2B Rafael Furcal #5
St. Louis Cardinals XFBL
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/17/2001
 OA: 54 POT: 59
BNN Index | XFBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B RAFAEL FURCAL #5 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
142 573 188 51 5 15 80 67 49 .328 .399 .513 31 4.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 79 80 79 79
Gap 59 61 58 59
Power 39 39 39 43
Eye 51 53 50 55
Avoid K's 92 94 92 92
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 49 1
Errors: - 66 2
Arm: 1 39 2
Turn DP: - 78 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 34
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 46 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 57 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 100
Stealing Aggressiveness: 100
Stealing Ability: 100
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 96
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/2001 HOU Win, 6-4 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/15/2001 HOU Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2001 HOU Loss, 8-12 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/2001 @ MLW Loss, 1-4 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/2001 @ MLW Win, 6-1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/2001 @ MLW Loss, 6-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/2001 @ MLW Win, 9-2 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/2001 LAD Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/2001 LAD Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/07/2001 LAD Win, 7-6 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Wants fair compensation for his efforts.
Low: Leader
Birthday:10/24/1977
Born in:Loma de Cabrera, DAJ
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 8"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$85,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 169 Days
Service This Yr:169 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 169 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1996, 15th Pick in Round 1
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 142 573 188 51 5 15 80 100 67 49 .328 .399 .513 .912 .388 .185 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 647 3 6 0 4 1 4 294 71 31 13 70.5 122.5 8.13 4.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   157 57 11 1 8 26 26 13 8 0 0 1 .363 .415 .599 1.014
Versus Right   416 131 40 4 7 54 74 54 41 4 1 2 .315 .393 .481 .874
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   28 12 4 1 1 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 .429 .433 .750 1.183
April   104 39 12 1 2 9 18 7 10 1 0 0 .375 .411 .567 .978
May   122 41 8 0 7 30 22 15 6 0 0 0 .336 .409 .574 .983
June   86 19 5 0 3 9 9 12 9 0 0 0 .221 .316 .384 .700
July   90 34 7 2 1 11 21 14 10 0 0 1 .378 .467 .533 1.000
August   114 36 14 1 0 14 18 14 6 1 1 1 .316 .392 .456 .848
September   57 19 5 1 2 7 12 5 8 2 0 1 .333 .385 .561 .946
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   57 11 1 0 1 5 9 5 5 0 0 0 .193 .258 .263 .521
Last Year   556 153 19 7 14 65 117 88 49 4 1 2 .275 .374 .410 .784
2 Years Ago   150 36 7 0 2 12 33 16 12 1 2 4 .240 .327 .327 .654
Career   1279 377 77 12 31 157 250 171 110 9 4 9 .295 .379 .446 .826
Home   276 95 30 1 8 34 50 33 22 1 1 1 .344 .415 .547 .962
Road   297 93 21 4 7 46 50 34 27 3 0 2 .313 .384 .481 .865
Grass   477 156 42 4 14 61 89 57 43 3 1 3 .327 .400 .520 .920
Turf   96 32 9 1 1 19 11 10 6 1 0 0 .333 .393 .479 .872
Day   199 63 20 3 4 30 37 23 21 0 1 2 .317 .393 .508 .900
Night   374 125 31 2 11 50 63 44 28 4 0 1 .334 .402 .516 .918
As Starter   564 186 51 5 14 77 99 65 47 3 1 3 .330 .400 .512 .912
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .222 .333 .556 .889
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .429 1.000 1.429
Close/Late   119 35 9 0 6 21 15 12 11 3 0 1 .294 .356 .521 .877
Inning 1-3   231 78 22 2 5 18 50 26 17 0 1 2 .338 .409 .515 .924
Inning 4-6   161 54 16 1 3 30 27 22 13 0 0 0 .335 .415 .503 .918
Inning 7-9   163 49 11 2 6 26 20 18 18 4 0 1 .301 .366 .503 .869
Extra Innings   18 7 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 .389 .421 .667 1.088
