SS Kevin Merrell #79
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/02/2023
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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SS KEVIN MERRELL #79 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
17 33 4 0 1 0 0 3 6 .121 .194 .182 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 60
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 45 40
Turn DP: - 60 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/30/2023 LAD Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/29/2023 CLE Loss, 5-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/22/2023 @ TB Loss, 4-5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/21/2023 @ DET Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
06/20/2023 @ DET Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/2023 CIN Win, 9-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/11/2023 @ BAL Win, 7-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/2023 NSH Loss, 3-4 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 1
06/03/2023 NSH Loss, 10-11 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 0
06/02/2023 COL Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Merrell never lacks for effort.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:12/14/1995
Born in:Odessa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 33 Days
Service This Yr:72 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 17 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MLBLIVE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 33 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 6 .121 .194 .182 .376 .177 .061 8
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 1.3 1.23 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Versus Right   23 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .130 .231 .217 .448
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   6 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
April   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
May   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
June   18 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Spring Training   51 12 2 0 0 4 4 4 13 1 1 0 .235 .286 .275 .560
Last Year   33 6 0 0 2 2 2 1 9 0 1 0 .182 .206 .364 .570
2 Years Ago   11 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 .364 .533 .364 .897
Career   77 14 0 1 2 4 6 8 17 0 1 0 .182 .259 .286 .545
Home   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 .105 .227 .105 .333
Road   14 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Grass   32 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 .125 .200 .188 .388
Turf   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Night   28 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 .107 .194 .179 .372
As Starter   19 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .211 .286 .316 .602
As Reliever / Substitution   14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .067 .000 .067
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Close/Late   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Inning 1-3   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Inning 4-6   8 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .375 .597
Inning 7-9   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .059 .111 .059 .170
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   7 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
1 Outs   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .071 .188 .071 .259
2 Outs   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Scoring Position   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Bases Empty   20 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 .369
First Pitch   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Behind in Count   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Ahead in Count   8 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .375 .597
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   7 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Batting 8th   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Medium Leverage   9 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .444 .744
High Leverage   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 71 23 4 1 2 5 7 9 18 .324 .407 .493 .900 .398 .169 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 7 2 1 66.7 15.3 8.41 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Versus Right   63 22 4 1 2 5 7 8 16 0 0 1 .349 .431 .540 .970
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
May   60 18 4 1 2 3 6 5 16 0 0 1 .300 .364 .500 .864
June   8 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 .625 .727 .625 1.352
Last Year   249 80 11 1 1 32 41 23 41 1 0 0 .321 .377 .386 .763
2 Years Ago   267 80 16 6 2 33 38 22 56 0 0 3 .300 .360 .427 .787
Career   587 183 31 8 5 70 86 54 115 1 0 4 .312 .373 .417 .790
