C Juan 'Grimace' Meléndez #37
Age: 59 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/11/2015
C JUAN 'GRIMACE' MELÉNDEZ #37 - AGE: 59 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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 8 9 8 8
Gap 10 11 10 10
Power 9 10 9 9
Eye 10 10 9 10
Avoid K's 9 10 9 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 5 6
Arm: 15 11 9
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 17 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 17 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 11
Baserunning Inst.: 12
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
He never shows any lack of effort and has a high baseball IQ. He gets along with everyone.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:01/11/1956
Born in:Twentynine Palms, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:16 Years, 145 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1974, 16th Pick in Round 1
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
1980 Phoenix - BSBL 24 49 123 33 10 1 2 13 10 14 8 0 34 1 0 .268 .379 .415 .794 122 111 1.2
1981 Phoenix - BSBL 25 104 353 97 23 1 18 49 44 29 18 2 103 1 3 .275 .358 .499 .857 137 129 3.8
1982 Phoenix - BSBL 26 124 422 94 27 0 10 47 42 30 17 1 140 0 2 .223 .300 .358 .658 85 79 1.9
1983 Phoenix - BSBL 27 132 429 101 23 6 9 38 55 29 22 3 135 0 0 .235 .315 .380 .695 90 86 1.4
1984 Phoenix - BSBL 28 115 381 104 21 2 15 51 43 21 14 1 122 0 2 .273 .333 .457 .790 113 117 3.2
1985 Phoenix - BSBL 29 84 295 68 17 3 9 36 31 15 14 1 106 0 2 .231 .298 .400 .698 91 93 1.1
1986 Hollywood - BSBL 30 131 472 129 41 1 6 71 55 28 16 5 150 6 3 .273 .332 .403 .735 97 99 3.5
1987 Hollywood - BSBL 31 134 454 94 22 3 7 51 43 20 15 2 161 3 6 .207 .263 .315 .578 58 48 0.0
1988 Seattle - BSBL 32 99 307 70 20 3 11 41 43 21 12 3 115 1 2 .228 .300 .420 .720 97 87 1.5
1989 Hollywood - BSBL 33 47 99 22 8 0 3 9 11 7 3 0 34 0 1 .222 .294 .394 .688 86 89 0.6
1989 Seattle - BSBL 33 20 48 12 4 0 1 2 6 6 1 1 11 0 0 .250 .339 .396 .735 100 78 0.1
1989 Total - BSBL 33 67 147 34 12 0 4 11 17 13 4 1 45 0 1 .231 .309 .395 .704 91 85 0.7
1990 Los Angeles - BSBL 34 112 339 73 19 1 7 34 29 23 8 5 120 1 0 .215 .277 .339 .617 68 58 0.6
1991 Los Angeles - BSBL 35 127 448 116 27 0 12 61 53 21 17 0 128 0 0 .259 .317 .400 .716 98 100 3.0
1992 Los Angeles - BSBL 36 97 316 71 17 2 6 43 35 25 19 3 106 0 0 .225 .317 .348 .665 87 83 1.6
1993 Los Angeles - BSBL 37 130 435 93 20 1 12 51 37 35 11 3 161 0 1 .214 .287 .347 .634 76 71 1.9
1994 San Francisco - BSBL 38 138 415 79 21 1 8 44 39 37 13 3 161 2 0 .190 .276 .304 .579 62 53 0.7
1996 Hollywood - BSBL 40 117 391 94 29 1 10 40 50 32 13 2 123 5 4 .240 .317 .396 .714 97 92 2.5
1997 Hollywood - BSBL 41 54 153 24 7 0 4 14 12 6 4 1 57 0 1 .157 .207 .281 .488 37 30 -0.3
Total BSBL 1814 5880 1374 356 26 150 695 638 399 225 36 1967 20 27 .234 .306 .380 .685 89 84 28.2
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
1974 Total - 18 24 108 55 16 3 5 37 54 8 5 0 8 8 2 .509 .562 .852 1.414 100 100 3.2
1974 Lincoln - A 18 54 185 44 9 0 2 13 16 4 4 0 44 2 0 .238 .269 .319 .588 85 83 0.6
1975 Lincoln - A 19 131 454 95 29 2 1 45 37 16 21 5 154 3 3 .209 .266 .289 .555 72 69 0.3
1976 Lincoln - A 20 111 390 108 45 1 8 66 56 21 21 4 116 1 2 .277 .344 .459 .803 139 142 4.1
