#37 Angel Balbuena, Catcher, 32 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals Friday, 6/2/2034 |
![](defaultphoto.bmp) | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Angel Balbuena
11/24/2001 32 USA 6"2 190
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Durable 2.5 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 $ 1,500,000 2036 7 Year(s), 84 Days (1288 total Days) 62 Day(s) 15 Year(s) Not eligible
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 8 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 8 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
4/16 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
4/17 | ARI | L 6-15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
4/19 | ARI | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
4/25 | @COL | W 8-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
4/30 | SFN | L 9-11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
5/3 | COL | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
5/6 | @CIN | W 8-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
5/13 | CHC | W 11-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
5/21 | HOU | W 9-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
5/27 | SFN | L 2-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 19 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | .193 | .258 | .368 | .626 | .531 | .175 |
Projected | 57 | 171 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 21 | .193 | .258 | .368 | .626 | .531 | .175 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 13 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
vs. RHP | 45 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .178 | .213 | .333 | .546 |
Close/Late | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
Scoring Position | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .368 | .500 | .868 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 12 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .200 | .300 | .457 | .757 |
Road | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .174 | .227 | .401 |
Last Week | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
March/April | 14 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .171 | .250 | .257 | .507 |
May | 5 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .227 | .261 | .545 | .806 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
2026 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .211 | .496 | STL |
2027 | 76 | 170 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .314 | .376 | .690 | STL |
2028 | 85 | 200 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .276 | .435 | .711 | STL |
2029 | 99 | 185 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .319 | .339 | .470 | .809 | STL |
2030 | 112 | 314 | 91 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .322 | .424 | .746 | STL |
2031 | 50 | 169 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .356 | .592 | .948 | STL |
2032 | 53 | 164 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .284 | .415 | .699 | STL |
2033 | 108 | 356 | 97 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 50 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .322 | .433 | .755 | STL |
2034 | 19 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .258 | .368 | .626 | STL |
Total | 607 | 1634 | 450 | 111 | 8 | 47 | 276 | 209 | 93 | 7 | 16 | 170 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .314 | .439 | .754 | |
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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 |
2019, A | 74 | 244 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .306 | .324 | .630 |
2020, A | 127 | 387 | 100 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 29 | 63 | 2 | 0 | .258 | .305 | .323 | .628 |
2021, A | 85 | 110 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .276 | .327 | .604 |
2022, A | 36 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .367 | .358 | .725 |
2022, AA | 92 | 390 | 99 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 50 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .299 | .385 | .684 |
2023, AA | 21 | 86 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .330 | .488 | .818 |
2023, AAA | 117 | 396 | 104 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 2 | .263 | .303 | .399 | .702 |
2024, AA | 123 | 453 | 129 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 100 | 70 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .345 | .483 | .829 |
2025, AA | 53 | 171 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .363 | .430 | .632 | 1.062 |
2025, AAA | 21 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .240 | .190 | .430 |
2026, AA | 81 | 268 | 78 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .379 | .526 | .905 |
2026, AAA | 19 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .421 | .944 | 1.365 |
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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 |
2028 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2029 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2030 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
2033 | 17 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .302 | .492 | .793 |
Total | 29 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .267 | .423 | .689 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 11 | 10 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 1 | .986 | 91.2 | 6.97 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 83rd overall pick, by St. Louis in 2019... Had first career hit on 9/16/2026, off Brandon Bodnar (SFN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/10/2027, off Andrew Durrah (CIN)... Won World Series with St. Louis in 2028... 8/23/2029: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $975,000 per year, for 3 years. 3/2/2032: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Series with St. Louis in 2032... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2033...
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