276 .364 .276 .639
High Leverage   38 12 1 0 1 7 5 2 7 1 1 0 .316 .341 .421 .763
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
2009 Manhattan - Ammy 17 88 306 46 5 0 3 17 17 15 2 1 125 3 3 .150 .194 .196 .391 10 -1 -2.9
2010 El Paso (R) - R 18 42 100 18 5 0 0 7 12 14 0 0 30 1 1 .180 .281 .230 .511 33 31 -0.9
2011 UTEP - R+ 19 47 152 34 8 0 3 15 16 24 2 0 53 2 2 .224 .337 .336 .673 76 75 -0.5
2012 UTEP - R+ 20 79 294 74 13 1 4 26 26 38 4 0 78 2 3 .252 .345 .344 .689 82 81 -0.3
2013 Houston - Ammy 21 15 58 21 3 1 5 10 11 4 1 0 14 0 0 .362 .413 .707 1.120 202 212 0.7
2013 El Paso - A 21 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 -5 -0.1
2014 Long Beach - Ammy 22 88 377 134 23 5 16 58 78 44 0 0 82 5 3 .355 .423 .570 .993 164 175 3.9
2015 Long Beach - Ammy 23 88 364 123 30 0 7 45 64 56 6 1 98 7 10 .338 .433 .478 .911 130 143 2.1
2016 Quebec City - Semi 24 33 66 21 3 0 3 11 11 4 1 0 16 1 0 .318 .366 .500 .866 129 131 0.4
2016 Long Beach - Ammy 24 86 345 96 20 0 8 33 70 54 1 2 90 2 5 .278 .376 .406 .781 95 100 0.4
2017 Long Beach - Ammy 25 125 259 68 13 1 7 42 35 32 4 2 54 0 1 .263 .350 .402 .752 100 106 1.0
2018 Quebec City - Semi 26 97 244 66 13 0 3 30 32 36 2 4 42 5 8 .270 .364 .361 .724 100 104 0.7
2019 Quebec City - Semi 27 103 102 31 1 0 2 13 10 11 0 1 16 4 2 .304 .368 .373 .741 107 103 0.1
Total A 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 -5
Total R+ 126 446 108 21 1 7 41 42 62 6 0 131 4 5 .242 .342 .341 .683 80 79
Total SPBC 233 412 118 17 0 8 54 53 51 3 5 74 10 10 .286 .365 .386 .751 106 108
Total ABC 490 1709 488 94 7 46 205 275 205 14 6 463 17 22 .286 .366 .429 .795 108 113
Total R 42 100 18 5 0 0 7 12 14 0 0 30 1 1 .180 .281 .230 .511 33 31
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 Manhattan - Ammy 3B 88 88 37 113 8 152 2 .987 721.2 1.87 -2.6 .965
2010 El Paso (R) - R 1B 7 4 27 4 2 31 0 1.000 43.0 6.49 +0.2 1.155
2010 El Paso (R) - R 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 El Paso (R) - R 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 UTEP - R+ 1B 31 30 202 13 22 216 1 .995 258.2 7.48 -0.8 .943
2011 UTEP - R+ 2B 2 2 7 5 1 12 0 1.000 18.0 6.00 -0.0 .944
2011 UTEP - R+ 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.009
2012 UTEP - R+ 1B 76 76 535 29 35 564 0 1.000 664.2 7.64 +5.0 1.144
2012 UTEP - R+ 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 UTEP - R+ 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2013 El Paso - A 1B 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.001
2013 Houston - Ammy 1B 10 10 83 3 3 86 0 1.000 86.2 8.93 -0.1 1.003
2013 Houston - Ammy 2B 3 3 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 25.0 4.32 -0.6 .949
2013 Houston - Ammy 3B 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 +0.3 1.035
2014 Long Beach - Ammy 1B 37 14 154 8 11 162 0 1.000 196.2 7.41 +0.2 1.001
2014 Long Beach - Ammy 2B 30 30 51 50 4 103 2 .981 229.1 3.96 -2.9 .876
2014 Long Beach - Ammy 3B 8 5 1 7 0 10 2 .800 51.0 1.41 -0.8 .796
2014 Long Beach - Ammy RF 39 39 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 299.0 1.14 -3.2 .909
2015 Long Beach - Ammy 1B 38 10 104 6 6 112 2 .982 159.1 6.21 +0.2 1.030
2015 Long Beach - Ammy 2B 78 78 126 105 15 237 6 .975 564.2 3.68 -6.6 .895
2015 Long Beach - Ammy 3B 20 0 0 6 0 7 1 .857 35.0 1.54 -0.7 .791
2015 Long Beach - Ammy RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Long Beach - Ammy 1B 39 0 61 6 11 67 0 1.000 100.0 6.03 +0.1 1.039
2016 Quebec City - Semi 1B 11 4 39 1 4 40 0 1.000 44.1 8.12 +0.2 1.042
2016 Long Beach - Ammy 2B 29 28 37 35 3 72 0 1.000 199.0 3.26 -1.2 .934
