LF Ray Merrill #37
Hartford Whalers 3L
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
12/31/2024
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LF RAY MERRILL #37 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
91 331 88 14 1 7 50 37 66 .266 .345 .378 5 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 4 5 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 3 2 3 3
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 6 5 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 8
Errors: - 3 8
Arm: 1 3 8
Turn DP: - 3 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 10
1st Base: - Center Field: 6
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/2024 WIZ Loss, 6-14 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/2024 WIZ Loss, 4-11 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/2024 WIZ Loss, 3-8 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/2024 AUS Loss, 3-6 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1
09/20/2024 AUS Loss, 6-14 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2024 AUS Win, 2-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/17/2024 @ CD Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2024 @ CD Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/15/2024 CD Loss, 4-5 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/14/2024 CHH Win, 8-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Very Low
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:Very Low
Birthday:12/27/1994
Born in:Derby, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 61 Days
Service This Yr:150 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:$2,260,000 total for 2 years
Drafted:2015, 21st Pick in Round 3
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 91 331 88 14 1 7 50 34 37 66 .266 .345 .378 .723 .329 .112 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 91 380 4 2 0 7 6 2 125 22 5 1 83.3 45.2 4.71 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 19 1 0 1 6 4 7 23 0 2 0 .202 .257 .245 .502
Versus Right   237 69 13 1 6 44 30 30 43 2 4 4 .291 .377 .430 .808
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   90 25 3 0 3 22 9 7 15 0 5 2 .278 .343 .411 .755
June   75 16 3 0 0 10 4 9 20 0 1 0 .213 .298 .253 .551
July   34 4 2 0 1 3 3 2 10 0 0 0 .118 .167 .265 .431
August   75 25 2 1 2 8 11 8 12 0 0 1 .333 .405 .467 .871
September   57 18 4 0 1 7 7 11 9 2 0 1 .316 .423 .439 .861
Spring Training   16 8 3 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .500 .556 .688 1.243
Postseason   14 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
Last Year   60 9 1 1 0 3 10 15 12 0 0 0 .150 .320 .200 .520
Career   1962 474 79 7 20 212 248 251 364 16 27 13 .242 .329 .320 .649
Home   153 45 4 0 3 28 19 18 25 2 5 3 .294 .375 .379 .754
Road   178 43 10 1 4 22 15 19 41 0 1 1 .242 .318 .376 .695
Grass   286 83 12 1 7 46 31 32 55 2 6 3 .290 .365 .413 .778
Turf   45 5 2 0 0 4 3 5 11 0 0 1 .111 .216 .156 .371
Day   107 30 7 0 3 20 12 12 22 1 1 1 .280 .355 .430 .785
Night   224 58 7 1 4 30 22 25 44 1 5 3 .259 .340 .353 .693
As Starter   331 88 14 1 7 50 34 37 66 2 6 4 .266 .345 .378 .723
Close/Late   61 18 2 0 1 5 3 6 11 0 5 1 .295 .368 .377 .745
Inning 1-3   98 24 5 0 1 20 8 10 17 1 0 1 .245 .318 .327 .645
Inning 4-6   130 36 6 0 3 17 15 14 30 1 1 1 .277 .349 .392 .742
Inning 7-9   92 24 2 1 3 12 11 13 18 0 4 2 .261 .364 .402 .767
Extra Innings   11 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
0 Outs   119 33 6 1 3 12 16 10 26 0 6 0 .277 .333 .420 .754
1 Outs   119 35 7 0 1 20 13 14 17 2 0 3 .294 .377 .378 .755
2 Outs   93 20 1 0 3 18 5 13 23 0 0 1 .215 .318 .323 .640
Scoring Position   100 22 7 0 2 41 10 7 19 2 0 1 .220 .273 .350 .623
Bases Empty   174 45 4 1 3 3 14 17 40 0 0 2 .259 .332 .345 .676
