3B Starlin Balbuena #59
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/10/2031
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3B STARLIN BALBUENA #59 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
8 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .154 .154 .154 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 13 12 12
Gap 13 13 13 13
Power 6 7 6 6
Eye 9 10 8 11
Avoid K's 13 13 13 13
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 8 1
Errors: - 20 4
Arm: 1 14 1
Turn DP: - 14 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 12 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 12
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 13
Stealing Ability: 17
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 15
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/30/2031 @ SCR Win, 5-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/17/2031 CHR Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/16/2031 CHR Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/15/2031 CHR Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/14/2031 GWI Loss, 5-11 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
05/10/2031 @ CLM Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/2031 PAW Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/15/2031 CLM Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Wants fair compensation for his efforts.
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:03/04/1998
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 92 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2031 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 8 13 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 .137 .000 -19
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 0.35 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Last Year   193 53 8 0 3 17 30 13 38 0 1 1 .275 .324 .363 .686
2 Years Ago   328 90 19 0 4 40 35 15 71 3 3 3 .274 .309 .369 .678
Career   534 145 27 0 7 58 66 28 113 3 4 4 .272 .311 .361 .672
Home   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Road   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Grass   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Day   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Night   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
As Starter   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 St. Louis - MLB 23 125 352 87 16 2 5 34 41 21 2 2 45 7 4 .247 .292 .347 .638 82 78 -0.8
2022 St. Louis - MLB 24 106 320 90 16 3 9 41 39 9 0 1 53 8 3 .281 .300 .434 .734 105 106 1.6
2023 St. Louis - MLB 25 132 438 124 33 1 15 47 54 27 5 2 81 20 14 .283 .331 .466 .796 115 115 2.1
2024 St. Louis - MLB 26 133 432 116 27 3 11 60 39 23 1 1 82 15 5 .269 .306 .421 .728 99 100 1.6
2025 St. Louis - MLB 27 102 314 91 21 2 3 34 39 20 0 3 60 12 4 .290 .329 .398 .727 97 97 1.3
2026 St. Louis - MLB 28 134 417 114 25 5 7 49 49 29 2 2 88 11 16 .273 .322 .408 .730 99 97 1.0
2027 Colorado - MLB 29 75 152 37 8 1 2 17 17 12 0 0 23 1 2 .243 .299 .349 .647 68 69 -0.1
2028 St. Louis - MLB 30 60 217 59 11 2 6 32 27 10 1 2 37 3 2 .272 .304 .424 .728 95 93 0.7
Total MLB 867 2642 718 157 19 58 314 305 151 11 13 469 77 50 .272 .312 .411 .724 98 97 7.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 St. Louis (DSL) - R 17 46 175 48 8 2 1 19 22 12 2 1 48 5 6 .274 .326 .360 .686 89 89 0.0
2017 St. Louis (DSL) - R 19 13 47 10 0 1 0 7 7 4 0 0 9 3 1 .213 .275 .255 .530 44 52 0.0
2018 St. Louis (DSL) - R 20 53 177 49 10 6 0 27 24 17 0 1 46 8 4 .277 .338 .401 .740 116 110 0.0
2019 State College - A- 21 52 117 36 9 1 2 12 18 11 1 1 20 10 6 .308 .369 .453 .822 151 123 0.0
2020 St. Louis - WL 22 9 20 4 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 .200 .190 .350 .540 55 40 0.0
2020 Peoria - A 22 113 401 100 21 1 3 40 56 47 2 5 60 23 10 .249 .327 .329 .657 91 92 0.0
2021 Memphis - AAA 23 18 84 25 8 2 0 8 10 3 0 0 8 1 1 .298 .322 .440 .762 96 91 0.0
2022 Memphis - AAA 24 16 65 19 4 0 1 11 10 3 0 0 10 1 1 .292 .324 .400 .724 91 93 0.0
2028 Memphis - AAA 30 73 316 95 14 7 6 46 58 25 3 4 59 14 9 .301 .353 .446 .800 97 95 0.0
2029 Louisville - AAA 31 94 328 90 19 0 4 40 35 15 3 3 71 6 3 .274 .309 .369 .678 85 85 0.0
2030 Louisville - AAA 32 73 193 53 8 0 3 17 30 13 1 0 38 6 3 .275 .324 .363 .686 87 89 0.0
2031 Louisville - AAA 33 8 13 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -10 -19 0.0
Total IL 175 534 145 27 0 7 58 66 28 4 3 113 12 6 .272 .311 .361 .672 83 84
Total PCL 107 465 139 26 9 7 65 78 31 3 4 77 16 11 .299 .344 .439 .783 96 94
Total MID 113 401 100 21 1 3 40 56 47 2 5 60 23 10 .249 .327 .329 .657 91 92
Total NYP 52 117 36 9 1 2 12 18 11 1 1 20 10 6 .308 .369 .453 .822 151 123
Total DSL 112 399 107 18 9 1 53 53 33 2 2 103 16 11 .268 .326 .366 .692 96 94
Total WL 9 20 4 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 .200 .190 .350 .540 55 40
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 St. Louis - MLB 24 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300 -18 -37
