Michael
Merritt
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 9, 1993 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2012 18 ME FF     1 1 2 1 1 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
2013 19 ME FF     2 2 3 1 1 1 6 5 6 3 2 2 4 4 4
2014 20 ME FF     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 5 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
2015 21 ME FF     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
2016 22 ME FF     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2017 23 ME FF     2 2 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
2018 24 ME FF     2 2 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6
2019 25 ME FF     3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
2020 26 ME FF     3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2021 27 ME FF     3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2022 28 ME FF     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2023 29 ME FF     3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
2024 30 ME FF     3 3 3 3 3 3 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
2025 31 ME FF     2 2 2 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2026 32 RI FF $ 300,000   2 2 3 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2027 33 RI FF $ 300,000   2 2 3 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
2028 34 RI FF $ 300,000   2 2 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
2029 35 RI FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 2 1 1 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2012 18 A   138 528 34 91 17 0 1 54 10 8 42 75 .172 .233 .210 .444 21.7  
2013 19 A   136 546 46 99 37 3 2 37 11 4 42 82 .181 .240 .271 .511 33.2  
2014 20 A   137 515 44 111 27 4 4 51 5 5 44 57 .216 .277 .307 .584 42.8  
2015 21 AA   14 58 7 13 2 1 2 7 0 1 3 11 .224 .262 .397 .659 5.7  
    A   124 466 58 119 24 3 8 53 13 9 58 47 .255 .338 .371 .709 59.8  
2016 22 A   137 509 63 110 22 6 15 69 9 10 66 43 .216 .306 .371 .677 59.7  
2017 23 A   130 472 69 107 22 1 16 65 3 8 63 56 .227 .318 .379 .697 58.3  
2018 24 A   136 449 62 108 25 0 15 62 8 10 74 48 .241 .348 .396 .744 64.3  
2019 25 A   135 448 72 97 26 1 14 61 11 5 84 33 .217 .340 .373 .713 63.2  
2020 26 A   97 116 26 34 3 2 4 25 2 4 22 9 .293 .406 .457 .863 21.2  
2021 27 A   82 73 16 18 5 2 2 17 2 2 18 8 .247 .396 .452 .848 13.6  
2022 28 A   134 446 76 117 24 8 16 66 11 14 92 49 .262 .388 .460 .848 80.3  
2023 29 AAA   128 442 68 112 41 6 12 54 4 6 45 59 .253 .322 .455 .777 62.0  
2024 30 AAA   138 440 53 83 21 3 9 48 8 8 55 35 .189 .279 .311 .590 39.5  
2025 31 AAA   131 440 76 121 34 3 14 79 9 7 57 43 .275 .358 .461 .820 70.9  
2026 32 RI FF 36 43 7 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 8 2 .140 .339 .209 .549 4.1 0.2
    AAA   45 136 19 26 7 1 2 13 3 1 15 6 .191 .272 .301 .573 11.7  
2027 33 RI FF 42 48 11 12 4 0 1 7 0 1 10 3 .250 .390 .396 .786 6.9 1.3
2028 34 RI FF 45 61 5 7 2 1 1 7 0 0 2 10 .115 .154 .230 .383 1.2 0.0
2029 35 RI FF 37 21 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .095 .208 .143 .351 0.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 160 173 25 27 8 2 2 18 0 1 21 23 .156 .279 .260 .540 12.2 1.5
4 Years AAA 442 1458 216 342 103 13 37 194 24 22 172 143 .235 .323 .399 .723 184.1  
1 Years AA 14 58 7 13 2 1 2 7 0 1 3 11 .224 .262 .397 .659 5.7  
11 Years A 1386 4568 566 1011 232 30 97 560 85 79 605 507 .221 .322 .349 .671 518.2  
16 Years Minors 1842 6084 789 1366 337 44 136 761 109 102 780 661 .225 .322 .361 .683 708.0  
162 Game Average 175 25 27 8 2 2 18 0 1 21 23 .156 .279 .260 .540 12.4  
Career Highs 45 61 11 12 4 1 1 7 0 1 10 10 .250 .390 .396 .786 6.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   133 20 23 8 2 1 14 0 0 18 16 .173 .313 .286 .598 10.8
vs LH   40 5 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 7 .100 .159 .175 .334 0.2
Home 70 73 11 15 5 1 1 11 0 0 11 12 .205 .306 .342 .648 8.3
Away 90 100 14 12 3 1 1 7 0 1 10 11 .120 .261 .200 .461 2.8
RISP   42 0 7 2 2 1 16 0 0 6 9 .167 .308 .381 .689 4.6
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   34 8 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 4 .147 .268 .265 .533 2.2
Mar/Apr 21 12 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .000 .200 .000 .200 -0.5
May 27 30 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 .219 .200 .419 1.0
June 28 36 6 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 6 4 .111 .289 .167 .456 1.2
July 24 32 5 7 4 0 1 6 0 0 3 4 .219 .297 .438 .735 3.9
August 32 38 5 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 6 2 .132 .298 .263 .561 2.9
Sep/Oct 20 25 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .240 .321 .360 .681 2.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2026 32 RI FF SS 8 7 58.0 15 19 0 3 1.000 5.28   0.3
    3B 13 4 47.7 4 11 0 0 1.000 2.83   0.1
    2B 8 0 20.7 6 11 0 3 1.000 7.41   0.1
    1B 5 1 13.0 20 2 0 4 1.000 15.23   0.0
2027 33 RI FF 1B 18 9 92.3 98 6 1 13 .990 10.14   0.1
    3B 18 2 48.7 2 18 0 1 1.000 3.70   0.3
    2B 4 1 10.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2028 34 RI FF 1B 14 10 89.0 95 4 0 7 1.000 10.01   0.2
    2B 13 5 54.3 16 20 0 4 1.000 5.96   0.2
    3B 15 1 33.0 4 9 0 0 1.000 3.55   0.2
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
2029 35 RI FF 1B 13 2 36.0 36 2 1 3 .974 9.50   0.0
    2B 12 0 23.0 7 7 0 2 1.000 5.48   0.1
    3B 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    SS 2 0 3.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.92   0.0
  1B 50 22 230.3 249 14 2 27 .992 10.28   0.3
  3B 51 7 136.3 10 38 0 1 1.000 3.17   0.7
  2B 37 6 108.0 32 39 0 9 1.000 5.92   0.5
  SS 12 7 64.7 17 20 0 3 1.000 5.15   0.3
Career Totals   150 42 539.3 308 111 2 40 .995 6.99   1.8
Career Highs   43 16 177.3 116 43 1 14 1.000 7.56    
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 56th overall pick, by Oregon in 2012
Injured on 8/29/2017 with a Fractured Hip, out for 9 weeks
Injured on 8/21/2019 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/8/2023 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/13/2023 with a Bruised Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 9/3/2025 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Had first career hit (triple) on 6/22/2026, off Pat Ebert (MA)
Hit first career homerun on 7/6/2027, off Neil Plunkett (OH)