SS Brandon Hicks #9
Chicago Union PBC
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2019
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SS BRANDON HICKS #9 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 261 55 9 2 7 27 15 67 .211 .263 .341 3 -0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 6 5 6
Gap 5 5 5 6
Power 5 5 5 6
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 5 5 5 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 50
Errors: - 65 45
Arm: 20 75 60
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/2019 @ NYC Win, 9-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2019 @ NYC Win, 5-3 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/05/2019 DAL Loss, 1-3 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/04/2019 DAL Loss, 10-11 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/03/2019 DAL Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/02/2019 DAL Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/29/2019 @ LA Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
08/28/2019 @ LA Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/27/2019 @ LA Win, 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/26/2019 @ LA Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Hicks never shows any lack of effort.
Birthday:06/25/1995
Born in:Urbana, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 1st Pick in Round 1
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2019 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 70 261 55 9 2 7 27 24 15 67 .211 .263 .341 .604 .268 .130 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 70 282 4 0 0 4 1 1 89 18 3 2 60.0 23.3 2.94 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 16 2 0 1 5 5 3 12 1 1 0 .267 .297 .350 .647
Versus Right   201 39 7 2 6 22 19 12 55 0 0 4 .194 .253 .338 .592
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   63 20 4 1 2 10 9 5 11 0 1 0 .317 .368 .508 .876
July   87 11 1 0 0 3 1 4 25 1 0 2 .126 .181 .138 .319
August   89 21 2 1 5 12 13 3 21 0 0 2 .236 .277 .449 .726
September   22 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 10 0 0 0 .136 .240 .227 .467
Spring Training   68 17 3 0 0 3 7 4 16 0 0 1 .250 .301 .294 .595
Career   261 55 9 2 7 27 24 15 67 1 1 4 .211 .263 .341 .604
Home   137 29 5 2 4 14 11 9 35 1 1 3 .212 .273 .365 .638
Road   124 26 4 0 3 13 13 6 32 0 0 1 .210 .252 .315 .566
Grass   200 43 8 2 6 20 15 11 50 1 1 4 .215 .269 .365 .634
Turf   61 12 1 0 1 7 9 4 17 0 0 0 .197 .246 .262 .508
Day   130 32 5 0 1 13 9 10 32 1 0 2 .246 .308 .308 .615
Night   131 23 4 2 6 14 15 5 35 0 1 2 .176 .217 .374 .591
As Starter   261 55 9 2 7 27 24 15 67 1 1 4 .211 .263 .341 .604
Close/Late   62 10 0 1 2 4 4 2 19 0 0 0 .161 .188 .290 .478
Inning 1-3   75 21 5 1 1 9 9 7 18 1 1 3 .280 .360 .413 .774
Inning 4-6   88 17 2 0 2 11 9 5 21 0 0 1 .193 .245 .284 .529
Inning 7-9   90 15 2 1 2 5 4 3 24 0 0 0 .167 .194 .278 .471
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
0 Outs   85 19 2 0 4 6 13 8 26 0 1 1 .224 .298 .388 .686
1 Outs   85 20 4 2 2 9 6 3 17 1 0 0 .235 .258 .400 .658
2 Outs   91 16 3 0 1 12 5 4 24 0 0 3 .176 .235 .242 .476
Scoring Position   82 19 3 0 1 19 5 2 22 1 1 0 .232 .247 .305 .552
Bases Empty   139 30 5 2 5 5 15 11 37 0 0 4 .216 .292 .388 .681
Runner on 1st   40 6 1 0 1 3 4 2 8 0 0 0 .150 .190 .250 .440
Runner on 2nd   28 5 0 0 1 5 1 2 9 0 1 0 .179 .233 .286 .519
Runner on 3rd   13 5 2 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 .385 .357 .538 .896
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   133 10 1 1 2 6 5 7 67 0 0 1 .075 .128 .143 .271
First Pitch   41 16 2 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 1 .390 .405 .585 .990
Count 0-1   33 7 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .212 .257 .424 .681
Count 0-2   25 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 1 .080 .115 .120 .235
Count 1-0   21 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-1   13 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Count 1-2   50 5 0 1 2 3 4 0 25 0 0 0 .100 .100 .260 .360
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Count 2-1   7 4 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .571 .500 .714 1.214
Count 2-2   37 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 0 0 0 .054 .054 .054 .108
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .571 .700 .571 1.271
Full Count   21 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 0 0 0 .048 .286 .048 .333
Behind in Count   108 14 3 2 3 8 5 0 40 0 0 3 .130 .153 .278 .431
Ahead in Count   41 18 4 0 1 10 8 8 0 1 0 0 .439 .520 .610 1.130
Batting 2nd   49 14 2 1 0 4 3 3 11 1 1 0 .286 .321 .367 .688
Batting 4th   31 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 0 0 0 .065 .147 .065 .212
Batting 5th   8 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Batting 6th   47 13 1 0 2 6 2 1 9 0 0 1 .277 .306 .426 .732
Batting 7th   39 5 0 0 3 5 6 3 11 0 0 2 .128 .227 .359 .586
Batting 8th   12 5 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .417 .462 .917 1.378
Batting 9th   75 14 2 1 1 6 9 4 18 0 0 1 .187 .237 .280 .518
Low Leverage   107 23 4 2 4 6 11 6 22 0 0 3 .215 .276 .402 .678
