2B Gotthold Merkel #40
Buffalo Blue Sox (NYC) AA
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2026
BNN Index | AA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B GOTTHOLD MERKEL #40 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 32 8 1 0 0 2 3 12 .250 .333 .281 4 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 3 3 3 4
BABIP 3 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
Gap 3 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3 3
Eye 2 3 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 50
Errors: - 40 30
Arm: 20 45 35
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 20
2nd Base: 35 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/2026 BIR Win, 7-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
09/14/2026 @ ROC Loss, 2-13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/2026 GR Loss, 7-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/2026 ALL Loss, 5-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/2026 DAY Win, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/2026 RIC Win, 11-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/2026 @ JAX Loss, 2-6 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
06/27/2026 @ SM Loss, 0-9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/21/2026 ROC Loss, 4-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/2026 @ GR Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Fun to be around.
Personality Class: Prankster
High: Leader
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/05/2001
Born in:Friedrichroda, THU
Nationality:German
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PBC RESERVE LEAGUE TWO 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 32 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 12 .250 .333 .281 .615 .278 .031 61
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 38 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 1 4 0 100.0 4.2 4.32 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   15 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 2 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Versus Right   17 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 1 .235 .350 .235 .585
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900
May   9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
June   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
July   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
August   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Career   33 9 1 0 0 2 3 3 12 0 2 1 .273 .351 .303 .654
Home   17 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 7 0 0 1 .118 .211 .118 .328
Road   15 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 .400 .471 .467 .937
Grass   30 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 11 0 2 1 .267 .353 .300 .653
Turf   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   24 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 8 0 2 0 .250 .280 .292 .572
Night   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 .250 .455 .250 .705
As Starter   20 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0 2 1 .250 .375 .250 .625
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .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
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 Miami (R) - R 17 13 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 44 35 -0.0
2020 Miami (R) - R 18 13 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425 11 22 -0.1
2021 Miami - R+ 19 16 11 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 .182 .357 .182 .539 44 54 -0.1
2022 Fort Myers - A 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 205 372 0.0
2023 Syracuse - A 21 9 23 7 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 6 1 0 .304 .360 .478 .838 116 122 0.1
2023 Bridgeport - A+ 21 12 15 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267 .267 .533 .800 106 107 -0.1
2023 Buffalo - AA 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 424 482 0.1
2024 Syracuse - A 22 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 126 150 0.0
2024 Bridgeport - A+ 22 22 56 9 0 0 2 9 6 2 2 0 15 0 1 .161 .217 .268 .485 29 15 -0.8
2025 Syracuse - A 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 -0.0
2025 Bridgeport - A+ 23 19 18 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -40 -76 -0.4
2026 Buffalo - AA 24 19 32 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 12 4 0 .250 .333 .281 .615 67 61 0.0
Total AA 20 33 9 1 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 12 4 0 .273 .351 .303 .654 76 71
Total A+ 53 89 15 1 0 3 11 8 2 2 0 21 0 1 .169 .204 .281 .485 28 13
Total A 17 27 8 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 8 1 0 .296 .387 .444 .832 113 126
Total R+ 16 11 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 .182 .357 .182 .539 44 54
Total R 26 15 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .494 25 27
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Miami (R) - R 2B 7 0 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 11.2 5.40 -0.1 1.074
2020 Miami (R) - R 2B 8 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 -0.1 1.084
2021 Miami - R+ 2B 12 0 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 24.2 3.28 -0.4 .855
2023 Buffalo - AA 2B 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.034
2023 Bridgeport - A+ 2B 12 2 11 6 2 19 2 .895 36.2 4.17 -2.1 .691
2023 Syracuse - A 2B 9 6 13 14 0 28 1 .964 49.0 4.96 -0.7 .938
2024 Bridgeport - A+ 2B 19 19 23 43 8 68 2 .971 152.0 3.91 -3.9 .852
2024 Syracuse - A 2B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2025 Bridgeport - A+ 2B 11 0 12 13 7 26 1 .962 29.0 7.76 -0.8 .801
2025 Syracuse - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.031
2025 Bridgeport - A+ CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 1.021
2025 Bridgeport - A+ RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.033
2026 Buffalo - AA 2B 11 7 17 14 5 32 1 .969 72.0 3.88 +0.4 1.002
2026 Buffalo - AA CF 2 2 5 0 0 6 1 .833 17.0 2.65 +0.1 1.028
TOTAL 2B 93 34 87 104 28 198 7 .965 394.2 4.36 -7.7 .872
TOTAL CF 3 2 6 0 0 7 1 .857 20.1 2.66 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
11/16/2018 Signed a minor league contract out of Germany with the Miami Sun Sox organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (5).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (4).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (4).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (4).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (4).
06/12/2023 Released by the Miami organization.
06/29/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the New York City Gothams organization.
08/01/2023 Injured (broken nose),out for 4 days.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (4).
06/06/2024 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
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