3B Nate Cates #26
Richardson City Thundercats PL
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2022
BNN Index | PL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B NATE CATES #26 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 394 103 31 2 23 58 64 116 .261 .364 .525 0 4.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 6 7 6 6
Power 7 7 6 7
Eye 7 8 7 8
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 4
Errors: - 7 4
Arm: 1 9 7
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: 5 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 7
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/17/2022 @ BOS Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10/15/2022 BOS Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/14/2022 BOS Loss, 0-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/13/2022 BOS Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
10/11/2022 @ BOS Win, 8-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/10/2022 @ BOS Win, 5-4 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
10/07/2022 @ CHG Win, 7-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10/05/2022 CHG Win, 2-1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/2022 CHG Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2022 FTW Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Very Low
Birthday:06/11/1993
Born in:Sun City, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,280,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 76 Days
Service This Yr:150 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 11th Pick in Round 2
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 394 103 31 2 23 58 64 64 116 .261 .364 .525 .890 .388 .264 153
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 467 1 0 0 15 6 2 207 56 0 0 0.0 74.7 6.42 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   111 32 9 0 9 19 21 23 26 0 2 0 .288 .410 .613 1.023
Versus Right   283 71 22 2 14 39 43 41 90 2 4 1 .251 .346 .491 .837
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   89 23 6 1 4 8 10 10 25 0 1 0 .258 .333 .483 .816
June   81 23 7 1 6 14 15 13 26 0 2 0 .284 .383 .617 1.000
July   88 26 10 0 6 19 22 21 22 0 3 1 .295 .436 .614 1.050
August   73 13 4 0 2 5 8 10 25 1 0 0 .178 .274 .315 .589
September   63 18 4 0 5 12 9 10 18 1 0 0 .286 .378 .587 .966
Spring Training   20 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 .050 .174 .100 .274
Postseason   66 12 4 0 0 5 2 9 24 1 1 0 .182 .276 .242 .519
Last Year   284 74 16 0 17 48 47 48 78 4 1 0 .261 .363 .496 .860
Career   1086 283 81 2 55 165 164 162 311 11 7 2 .261 .354 .491 .845
Home   188 52 14 1 12 30 30 28 56 2 4 1 .277 .370 .553 .923
Road   206 51 17 1 11 28 34 36 60 0 2 0 .248 .360 .500 .860
Grass   394 103 31 2 23 58 64 64 116 2 6 1 .261 .364 .525 .890
Day   137 32 8 0 6 19 20 14 38 1 2 1 .234 .307 .423 .731
Night   257 71 23 2 17 39 44 50 78 1 4 0 .276 .393 .580 .973
As Starter   394 103 31 2 23 58 64 64 116 2 6 1 .261 .364 .525 .890
Close/Late   72 18 7 0 2 8 9 14 23 0 3 0 .250 .372 .431 .803
Inning 1-3   146 26 9 1 8 18 18 24 49 1 0 0 .178 .292 .418 .710
Inning 4-6   130 47 10 0 10 22 26 17 28 0 3 1 .362 .439 .669 1.108
Inning 7-9   113 26 9 1 5 16 18 22 39 1 2 0 .230 .353 .460 .813
Extra Innings   5 4 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 .800 .833 1.400 2.233
0 Outs   148 52 16 2 11 21 37 21 41 0 6 0 .351 .432 .709 1.141
1 Outs   141 31 9 0 6 21 17 27 45 2 0 0 .220 .341 .411 .753
2 Outs   105 20 6 0 6 16 10 16 30 0 0 1 .190 .303 .419 .722
Scoring Position   93 23 8 1 8 40 21 20 26 2 2 0 .247 .374 .613 .987
Bases Empty   234 56 17 1 12 12 32 28 79 0 0 1 .239 .323 .474 .798
Runner on 1st   67 24 6 0 3 6 11 16 11 0 4 0 .358 .482 .582 1.064
Runner on 2nd   33 8 1 1 4 10 10 6 7 0 0 0 .242 .359 .697 1.056