Home   24 8 0 0 1 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .429 .458 .887
Road   47 15 4 1 1 2 4 5 14 0 0 1 .319 .396 .511 .907
Grass   71 23 4 1 2 5 7 9 18 0 0 1 .324 .407 .493 .900
Day   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Night   63 21 3 1 2 5 6 8 15 0 0 1 .333 .417 .508 .925
As Starter   71 23 4 1 2 5 7 9 18 0 0 1 .324 .407 .493 .900
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 Kansas City - MLB 25 5 11 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 1 0 .364 .533 .364 .897 150 165 0.2
2022 Kansas City - MLB 26 24 33 6 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 9 0 0 .182 .206 .364 .570 56 50 -0.1
2023 Kansas City - MLB 27 17 33 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 .121 .194 .182 .376 8 8 -0.3
Total MLB 46 77 14 0 1 2 4 6 8 0 0 17 1 0 .182 .259 .286 .545 52 52 -0.2
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
2017 Vermont - A- 21 31 125 40 5 1 2 9 27 9 1 3 22 10 3 .320 .362 .424 .786 100 99 0.5
2018 Oakland (AZL) - R 22 4 10 6 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .600 .636 1.000 1.636 295 231 0.3
2018 Vermont - A- 22 5 16 8 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 .500 .579 .625 1.204 100 214 0.3
2018 Lansing - A+ 22 62 270 72 10 3 0 24 38 15 1 0 66 5 4 .267 .308 .326 .634 88 80 0.4
2019 Midland - AA 23 82 289 71 13 4 2 34 37 18 3 5 67 13 4 .246 .292 .339 .631 55 64 -0.7
2019 Northwest Arkansas - AA 23 42 166 39 5 4 0 13 14 9 1 0 38 9 2 .235 .278 .313 .592 46 59 -0.5
2019 Total - AA 23 124 455 110 18 8 2 47 51 27 4 5 105 22 6 .242 .287 .330 .617 52 62 -1.2
2020 Northwest Arkansas - AA 24 96 398 103 21 4 2 31 42 20 4 1 77 23 10 .259 .300 .347 .647 88 85 1.3
2021 Omaha - AAA 25 70 267 80 16 6 2 33 38 22 3 0 56 16 3 .300 .360 .427 .787 124 123 2.6
2022 Omaha - AAA 26 65 249 80 11 1 1 32 41 23 0 1 41 20 7 .321 .377 .386 .763 111 113 2.1
2023 Omaha - AAA 27 18 71 23 4 1 2 5 7 9 1 0 18 2 1 .324 .407 .493 .900 129 135 0.6
Total IL 153 587 183 31 8 5 70 86 54 4 1 115 38 11 .312 .373 .417 .790 119 120
Total TEX 220 853 213 39 12 4 78 93 47 8 6 182 45 16 .250 .293 .338 .631 69 73
Total NWL 62 270 72 10 3 0 24 38 15 1 0 66 5 4 .267 .308 .326 .634 88 80
Total NYP 36 141 48 5 2 2 9 31 12 1 3 25 10 3 .340 .389 .447 .835 100 113
Total AZL 4 10 6 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .600 .636 1.000 1.636 295 231
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Northwest Arkansas - AA 1B 4 4 37 2 5 39 0 1.000 35.0 10.03 -0.3 .867
2020 Northwest Arkansas - AA 2B 29 28 45 56 20 103 2 .981 243.2 3.73 -1.0 .954
2020 Northwest Arkansas - AA SS 62 62 88 186 48 280 6 .979 534.0 4.62 +0.6 1.010
2020 Northwest Arkansas - AA LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.1 .987
2021 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 1 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 8.2 6.23 -0.4 .690
2021 Omaha - AAA 1B 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.1 1.052
2021 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.002
2021 Omaha - AAA 2B 2 2 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 17.0 5.29 +0.1 1.006
2021 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 1 4 7 2 11 0 1.000 18.1 5.40 +0.5 1.020
2021 Omaha - AAA SS 63 62 82 159 26 248 7 .972 548.0 3.96 +0.3 1.013
2022 Omaha - AAA 1B 3 3 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 27.0 7.33 +0.1 1.041
2022 Kansas City - MLB 2B 5 1 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 15.0 3.60 +0.0 1.001
2022 Omaha - AAA 2B 56 54 86 139 23 227 2 .991 473.2 4.28 +3.2 1.054
2022 Kansas City - MLB SS 7 3 5 12 1 18 1 .944 41.0 3.73 -0.3 .943
2022 Omaha - AAA SS 6 4 5 14 2 20 1 .950 40.1 4.24 +0.1 .975
2023 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 7.0 10.29 +0.1 1.037
2023 Kansas City - MLB 2B 6 4 7 9 3 16 0 1.000 39.0 3.69 +0.0 1.038
2023 Omaha - AAA 2B 1 1 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 -0.3 .768
2023 Kansas City - MLB SS 6 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 +0.3 1.027
2023 Omaha - AAA SS 13 13 26 43 10 72 3 .958 113.2 5.46 -0.6 .988
2023 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 12 9 77 6 6 83 0 1.000 86.2 8.62 -0.4 .946
TOTAL 2B 100 90 148 218 50 370 4 .989 799.1 4.12 +2.1 1.021
TOTAL SS 159 145 212 424 89 654 18 .972 1310.1 4.37 +0.9 1.006
TOTAL LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.1 .987
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (33rd) of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL).
07/14/2019 Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Kansas City Royals for RHP Homer Bailey.
07/27/2020 Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (50).
03/05/2021 Injured (Kidney stones), out for 4 days.
08/08/2021 Injured (Latissimus dorsi (back) strain), out for 4-5 weeks.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $580,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
03/22/2023 Injured (kidney stones),out for 4 days.
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