#28 Melky Cabrera, Leftfield, 35 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Tuesday, 10/1/2019
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Melky Cabrera

8/11/1984
35
Santo Domingo
5"11
175

Leftfield
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L
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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars
 

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 7,000,000
2019
11 Year(s), 87 Days (1979 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 44 Days (2108 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall77148
Versus LHP87249
Versus RHP66138
Talent76148
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2
7
8
3
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
LF : 8 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 2 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 8

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/19@OAKL 5-6302000001#7  
9/20KCRW 5-1402000100#6  
9/21KCRW 5-3300000000#5  
9/22CHWW 5-4400000000#7  
9/23CHWL 4-6411100000#7  
9/25@TEXW 4-0401000000#7  
9/26@TEXL 2-7411000000#6  
9/27MINL 4-12401000000#7  
9/28MINL 1-10401100000#7  
9/30@CLEW 17-1411000112#7  

Batting Stats 2019

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall127429122272562504658.284.365.392.757.698.107
Projected135457130292566534962.284.365.392.757.698.107
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1194869201311168341150.062.25.2
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP1244312242515910004.347.409.573.981
vs. RHP30579150137353748115.259.348.318.666
Close/Late29105006064000.345.457.517.974
Scoring Position115386025401216103.330.405.435.839
Pinch Hitting500001002001.000.167.000.167
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home6621256150122232325.264.347.349.696
Road6121766122440272333.304.381.433.814
This Week1410001112.250.400.250.650
Last Week52052000200.250.250.350.600
March/April24731110295139.151.287.247.534
May2585359211112610.412.464.6001.064
June2690256021811614.278.330.411.741
July1651121005377.235.350.255.605
August1445125006101010.267.411.378.788
Sept/Oct22852750013948.318.348.376.725

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
2007719600024300400.316.409.316.725CHC NOR
20082888268109125411700.295.357.409.766NOR
2009143578148286125796472138980.256.333.388.720NOR
20101505931643321074996719388103.277.367.390.756NOR
201111839311925475874352135440.303.387.440.827NOR CHW
2012130460143261126984411625241.311.385.450.835CHW
2013126491145333115080451214562.295.368.442.810CHW
201413853216636410509748944444.312.376.451.827CHW
20151566352174541167127562225471.342.413.477.890CHW OAK,AL
20169438912130154551232242810.311.379.432.811OAK
201715866021947012921154933470115.332.403.458.861OAK,AL
20188836512619083762341404222.345.421.463.884OAK
20191274291222725625046915811.284.365.392.757 DET
Total14635632172235728103672951499202286455819.306.381.434.815 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
2005, A124192004591110.220.353.268.621
2005, AA122490143232226090507472.292.339.482.820
2006, AA1255051542651976683779110.305.347.489.836
2006, AAA5215002241520.238.261.524.785
2007, AAA127503150201217779428653.298.330.467.798
2008, AAA125530180302208884367496.340.367.517.884

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
2010141100000000.250.250.500.750
2015146018400482300.300.323.367.689
20175218000011300.381.409.381.790
Total208527500493600.318.341.376.717

Fielding Stats 2019

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Leftfield12211923813025101.0001029.02.20    
Centerfield1000000.0002.00.00    
Rightfield20200201.0003.06.00    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 28th overall pick, by Carolina in 2005...
Traded from Carolina to Seattle on 2/14/2005 (Going to CAR: 2B Esteban German. Going to SEA: CF Melky Cabrera)...
Injured on 8/28/2005 with a Swollen Ear, out for 6 days...
Traded from Seattle to Chicago (N) on 5/16/2006 (Going to CHC: CF Coleman Twiggs, CF Melky Cabrera, CF Cory Sullivan, 3B Kevin Orie. Going to SEA: 2B Alex Gonzalez)...
Injured on 9/5/2006 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week...
Traded from Chicago (N) to New Orleans on 2/7/2007 (Going to CHC: 2B Marcus Giles, CF Carlos Beltran. Going to NOR: CF Melky Cabrera, P Neftali Feliz, RF Matt Kemp, CF Coleman Twiggs)...
Had first career hit on 9/3/2007, off Brian Tallet (MIN)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/2009, off Matt Hensley (CHW)...
Injured on 5/6/2009 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2-3 weeks...
Traded from New Orleans to Chicago (A) on 2/7/2011 (Going to NOR: RF Dewayne Wise. Going to CHW: CF Melky Cabrera, C Einar Segarra)...
1/31/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,564,286 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/27/2013 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4 weeks...
6/16/2013: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $3,070,000 per year, for 2 years.
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Kansas City on 6/10/2014...
Injured on 6/16/2014 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/2014, hitting .688 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Had 25-game hitting streak snapped on 7/26/2014...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Oakland on 2/14/2015 (Going to OAK: C Yadier Molina, LF Lastings Milledge, CF Melky Cabrera. Going to CHW: CF Joey Gathright, P Allan Hittle, P Kyle Drabek)...
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game...
10/1/2015: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $7,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 7/26/2016 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Texas on 7/4/2017...
Was selected to the 2017 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston on 7/30/2017...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/2018, hitting .484 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Injured on 7/15/2018 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 6-7 weeks...
Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 10/5/2018...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/1/2019 to a 1-year deal worth $7,000,000 per year...
Injured on 7/23/2019 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3 weeks...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
2015 - .342 - 4th
OBP
2015 - .413 - 9th
Hits
2015 - 217 - 4th
2017 - 219 - 4th
Runs
2015 - 127 - 8th
 

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