C Rick Merz #12
Hollywood Stars (GB) A-
Age: 21 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2027
BNN Index | A- | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C RICK MERZ #12 - AGE: 21 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
BABIP 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 3 3 3 5
Eye 3 3 3 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 35
Errors: - 20 40
Arm: 45 45 45
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/2027 TEN Loss, 6-11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/2027 TEN Loss, 2-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/24/2027 TEN Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2027 TEN Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/2027 @ UTOR Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2027 @ UTOR Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2027 @ UTOR Loss, 6-7 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/16/2027 @ UTOR Win, 7-6 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/2027 PSU Loss, 2-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/11/2027 PSU Win, 8-2 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Mind tends to wander.
Personality Class: Unknown
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:05/27/2006
Born in:Lakeshore, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 2"
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:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 18th Pick in Round 15
PBC ROOKIE COLLEGE LEAGUE 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 294 76 15 1 7 43 42 51 68 .259 .373 .388 .761 .360 .129 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 73 354 5 0 0 5 0 4 114 23 2 1 66.7 46.9 5.55 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   87 17 3 1 2 15 10 15 25 1 0 2 .195 .324 .322 .646
Versus Right   192 56 12 0 4 25 30 34 41 3 0 2 .292 .398 .417 .815
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   18 4 1 0 1 3 2 3 3 0 0 1 .222 .364 .444 .808
May   58 15 2 0 2 5 7 8 18 0 0 0 .259 .348 .397 .745
June   62 16 4 0 0 10 9 7 14 1 0 1 .258 .338 .323 .661
July   60 12 1 0 1 11 9 13 16 2 0 1 .200 .342 .267 .609
August   48 16 5 1 1 7 6 7 7 1 0 1 .333 .421 .542 .963
September   48 13 2 0 2 7 9 13 10 0 0 1 .271 .435 .438 .873
Last Year   275 68 7 2 6 30 29 42 60 1 2 0 .247 .346 .353 .699
2 Years Ago   262 54 14 1 6 33 33 29 81 2 2 4 .206 .293 .336 .629
Career   831 198 36 4 19 106 104 122 209 7 4 9 .238 .340 .360 .699
Home   141 35 11 1 3 26 21 24 33 2 0 2 .248 .361 .404 .765
Road   153 41 4 0 4 17 21 27 35 2 0 3 .268 .384 .373 .756
Grass   142 38 4 0 4 17 21 25 33 2 0 3 .268 .384 .380 .764
Turf   152 38 11 1 3 26 21 26 35 2 0 2 .250 .363 .395 .757
Day   179 46 8 0 2 21 28 33 46 3 0 3 .257 .376 .335 .711
Night   115 30 7 1 5 22 14 18 22 1 0 2 .261 .368 .470 .837
As Starter   286 74 14 1 7 41 39 45 67 4 0 5 .259 .365 .388 .753
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 1 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 .250 .571 .375 .946
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 .167 .583 .333 .917
Close/Late   68 21 4 0 3 10 10 12 13 1 0 1 .309 .415 .500 .915
Inning 1-3   89 21 4 0 0 6 11 15 26 1 0 0 .236 .343 .281 .624
Inning 4-6   93 24 7 1 2 20 15 16 19 1 0 3 .258 .381 .419 .800
Inning 7-9   88 27 4 0 4 14 14 16 17 2 0 1 .307 .411 .489 .900
Extra Innings   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
0 Outs   83 18 5 0 1 8 20 23 25 1 0 0 .217 .383 .313 .696
1 Outs   106 29 3 1 4 14 15 16 23 3 0 2 .274 .370 .434 .804
2 Outs   90 26 7 0 1 18 5 10 18 0 0 2 .289 .373 .400 .773
Scoring Position   107 23 8 0 0 31 11 17 26 4 0 2 .215 .323 .290 .613
Bases Empty   115 35 4 0 5 5 21 22 24 0 0 2 .304 .424 .470 .894
Runner on 1st   57 15 3 1 1 4 8 10 16 0 0 0 .263 .373 .404 .777
Runner on 2nd   33 5 1 0 0 2 2 4 5 0 0 1 .152 .263 .182 .445
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 9 4 0 0 6 2 4 8 0 0 1 .333 .438 .481 .919
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 0 .125 .100 .125 .225