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 3 2 0 0 .182 .214 .455 .669
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 8 3 0 2 12 5 8 6 0 2 0 .320 .485 .680 1.165
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 5 0 0 0 .273 .333 .727 1.061
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   9 1 1 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 .111 .273 .222 .495
Two Strikes   236 47 17 1 7 22 25 22 116 1 0 0 .199 .266 .369 .635
First Pitch   39 13 4 0 4 9 8 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .350 .744 1.094
Count 0-1   19 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 .263 .421 .684
Count 0-2   39 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 27 0 0 0 .128 .128 .179 .308
Count 1-0   30 12 2 1 4 8 6 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .933 1.333
Count 1-1   33 12 1 0 3 6 6 0 0 1 2 0 .364 .353 .667 1.020
Count 1-2   65 13 5 0 1 3 6 0 32 0 0 0 .200 .200 .323 .523
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .818 1.091
Count 2-1   13 6 1 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 1.000 1.462
Count 2-2   76 12 3 1 1 3 5 0 39 1 0 0 .158 .156 .263 .419
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 5 3 0 1 4 9 26 0 0 0 0 .385 .795 .846 1.641
Full Count   56 17 7 0 5 14 13 22 18 0 0 0 .304 .500 .696 1.196
Behind in Count   123 23 10 0 1 5 7 0 59 0 2 0 .187 .187 .293 .480
Ahead in Count   67 26 6 1 9 21 25 42 0 0 1 0 .388 .624 .910 1.534
Batting Leadoff   8 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Batting 2nd   165 48 19 1 9 26 31 30 51 1 5 0 .291 .398 .582 .980
Batting 3rd   55 13 0 0 4 10 9 10 14 1 0 0 .236 .348 .455 .803
Batting 4th   35 9 3 0 3 6 5 5 10 0 0 1 .257 .366 .600 .966
Batting 5th   87 21 6 1 5 11 15 14 23 0 0 0 .241 .347 .506 .852
Batting 6th   28 5 0 0 1 3 1 2 10 0 0 0 .179 .233 .286 .519
Batting 7th   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Batting 8th   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 .952
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
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
2016 Montreal - SL 22 34 58 15 5 0 4 6 8 11 0 1 20 0 0 .259 .371 .552 .923 145 146 0.5
2016 Boston - PL 22 25 76 24 12 0 3 9 17 5 1 0 23 0 0 .316 .366 .592 .958 153 145 0.6
2016 Total - PL 22 59 134 39 17 0 7 15 25 16 1 1 43 0 0 .291 .368 .575 .943 149 146 1.2
2017 Boston - PL 23 36 104 21 6 0 2 10 8 10 0 1 30 0 0 .202 .270 .317 .587 61 50 -0.3
2018 Atlanta - SL 24 108 427 104 30 4 32 80 69 50 0 2 101 0 0 .244 .322 .557 .879 122 126 3.5
2019 Atlanta - PL 25 68 228 61 16 0 10 40 28 35 0 4 64 1 0 .268 .360 .469 .829 133 139 1.8
2020 Hartford - 3L 26 74 251 57 14 2 15 46 36 64 0 3 43 0 0 .227 .381 .478 .859 137 132 2.1
2021 Richardson City - PL 27 82 284 74 16 0 17 48 47 48 0 4 78 1 0 .261 .363 .496 .860 137 137 2.5
2022 Richardson City - PL 28 108 394 103 31 2 23 58 64 64 1 2 116 0 0 .261 .364 .525 .890 152 153 4.0
Total PL 319 1086 283 81 2 55 165 164 162 2 11 311 2 0 .261 .354 .491 .845 136 136 8.6
Total SL 142 485 119 35 4 36 86 77 61 0 3 121 0 0 .245 .328 .557 .885 125 128 4.0
Total 3L 74 251 57 14 2 15 46 36 64 0 3 43 0 0 .227 .381 .478 .859 137 132 2.1
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
2014 Total - COL 20 54 243 64 10 1 12 48 50 25 0 2 43 15 6 .263 .330 .461 .791 100 100 0.0
2015 Saint-Jérôme - AAA 21 77 313 110 24 2 24 77 63 39 1 1 68 0 0 .351 .424 .671 1.095 158 157 0.0
2016 Saint-Jérôme - AAA 22 18 67 18 4 0 4 12 14 11 0 0 19 0 0 .269 .372 .507 .879 101 89 0.0
2016 Bakersfield - AAA 22 10 37 7 1 0 4 12 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 .189 .189 .541 .730 68 56 0.0
2016 Total - AAA 22 28 104 25 5 0 8 24 19 11 0 0 27 0 0 .240 .313 .519 .832 0 0 0.0