1977 Peoria - AA 21 113 378 92 28 0 4 42 35 17 18 3 122 2 6 .243 .305 .349 .654 88 92 1.1
1978 Peoria - AA 22 125 361 67 20 1 3 34 37 36 17 2 97 4 2 .186 .288 .271 .560 63 62 -0.2
1979 Austin - AAA 23 106 305 82 24 0 6 39 28 17 18 1 76 4 3 .269 .343 .407 .750 119 122 2.4
Total BSBLAAA 106 305 82 24 0 6 39 28 17 18 1 76 4 3 .269 .343 .407 .750 119 122
Total BSBLAA 238 739 159 48 1 7 76 72 53 35 5 219 6 8 .215 .297 .311 .608 75 77
Total BSBLA 296 1029 247 83 3 11 124 109 41 46 9 314 6 5 .240 .297 .359 .655 100 100
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1981 Phoenix - BSBL 25 7 25 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 7 0 1 .240 .269 .280 .549 55 35 0.9
1982 Phoenix - BSBL 26 12 38 8 2 0 1 6 3 1 3 0 15 0 0 .211 .286 .342 .628 76 69 1.5
1986 Hollywood - BSBL 30 14 44 5 1 0 0 4 4 3 2 0 18 1 0 .114 .204 .136 .340 -5 -2 1.2
1987 Hollywood - BSBL 31 18 62 13 5 0 1 10 5 1 2 0 19 1 2 .210 .246 .339 .585 59 57 1.3
1988 Seattle - BSBL 32 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 53 63 0.9
1996 Hollywood - BSBL 40 6 21 5 0 0 2 6 2 2 0 0 7 0 0 .238 .304 .524 .828 125 110 1.5
1997 Hollywood - BSBL 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -140 0.4
Total BSBL 60 196 38 9 0 4 28 16 9 7 0 68 2 3 .194 .255 .301 .556 53 48
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1980 Phoenix - MLB C 43 37 370 53 1 424 1 .998 334.1 11.39 +1.8 1.056 0 91 35 38.5
1981 Phoenix - MLB C 101 100 1068 114 3 1185 3 .997 895.0 11.89 +3.3 .999 5 182 73 40.1
1981 Phoenix - MLB 1B 2 0 18 2 1 20 0 1.000 17.0 10.59 +0.1 1.070
1982 Phoenix - MLB C 123 121 1308 124 6 1442 10 .993 1083.0 11.90 +6.7 1.185 7 230 89 38.7
1983 Phoenix - MLB C 128 124 1260 125 8 1396 11 .992 1108.1 11.25 -2.9 .988 10 270 85 31.5
1984 Phoenix - MLB C 111 106 980 100 3 1085 5 .995 914.1 10.63 +1.6 1.074 2 200 70 35.0
1985 Phoenix - MLB C 82 80 696 68 3 771 7 .991 714.1 9.63 -1.9 1.103 6 174 50 28.7
1986 Hollywood - MLB C 131 123 1363 122 4 1491 6 .996 1139.1 11.73 +7.6 1.119 9 205 91 44.4
1987 Hollywood - MLB C 133 132 1449 137 5 1592 6 .996 1180.2 12.09 +5.9 .933 2 214 96 44.9
1988 Seattle - MLB C 95 90 930 84 3 1016 2 .998 799.2 11.41 +2.7 1.022 4 136 52 38.2
1989 Hollywood - MLB C 47 29 233 33 3 273 7 .974 273.0 8.77 +1.6 1.254 4 57 25 43.9
1989 Seattle - MLB C 18 14 134 14 1 149 1 .993 126.2 10.52 -0.1 .672 0 17 9 52.9
1990 Los Angeles - MLB C 111 100 1032 122 4 1159 5 .996 915.1 11.35 +3.8 1.037 5 153 69 45.1
1991 Los Angeles - MLB C 127 127 1241 145 7 1396 10 .993 1122.2 11.11 +3.8 .948 6 204 93 45.6
1992 Los Angeles - MLB C 97 97 983 105 5 1095 7 .994 855.0 11.45 +3.4 1.013 4 162 71 43.8
1993 Los Angeles - MLB C 130 130 1187 157 4 1349 5 .996 1145.1 10.56 +8.9 1.060 2 234 114 48.7
1994 San Francisco - MLB C 132 128 1206 152 10 1363 5 .996 1141.2 10.71 +5.4 .921 7 224 109 48.7
1996 Hollywood - MLB C 117 115 1203 154 12 1362 5 .996 1016.0 12.02 +5.6 1.033 2 240 88 36.7
1997 Hollywood - MLB C 52 46 493 55 2 550 2 .996 417.2 11.81 +1.2 .899 2 94 31 33.0
TOTAL C 1778 1699 17136 1864 84 19098 98 .995 15182.1 11.26 +58.5 1.026 77 3087 1250 40.5
TOTAL 1B 2 0 18 2 1 20 0 1.000 17.0 10.59 +0.1 1.070
PLAYER HISTORY
06/24/1974 Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Phoenix Fireballs, out of high school (Twentynine Palms; Twentynine Palms, CA).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 1 (7); Eye: 1 (4).