Medium Leverage   101 19 4 0 0 10 7 8 33 1 1 1 .188 .252 .228 .480
High Leverage   53 13 1 0 3 11 6 1 12 0 0 0 .245 .259 .434 .693
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
2019 Chicago - PBC 23 70 261 55 9 2 7 27 24 15 4 1 67 3 2 .211 .263 .341 .604 64 63 -0.7
Total PBC 70 261 55 9 2 7 27 24 15 4 1 67 3 2 .211 .263 .341 .604 64 63 -0.7
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
2012 Total - 16 33 141 65 19 6 7 40 53 16 6 1 10 5 4 .461 .530 .830 1.360 100 100 3.5
2013 Total - 17 40 171 81 21 6 12 58 69 20 6 2 5 6 5 .474 .538 .877 1.415 100 100 4.6
2014 Chicago (R) - R 18 58 231 77 15 3 6 31 35 32 9 0 57 6 4 .333 .434 .502 .936 147 155 3.4
2015 James Madison - R+ 19 88 364 121 22 4 13 49 61 54 13 2 83 10 9 .332 .434 .522 .956 139 142 3.6
2016 James Madison - R+ 20 40 163 59 7 3 8 35 30 16 6 0 38 2 1 .362 .438 .589 1.027 164 176 2.8
2016 Chicago - A 20 48 194 62 13 1 11 29 39 23 6 0 41 3 3 .320 .408 .567 .975 159 168 3.0
2017 Allentown - A+ 21 44 169 61 10 0 10 26 33 16 6 0 26 6 2 .361 .435 .598 1.032 177 189 3.0
2017 Louisville - AA 21 23 91 24 3 0 5 17 15 15 2 1 19 2 0 .264 .376 .462 .838 128 125 0.8
2018 Minneapolis - AAA 22 80 290 85 20 1 12 39 47 24 12 1 58 3 6 .293 .370 .493 .863 124 130 2.0
Total AAA 80 290 85 20 1 12 39 47 24 12 1 58 3 6 .293 .370 .493 .863 124 130
Total AA 23 91 24 3 0 5 17 15 15 2 1 19 2 0 .264 .376 .462 .838 128 125
Total A+ 44 169 61 10 0 10 26 33 16 6 0 26 6 2 .361 .435 .598 1.032 177 189
Total A 48 194 62 13 1 11 29 39 23 6 0 41 3 3 .320 .408 .567 .975 159 168
Total R+ 128 527 180 29 7 21 84 91 70 19 2 121 12 10 .342 .435 .543 .978 146 152
Total R 58 231 77 15 3 6 31 35 32 9 0 57 6 4 .333 .434 .502 .936 147 155
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Chicago (R) - R SS 58 58 66 149 22 221 6 .973 502.1 3.85 +8.6 1.085
2015 James Madison - R+ SS 88 88 126 200 28 335 9 .973 775.2 3.78 +9.8 1.115
2016 Chicago - A SS 48 48 59 122 12 187 6 .968 420.0 3.88 +5.1 1.073
2016 James Madison - R+ SS 40 40 52 108 13 164 4 .976 344.1 4.18 +4.3 1.067
2017 Allentown - A+ 2B 23 23 53 49 9 105 3 .971 188.1 4.87 -0.3 .987
2017 Louisville - AA SS 21 21 35 53 15 91 3 .967 188.0 4.21 -0.5 .985
2017 Allentown - A+ SS 27 21 23 68 11 93 2 .978 186.1 4.40 +1.7 1.042
2018 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 9 7 24 21 11 47 2 .957 69.0 5.87 -0.5 .893
2018 Minneapolis - AAA SS 69 66 112 188 36 310 10 .968 588.2 4.59 -4.4 .977
2019 Chicago - Pro 2B 23 23 44 53 6 99 2 .980 198.1 4.40 +0.5 1.009
2019 Chicago - Pro SS 48 46 63 114 16 180 3 .983 420.2 3.79 -5.5 .922
TOTAL 2B 55 53 121 123 26 251 7 .972 455.2 4.82 -0.3 .980
TOTAL SS 399 388 536 1002 153 1581 43 .973 3426.0 4.04 +19.0 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (5).
10/24/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft out of high school (Eisenhower; Decatur, IL) by the Chicago Blackhawks. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (5).
05/12/2014 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Chicago Union development complex.
06/12/2014 Named the #69 prospect in the PBC
07/19/2014 Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia (R) Keystones, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
07/23/2014 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 4-5 weeks.
08/06/2014 Named the #57 prospect in the PBC
10/27/2014 Named the #46 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (5).
05/07/2015 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Chicago Union development complex.
06/12/2015 Named the #54 prospect in the PBC
10/30/2015 Wins the 2015 R+ Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/02/2015 Finished 2nd in 2015 R+ Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
05/02/2016 Outstandingly completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Chicago Union development complex.
06/12/2016 Named the #15 prospect in the PBC
07/11/2016 Wins the R+ Player of the Week Award.
08/30/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
10/16/2016 Wins the 2016 PBC Prospect League Championship Cup with the Chicago Cardinals!
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (5).
05/28/2017 Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 2 weeks.
06/11/2017 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Chicago Union development complex.
06/12/2017 Named the #9 prospect in the PBC
06/19/2017 Wins the A+ Player of the Week Award.
08/21/2017 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/30/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
09/04/2017 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 7 weeks.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 4 (5).
06/12/2018 Named the #18 prospect in the PBC
07/12/2018 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
08/11/2018 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/02/2018 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 4 (5).
06/12/2019 Named the #30 prospect in the PBC
09/08/2019 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
11/19/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
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