1B Benito Morales #8
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2023
1B BENITO MORALES #8 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 157 46 13 0 8 26 28 23 .293 .410 .529 2 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 6 5
Gap 6 5 6 6
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 30 25
Arm: 20 35 35
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2023 RAL Win, 7-6 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/2023 RAL Win, 11-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2023 @ BAL Win, 9-4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/23/2023 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2023 @ BAL Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2023 FLO Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2023 @ CIN Win, 16-3 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 0
09/14/2023 @ CIN Win, 2-0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2023 @ CIN Win, 7-2 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/12/2023 @ CIN Win, 11-2 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Morales is the cerebral type.
Birthday:01/25/1998
Born in:Pueblo Nuevo, COR
Nationality:Colombian
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 22 Days
Service This Yr:22 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 14 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 15 62 17 5 3 1 6 12 2 16 .274 .297 .500 .797 .340 .226 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 64 0 0 0 2 0 0 31 9 1 0 100.0 8.5 4.89 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Versus Right   49 14 5 3 1 5 11 2 12 0 0 0 .286 .314 .571 .885
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   62 17 5 3 1 6 12 2 16 0 0 0 .274 .297 .500 .797
Spring Training   63 15 1 1 2 9 8 4 11 0 0 0 .238 .284 .381 .665
Last Year   182 55 11 0 4 24 29 21 42 1 0 1 .302 .376 .429 .804
2 Years Ago   46 15 1 1 0 2 4 10 11 0 0 1 .326 .456 .391 .847
Career   290 87 17 4 5 32 45 33 69 1 0 2 .300 .374 .438 .812
Home   18 4 0 2 1 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 .222 .222 .611 .833
Road   44 13 5 1 0 3 9 2 10 0 0 0 .295 .326 .455 .781
Grass   62 17 5 3 1 6 12 2 16 0 0 0 .274 .297 .500 .797
Day   45 10 1 3 1 4 8 2 14 0 0 0 .222 .255 .444 .700
Night   17 7 4 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 .412 .412 .647 1.059
As Starter   62 17 5 3 1 6 12 2 16 0 0 0 .274 .297 .500 .797
Close/Late   9 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .444 .889 1.333
Inning 1-3   26 8 1 1 1 2 6 0 6 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Inning 4-6   19 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .158 .158 .316 .474
Inning 7-9   17 6 3 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 .353 .421 .647 1.068
0 Outs   24 11 3 2 0 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 .458 .480 .750 1.230
1 Outs   22 4 1 1 1 2 5 1 8 0 0 0 .182 .217 .455 .672
2 Outs   16 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Scoring Position   11 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Bases Empty   41 10 3 1 1 1 7 1 14 0 0 0 .244 .262 .439 .701
Runner on 1st   10 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .700 1.155
Runner on 2nd   6 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   25 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 16 0 0 0 .120 .120 .200 .320
First Pitch   12 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 0-1   6 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   4 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   10 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   17 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .176 .176 .353 .529
Ahead in Count   12 5 1 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 .417 .500 .667 1.167
Batting 2nd   53 14 4 3 1 6 10 0 14 0 0 0 .264 .264 .509 .774
Batting 6th   9 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
Low Leverage   34 6 4 0 1 3 7 1 11 0 0 0 .176 .200 .382 .582
Medium Leverage   20 10 0 3 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .524 .800 1.324
