3B Melvin Zapata #21
Tampa Bay Thunder PBC
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2024
BNN Index | PBC | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B MELVIN ZAPATA #21 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
27 65 12 2 0 3 7 8 20 .185 .274 .354 1 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 6
Gap 5 5 5 6
Power 4 4 4 5
Eye 6 6 6 8
Avoid K's 4 4 4 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 40
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 25 60 55
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2024 @ BOS Win, 7-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2024 @ NYC Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
09/20/2024 WSH Loss, 4-9 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/19/2024 WSH Win, 9-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2024 WSH Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2024 WSH Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2024 @ ATL Loss, 6-8 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 0
09/14/2024 @ ATL Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/2024 @ ATL Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2024 @ ATL Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He is very bright.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Baseball IQ
Birthday:01/24/1998
Born in:Guaynabo, BAY
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 91 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 9th Pick in Round 1
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 27 65 12 2 0 3 7 8 8 20 .185 .274 .354 .628 .278 .169 70
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 5 1 0 100.0 7.1 3.53 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 3 2 0 0 2 3 3 8 0 0 0 .158 .273 .263 .536
Versus Right   46 9 0 0 3 5 5 5 12 0 1 0 .196 .275 .391 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
July   7 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
August   9 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .667 .889
September   44 6 1 0 1 4 3 7 14 0 1 0 .136 .255 .227 .482
Spring Training   32 7 0 0 2 5 5 6 10 0 1 0 .219 .342 .406 .748
Last Year   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Years Ago   111 26 5 2 2 7 18 13 38 0 3 0 .234 .315 .369 .684
Career   401 92 18 2 11 37 52 45 134 1 10 2 .229 .310 .367 .676
Home   34 8 1 0 0 3 4 5 6 0 0 0 .235 .333 .265 .598
Road   31 4 1 0 3 4 4 3 14 0 1 0 .129 .206 .452 .657
Grass   64 12 2 0 3 7 8 8 20 0 1 0 .188 .278 .359 .637
Turf   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   42 7 1 0 1 2 3 4 10 0 0 0 .167 .239 .262 .501
Night   23 5 1 0 2 5 5 4 10 0 1 0 .217 .333 .522 .855
As Starter   46 6 1 0 1 4 3 7 17 0 1 0 .130 .245 .217 .463
As Reliever / Substitution   19 6 1 0 2 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 .316 .350 .684 1.034
Pinch Hitting   9 4 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 1.111 1.611
Close/Late   16 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 .062 .167 .125 .292
Inning 1-3   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 .000 .267 .000 .267
Inning 4-6   20 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 7 0 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Inning 7-9   31 8 1 0 2 3 5 3 8 0 0 0 .258 .324 .484 .807
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   20 3 0 0 2 3 5 6 5 0 1 0 .150 .346 .450 .796
1 Outs   28 6 2 0 1 3 2 1 9 0 0 0 .214 .241 .393 .634
2 Outs   17 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Scoring Position   22 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 9 0 1 0 .136 .208 .136 .345
Bases Empty   33 6 1 0 2 2 5 5 8 0 0 0 .182 .289 .394 .683
Runner on 1st   10 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Runner on 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   38 6 2 0 2 5 4 1 20 0 0 0 .158 .179 .368 .548
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
Count 1-2   15 3 1 0 2 4 2 0 9 0 0 0 .200 .200 .667 .867
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-2   11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Behind in Count   25 5 2 0 2 4 2 0 13 0 0 0 .200 .200 .520 .720
Ahead in Count   7 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .286 .643 .286 .929
Batting Leadoff   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 2nd   3 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.667 3.333
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   38 9 1 0 1 5 5 7 10 0 1 0 .237 .356 .342 .698
Batting 9th   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 .000 .062 .000 .062
Low Leverage   25 6 0 0 2 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 .240 .345 .480 .825
Medium Leverage   25 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 13 0 1 0 .080 .148 .240 .388
High Leverage   14 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .214 .312 .286 .598
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 Tampa Bay - PBC 23 65 223 54 11 0 6 23 25 24 2 1 75 3 1 .242 .320 .372 .692 89 89 0.1
2022 Tampa Bay - PBC 24 35 111 26 5 2 2 7 18 13 0 0 38 2 0 .234 .315 .369 .684 83 83 0.3
2023 Tampa Bay - PBC 25 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -118 -0.0
2024 Tampa Bay - PBC 26 27 65 12 2 0 3 7 8 8 0 0 20 1 0 .185 .274 .354 .628 69 70 -0.0
Total PBC 131 401 92 18 2 11 37 52 45 2 1 134 6 1 .229 .310 .367 .676 83 83 0.3
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
2019 Total - 21 81 284 84 29 8 17 70 84 112 4 1 55 2 2 .296 .499 .634 1.133 100 100 5.6
2020 Florida - AAA 22 88 332 92 25 2 5 22 49 48 6 1 57 7 6 .277 .377 .410 .787 114 122 2.0
2022 Florida - AAA 24 11 27 8 2 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 11 0 0 .296 .367 .481 .848 127 136 0.1
2023 Florida - AAA 25 45 160 36 6 3 4 30 18 15 1 1 28 1 1 .225 .294 .375 .669 76 80 -0.3
Total AAA 144 519 136 33 5 10 56 69 66 7 2 96 8 7 .262 .352 .403 .755 103 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Florida - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Florida - AAA 3B 89 88 54 150 16 215 11 .949 734.2 2.50 -4.3 .957
2020 Florida - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Tampa Bay - Pro 3B 65 65 37 111 10 156 8 .949 560.0 2.38 -2.5 .963
2022 Tampa Bay - Pro 3B 35 33 18 56 5 77 3 .961 290.0 2.30 -0.7 .953
2022 Florida - AAA 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.047
2023 Tampa Bay - Pro 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.037
2023 Florida - AAA 3B 19 17 12 36 0 52 4 .923 158.0 2.73 -1.4 .952
2023 Tampa Bay - Pro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - Pro 1B 2 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 +0.0 1.007
2024 Tampa Bay - Pro 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - Pro 3B 17 12 7 23 1 30 0 1.000 114.1 2.36 -0.5 .990
2024 Tampa Bay - Pro RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 .999
TOTAL 1B 2 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 +0.0 1.007
TOTAL 3B 228 215 128 378 32 532 26 .951 1862.0 2.45 -9.4 .960
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 .999
PLAYER HISTORY
10/30/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft out of college (University of Louisville; Louisville, KY) by the Tampa Bay Thunder. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 6 (8).
05/02/2020 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
06/12/2020 Named the #39 prospect in the PBC
06/12/2020 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
08/06/2020 Named the #35 prospect in the PBC
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 6 (8).
05/02/2021 Detrimentally completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
06/27/2021 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/07/2021 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
08/01/2021 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 4-5 weeks.
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 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (8).
05/02/2022 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Tampa Bay Thunder development complex.
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: 6 (8).
11/21/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (8).
11/19/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
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