Runner on 1st   57 21 3 0 2 6 10 13 7 0 6 1 .368 .493 .526 1.019
Runner on 2nd   23 6 3 0 1 5 3 3 3 0 0 1 .261 .370 .522 .892
Runner on 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 5 1 0 0 5 2 2 10 0 0 0 .152 .200 .182 .382
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   15 7 3 0 1 21 5 2 2 2 0 0 .467 .474 .867 1.340
Two Strikes   159 33 7 1 4 18 11 13 66 0 0 1 .208 .272 .340 .611
First Pitch   51 15 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 3 1 .294 .302 .314 .616
Count 0-1   25 6 0 0 1 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 .240 .231 .360 .591
Count 0-2   27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 .074 .074 .074 .148
Count 1-0   33 12 0 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 1-1   28 11 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 2 2 .393 .433 .464 .898
Count 1-2   51 14 3 0 3 12 4 0 18 0 0 1 .275 .288 .510 .798
Count 2-0   8 4 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   20 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .350 .600
Count 2-2   55 14 3 0 1 6 5 0 24 0 0 0 .255 .255 .364 .618
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 2 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 .286 .722 .286 1.008
Full Count   26 3 1 1 0 0 2 13 10 0 0 0 .115 .410 .231 .641
Behind in Count   103 22 3 0 4 21 6 0 32 1 1 1 .214 .219 .359 .578
Ahead in Count   68 23 4 0 2 14 16 24 0 0 0 0 .338 .511 .485 .996
Batting 5th   160 46 8 1 3 16 20 21 29 2 0 2 .287 .373 .406 .779
Batting 6th   59 11 1 0 1 6 1 2 13 0 1 0 .186 .213 .254 .467
Batting 7th   112 31 5 0 3 28 13 14 24 0 5 2 .277 .367 .402 .769
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
2015 Lone Star - 3L 20 71 228 52 7 0 1 21 23 13 1 2 35 8 0 .228 .270 .272 .542 55 55 -0.2
2016 Lone Star - SL 21 96 376 86 19 2 2 38 54 33 3 2 100 32 11 .229 .295 .306 .601 63 66 -0.2
2017 Lone Star - SL 22 105 423 79 13 2 4 27 50 29 6 0 112 19 10 .187 .249 .255 .504 35 37 -2.2
2018 Lone Star - 3L 23 108 425 96 13 1 3 27 57 68 2 2 87 19 8 .226 .334 .282 .616 72 73 0.3
2019 Lone Star - 3L 24 88 191 46 11 1 1 17 26 24 2 1 34 15 2 .241 .330 .325 .655 81 82 0.6
2020 Houston 1837 - 3L 25 108 378 95 16 0 6 50 55 51 1 4 60 23 3 .251 .339 .341 .680 89 94 1.7
2021 Houston 1837 - 3L 26 104 349 88 17 3 2 44 43 43 3 5 70 6 3 .252 .335 .335 .670 89 87 1.3
2023 Montana - 3L 28 18 60 9 1 1 0 3 10 15 0 0 12 0 0 .150 .320 .200 .520 47 55 0.1
2023 Atlanta - PL 28 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 5 -0.0
2023 Total - PL 28 22 65 10 1 1 0 4 10 15 0 0 13 0 0 .154 .312 .200 .512 48 52 -0.2
2024 Hartford - 3L 29 91 331 88 14 1 7 50 34 37 4 2 66 5 1 .266 .345 .378 .723 96 93 1.6
Total PL 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 5 -0.0
Total SL 201 799 165 32 4 6 65 104 62 9 2 212 51 21 .207 .271 .279 .550 48 51 -2.4
Total 3L 588 1962 474 79 7 20 212 248 251 13 16 364 76 17 .242 .329 .320 .649 80 81 5.5
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
2015 Total - COL 20 52 236 69 9 1 4 41 59 22 2 3 33 40 4 .292 .354 .390 .743 100 100 0.0
2015 Colorado Springs - AA 20 13 60 27 4 0 1 19 8 5 0 1 10 4 2 .450 .485 .567 1.052 157 160 0.0
2015 Austin - AAA 20 19 80 21 4 0 3 10 14 8 3 1 21 3 0 .263 .348 .425 .773 83 81 0.0
2022 Augusta - AAA 27 99 381 103 18 3 4 55 59 60 7 4 53 12 7 .270 .376 .365 .741 102 103 0.0
2023 Bangor Trident Base - AAA 28 33 125 32 5 0 3 11 31 21 3 0 15 6 1 .256 .376 .368 .744 100 110 0.0
Total 3AAA 19 80 21 4 0 3 10 14 8 3 1 21 3 0 .263 .348 .425 .773 83 81
Total PAAA 33 125 32 5 0 3 11 31 21 3 0 15 6 1 .256 .376 .368 .744 100 110
Total SAAA 99 381 103 18 3 4 55 59 60 7 4 53 12 7 .270 .376 .365 .741 102 103
Total 3AA 13 60 27 4 0 1 19 8 5 0 1 10 4 2 .450 .485 .567 1.052 157 160