2017 Bakersfield - AAA 23 53 216 66 14 0 15 42 34 16 0 3 59 1 0 .306 .349 .579 .928 122 120 0.0
2021 Royse City - AAA 27 9 33 8 1 0 2 7 5 10 0 0 9 1 0 .242 .419 .455 .873 136 122 0.0
Total PAAA 72 286 81 16 0 21 61 44 26 0 3 76 2 0 .283 .340 .559 .899 117 113
Total SAAA 95 380 128 28 2 28 89 77 50 1 1 87 0 0 .337 .414 .642 1.056 148 145
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
2016 Montreal - SL 22 3 9 5 3 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .556 .636 1.556 2.192 0 0 0.0
2016 Boston - PL 22 5 20 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300 0 0 0.0
2016 Total - PL 22 8 29 8 3 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 9 0 0 .276 .323 .586 .909 0 0 0.0
2017 Boston - 3L 23 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 0 0 0.0
2017 Boston - SL 23 2 8 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875 0 0 0.0
2017 Total - SL 23 4 14 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .214 .214 .500 .714 0 0 0.0
2018 Atlanta - 3L 24 6 25 9 3 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 .360 .429 .600 1.029 0 0 0.0
2018 Atlanta - SL 24 6 21 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 .143 .182 .286 .468 0 0 0.0
2018 Atlanta - PL 24 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2018 Total - PL 24 13 51 12 3 0 2 6 6 4 0 0 12 0 0 .235 .291 .412 .703 0 0 0.0
2019 Atlanta - PL 25 10 35 11 3 0 1 9 7 8 0 0 8 1 0 .314 .442 .486 .928 0 0 0.0
2020 Hartford - 3L 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2020 Hartford - SL 26 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0 0 0.0
2020 Hartford - PL 26 2 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .286 .375 .571 .946 0 0 0.0
2020 Total - PL 26 4 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695 0 0 0.0
2021 Richardson City - 3L 27 2 8 4 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .444 1.125 1.569 0 0 0.0
2021 Richardson City - PL 27 12 43 7 2 0 2 5 4 5 0 0 17 0 0 .163 .250 .349 .599 0 0 0.0
2021 Total - PL 27 14 51 11 2 1 3 9 6 5 0 1 17 0 0 .216 .281 .471 .751 0 0 0.0
2022 Richardson City - PL 28 19 66 12 4 0 0 5 2 9 0 1 24 0 0 .182 .276 .242 .519 0 0 0.0
Total PL 49 176 35 11 0 3 20 14 23 0 1 61 1 0 .199 .290 .312 .603 72 76
Total SL 12 41 11 4 0 4 11 6 3 0 0 11 0 0 .268 .318 .659 .977 160 144
Total 3L 11 43 14 4 1 2 7 7 3 0 1 7 0 0 .326 .362 .605 .966 168 176
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Montreal - ML 1B 6 3 32 2 3 34 0 1.000 28.1 10.80 +0.2 1.095
2016 Boston - ML 2B 21 18 27 49 11 79 3 .962 157.0 4.36 -1.5 .954
2016 Montreal - ML 2B 5 0 4 4 0 9 1 .889 9.0 8.00 -0.4 .905
2016 Boston - ML 3B 3 3 1 6 0 8 1 .875 27.0 2.33 -0.4 .924
2016 Montreal - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Boston - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Montreal - ML LF 12 10 17 1 0 19 1 .947 91.0 1.78 -0.3 .978
2016 Montreal - ML CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Boston - ML 3B 34 31 9 71 7 85 5 .941 277.0 2.60 -0.8 .983
2017 Boston - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Boston - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Atlanta - ML 2B 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.059
2018 Atlanta - ML 3B 104 104 51 245 15 309 13 .958 935.1 2.85 +0.4 1.000
2018 Atlanta - ML SS 3 3 11 10 4 21 0 1.000 28.0 6.75 +0.1 1.019
2019 Atlanta - ML 1B 39 39 367 19 40 387 1 .997 319.2 10.87 +0.3 1.012
2019 Atlanta - ML 3B 29 29 12 63 12 81 6 .926 251.2 2.68 -0.3 .991
2020 Hartford - ML 2B 30 30 54 84 27 143 5 .965 260.0 4.78 -4.7 .915
2020 Hartford - ML 3B 46 44 33 94 8 133 6 .955 391.2 2.92 +2.3 1.028
2021 Richardson City - ML C 1 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
2021 Richardson City - ML 1B 20 19 198 8 24 206 0 1.000 162.0 11.44 +1.0 1.086
