3B Juan Méndez #18
Montreal Royals PUB
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/30/1972
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3B JUAN MÉNDEZ #18 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
129 469 118 22 2 39 89 45 162 .252 .316 .557 1 4.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 61
Gap 91 92 90 93
Power 88 89 88 96
Eye 64 65 64 77
Avoid K's 35 35 35 36
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 46 3
Errors: - 33 41
Arm: 1 72 63
Turn DP: - 70 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 6
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 36 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 47
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 54
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 16
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 14
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/28/1972 @ LOU Loss, 2-5 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/27/1972 @ LOU Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1972 @ LOU Win, 4-0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/25/1972 STO Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/24/1972 STO Win, 5-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/23/1972 STO Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/22/1972 SEA Win, 6-3 3 2 2 4 2 1 0 0
08/21/1972 SEA Loss, 4-5 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/20/1972 SEA Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/19/1972 @ HOU Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Juan understands the game, inside and out, but he often shows a lack of effort.
High: Adaptability, Intelligence
Low: Work Ethic
Birthday:03/01/1950
Born in:Flanders, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:160 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,900
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 16 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 71 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 6th Pick in Round 10
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 129 469 118 22 2 39 89 75 45 162 .252 .316 .557 .872 .360 .305 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 121 516 0 2 0 8 0 2 261 63 1 7 12.5 78.5 5.76 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   128 38 7 0 16 34 27 17 40 1 0 0 .297 .377 .727 1.103
Versus Right   341 80 15 2 23 55 48 28 122 1 0 0 .235 .292 .493 .785
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Last Week   22 5 1 0 2 4 6 4 8 0 0 0 .227 .346 .545 .892
April   97 19 4 0 8 17 18 6 41 0 0 0 .196 .243 .485 .727
May   97 24 4 0 8 21 14 13 35 1 0 0 .247 .333 .536 .869
June   85 25 6 0 8 20 14 7 20 0 0 0 .294 .348 .647 .995
July   103 27 4 1 8 21 15 9 38 1 0 0 .262 .319 .553 .872
August   87 23 4 1 7 10 14 10 28 0 0 0 .264 .340 .575 .915
Spring Training   64 15 1 1 3 8 6 7 21 2 0 0 .234 .301 .422 .723
Last Year   484 112 25 3 29 77 64 55 169 6 0 0 .231 .306 .475 .782
2 Years Ago   61 10 2 0 1 5 6 6 28 0 0 0 .164 .239 .246 .485
Career   1014 240 49 5 69 171 145 106 359 8 0 0 .237 .307 .499 .806
Home   235 59 11 1 20 52 39 27 76 2 0 0 .251 .326 .562 .887
Road   234 59 11 1 19 37 36 18 86 0 0 0 .252 .306 .551 .857
Grass   469 118 22 2 39 89 75 45 162 2 0 0 .252 .316 .557 .872
Day   100 32 4 0 11 19 17 7 32 0 0 0 .320 .364 .690 1.054
Night   369 86 18 2 28 70 58 38 130 2 0 0 .233 .303 .520 .824
As Starter   460 117 22 2 38 87 74 45 156 2 0 0 .254 .320 .559 .878
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Close/Late   108 25 5 0 10 21 16 9 40 0 0 0 .231 .291 .556 .846
Inning 1-3   157 38 5 0 9 25 19 18 59 1 0 0 .242 .318 .446 .764
Inning 4-6   165 43 11 2 15 35 29 10 54 1 0 0 .261 .301 .624 .925
Inning 7-9   141 36 5 0 15 29 26 17 46 0 0 0 .255 .335 .610 .945
Extra Innings   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
