#5 Kevin "Merlin" Graham, Second Base, 26 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Friday, 6/2/2034 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Kevin Graham Merlin 10/1/2007 26 USA 6"0 200
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility :
| Big League Contract $ 13,000,000 2040 4 Year(s), 62 Days (750 total Days) 62 Day(s) 6 Year(s) Not eligible
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Talent | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 8 9 1 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 8 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 9 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
5/22 | SFN | W 13-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
5/23 | SFN | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
5/24 | SFN | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
5/25 | ARI | W 7-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
5/26 | ARI | W 11-7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
5/27 | ARI | W 7-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
5/28 | @SFN | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
5/29 | @SFN | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
5/31 | COL | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
6/1 | COL | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 54 | 206 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 25 | .243 | .333 | .417 | .751 | .765 | .175 |
Projected | 162 | 618 | 150 | 21 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 105 | 87 | 75 | .243 | .333 | .417 | .751 | .765 | .175 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 54 | 241 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 32.6 | 5.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .258 | .245 | .503 |
vs. RHP | 153 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .358 | .477 | .835 |
Close/Late | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .273 | .158 | .431 |
Scoring Position | 64 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .234 | .281 | .515 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 29 | 111 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | .252 | .336 | .432 | .768 |
Road | 25 | 95 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | .232 | .327 | .400 | .727 |
This Week | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .417 | .647 |
Last Week | 7 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .227 | .333 | .409 | .742 |
March/April | 26 | 100 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 12 | .280 | .360 | .470 | .830 |
May | 27 | 102 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | .216 | .311 | .382 | .694 |
June | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
2030 | 121 | 387 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 53 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 13 | 4 | .253 | .310 | .357 | .666 | CHC |
2031 | 140 | 522 | 146 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 76 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 14 | 4 | .280 | .354 | .379 | .734 | CHC |
2032 | 150 | 520 | 164 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 92 | 99 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 78 | 16 | 8 | .315 | .408 | .475 | .883 | CHC |
2033 | 154 | 559 | 202 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 106 | 103 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 98 | 20 | 5 | .361 | .442 | .540 | .982 | CHC,NL |
2034 | 54 | 206 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 3 | .243 | .333 | .417 | .751 | CHC |
Total | 619 | 2194 | 660 | 108 | 10 | 61 | 321 | 366 | 269 | 23 | 17 | 343 | 71 | 24 | .301 | .380 | .443 | .823 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
2028, AAA | 128 | 388 | 96 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 101 | 14 | 5 | .247 | .339 | .348 | .687 |
2029, AAA | 136 | 471 | 143 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 95 | 87 | 74 | 70 | 17 | 4 | .304 | .393 | .501 | .894 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
2030 | 18 | 64 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .375 | .429 | .484 | .913 |
2033 | 10 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .500 | .881 |
Total | 28 | 102 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .353 | .411 | .490 | .901 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 54 | 54 | 82 | 182 | 32 | 269 | 5 | .981 | 492.2 | 4.91 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 2028... Had first career hit on 4/4/2030, off Dominic Sanchez (WSH)... Hit first career homerun on 4/18/2030, off Moe Szyslak (MIA)... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2031... Injured on 5/25/2032 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2032... 1/31/2033: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 2033 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2033, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 25 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2033, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2033... 11/5/2033: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $13,000,000 per year, for 7 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 2032 - .315 - 10th 2033 - .361 - 1st
| OBP 2032 - .408 - 1st 2033 - .442 - 1st
| SLG 2033 - .540 - 6th
| OPS 2033 - .982 - 2nd
| Hits 2033 - 202 - 5th
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BB 2032 - 74 - 8th 2033 - 77 - 9th
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