High Leverage   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
PBC RESERVE LEAGUE ONE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 51 157 46 13 0 8 26 32 28 23 .293 .410 .529 .938 .396 .236 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 188 3 3 0 3 0 0 83 21 2 6 25.0 33.0 7.43 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   55 18 7 0 4 9 11 6 8 0 0 1 .327 .403 .673 1.076
Versus Right   102 28 6 0 4 17 21 22 15 0 0 2 .275 .413 .451 .864
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   59 14 5 0 2 8 10 11 13 0 0 1 .237 .366 .424 .790
July   36 9 3 0 4 7 8 7 2 0 0 1 .250 .386 .667 1.053
August   25 10 1 0 1 6 3 4 3 0 0 1 .400 .500 .560 1.060
September   37 13 4 0 1 5 11 6 5 0 0 0 .351 .442 .541 .982
Last Year   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
2 Years Ago   69 22 7 2 2 8 14 12 8 0 0 1 .319 .427 .565 .992
Career   232 70 20 2 10 34 46 40 31 0 0 4 .302 .413 .534 .948
Home   83 21 4 0 4 14 14 17 11 0 0 2 .253 .392 .446 .838
Road   74 25 9 0 4 12 18 11 12 0 0 1 .338 .430 .622 1.052
Grass   140 38 10 0 7 23 26 23 23 0 0 3 .271 .386 .493 .878
Turf   17 8 3 0 1 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 .471 .591 .824 1.414
Day   102 32 11 0 5 17 21 21 16 0 0 2 .314 .440 .569 1.009
Night   55 14 2 0 3 9 11 7 7 0 0 1 .255 .349 .455 .804
As Starter   145 44 13 0 7 23 29 28 21 0 0 3 .303 .426 .538 .964
As Reliever / Substitution   12 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
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
2021 Boston - PBC 23 12 46 15 1 1 0 2 4 10 1 0 11 5 5 .326 .456 .391 .847 135 140 0.2
2022 Boston - PBC 24 57 182 55 11 0 4 24 29 21 1 1 42 5 8 .302 .376 .429 .804 116 120 0.7
2023 Boston - PBC 25 15 62 17 5 3 1 6 12 2 0 0 16 1 0 .274 .297 .500 .797 113 113 0.2
Total PBC 84 290 87 17 4 5 32 45 33 2 1 69 11 13 .300 .374 .438 .812 119 122 1.0
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
2015 St. Petersburg - Ammy 17 88 265 75 17 1 8 44 39 52 2 0 93 15 11 .283 .404 .445 .850 111 115 0.8
2016 St. Petersburg - Ammy 18 113 340 119 29 3 11 49 72 63 2 2 81 18 20 .350 .452 .550 1.002 144 146 2.5
2017 St. Petersburg - Ammy 19 111 361 117 20 1 19 51 75 86 3 0 82 23 18 .324 .458 .543 1.001 161 167 3.8
2018 St. Petersburg - Ammy 20 142 520 142 26 6 15 56 75 91 11 1 131 21 25 .273 .392 .433 .824 104 105 1.1
2019 Vancouver - Semi 21 25 83 20 4 0 1 7 14 9 4 0 22 3 1 .241 .344 .325 .669 86 93 0.0
2019 Worcester - A+ 21 44 149 49 18 1 10 28 32 27 0 0 36 5 5 .329 .432 .664 1.096 183 189 2.0
2019 Hartford - AA 21 8 30 7 2 1 1 4 3 6 0 0 5 2 1 .233 .361 .467 .828 121 126 0.1
2020 Worcester - A+ 22 50 106 36 8 2 10 27 30 25 4 1 20 9 2 .340 .478 .736 1.214 210 216 2.3
2021 Worcester - A+ 23 25 47 18 3 1 4 9 9 6 0 0 8 1 2 .383 .453 .745 1.198 208 214 0.7
2021 Providence - AAA 23 20 69 22 7 2 2 8 14 12 1 0 8 4 3 .319 .427 .565 .992 170 170 0.7
2022 Providence - AAA 24 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 82 81 0.0
2023 Providence - AAA 25 51 157 46 13 0 8 26 32 28 3 0 23 2 6 .293 .410 .529 .938 147 148 1.1
Total AAA 77 232 70 20 2 10 34 46 40 4 0 31 6 9 .302 .413 .534 .948 153 153
Total AA 8 30 7 2 1 1 4 3 6 0 0 5 2 1 .233 .361 .467 .828 121 126
Total A+ 119 302 103 29 4 24 64 71 58 4 1 64 15 9 .341 .452 .702 1.154 197 203
Total SPBC 25 83 20 4 0 1 7 14 9 4 0 22 3 1 .241 .344 .325 .669 86 93
Total ABC 454 1486 453 92 11 53 200 261 292 18 3 387 77 74 .305 .424 .489 .913 129 131
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 St. Petersburg - Ammy 1B 88 88 525 47 54 579 7 .988 676.1 7.61 +0.5 1.000
2016 St. Petersburg - Ammy 1B 108 108 599 36 44 637 2 .997 787.0 7.26 +3.8 1.071
2017 St. Petersburg - Ammy 1B 110 110 784 42 52 832 6 .993 875.2 8.49 +1.1 .997
2018 St. Petersburg - Ammy 1B 141 138 1037 78 102 1119 4 .996 1179.2 8.51 +1.8 1.024
2019 Hartford - AA 1B 7 7 60 4 6 64 0 1.000 61.0 9.44 +0.1 1.031
2019 Worcester - A+ 1B 41 40 321 34 37 359 4 .989 356.2 8.96 +0.4 .992
2019 Vancouver - Semi 1B 12 11 91 11 7 104 2 .981 100.1 9.15 -1.2 .906
2020 Worcester - A+ 1B 31 28 242 13 15 256 1 .996 251.0 9.14 +0.5 1.043
2021 Worcester - A+ C 1 1 10 3 0 13 0 1.000 9.0 13.00 -0.5 2.147 3 3 1 33.3