0 Outs   135 36 7 1 13 23 28 12 44 0 0 0 .267 .327 .622 .949
1 Outs   168 38 9 1 10 31 23 13 68 2 0 0 .226 .279 .470 .749
2 Outs   166 44 6 0 16 35 24 20 50 0 0 0 .265 .344 .590 .934
Scoring Position   125 28 6 0 11 52 21 14 47 2 0 0 .224 .298 .536 .834
Bases Empty   255 68 13 2 21 21 41 25 87 0 0 0 .267 .332 .580 .913
Runner on 1st   89 22 3 0 7 16 13 6 28 0 0 0 .247 .295 .517 .812
Runner on 2nd   38 8 3 0 5 13 7 3 13 0 0 0 .211 .268 .684 .953
Runner on 3rd   15 5 0 0 1 6 5 4 3 0 0 0 .333 .474 .533 1.007
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 8 0 0 4 15 6 2 13 0 0 0 .222 .263 .556 .819
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 3 0 0 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 .300 .385 .600 .985
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Bases Loaded   17 4 0 0 1 12 2 2 8 1 0 0 .235 .300 .412 .712
Two Strikes   255 36 1 1 12 31 21 21 162 1 0 0 .141 .206 .294 .500
First Pitch   56 17 3 0 9 19 14 2 0 0 0 0 .304 .328 .839 1.167
Count 0-1   31 15 7 0 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 .484 .484 1.000 1.484
Count 0-2   50 5 0 0 3 7 4 0 37 0 0 0 .100 .100 .280 .380
Count 1-0   39 16 3 1 6 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 .410 .410 1.000 1.410
Count 1-1   36 13 2 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .361 .361 .583 .944
Count 1-2   86 11 1 0 4 9 5 0 61 0 0 0 .128 .128 .279 .407
Count 2-0   10 4 2 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.200 1.600
Count 2-1   27 13 4 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .481 .481 .852 1.333
Count 2-2   73 10 0 0 3 7 4 0 42 1 0 0 .137 .135 .260 .395
Count 3-0   3 1 0 0 1 2 5 11 0 0 0 0 .333 .857 1.333 2.190
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 2 4 6 11 0 1 0 0 .250 .583 .750 1.333
Full Count   46 10 0 1 2 8 8 21 22 0 0 0 .217 .463 .391 .854
Behind in Count   167 31 8 0 10 24 17 0 98 0 0 0 .186 .186 .413 .599
Ahead in Count   91 37 9 1 13 26 28 22 0 1 0 0 .407 .518 .956 1.474
Batting 3rd   101 23 7 0 5 15 15 15 30 1 0 0 .228 .325 .446 .770
Batting 4th   223 56 10 1 19 42 38 18 72 1 0 0 .251 .306 .561 .866
Batting 5th   92 26 4 1 8 18 14 9 36 0 0 0 .283 .347 .609 .955
Batting 6th   48 12 1 0 6 12 7 3 21 0 0 0 .250 .294 .646 .940
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Low Leverage   192 47 9 1 15 21 29 23 67 0 0 0 .245 .326 .536 .862
Medium Leverage   186 46 8 1 14 30 27 13 62 0 0 0 .247 .296 .527 .823
High Leverage   90 24 4 0 10 38 18 7 33 2 0 0 .267 .313 .644 .958
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
1970 Redwood - PUB 20 20 51 7 2 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 25 1 0 .137 .200 .235 .435 25 26 -0.3
1970 Montreal - PUB 20 8 10 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717 111 80 0.0
1970 Total - PUB 20 28 61 10 2 0 1 5 6 6 0 0 28 1 0 .164 .239 .246 .485 40 35 -0.2
1971 Montreal - PUB 21 152 484 112 25 3 29 77 64 55 0 6 169 3 4 .231 .306 .475 .782 116 113 2.2
1972 Montreal - PUB 22 129 469 118 22 2 39 89 75 45 0 2 162 1 7 .252 .316 .557 .872 117 138 4.3
Total PUB 309 1014 240 49 5 69 171 145 106 0 8 359 5 11 .237 .307 .499 .806 112 120 6.3
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
1966 Inman HS - HS 16 30 103 21 4 0 1 9 6 13 0 0 41 1 0 .204 .293 .272 .565 44 49 -0.4
1967 Inman HS - HS 17 40 145 33 8 0 6 15 21 23 0 0 54 0 0 .228 .333 .407 .740 83 82 -0.1
1968 Inman HS - HS 18 38 133 27 9 0 3 14 23 24 1 0 46 1 0 .203 .329 .338 .667 67 68 -0.3
1968 Watsonville - RL 18 91 270 77 16 0 11 51 41 31 0 2 69 2 5 .285 .356 .467 .823 120 116 1.7
1969 Watsonville - RL 19 125 487 153 20 7 43 99 99 59 0 1 128 1 7 .314 .388 .649 1.036 165 159 5.8
1970 Watsonville - RL 20 8 32 13 1 0 5 12 6 5 0 0 7 0 0 .406 .486 .906 1.393 249 230 0.7
1970 Santa Cruz - AA 20 44 153 44 10 0 16 39 43 30 0 2 41 1 0 .288 .400 .667 1.067 167 159 1.9