2021 Richardson City - ML 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.045
2021 Richardson City - ML 3B 44 38 14 87 7 106 5 .953 350.0 2.60 +1.6 1.020
2021 Royse City - AAA 3B 9 9 3 20 1 24 1 .958 87.2 2.36 -0.6 .957
2021 Richardson City - ML LF 11 11 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 93.0 0.97 -0.6 .925
2022 Richardson City - ML 1B 3 3 31 1 2 33 1 .970 27.0 10.67 -0.7 .357
2022 Richardson City - ML 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Richardson City - ML 3B 57 56 28 131 6 164 5 .970 505.2 2.83 +3.8 1.037
2022 Richardson City - ML SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Richardson City - ML LF 9 9 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 77.0 1.40 -1.0 .898
TOTAL C 1 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
TOTAL 1B 68 64 628 30 69 660 2 .997 537.0 11.03 +0.7 1.018
TOTAL 2B 59 49 87 140 38 236 9 .962 439.0 4.65 -6.5 .931
TOTAL 3B 327 314 151 717 56 910 42 .954 2828.0 2.76 +6.0 1.008
TOTAL SS 4 3 11 10 4 21 0 1.000 29.0 6.52 +0.1 1.019
TOTAL LF 34 30 39 1 0 41 1 .976 268.2 1.34 -1.8 .938
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 31st overall pick) by the Montreal Rivermen, out of college (Louisiana-Lafayette).
04/01/2014 Named the #50 prospect in the USSL
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (6).
07/01/2015 Wins the SAAA 2AAA Batter of the Month Award.
08/01/2015 Wins the SAAA 2AAA Batter of the Month Award.
08/03/2015 Wins the SAAA 2AAA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 4 (7).
05/01/2016 Named the #5 prospect in the SL
10/31/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 5 (9).
10/11/2017 Was traded by the Boston Patriots to the Atlanta Smoke, along with $6,000,000, in exchange for SP Don Miller.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (8).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
06/21/2018 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $16,400,000 with the Atlanta Smoke organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
08/04/2019 Injured on 08/01/2019, diagnosed with a strained shoulder, will miss 4-5 weeks.
08/22/2019 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
09/04/2019 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
01/27/2020 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the Hartford Whalers, along with C Russell Jackson, SP Lorenzo Sánchez, LF Gerald Holloway, in exchange for SP Bruce Wright, RF Bill Burgess.
05/27/2020 Injured on 05/24/2020, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, will miss 4 weeks.
08/09/2020 Injured (wrist tendinitis), out for one week.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
03/31/2021 Was traded by the Hartford Whalers to the Richardson City Thundercats in exchange for SS Pablo Marrero, SS Brent Burgess.
05/08/2021 Injured (wrist tendinitis), out for 2-3 weeks.
07/15/2021 Injured (knee soreness), out for 5 days.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
10/18/2022 Won the 2022 United States Baseball Association Round 3 with the Richardson City Thundercats!
10/29/2022 Wins the 2022 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
11/02/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 PL PL Gold Bat voting.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 108 2
2018 108 2
Year PA Rank
2018 479 6
2018 479 6
Year AB Rank
2018 427 5
2018 427 5
Year K Rank
2018 101 6
2018 101 6
Year TB Rank
2018 238 8
2018 238 8
Year 2B Rank
2018 30 4
2018 30 4
Year HR Rank
2018 32 6
2018 32 6
Year RBI Rank
2018 80 9
2018 80 9
Year BB Rank
2020 64 8
Year IBB Rank
2020 6 10
Year SF Rank
2019 4 8
2021 4 10
Year EBH Rank
2018 66 2
2018 66 2
Year SLG Rank
2021 .496 10
Year ISO Rank
2021 .236 6
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