1B Michael Swanson #8
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2026
1B MICHAEL SWANSON #8 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - 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)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8
Gap 9
Power 12
Eye 12
Avoid K's 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 2
Errors: - 13 5
Arm: 1 16 2
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 9 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:Low
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:01/07/1992
Born in:Southfield, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 77 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 147 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 22nd Pick in Round 5
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
2021 Birmingham - BSA 29 122 312 56 6 1 8 27 34 19 6 0 121 13 6 .179 .240 .282 .522 46 41 0.1
2022 Birmingham - BSA 30 36 74 19 5 0 0 3 6 4 0 0 23 4 0 .257 .295 .324 .619 77 74 0.1
2023 Birmingham - BSA 31 70 260 58 8 2 7 20 29 13 1 1 87 7 3 .223 .262 .350 .612 68 62 0.4
Total BSA 228 646 133 19 3 15 50 69 36 7 1 231 24 9 .206 .255 .314 .569 58 53 0.6
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
2011 UCLA - COL 19 35 123 36 5 1 12 29 37 26 1 1 36 10 3 .293 .417 .642 1.059 161 157 0.0
2012 UCLA - COL 20 41 165 55 5 1 17 37 42 31 2 0 41 9 5 .333 .444 .685 1.129 177 172 0.0
2013 UCLA - COL 21 24 93 25 2 1 5 10 13 17 2 1 32 5 3 .269 .389 .473 .862 111 116 0.0
2014 UCLA - COL 22 46 158 40 3 0 13 46 32 39 1 2 47 11 5 .253 .400 .519 .919 138 136 0.0
2016 Gainesville - AA 24 33 117 28 2 2 2 11 16 7 0 0 30 8 5 .239 .282 .342 .624 59 53 0.0
2017 Gainesville - AA 25 88 335 70 12 2 6 34 38 31 4 2 75 24 7 .209 .282 .310 .593 50 50 0.0
2018 Seattle - A 26 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 53 136 0.0
2018 Santa Fe - AA 26 86 333 85 19 0 16 61 50 33 1 4 85 17 4 .255 .321 .456 .777 99 100 0.0
2018 Bismark - AA 26 15 15 3 0 0 1 6 5 4 0 0 7 0 0 .200 .368 .400 .768 106 88 0.0
2018 Total - AA 26 101 348 88 19 0 17 67 55 37 1 4 92 17 4 .253 .323 .454 .777 0 0 0.0
2019 Bismark - AA 27 125 435 125 16 2 26 98 80 52 5 5 124 26 7 .287 .366 .513 .879 136 134 0.0
2020 Bismark - AA 28 111 285 83 14 1 16 53 55 34 0 2 87 20 2 .291 .364 .516 .880 126 121 0.0
2022 Birmingham - AAA 30 20 92 20 1 0 2 13 12 7 1 1 30 2 3 .217 .277 .293 .571 39 36 0.0
2023 Birmingham - AAA 31 84 285 83 14 0 19 64 50 33 1 4 78 10 3 .291 .362 .540 .903 111 106 0.0
2024 Birmingham - AAA 32 48 129 38 5 0 5 22 20 13 2 1 39 5 3 .295 .366 .450 .815 98 100 0.0
2025 Gresham - AAA 33 55 150 38 6 1 5 23 21 19 1 1 46 2 0 .253 .339 .407 .746 85 79 0.0
Total ITL 152 506 141 20 0 26 99 82 53 4 6 147 17 9 .279 .348 .472 .820 95 92
Total PCL 55 150 38 6 1 5 23 21 19 1 1 46 2 0 .253 .339 .407 .746 85 79
Total NWL (28 & Under) 251 735 211 30 3 43 157 140 90 5 7 218 46 9 .287 .366 .512 .877 131 128
Total SNL (28 & Under) 207 785 183 33 4 24 106 104 71 5 6 190 49 16 .233 .299 .377 .676 72 72
Total PIO (24 & Under) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 53 136
Total NCAA 146 539 156 15 3 47 122 124 113 6 4 156 35 16 .289 .415 .590 1.005 150 148
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Birmingham - ML 1B 35 2 120 6 13 126 0 1.000 104.0 10.90 +1.0 1.110
2021 Birmingham - ML 3B 85 75 26 182 20 212 4 .981 697.1 2.68 +11.1 1.085
2022 Birmingham - ML 1B 29 16 175 18 10 194 1 .995 166.0 10.46 +1.2 1.077
2022 Birmingham - ML 3B 5 3 2 14 2 17 1 .941 31.0 4.65 -0.4 .960
2022 Birmingham - ML SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Birmingham - ML 3B 70 70 42 122 11 168 4 .976 620.1 2.38 +5.5 1.053
TOTAL 1B 64 18 295 24 23 320 1 .997 270.0 10.63 +2.2 1.089
TOTAL 3B 160 148 70 318 33 397 9 .977 1348.2 2.59 +16.2 1.066
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (14); Eye: - (12).
04/09/2012 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 3 days.
05/26/2012 Hits three home runs against the Kansas Jayhawks, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (10); Power: - (17); Eye: - (12).
04/28/2013 Injured (fractured thumb), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (8); Power: - (14); Eye: - (13).
06/13/2014 Won the 2014 College Baseball CWS Championship with the UCLA Bruins!
06/14/2014 Released by the UCLA Bruins.
07/01/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 37, 134th overall pick) by the Toronto Titans.
08/30/2014 Failed to sign with the Toronto Titans organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (15); Eye: - (10).
07/01/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 44, 160th overall pick) by the Jersey Shore D-Bags.
08/30/2015 Failed to sign with the Jersey Shore D-Bags organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (8); Power: - (12); Eye: - (12).
07/01/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 22, 231st overall pick) by the Jersey Shore D-Bags.
07/17/2016 Signed a minor league contract with the Jersey Shore D-Bags organization with a signing bonus of $1,000,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (13); Eye: - (11).
11/12/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Pikes organization.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (14); Eye: - (10).
07/06/2018 Released by the Seattle organization.
10/05/2018 Won the 2018 Northwest League EL Championship with the Bismark Border Guards!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (17); Eye: - (10).
06/17/2019 Injured (back soreness), out for 1-2 weeks.
06/24/2019 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (10); Power: - (15); Eye: - (9).
06/19/2020 Injured (thigh muscle strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/06/2020 Won the 2020 Northwest League EL Championship with the Bismark Border Guards!
12/01/2020 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall Pick) by the Birmingham Steeldogs, from the Pocatello Boccabellas.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (12); Power: - (15); Eye: - (12).
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (14); Eye: - (12).
05/15/2022 Injured (oblique strain), out for 8 weeks.
11/20/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (13); Eye: - (12).
11/20/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $872,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (10); Power: - (12); Eye: - (12).
08/25/2024 Released by the Birmingham organization.
12/24/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Portland Philospher Kings organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (12); Eye: - (12).
06/30/2025 Injured (strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks.
08/03/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/19/2025 Injured (fractured rib), out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (12); Eye: - (12).
03/30/2026 Released by the Portland organization.
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