1970 Fresno - AAA 20 8 24 10 2 1 1 2 5 5 0 0 5 0 1 .417 .517 .708 1.226 211 218 0.5
1970 Fort Myers - AAA 20 48 177 60 10 4 17 48 39 27 0 1 44 1 0 .339 .424 .729 1.153 186 177 2.5
1970 Total - AAA 20 56 201 70 12 5 18 50 44 32 0 1 49 1 1 .348 .436 .726 1.162 189 182 3.0
Total PUBAAA 56 201 70 12 5 18 50 44 32 0 1 49 1 1 .348 .436 .726 1.162 189 182
Total PUBAA 44 153 44 10 0 16 39 43 30 0 2 41 1 0 .288 .400 .667 1.067 167 159
Total PUBHS 108 381 81 21 0 10 38 50 60 1 0 141 2 0 .213 .321 .346 .668 67 68
Total PUBRL 224 789 243 37 7 59 162 146 95 0 3 204 3 12 .308 .381 .597 .978 153 147
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
1970 Montreal - PUB 20 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126 -0.1
Total PUB 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Redwood - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Montreal - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1970 Montreal - MLB 2B 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1970 Redwood - MLB 2B 3 3 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 27.0 5.00 +0.3 1.015
1970 Montreal - MLB 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.1 1.029
1970 Redwood - MLB 3B 12 10 4 17 0 22 1 .955 91.0 2.08 -0.7 .875
1971 Montreal - MLB 1B 56 21 185 13 15 198 0 1.000 234.0 7.62 +0.0 1.025
1971 Montreal - MLB 2B 4 0 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 13.2 6.59 +0.0 .998
1971 Montreal - MLB 3B 106 101 57 168 15 233 8 .966 887.1 2.28 -1.8 .983
1971 Montreal - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Montreal - MLB 2B 5 1 5 4 3 10 1 .900 18.2 4.34 -0.5 .741
1972 Montreal - MLB 3B 121 120 50 193 14 249 6 .976 1047.2 2.09 +0.3 .989
TOTAL 1B 58 21 186 13 15 199 0 1.000 236.0 7.59 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 14 4 18 18 7 37 1 .973 63.1 5.12 -0.2 .941
TOTAL 3B 240 232 111 378 29 504 15 .970 2032.0 2.17 -2.3 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1965 Joined the Inman HS Albacores.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (38); Power: 36 (43); Eye: 34 (61).
04/06/1966 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week.
04/14/1966 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (38); Power: 36 (43); Eye: 34 (61).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (40); Power: 40 (43); Eye: 40 (61).
05/22/1968 Wins the 1968 PUB High School Round 1 with the Inman HS Albacores!
06/01/1968 Released by the Inman HS Albacores.
06/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 6, 222nd overall pick) by the Redwood Pioneers.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (41); Power: 43 (44); Eye: 46 (60).
05/04/1969 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 2 weeks.
05/23/1969 Hits three home runs against the Elkhart Osprey, going 3-3 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/22/1969 Wins the 1969 HL SL2 Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
10/25/1969 Finished 3rd in 1969 HL SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 59 (63).
04/06/1970 Named the #75 prospect in the PUB
06/25/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
07/03/1970 Named the #51 prospect in the PUB
07/28/1970 Was traded by the Redwood Pioneers to the Montreal Royals, along with SP John Burns, in exchange for 3B Bob Sanderson, a 1st round draft pick, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 6th round draft pick.
10/19/1970 Wins the 1970 PUB Triple A AAA Championship with the Fresno Raisin Growers!
11/03/1970 Named the #20 prospect in the PUB
11/26/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 89 (100); Eye: 65 (82).
04/05/1971 Named the #18 prospect in the PUB
11/24/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (64); Power: 89 (100); Eye: 64 (79).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1971 6 2
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