DH Melvin 'Enforcer' Castro #20
Chicago Gold Sox 3L
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great    
12/31/2027
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DH MELVIN 'ENFORCER' CASTRO #20 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 415 141 26 1 13 78 59 30 .340 .421 .501 2 4.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 6 9 8
Gap 7 5 7 7
Power 8 6 8 8
Eye 6 4 6 6
Avoid K's 8 7 9 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 1 6
Arm: 1 3 7
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/2027 GRE Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/10/2027 @ GRE Win, 7-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/09/2027 @ GRE Win, 7-2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
10/07/2027 GRE Loss, 2-5 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
10/06/2027 GRE Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2027 P'76 Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/2027 @ P'76 Win, 7-4 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/30/2027 @ P'76 Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2027 P'76 Win, 6-3 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/27/2027 P'76 Win, 4-1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Low
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:06/12/1998
Born in:Naval Academy, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,560,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$196,000,000 total for 6 years
Drafted:2019, 1st Pick in Round 1
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MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 415 141 26 1 13 78 65 59 30 .340 .421 .501 .922 .408 .161 164
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 482 3 8 0 12 0 5 208 40 2 2 50.0 88.5 8.15 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 36 2 1 3 20 11 2 9 2 0 1 .316 .328 .430 .758
Versus Right   301 105 24 0 10 58 54 57 21 3 0 2 .349 .452 .528 .980
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   94 27 8 1 1 11 9 11 4 1 0 0 .287 .358 .426 .784
June   81 33 4 0 5 26 15 12 3 3 0 2 .407 .480 .642 1.122
July   93 30 7 0 3 20 18 14 8 1 0 0 .323 .407 .495 .902
August   82 29 3 0 2 12 10 10 9 0 0 0 .354 .424 .463 .887
September   65 22 4 0 2 9 13 12 6 0 0 1 .338 .449 .492 .941
Spring Training   21 9 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .429 .478 .524 1.002
Postseason   44 12 0 0 2 5 8 8 6 2 0 1 .273 .382 .409 .791
Last Year   451 140 18 0 29 85 79 64 52 0 0 2 .310 .398 .543 .942
Career   1827 595 111 6 104 364 322 287 274 10 0 11 .326 .418 .564 .982
Home   200 83 13 1 7 45 38 30 13 4 0 3 .415 .489 .595 1.084
Road   215 58 13 0 6 33 27 29 17 1 0 0 .270 .355 .414 .769
Grass   374 134 26 1 10 69 61 53 28 5 0 3 .358 .437 .513 .950
Turf   41 7 0 0 3 9 4 6 2 0 0 0 .171 .277 .390 .667
Day   124 39 7 0 4 21 19 31 8 0 0 0 .315 .452 .468 .919
Night   291 102 19 1 9 57 46 28 22 5 0 3 .351 .407 .515 .922
As Starter   415 141 26 1 13 78 65 59 30 5 0 3 .340 .421 .501 .922
Close/Late   91 27 7 0 2 10 12 15 11 0 0 0 .297 .396 .440 .836
Inning 1-3   150 59 5 1 7 40 25 21 9 2 0 1 .393 .466 .580 1.046
Inning 4-6   136 43 9 0 2 19 22 18 8 3 0 2 .316 .396 .426 .823
Inning 7-9   119 36 12 0 3 17 16 17 11 0 0 0 .303 .390 .479 .869
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 .300 .462 .600 1.062
0 Outs   156 48 9 1 5 28 33 19 14 5 0 1 .308 .376 .474 .850
1 Outs   110 40 8 0 2 16 12 17 10 0 0 0 .364 .449 .491 .940
2 Outs   149 53 9 0 6 34 20 23 6 0 0 2 .356 .448 .537 .985
Scoring Position   132 49 6 0 3 62 25 28 10 5 0 1 .371 .470 .485 .955
Bases Empty   198 62 11 1 6 6 34 28 14 0 0 1 .313 .401 .470 .871