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 2 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .429 .455 .883
Bases Loaded   23 4 1 0 0 12 2 4 7 2 0 0 .174 .276 .217 .493
Two Strikes   161 34 6 1 2 22 23 32 66 1 0 3 .211 .350 .298 .648
First Pitch   29 9 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .310 .333 .310 .644
Count 0-1   28 7 3 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .464 .714
Count 0-2   21 7 2 0 0 5 4 0 7 0 0 1 .333 .364 .429 .792
Count 1-0   19 7 3 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 .368 .333 .684 1.018
Count 1-1   14 5 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .333 .786 1.119
Count 1-2   46 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 26 0 0 1 .130 .149 .130 .279
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   13 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Count 2-2   44 10 1 1 2 4 5 0 14 1 0 0 .227 .222 .432 .654
Count 3-0   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 .333 .778 .333 1.111
Count 3-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 0 0 0 .333 .700 .333 1.033
Full Count   50 11 3 0 0 10 12 32 19 0 0 1 .220 .530 .280 .810
Behind in Count   95 20 5 0 1 12 8 0 33 0 0 2 .211 .227 .295 .522
Ahead in Count   47 18 6 0 1 8 11 17 0 2 0 0 .383 .530 .574 1.105
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   29 8 1 1 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 .276 .364 .379 .743
Batting 4th   161 44 9 0 2 21 28 32 34 4 0 2 .273 .392 .366 .758
Batting 5th   82 20 4 0 4 15 9 10 27 0 0 2 .244 .340 .439 .779
Batting 6th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Low Leverage   85 22 3 0 4 6 11 12 21 1 0 1 .259 .354 .435 .789
Medium Leverage   114 33 5 1 2 14 20 18 23 0 0 0 .289 .386 .404 .790
High Leverage   80 18 7 0 0 20 9 19 22 3 0 3 .225 .381 .312 .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
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
2021 Total - 15 40 158 72 29 1 10 47 75 37 4 1 13 0 0 .456 .565 .842 1.407 100 100 4.5
2022 Total - 16 38 150 67 24 1 11 45 65 34 2 0 11 0 0 .447 .554 .840 1.394 100 100 4.1
2023 Total - 17 42 172 78 29 1 8 51 78 35 2 1 21 0 0 .453 .548 .773 1.321 100 100 4.3
2024 Total - 18 33 135 58 19 2 7 37 59 26 2 0 17 0 0 .430 .528 .756 1.283 100 100 3.1
2025 Michigan - R+ 19 74 262 54 14 1 6 33 33 29 4 2 81 2 1 .206 .293 .336 .629 59 54 -0.6
2026 Michigan - R+ 20 74 275 68 7 2 6 30 29 42 0 1 60 1 1 .247 .346 .353 .699 75 75 0.3
2027 Michigan - R+ 21 87 294 76 15 1 7 43 42 51 5 4 68 2 1 .259 .373 .388 .761 91 96 0.8
Total R+ 235 831 198 36 4 19 106 104 122 9 7 209 5 3 .238 .340 .360 .699 76 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Michigan - R+ C 73 73 668 71 7 741 2 .997 645.0 10.31 +0.3 1.077 1 109 40 36.7
2026 Michigan - R+ C 74 74 685 34 2 725 6 .992 655.2 9.87 +1.2 .816 7 48 20 41.7
2027 Michigan - R+ C 75 73 681 27 1 712 4 .994 652.1 9.77 -2.9 .764 10 54 14 25.9
TOTAL C 222 220 2034 132 10 2178 12 .994 1953.0 9.98 -1.4 .882 18 211 74 35.1
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (4); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (6).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (4); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (7).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (4); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (7).
10/30/2024 Drafted in the 2024 first-year player draft out of high school (Chatham-Kent; Chatham, ON) by the Detroit Motors. (Round 15, Pick 18, 354th overall pick).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
07/13/2025 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
06/08/2026 Injured (thigh muscle strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (5); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
09/11/2027 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/01/2027 Released by the Detroit organization.
11/17/2027 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Green Bay Braves organization.
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