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 1 (7); Eye: 2 (4).
05/17/1976 Wins the BSBLA PA Player of the Week Award.
09/14/1976 Won the 1976 BSBL Single A Piglet with the Lincoln Logs!
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 2 (4).
04/04/1977 Named the #66 prospect in the BSBL
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 3 (4).
10/02/1978 Wins the 1978 BSBLAA PAA Glove Wizard Award at C.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (4).
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 3 (4).
11/24/1980 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
11/25/1981 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
03/10/1982 Injured (foot contusion), out for 2 weeks.
03/19/1982 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/08/1982 Wins the 1982 BSBL PL Platinum Glove Award at C.
11/21/1982 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,796,250 through arbitration.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
11/24/1983 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,029,500 through arbitration.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
11/19/1984 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,185,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
08/11/1985 Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Jacks, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
11/25/1985 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
02/01/1986 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
11/05/1986 Wins the 1986 BSBL CL Platinum Glove Award at C.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
11/26/1987 Became a free agent.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
02/27/1988 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Rainiers organization.
08/08/1988 Wins the BSBL CL Player of the Week Award.
11/27/1988 Became a free agent.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
04/09/1989 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,080,000 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
07/17/1989 Was traded by the Hollywood Stars to the Seattle Rainiers, along with RF Greg Wells, LF Ron McGee, in exchange for RF Alejandro Cabañas, RF John Brown, RF Ronald Williams, C Garrett Rivers, a 3rd draft pick.
11/26/1989 Became a free agent.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
01/27/1990 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $55,100,000 with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
10/28/1993 Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract.
11/04/1993 Wins the 1993 BSBL CL Platinum Glove Award at C.
11/20/1993 Became a free agent.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
02/19/1994 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $19,500,000 with the San Francisco Seals organization.
11/25/1994 Became a free agent.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
03/19/1996 Signed a minor league contract with the Hollywood Stars organization.
08/30/1996 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $900,000 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1986 41 9
Year IBB Rank
1981 12 9
1982 10 9
1987 9 8
1988 9 4
1994 11 4
Year HP Rank
1983 22 5
1986 16 9
1987 15 10
1991 17 6
1992 19 6
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