2016 Quebec City - Semi 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.023
2016 Long Beach - Ammy 3B 56 55 31 66 5 108 11 .898 421.1 2.07 -4.9 .891
2016 Quebec City - Semi 3B 7 6 6 6 1 14 2 .857 52.1 2.06 -1.6 .845
2016 Quebec City - Semi RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.1 1.066
2017 Long Beach - Ammy 1B 46 17 159 14 14 173 0 1.000 201.1 7.73 +0.8 1.006
2017 Long Beach - Ammy 2B 32 24 42 45 4 88 1 .989 193.0 4.06 +1.1 .997
2017 Long Beach - Ammy 3B 13 2 4 7 0 13 2 .846 34.0 2.91 -0.9 .828
2017 Long Beach - Ammy RF 6 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 47.0 1.72 -2.3 .786
2018 Quebec City - Semi 1B 36 29 265 22 20 287 0 1.000 250.0 10.33 +3.8 1.143
2018 Quebec City - Semi 2B 13 10 25 20 4 47 2 .957 103.1 3.92 -2.7 .793
2018 Quebec City - Semi 3B 20 15 11 31 4 47 5 .894 143.1 2.64 -2.9 .921
2018 Quebec City - Semi RF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 42.1 1.49 -0.1 1.057
2019 Quebec City - Semi 1B 76 3 194 13 21 207 0 1.000 219.2 8.48 +1.6 1.088
2019 Quebec City - Semi 2B 7 4 12 12 3 25 1 .960 30.0 7.20 -0.7 .894
2019 Quebec City - Semi 3B 7 2 1 5 0 8 2 .750 22.2 2.38 -1.0 .779
2019 Quebec City - Semi CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 409 197 1825 120 150 1948 3 .998 2227.1 7.86 +11.2 1.071
TOTAL 2B 200 179 305 280 34 597 12 .980 1372.0 3.84 -13.6 .905
TOTAL 3B 230 174 92 244 18 363 27 .926 1510.0 2.00 -15.3 .917
TOTAL RF 54 52 56 0 0 56 0 1.000 408.1 1.23 -5.6 .907
PLAYER HISTORY
05/13/2008 Entered the Professional Baseball Circuit as an international amateur free agent from The Netherlands.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 2 (5).
06/13/2009 Named the #70 prospect in the SPBC
10/21/2009 Named the #58 prospect in the SPBC
11/20/2009 Contract was purchased by the El Paso Diablos organization.
11/20/2009 Promoted from the international complex to Rookie Complex League El Paso (R).
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 2 (5).
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 3 (4).
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 3 (4).
10/27/2012 Wins the 2012 R+ Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (4).
08/21/2013 Released by the El Paso Diablos.
09/13/2013 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Edmonton Drillers organization.
10/22/2013 Named the #40 prospect in the SPBC
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (4).
03/21/2014 Was traded by the Edmonton Drillers to the Quebec City Admirals, along with 2B Jason Gibson, in exchange for LF Francisco Valdez.
06/13/2014 Named the #47 prospect in the SPBC
08/01/2014 Wins the ABC Batter of the Month Award.
08/06/2014 Named the #39 prospect in the SPBC
08/09/2014 Goes 0-4 against the Providence Grays, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
08/25/2014 Wins the ABC Player of the Week Award.
10/23/2014 Wins the 2014 ABC Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/20/2014 Signed a minor league contract extension with the Quebec City Admirals organization.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
06/13/2015 Named the #69 prospect in the SPBC
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/01/2016 Named the #82 prospect in the SPBC
05/30/2016 Wins the ABC EAC Player of the Week Award.
11/08/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/10/2017 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/14/2018 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
03/02/2019 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/06/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000.
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