#3 Orlando Merced, Catcher, 32 yrs, Florida Marlins

#3 Orlando Merced, Catcher, 32 yrs, Florida Marlins
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Orlando Merced

11/2/1966
32
P.R.,,HATO REY
5"11
170

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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,314,286
1998
$ 6,000,000 (2 year(s))
6 Year(s), 54 Days (1086 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	7	5	7	7
Versus LHP	6	7	5	7	7
Versus RHP	5	7	5	7	6
Talent	6	7	5	8	6

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4
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Fielding Ratings
C : 6 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 8 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/23	@SF	W 6-3	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	#2
9/24	@SF	W 7-6	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#4
9/25	@STL	L 1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/26	@STL	W 14-6	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	#2
9/28	SD	L 1-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
9/29	SD	W 6-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/30	PIT	W 8-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#7
10/1	@CIN	L 5-13	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
10/3	COL	W 2-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
10/5	@MON	L 3-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	149	432	126	29	2	18	81	66	62	59	.292	.381	.493	.874	.851	.201
Projected	149	432	126	29	2	18	81	66	62	59	.292	.381	.493	.874	.851	.201

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	91	498	1	2	0	20	2	1	213	49	4	3	57.1	79.8	6.5

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	147	51	11	1	7	23	22	22	18	0	1	0	.347	.429	.578	1.008
vs. RHP	285	75	18	1	11	58	44	40	41	1	1	1	.263	.355	.449	.804
Close/Late	71	24	7	1	1	15	8	8	9	0	1	1	.338	.407	.507	.914
Scoring Position	117	38	13	0	6	65	0	26	23	1	2	0	.325	.438	.590	1.028
Pinch Hitting	50	15	5	0	0	11	9	4	7	0	1	0	.300	.345	.400	.745

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	77	208	68	13	0	8	35	33	30	33	.327	.410	.505	.915
Road	72	224	58	16	2	10	46	33	32	26	.259	.351	.482	.833
March/April	25	71	24	6	1	3	15	13	13	7	.338	.440	.577	1.018
May	25	68	21	3	0	3	12	10	11	11	.309	.405	.485	.890
June	26	79	19	8	0	2	15	8	10	11	.241	.326	.418	.744
July	20	47	13	5	0	2	16	10	10	6	.277	.400	.511	.911
August	27	85	27	3	1	5	14	16	13	10	.318	.404	.553	.957
Sept/Oct	26	82	22	4	0	3	9	9	5	14	.268	.310	.427	.737

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1992	16	51	6	1	0	1	4	4	2	0	0	4	0	0	.118	.151	.196	.347	KC BOS
1993	117	402	111	22	2	8	57	37	33	3	5	63	2	4	.276	.332	.400	.732	BOS FLA
1994	148	536	152	38	3	19	87	76	49	3	7	70	4	0	.284	.343	.472	.815	FLA
1995	130	466	126	26	1	10	65	55	34	6	0	71	5	1	.270	.328	.395	.723	FLA
1996	148	535	149	29	6	13	74	77	60	0	5	70	4	4	.279	.348	.428	.776	FLA
1997	145	530	154	23	8	22	75	89	53	1	4	78	8	1	.291	.354	.489	.842	FLA
1998	149	432	126	29	2	18	81	66	62	1	1	59	4	3	.292	.381	.493	.874	FLA
Total	853	2952	824	168	22	91	443	404	293	14	22	415	27	13	.279	.345	.443	.788

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1990, A	61	222	83	4	3	10	32	41	18	28	4	5	.374	.412	.554	.966
1990, AA	75	275	91	16	0	11	54	36	22	29	5	2	.331	.377	.509	.886
1991, AA	138	518	160	22	3	23	85	72	40	53	5	6	.309	.350	.496	.846
1992, AAA	114	400	109	19	5	12	61	60	37	58	6	3	.273	.333	.435	.768

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1996	7	27	11	2	0	1	4	5	3	3	1	0	.407	.467	.593	1.059
Total	7	27	11	2	0	1	4	5	3	3	1	0	.407	.467	.593	1.059

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	85	55	463	29	0	496	4	.992	575.1	7.76	2	43	10	23.3
Third Base	3	3	1	1	0	3	1	.667	25.0	1.08
Shortstop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
Centerfield	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	5.0	3.60
Rightfield	35	33	57	1	0	59	1	.983	278.0	1.91

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1990...
Injured on 9/5/1990 with a Bruised Neck, out for 4 days...
Traded from Kansas City to Boston on 3/5/1992 (Going to BOS: RF Chili Davis, C Orlando Merced. Going to KC: P John Burkett, P Sterling Hitchcock)...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 8/28/1992, off Chris George (MIN)...
Traded from Boston to Florida on 2/3/1993 (Going to FLA: C Orlando Merced, SS Mike Bordick. Going to BOS: C Bradford aa)...
Injured on 8/24/1993 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks...
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 6/29/1994...
Injured on 9/9/1995 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,314,286 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (N) on 6/19/1998...
10/1/1998: Signed a contract extension with Florida, $6,000,000 per year, for 2 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Triples
1997 - 8 - 9th

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