Runner on 1st   85 30 9 0 4 10 6 3 6 0 0 1 .353 .382 .600 .982
Runner on 2nd   41 15 2 0 2 15 10 12 3 0 0 1 .366 .519 .561 1.079
Runner on 3rd   17 5 0 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 .294 .400 .294 .694
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 18 2 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 0 0 .439 .511 .488 .998
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 4 0 0 .250 .235 .250 .485
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   15 6 2 0 1 16 4 3 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .733 1.233
Two Strikes   176 52 9 0 4 24 20 24 30 2 0 1 .295 .379 .415 .794
First Pitch   66 29 11 0 2 17 9 0 0 0 0 1 .439 .448 .697 1.145
Count 0-1   46 14 1 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .298 .326 .624
Count 0-2   24 8 1 0 2 4 5 0 4 0 0 1 .333 .360 .625 .985
Count 1-0   39 13 1 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .487 .821
Count 1-1   42 13 3 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .381 .690
Count 1-2   51 13 3 0 0 7 1 0 10 2 0 0 .255 .245 .314 .559
Count 2-0   13 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .308 .333 .308 .641
Count 2-1   29 15 1 0 6 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 .517 .517 1.172 1.690
Count 2-2   59 17 4 0 1 6 9 0 8 0 0 0 .288 .288 .407 .695
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 .000 .938 .000 .938
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 2 8 20 0 1 0 0 .333 .875 .333 1.208
Full Count   42 14 1 0 1 7 5 24 8 0 0 0 .333 .576 .429 1.004
Behind in Count   121 35 5 0 2 18 12 0 14 3 0 1 .289 .288 .380 .668
Ahead in Count   85 33 2 1 7 23 27 35 0 2 0 1 .388 .561 .682 1.243
Batting 3rd   19 5 1 0 0 4 5 5 1 1 0 1 .263 .423 .316 .739
Batting 4th   396 136 25 1 13 74 60 54 29 4 0 2 .343 .421 .510 .931
Low Leverage   150 53 14 0 4 19 21 23 9 2 0 0 .353 .434 .527 .961
Medium Leverage   178 58 8 1 8 33 30 20 14 2 0 3 .326 .399 .517 .916
High Leverage   87 30 4 0 1 26 14 16 7 1 0 0 .345 .442 .425 .868
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
2019 Panama City - 3L 20 45 131 41 11 0 7 21 22 17 1 0 27 0 0 .313 .396 .557 .953 158 159 1.3
2020 Panama City - 3L 21 107 416 134 27 2 26 88 76 59 3 4 95 0 1 .322 .407 .584 .991 169 169 4.3
2021 Panama City - 3L 22 107 414 139 29 3 29 92 80 88 2 1 70 0 0 .336 .453 .630 1.084 199 196 5.7
2022 Panama City - SL 23 11 37 15 2 0 1 6 6 7 0 1 6 0 0 .405 .489 .541 1.029 194 202 0.6
2022 Chicago - PL 23 78 293 90 13 0 22 64 57 51 3 5 42 6 1 .307 .409 .577 .986 188 178 3.7
2022 Total - PL 23 89 330 105 15 0 23 70 63 58 3 6 48 6 1 .318 .418 .573 .991 181 178 4.2
2023 Chicago - PL 24 108 437 127 20 4 20 72 73 48 1 3 68 3 0 .291 .360 .492 .852 145 140 2.8
2024 Chicago - PL 25 108 423 128 24 2 23 71 62 45 2 8 67 2 0 .303 .366 .532 .898 164 156 2.9
2025 Chicago - SL 26 97 367 110 15 0 23 66 47 48 0 1 53 0 0 .300 .380 .529 .908 164 160 3.1
2026 Chicago - 3L 27 110 451 140 18 0 29 85 79 64 2 0 52 1 1 .310 .398 .543 .942 172 168 4.5
2027 Chicago - 3L 28 108 415 141 26 1 13 78 65 59 3 5 30 2 2 .340 .421 .501 .922 172 164 4.0
Total PL 294 1153 345 57 6 65 207 192 144 6 16 177 11 1 .299 .375 .528 .903 163 156 9.3
Total SL 108 404 125 17 0 24 72 53 55 0 2 59 0 0 .309 .390 .530 .920 167 164 3.7
Total 3L 477 1827 595 111 6 104 364 322 287 11 10 274 3 4 .326 .418 .564 .982 177 173 19.8
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
2018 Total - 19 21 94 58 13 1 11 42 63 12 1 0 5 7 2 .617 .664 1.128 1.791 100 100 0.0
2019 Balboa - AAA 20 30 128 54 9 0 8 25 26 12 0 0 31 0 0 .422 .471 .680 1.151 161 174 0.0
Total 3AAA 30 128 54 9 0 8 25 26 12 0 0 31 0 0 .422 .471 .680 1.151 161 174
