LF Lazaro Benitez #66
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/27/2035
OA: 46 POT: 46
LF LAZARO BENITEZ #66 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 45 50
Gap 40 45 35 40
Power 65 70 65 65
Eye 45 50 40 45
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 45
Errors: - 20 55
Arm: 20 25 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Run-of-the-mill ballplayer.
Birthday:10/15/1999
Born in:Pinar del Rio, PIN
Nationality:Cuban
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
DOMINICAN ROOKIE LEAGUE 2021 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 278 90 13 1 8 47 41 22 68 .324 .371 .464 .835 .372 .140 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 307 2 1 0 5 0 5 129 22 8 4 66.7 48.5 6.48 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 23 2 1 3 12 10 5 11 1 0 2 .469 .526 .735 1.261
Versus Right   229 67 11 0 5 35 31 17 57 4 0 0 .293 .336 .406 .742
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   306 100 14 2 8 50 46 23 71 5 0 2 .327 .372 .464 .836
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
2025 Detroit - MLB 25 7 23 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 5 1 0 .174 .269 .261 .530 40 29 -0.2
2027 Nashville - MLB 27 146 566 151 21 3 24 67 73 31 4 4 105 2 2 .267 .307 .442 .749 100 96 0.3
2028 Nashville - MLB 28 95 335 78 12 3 18 50 33 29 2 7 87 2 0 .233 .292 .448 .740 102 99 0.4
2029 Baltimore - MLB 29 70 212 43 5 1 16 33 36 19 2 3 44 1 1 .203 .271 .462 .733 96 85 -0.1
2030 Baltimore - MLB 30 19 45 11 3 0 2 10 12 2 1 0 9 0 0 .244 .292 .444 .736 97 98 0.0
2032 New York - MLB 32 6 25 5 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .231 .200 .431 18 18 -0.2
Total MLB 343 1206 292 43 7 60 164 160 84 10 14 253 6 3 .242 .294 .439 .732 97 92 0.3
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
2020 Detroit (DSL) - R 20 18 28 10 1 1 0 3 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 .357 .379 .464 .844 145 129 0.3
2021 Detroit (DSL) - R 21 72 278 90 13 1 8 47 41 22 2 5 68 8 4 .324 .371 .464 .835 125 125 1.3
2022 Connecticut - A- 22 10 9 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056 168 179 0.1
2023 Connecticut - A- 23 23 79 26 5 0 5 26 15 8 4 1 18 1 1 .329 .413 .582 .995 148 148 0.7
2023 West Michigan - A 23 17 34 11 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 7 0 1 .324 .314 .412 .726 87 82 -0.0
2024 Lakeland - A+ 24 48 171 54 9 2 4 26 21 12 2 3 33 7 2 .316 .362 .462 .824 139 139 1.7
2024 Erie - AA 24 14 55 10 0 0 5 12 8 3 0 2 13 0 1 .182 .217 .455 .671 74 63 -0.2
2025 Toledo - AAA 25 133 540 141 19 2 33 98 68 29 2 4 116 11 7 .261 .299 .487 .786 118 119 2.9
2026 Toledo - AAA 26 116 453 93 12 1 20 51 62 31 5 6 108 13 5 .205 .261 .369 .629 86 86 1.0
2028 Jacksonville - AAA 28 12 56 18 3 0 5 14 9 1 0 0 9 2 0 .321 .333 .643 .976 170 175 0.7
2030 Norfolk - AAA 30 20 72 20 2 1 2 7 10 11 1 0 16 3 0 .278 .381 .417 .798 127 116 0.6
2031 Scranton WB - AAA 31 65 229 49 8 1 7 20 26 13 1 2 52 1 6 .214 .257 .349 .606 71 66 -0.4
2032 Binghamton - AA 32 28 93 19 1 0 7 18 13 9 1 1 24 1 1 .204 .279 .441 .720 109 110 0.6
2032 Syracuse - AAA 32 10 39 10 0 0 1 6 4 3 0 0 6 0 0 .256 .310 .333 .643 94 95 0.3
2033 New York N (GCL) - R 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114 -0.0
2034 Syracuse - AAA 34 89 328 97 9 0 20 64 48 35 1 4 64 5 3 .296 .361 .506 .868 150 151 2.8
Total IL 445 1717 428 53 5 88 260 227 123 10 16 371 35 21 .249 .301 .440 .740 111 110
Total EL 42 148 29 1 0 12 30 21 12 1 3 37 1 2 .196 .256 .446 .702 96 93
Total FSL 48 171 54 9 2 4 26 21 12 2 3 33 7 2 .316 .362 .462 .824 139 139
Total MID 17 34 11 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 7 0 1 .324 .314 .412 .726 87 82
Total NYP 33 88 30 6 0 5 28 16 8 5 1 18 1 1 .341 .422 .580 1.001 150 151
Total GCL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114
Total DSL 90 306 100 14 2 8 50 46 23 2 5 71 9 4 .327 .372 .464 .836 127 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Detroit (DSL) - R LF 59 59 84 2 1 87 1 .989 510.2 1.52 -2.7 .973
2025 Detroit - MLB LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Nashville - MLB LF 143 143 260 13 4 276 3 .989 1263.1 1.94 -8.5 .947
2028 Nashville - MLB LF 83 75 140 1 0 141 0 1.000 683.0 1.86 -3.1 .945
2028 Nashville - MLB RF 18 18 29 3 0 32 0 1.000 151.2 1.90 -1.8 .927
2029 Baltimore - MLB LF 13 13 29 1 1 31 1 .968 115.0 2.35 -1.2 .941
2029 Baltimore - MLB RF 12 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 38.2 1.86 +0.3 .989
2030 Baltimore - MLB LF 12 6 22 1 0 24 1 .958 61.1 3.38 +0.1 .973
2030 Baltimore - MLB RF 5 3 5 2 0 8 1 .875 34.0 1.85 -0.6 .820
2032 New York - MLB LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.1 .982
TOTAL LF 314 299 539 18 6 563 6 .989 2659.1 1.89 -15.4 .952
TOTAL RF 35 24 42 5 0 48 1 .979 224.1 1.89 -2.1 .924
PLAYER HISTORY
07/04/2018 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent.
10/24/2019 Injured (Flu), out for one week.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (30); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 20 (45).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 25 (40).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 30 (40).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 30 (40).
10/08/2023 Injured (Stomach virus), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 30 (40).
06/09/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Florida State League All-Star Game.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 35 (35).
07/13/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
10/03/2025 Wins the 2025 IL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
11/21/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 35 (40).
06/11/2026 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/20/2026 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
11/21/2026 Released by the Detroit organization.
12/22/2026 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,720,000 with the Nashville Stars organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 35 (40).
08/24/2027 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 35 (40).
07/29/2028 Injured (strained back),out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 35 (40).
04/15/2029 Was claimed off waivers by Baltimore while with Nashville.
12/01/2029 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 35 (35).
03/26/2030 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
07/16/2030 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
09/01/2030 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
11/28/2030 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 35 (35).
06/18/2031 Signed a minor league contract ($140,000 bonus) with the New York Yankees organization.
12/01/2031 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
05/02/2032 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
09/03/2032 Released by the New York organization.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 45 (45).
08/21/2033 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
09/09/2033 Wins the 2033 Gulf Coast Rookie League Round 2 with the New York N (GCL) Mets!
09/21/2033 Wins the 2033 New York-Penn League Round 2 with the Brooklyn Cyclones!
11/25/2033 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
09/22/2034 Wins the 2034 International League Round 2 with the Syracuse Mets!
11/26/2034 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2028 7 10
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