2021 Boston - Pro 1B 12 12 89 10 6 99 0 1.000 109.0 8.17 +0.1 1.008
2021 Providence - AAA 1B 20 20 167 11 11 179 1 .994 183.0 8.75 -0.3 .974
2022 Boston - Pro 1B 30 26 217 19 17 239 3 .987 232.0 9.16 -0.2 .983
2022 Providence - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2023 Providence - AAA 1B 9 9 62 9 1 71 0 1.000 80.0 7.99 -0.3 .967
TOTAL C 1 1 10 3 0 13 0 1.000 9.0 13.00 -0.5 2.147 3 3 1 33.3
TOTAL 1B 610 597 4195 314 352 4539 30 .993 4892.2 8.29 +6.3 1.010
PLAYER HISTORY
05/08/2014 Entered the Professional Baseball Circuit as an international amateur free agent from Colombia.
10/12/2014 Signed a minor league contract ($4,960 bonus) out of Colombia with the Vancouver Grizzlies organization.
10/26/2014 Promoted from the international complex to Rookie League St. Petersburg.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (7); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 3 (8).
06/13/2015 Named the #13 prospect in the SPBC
06/13/2015 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Vancouver Grizzlies development complex.
06/20/2015 Goes 5-5 against the El Paso Mavericks, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
06/27/2015 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (7).
04/01/2016 Named the #16 prospect in the SPBC
05/03/2016 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Vancouver Grizzlies development complex.
05/23/2016 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6 weeks.
06/28/2016 Named the #12 prospect in the SPBC
07/13/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Semi-Pro Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
09/21/2016 Wins the 2016 ABC EAC Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (7).
02/24/2017 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Vancouver Grizzlies development complex.
03/30/2017 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vancouver Grizzlies development complex.
04/01/2017 Named the #6 prospect in the SPBC
05/08/2017 Injured (hip strain),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/03/2017 Wins the ABC EAC Player of the Week Award.
07/09/2017 Goes 0-3 against the Long Beach Titans, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
07/13/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Semi-Pro Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
08/21/2017 Wins the ABC EAC Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2017 Wins the ABC EAC Batter of the Month Award.
09/18/2017 Wins the 2017 ABC EAC Great Glove Award at 1B.
09/20/2017 Wins the 2017 ABC EAC Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
09/23/2017 Finished 2nd in 2017 ABC EAC Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 4 (8).
02/24/2018 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Vancouver Grizzlies development complex.
03/30/2018 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Vancouver Grizzlies development complex.
04/01/2018 Named the #2 prospect in the SPBC
07/13/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Semi-Pro Baseball Circuit All-Star Futures Game.
08/18/2018 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/23/2018 Wins the 2018 ABC EAC Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (8).
02/24/2019 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Vancouver Grizzlies development complex.
04/01/2019 Named the #4 prospect in the SPBC
04/23/2019 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
05/01/2019 Contract was purchased by the Boston Shamrocks organization.
06/20/2019 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
10/01/2019 Wins the A+ Batter of the Month Award.
10/15/2019 Wins the 2019 PBC Advanced Prospect League Championship Cup with the Worcester Hearts!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
11/17/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
07/18/2022 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
07/04/2023 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
11/21/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2023 3 6
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