#4 Orlando Merced, Catcher, 36 yrs, Cleveland Indians

#4 Orlando Merced, Catcher, 36 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Orlando Merced

11/2/1966
36
P.R.,,Hato Rey
6"0
185

Catcher
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Big League Contract
$ 630,001
2003
$ 300,000 (1 year(s))
13 Year(s), 129 Days (2365 total Days)
79 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 79 Days (2487 total Days)
21 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	5	1	4	4
Versus LHP	5	5	1	3	4
Versus RHP	6	5	1	4	4
Talent	4	6	2	4	4

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3
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4
3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 7 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 6

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/2	DET	W 3-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#9
6/3	DET	L 0-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
6/4	@MIN	W 2-1	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	#9
6/5	@MIN	L 2-5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
6/6	@MIN	L 4-6	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#9
6/7	@CIN	W 5-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
6/8	@CIN	L 0-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#8
6/9	@CIN	W 2-0	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	#8
6/11	@CHC	L 2-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#8
6/12	@CHC	L 0-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	63	211	40	7	4	2	13	15	7	67	.190	.216	.289	.505	.395	.100
Projected	162	543	103	18	10	5	33	39	18	172	.190	.216	.289	.505	.395	.100

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	63	222	0	0	0	1	4	0	61	13	0	0	.0	13.4	2.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	33	8	0	1	0	1	3	2	12	0	0	0	.242	.286	.303	.589
vs. RHP	178	32	7	3	2	12	12	5	55	0	4	0	.180	.202	.287	.489
Close/Late	24	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458
Scoring Position	41	7	1	0	0	10	0	2	12	0	1	0	.171	.205	.195	.400
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	35	116	20	3	2	1	3	6	3	35	.172	.189	.259	.447
Road	28	95	20	4	2	1	10	9	4	32	.211	.240	.326	.566
This Week	5	16	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	.125	.222	.188	.410
Last Week	7	22	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	.273	.250	.364	.614
March/April	24	84	12	3	1	1	8	8	1	27	.143	.149	.238	.388
May	28	92	20	1	3	1	4	6	4	28	.217	.250	.326	.576
June	11	35	8	3	0	0	1	1	2	12	.229	.256	.314	.571

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1990	134	501	142	27	4	4	55	67	35	0	1	113	0	1	.283	.330	.377	.707	PIT
1991	139	502	139	22	3	7	46	68	47	1	1	124	0	0	.277	.339	.375	.714	PIT
1992	143	524	152	31	3	9	69	71	39	0	2	123	1	0	.290	.338	.412	.750	PIT
1993	81	271	61	7	3	3	33	27	18	0	1	68	0	0	.225	.272	.306	.579	PIT
1994	137	495	149	26	2	5	47	75	42	0	2	108	0	0	.301	.354	.392	.746	PIT ATL
1995	79	264	81	21	1	3	31	38	27	1	0	48	0	0	.307	.373	.428	.801	ATL
1996	117	324	77	22	2	3	39	43	26	0	4	62	0	0	.238	.291	.346	.637	ATL OAK
1997	113	378	86	22	2	6	42	47	38	1	2	92	0	1	.228	.298	.344	.642	OAK
1998	54	146	30	8	1	3	17	16	10	0	1	47	1	0	.205	.255	.336	.590	OAK
1999	46	130	33	7	1	1	19	20	12	0	2	36	0	0	.254	.313	.346	.659	SEA
2001	54	173	55	15	1	3	28	22	9	0	0	44	0	0	.318	.352	.468	.820	MON
2002	138	438	102	25	2	6	50	48	36	0	0	163	0	0	.233	.291	.340	.631	CLE
2003	63	211	40	7	4	2	13	15	7	0	0	67	0	0	.190	.216	.289	.505	CLE
Total	1298	4357	1147	240	29	55	489	557	346	3	16	1095	2	2	.263	.317	.370	.686

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1985, A	88	122	44	8	0	5	18	17	14	17	1	0	.361	.417	.549	.966
1986, A	85	287	80	19	1	14	29	47	34	36	3	3	.279	.354	.498	.852
1986, AA	32	112	26	5	0	4	12	11	9	26	0	0	.232	.289	.384	.673
1987, AA	130	527	146	22	2	17	53	65	39	79	3	7	.277	.324	.423	.747
1988, AAA	134	543	166	32	3	11	54	72	51	93	5	9	.306	.361	.436	.798
1989, AAA	131	511	147	20	0	14	48	55	47	116	2	3	.288	.343	.409	.752

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1993	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
1999	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250

Fielding Stats 2003

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	63	63	489	22	1	516	5	.990	552.1	8.41	1	48	14	29.2

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 4/1/1985 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 4/3/1985 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4 weeks...
Injured on 5/30/1988 with a Swollen Ear, out for 6 days...
Had first career hit on 4/4/1990, off David Palmer (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/29/1990, off Jack Morris (CIN)...
2/2/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $978,571 through salary arbitration...
2/2/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration...
2/2/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Atlanta on 2/8/1994 (Going to PIT: C Brian Harper, RF Bernard Gilkey. Going to ATL: C Orlando Merced)...
6/24/1994: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 7/13/1995 with a Broken Hip, out for full season...
Traded from Atlanta to Oakland on 5/26/1996 (Going to ATL: C Rich Gedman. Going to OAK: C Orlando Merced)...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Kansas City on 8/17/1996...
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/8/1999 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year...
Injured on 9/2/1999 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week...
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/16/2001 to a 1-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/7/2002 to a 1-year deal worth $560,000 per year...
5/18/2002: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $630,001 per year, for 1 years.
5/13/2003: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $300,000 per year, for 1 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
1994 - .301 - 7th

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