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
2020 Panama City - 3L 21 11 37 11 1 0 2 4 4 4 0 1 12 0 0 .297 .357 .486 .844 0 0 0.0
2020 Panama City - SL 21 2 8 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .375 .444 .500 .944 0 0 0.0
2020 Panama City - PL 21 3 10 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .385 .200 .585 0 0 0.0
2020 Total - PL 21 16 55 16 2 0 2 7 7 8 0 1 17 2 1 .291 .375 .436 .811 0 0 0.0
2021 Panama City - 3L 22 17 68 24 1 0 5 15 20 16 1 0 7 0 0 .353 .482 .588 1.071 0 0 0.0
2021 Panama City - PL 22 4 17 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .294 .529 .824 0 0 0.0
2021 Total - PL 22 21 85 29 2 0 6 18 22 16 1 0 8 0 0 .341 .451 .576 1.027 0 0 0.0
2022 Chicago - 3L 23 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0 0 0.0
2022 Chicago - SL 23 5 17 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 4 1 0 .176 .391 .176 .568 0 0 0.0
2022 Chicago - PL 23 7 26 9 2 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 6 0 0 .346 .414 .538 .952 0 0 0.0
2022 Total - PL 23 13 48 14 2 0 1 5 8 8 1 0 11 1 0 .292 .404 .396 .799 0 0 0.0
2023 Chicago - 3L 24 2 9 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .333 .222 .556 0 0 0.0
2023 Chicago - PL 24 18 66 23 7 1 4 11 12 13 1 0 9 0 0 .348 .463 .667 1.129 0 0 0.0
2023 Total - PL 24 20 75 25 7 1 4 13 13 14 2 1 10 0 0 .333 .446 .613 1.059 0 0 0.0
2024 Chicago - PL 25 11 39 10 1 0 1 6 3 7 0 0 4 0 0 .256 .370 .359 .729 0 0 0.0
2025 Chicago - 3L 26 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 0 0 0.0
2025 Chicago - SL 26 8 30 11 1 0 3 8 5 4 2 0 3 0 0 .367 .472 .700 1.172 0 0 0.0
2025 Chicago - PL 26 2 8 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958 0 0 0.0
2025 Total - PL 26 12 45 15 2 0 4 10 7 6 2 0 4 0 0 .333 .434 .644 1.078 0 0 0.0
2026 Chicago - 3L 27 8 34 19 1 0 2 4 7 4 0 0 4 0 0 .559 .605 .765 1.370 0 0 0.0
2026 Chicago - SL 27 3 12 8 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .692 .833 1.526 0 0 0.0
2026 Chicago - PL 27 4 17 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .389 .588 .977 0 0 0.0
2026 Total - PL 27 15 63 33 4 0 3 8 13 6 0 0 4 0 0 .524 .565 .730 1.295 0 0 0.0
2027 Chicago - 3L 28 13 44 12 0 0 2 5 8 8 1 2 6 0 0 .273 .382 .409 .791 0 0 0.0
2027 Chicago - SL 28 6 22 5 1 0 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 .227 .346 .409 .755 0 0 0.0
2027 Chicago - PL 28 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522 0 0 0.0
2027 Total - PL 28 21 75 19 1 0 3 10 11 12 2 2 9 0 0 .253 .363 .387 .749 0 0 0.0
Total PL 51 192 59 12 1 9 31 27 28 2 0 25 1 0 .307 .401 .521 .922 168 163
Total SL 24 89 30 5 0 4 15 15 15 3 0 11 2 1 .337 .449 .528 .977 187 183
Total 3L 54 204 72 4 0 11 31 42 34 3 4 31 0 0 .353 .445 .534 .979 177 172
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Panama City - ML LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Panama City - ML RF 38 37 62 2 0 65 1 .985 281.0 2.05 -1.4 .969
2020 Panama City - ML RF 107 107 170 10 1 181 1 .994 912.2 1.78 -7.3 .947
2021 Panama City - ML RF 107 107 175 10 3 188 3 .984 960.0 1.73 -11.6 .919
2022 Chicago - ML RF 78 78 109 8 0 119 2 .983 694.0 1.52 -5.6 .935
2022 Panama City - ML RF 11 11 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 97.1 1.66 -0.4 .971
2023 Chicago - ML RF 108 108 162 5 0 171 4 .977 959.2 1.57 -7.7 .940
2024 Chicago - ML RF 108 108 176 9 2 189 4 .979 941.0 1.77 -14.3 .898
2025 Chicago - ML RF 27 27 49 1 0 52 2 .962 229.1 1.96 -3.9 .897
2026 Chicago - ML RF 35 35 59 3 1 64 2 .969 321.0 1.74 -4.2 .908
TOTAL RF 619 618 980 48 7 1047 19 .982 5396.0 1.71 -56.5 .928
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (13); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 1 (5).