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
2015 Lone Star - 3L 20 2 8 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750 0 0 0.0
2016 Lone Star - 3L 21 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 0 0 0.0
2016 Lone Star - SL 21 2 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500 0 0 0.0
2016 Total - SL 21 4 17 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412 0 0 0.0
2017 Lone Star - 3L 22 4 17 7 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .412 .444 .412 .856 0 0 0.0
2017 Lone Star - SL 22 5 21 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 1 0 .190 .217 .190 .408 0 0 0.0
2017 Total - SL 22 9 38 11 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 11 1 1 .289 .317 .289 .607 0 0 0.0
2018 Lone Star - 3L 23 7 25 7 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 4 8 0 .280 .419 .320 .739 0 0 0.0
2018 Lone Star - PL 23 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 0 0 0.0
2018 Total - PL 23 8 29 8 1 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 6 10 0 .276 .417 .310 .727 0 0 0.0
2019 Lone Star - 3L 24 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 .250 .333 .250 .583 0 0 0.0
2019 Lone Star - SL 24 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 .400 .571 .400 .971 0 0 0.0
2019 Lone Star - PL 24 4 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 0 0 0.0
2019 Total - PL 24 9 26 7 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 2 3 .269 .345 .269 .614 0 0 0.0
2020 Houston 1837 - 3L 25 9 33 11 0 2 0 3 8 3 0 0 4 2 0 .333 .389 .455 .843 0 0 0.0
2020 Houston 1837 - SL 25 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0.0
2020 Houston 1837 - PL 25 4 13 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421 0 0 0.0
2020 Total - PL 25 15 50 14 1 2 0 7 10 7 1 1 6 2 0 .280 .373 .380 .753 0 0 0.0
2021 Houston 1837 - 3L 26 2 9 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778 0 0 0.0
2021 Houston 1837 - SL 26 3 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .273 .273 .545 0 0 0.0
2021 Houston 1837 - PL 26 4 13 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 0 0 0.0
2021 Total - PL 26 9 33 9 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 .273 .273 .303 .576 0 0 0.0
2024 Hartford - 3L 29 4 14 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527 0 0 0.0
2024 Hartford - PL 29 4 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133 0 0 0.0
2024 Total - PL 29 8 29 4 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 9 0 0 .138 .194 .138 .331 0 0 0.0
Total PL 17 58 10 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 0 14 3 0 .172 .213 .172 .386 11 25
Total SL 14 51 12 2 0 0 2 4 5 1 2 14 3 1 .235 .305 .275 .580 66 67
Total 3L 33 121 36 2 2 0 15 18 16 1 0 19 11 3 .298 .384 .347 .731 102 106
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Lone Star - ML LF 48 47 114 1 0 117 2 .983 419.1 2.47 +1.9 1.026
2015 Lone Star - ML CF 6 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.2 2.89 +0.6 1.147
2015 Lone Star - ML RF 7 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 28.2 1.26 -0.7 .802
2016 Lone Star - ML LF 88 88 158 5 1 168 5 .970 772.0 1.90 +4.0 1.039
2016 Lone Star - ML CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.0 .971
2016 Lone Star - ML RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.1 1.74 -0.0 .976
2017 Lone Star - ML LF 62 61 110 3 1 114 1 .991 524.1 1.94 +6.3 1.092
2017 Lone Star - ML RF 41 40 47 4 0 51 0 1.000 334.1 1.37 -2.6 .931
2018 Lone Star - ML LF 50 50 111 1 0 113 1 .991 445.1 2.26 +7.5 1.109
2018 Lone Star - ML CF 59 58 154 2 0 157 1 .994 517.1 2.71 -4.2 .966
2019 Lone Star - ML LF 8 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 56.0 1.61 -0.0 .997
2019 Lone Star - ML CF 47 37 108 2 0 110 0 1.000 341.0 2.90 +0.6 1.008