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 St. Louis (DSL) - R SS 41 0 77 142 25 242 23 .905 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 St. Louis - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2021 St. Louis - MLB 2B 114 114 172 273 58 456 11 .976 786.0 5.10 -13.3 .908
2021 St. Louis - MLB SS 7 1 3 6 2 9 0 1.000 20.0 4.05 +0.5 1.250
2022 St. Louis - MLB 2B 69 66 107 177 38 286 2 .993 550.1 4.64 +0.4 1.004
2022 St. Louis - MLB SS 13 4 16 22 7 38 0 1.000 65.0 5.26 +0.4 1.047
2022 St. Louis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB 2B 100 98 198 276 74 489 15 .969 851.2 5.01 -1.5 .969
2023 St. Louis - MLB SS 13 5 9 20 2 30 1 .967 74.1 3.51 -0.1 .954
2024 St. Louis - MLB 2B 70 63 116 171 38 292 5 .983 540.2 4.78 -1.9 .991
2024 St. Louis - MLB 3B 40 38 15 56 7 72 1 .986 291.0 2.20 +0.4 1.007
2024 St. Louis - MLB SS 3 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 8.1 4.32 -0.0 1.008
2025 St. Louis - MLB 1B 7 6 53 5 4 58 0 1.000 56.0 9.32 -0.1 .978
2025 St. Louis - MLB 2B 43 40 54 96 25 152 2 .987 357.0 3.78 +1.1 1.029
2025 St. Louis - MLB 3B 30 24 10 41 5 51 0 1.000 210.2 2.18 +1.2 1.052
2025 St. Louis - MLB SS 8 6 6 6 2 12 0 1.000 58.0 1.86 -0.3 1.013
2025 St. Louis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 St. Louis - MLB 2B 52 50 98 151 41 251 2 .992 447.0 5.01 +1.5 1.012
2026 St. Louis - MLB 3B 7 5 1 11 2 12 0 1.000 49.2 2.17 -0.1 1.019
2026 St. Louis - MLB SS 45 42 54 104 21 161 3 .981 369.0 3.85 -2.1 .961
2027 Colorado - MLB 1B 2 2 12 0 0 13 1 .923 18.0 6.00 -0.3 .527
2027 Colorado - MLB 2B 25 16 27 51 12 79 1 .987 146.2 4.79 -0.0 1.015
2027 Colorado - MLB 3B 3 2 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.2 1.032
2027 Colorado - MLB SS 14 6 12 22 8 34 0 1.000 78.2 3.89 +0.2 .999
2028 St. Louis - MLB 2B 29 27 40 61 17 102 1 .990 235.2 3.86 +0.4 1.009
2028 St. Louis - MLB 3B 29 28 10 50 3 60 0 1.000 249.1 2.17 +0.7 1.030
2028 St. Louis - MLB SS 3 1 5 4 2 9 0 1.000 18.2 4.34 -0.3 1.004
2031 Louisville - AAA 2B 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 1.061
2031 Louisville - AAA 3B 4 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 +0.1 1.041
2031 Louisville - AAA SS 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.5 .900
2031 Louisville - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.030
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 10 8 65 5 4 71 1 .986 75.0 8.40 -0.5 .922
TOTAL 2B 503 475 812 1259 303 2110 39 .982 3924.0 4.75 -13.3 .975
TOTAL 3B 113 98 37 164 18 202 1 .995 831.2 2.18 +2.2 1.027
TOTAL SS 148 66 185 332 70 544 27 .950 701.0 6.64 -2.2 .980
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
07/03/2014 Signed as an International Free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (13); Power: 2 (9); Eye: 2 (8).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (13); Power: 2 (8); Eye: 5 (10).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (13); Power: 3 (10); Eye: 7 (9).
09/23/2019 Wins the 2019 Round 2 MVP Award.
09/24/2019 Wins the 2019 New York-Penn League Round 2 with the State College Spikes!
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 4 (10); Eye: 8 (9).
05/13/2020 Injured (hand contusion), out for 5 days.
07/20/2020 Wins the MID Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 8 (9).
11/27/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
11/22/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
11/02/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,400,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (10).
11/08/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,800,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (9).
07/11/2025 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for one week.
08/16/2025 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
10/20/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9).
10/03/2026 Goes 5-6 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
11/21/2026 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 9 (9).
01/19/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
11/23/2027 Became a free agent.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 8 (10).
03/18/2028 Signed a minor league contract ($20,000 bonus) with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/25/2028 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for one week.
08/11/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
09/26/2028 Wins the 2028 Pacific Coast League Round 2 with the Memphis Redbirds!
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 9 (10).
02/04/2029 Was claimed off waivers by Toronto while with St. Louis.
02/25/2029 Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
05/16/2029 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
09/25/2029 Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/29/2029 Wins the 2029 International League Round 2 with the Louisville Bats!
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 9 (10).
07/14/2030 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/18/2030 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (11).
06/02/2031 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
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