03/01/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Panama City Piranhas, out of high school (21st Century Academy; Chattanooga, TN).
05/01/2019 Named the #2 prospect in the 3L
06/03/2019 Wins the 3AAA L3AAA Player of the Week Award.
06/24/2019 Injured (mild hamstring strain), out for 2 weeks.
08/01/2019 Injured (intercostal strain), out for 2 days.
08/26/2019 Wins the 3L 3L Player of the Week Award.
09/03/2019 Injured (calf soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/06/2019 Injured on 09/04/2019, diagnosed with a fractured rib, will miss 6-7 weeks.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (10); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
02/08/2020 Injured (back stiffness), out for 6 days.
10/04/2020 Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for one week.
10/05/2020 Wins the 2020 3L 3L Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/09/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 3L 3L Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
12/31/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
07/26/2021 Wins the 3L 3L Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2021 Wins the 3L 3L Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/2021 Wins the 3L 3L Batter of the Month Award.
09/06/2021 Wins the 3L 3L Player of the Week Award.
10/13/2021 Wins the Menard's Third League triple-crown!!
10/24/2021 Wins the 2021 3L 3L Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/28/2021 Wins the 2021 3L 3L Outstanding Hitter Award.
11/04/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
01/20/2022 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $64,970,000 with the Panama City Piranhas organization.
05/13/2022 Injured on 05/11/2022, diagnosed with a torn hamstring, will miss 3 weeks.
06/08/2022 Was traded by the Panama City Piranhas to the Chicago Gold Sox in exchange for SP Wayne Craig, 3B Herman Hayes, CF Ye Der, $12,000,000.
08/08/2022 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
10/29/2022 Wins the 2022 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
07/24/2023 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
10/17/2023 Won the 2023 United States Baseball Association Tournament of Champions with the Chicago Gold Sox!
10/28/2023 Wins the 2023 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
08/26/2024 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
10/26/2024 Wins the 2024 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/30/2024 Finished 3rd in 2024 PL PL Gold Bat voting.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
06/16/2025 Injured (hip strain), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
05/18/2026 Wins the 3L 3L Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2026 Wins the 3L 3L Batter of the Month Award.
10/31/2026 Wins the 2026 3L 3L Platinum Stick Award at DH.
11/04/2026 Finished 3rd in 2026 3L 3L Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
07/01/2027 Wins the 3L 3L Batter of the Month Award.
09/13/2027 Wins the 3L 3L Player of the Week Award.
10/21/2027 Declined his contract option.
10/31/2027 Wins the 2027 3L 3L Platinum Stick Award at DH.
11/15/2027 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $196,000,000 with the Chicago Gold Sox organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2020 107 2
Year PA Rank
2020 482 6
2021 505 3
Year AB Rank
2020 416 8
2021 414 10
Year H Rank
2020 134 2
2021 139 2
Year K Rank
2020 95 1
Year TB Rank
2020 243 1
2021 261 1
Year 2B Rank
2020 27 3
2021 29 5
Year HR Rank
2020 26 1
2021 29 1
Year RBI Rank
2020 88 1
2021 92 1
Year R Rank
2020 76 4
2021 80 3
Year BB Rank
2021 88 1
Year IBB Rank
2020 7 5
2021 12 1
Year EBH Rank
2020 55 1
2021 61 1
Year AVG Rank
2020 .322 5
2021 .336 1
Year OBP Rank
2020 .407 10
2021 .453 1
Year SLG Rank
2020 .584 1
2021 .630 1
Year RC Rank
2020 98.48 1
2021 120.53 1
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 8.89 3
2021 11.26 1
Year ISO Rank
2020 .262 1
2021 .295 2
Year WOBA Rank
2020 .437 3
2021 .469 1
Year OPS Rank
2020 .991 2
2021 1.084 1
Year WAR Rank
2020 4.2 8
2021 5.4 2
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