2019 Lone Star - ML RF 6 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 24.0 2.62 +0.0 1.001
2020 Houston 1837 - ML LF 45 44 88 2 1 92 2 .978 374.1 2.16 +3.7 1.063
2020 Houston 1837 - ML CF 64 60 139 6 0 145 0 1.000 559.1 2.33 -2.1 .981
2020 Houston 1837 - ML RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Houston 1837 - ML LF 22 13 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 140.1 1.92 +1.2 1.058
2021 Houston 1837 - ML CF 84 84 188 4 0 194 2 .990 730.2 2.36 +4.1 1.029
2022 Augusta - AAA LF 98 97 179 1 0 183 3 .984 854.0 1.90 +17.2 1.151
2022 Augusta - AAA CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.0 1.007
2022 Augusta - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Atlanta - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Montana - ML LF 18 18 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 156.0 1.73 +3.0 1.172
2023 Atlanta - ML CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .987
2023 Bangor Trident Base - AAA CF 33 33 82 0 0 82 0 1.000 294.1 2.51 -0.3 .995
2024 Hartford - ML LF 91 91 215 11 4 228 2 .991 807.1 2.52 +10.0 1.072
2024 Hartford - ML CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 1.004
2024 Hartford - ML RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 530 514 1045 24 7 1085 16 .985 4549.0 2.11 +54.7 1.081
TOTAL CF 300 274 684 14 0 701 3 .996 2482.0 2.53 -1.3 .998
TOTAL RF 58 45 60 4 0 65 1 .985 398.1 1.45 -3.4 .930
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 21, 86th overall pick) by the Buckhead Bowties, out of college (Wichita State).
05/01/2015 Named the #27 prospect in the 3L
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 2 (4).
01/01/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $190,000 through automatic renewal.
04/12/2016 Injured on 04/10/2016, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 2-3 weeks.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
04/23/2018 Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for one week.
11/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,100,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
05/19/2019 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $32,500,000 with the Lone Star BC organization.
10/14/2019 Was traded by the Lone Star BC to the Houston 1837 Colt .45s, along with C Eric Randolph, in exchange for SP Ismael Soto, SS Tom Montgomery, MR Rubén Sánchez.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
10/13/2021 Wins the 2021 Round 1 with the Houston 1837 Colt .45s.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
06/17/2022 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for one week.
06/21/2022 Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 4 days.
10/06/2022 Wins the 2022 SAAA SAAA Glove Wizard Award at LF.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
04/21/2023 Was traded by the Houston 1837 BBC to the Atlanta Smoke in exchange for 3B Bob Campbell.
08/04/2023 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the Montana Pandas, along with 2B Mike Brown, in exchange for RP Manuel Delgado.
08/31/2023 Released by the Montana Pandas.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
04/18/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Hartford Whalers organization.
07/04/2024 Injured on 07/02/2024, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 2-3 weeks.
08/23/2024 Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl.
10/22/2024 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,260,000 with the Hartford Whalers organization.
10/24/2024 Wins the 2024 3L 3L Gold Glove at LF.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2016 100 5
2017 112 2
Year SB Rank
2016 32 5
2020 23 5
Year SF Rank
2021 5 10
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