0 Outs   272 85 26 4 9 15 67 27 28 1 1 3 .312 .380 .537 .916
1 Outs   142 50 13 0 0 21 13 21 15 3 0 0 .352 .428 .444 .871
2 Outs   159 53 12 1 6 44 20 19 6 0 0 0 .333 .404 .535 .939
Scoring Position   108 35 13 1 3 62 14 21 7 4 1 1 .324 .425 .546 .972
Bases Empty   393 129 34 3 10 10 73 43 34 0 0 2 .328 .397 .506 .904
Runner on 1st   72 24 4 1 2 8 13 3 8 0 0 0 .333 .360 .500 .860
Runner on 2nd   55 13 4 0 1 13 2 8 4 0 1 1 .236 .344 .364 .707
Runner on 3rd   8 4 2 0 0 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .636 .750 1.386
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 5 1 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 .357 .438 .643 1.080
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 .375 .333 .750 1.083
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 1 12 3 5 1 2 0 0 .273 .444 .636 1.081
Bases Loaded   12 7 4 0 0 21 5 3 0 1 0 0 .583 .625 .917 1.542
Two Strikes   205 58 19 1 4 22 42 30 49 1 0 0 .283 .373 .444 .817
First Pitch   103 37 7 1 5 19 16 6 0 0 1 2 .359 .405 .592 .998
Count 0-1   61 28 6 0 4 8 10 0 0 0 0 1 .459 .468 .754 1.222
Count 0-2   23 7 1 0 1 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .304 .304 .478 .783
Count 1-0   57 16 5 2 1 11 8 0 0 2 0 0 .281 .271 .491 .762
Count 1-1   65 21 6 1 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .323 .492 .815
Count 1-2   71 23 6 1 1 9 15 0 17 0 0 0 .324 .324 .479 .803
Count 2-0   25 9 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .360 .400 .760
Count 2-1   46 18 6 0 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .522 .913
Count 2-2   75 18 8 0 1 6 9 0 18 1 0 0 .240 .237 .387 .624
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 1 1 0 0 2 6 17 0 1 0 0 .091 .621 .182 .803
Full Count   36 10 4 0 1 3 15 30 5 0 0 0 .278 .606 .472 1.078
Behind in Count   155 58 13 1 6 21 28 0 26 0 0 1 .374 .378 .587 .965
Ahead in Count   139 44 13 2 1 21 28 31 0 3 0 0 .317 .434 .460 .894
Batting Leadoff   564 186 51 5 14 77 99 65 47 3 1 3 .330 .400 .512 .912
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Low Leverage   207 64 11 2 3 10 20 26 17 1 0 1 .309 .387 .425 .812
Medium Leverage   279 98 33 3 8 40 64 31 24 1 1 2 .351 .419 .577 .996
High Leverage   85 25 7 0 4 30 16 10 8 2 0 0 .294 .361 .518 .878
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
1999 St. Louis - XFBL 21 121 150 36 7 0 2 12 33 16 4 1 12 13 2 .240 .327 .327 .654 78 79 0.2
2000 St. Louis - XFBL 22 153 556 153 19 7 14 65 117 88 2 4 49 33 12 .275 .374 .410 .784 106 110 2.3
2001 St. Louis - XFBL 23 142 573 188 51 5 15 80 100 67 3 4 49 31 13 .328 .399 .513 .912 129 137 4.5
Total XFBL 416 1279 377 77 12 31 157 250 171 9 9 110 77 27 .295 .379 .446 .826 113 118 7.0
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
1996 St. Petersburg - A 18 59 231 57 4 2 7 18 36 24 1 2 34 29 4 .247 .318 .372 .690 83 82 0.9
1996 Limon - WDL 18 59 254 56 9 7 5 29 46 36 1 1 33 32 14 .220 .318 .370 .689 78 80 0.2
1997 Cedar Rapids - A 19 14 43 11 2 0 1 2 3 8 0 0 7 5 1 .256 .373 .372 .745 100 108 0.4
1997 Limon - WDL 19 58 248 56 8 2 5 21 26 26 1 0 20 33 14 .226 .302 .335 .636 80 83 0.7
1998 Cedar Rapids - A 20 13 54 5 1 0 0 3 5 6 0 0 5 3 1 .093 .183 .111 .294 -18 -22 -0.6
1998 Limon - WDL 20 53 209 45 2 2 2 14 30 31 0 1 15 26 8 .215 .315 .273 .588 72 80 0.3
1998 Arkansas - AA 20 110 456 124 17 2 5 33 69 38 3 3 47 38 8 .272 .330 .351 .681 80 82 0.7
1998 Total - AA 20 163 665 169 19 4 7 47 99 69 3 4 62 64 16 .254 .325 .326 .652 78 81 1.0
Total TL 110 456 124 17 2 5 33 69 38 3 3 47 38 8 .272 .330 .351 .681 80 82
Total FSL 59 231 57 4 2 7 18 36 24 1 2 34 29 4 .247 .318 .372 .690 83 82
Total MWL 27 97 16 3 0 1 5 8 14 0 0 12 8 2 .165 .270 .227 .497 37 38
Total SOB 170 711 157 19 11 12 64 102 93 2 2 68 91 36 .221 .312 .329 .641 77 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 St. Louis - XFBL 1B 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 -0.0 .000
1999 St. Louis - XFBL 2B 35 12 33 63 11 99 3 .970 142.1 6.07 -3.3 .906
1999 St. Louis - XFBL SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 St. Louis - XFBL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2000 St. Louis - XFBL 2B 141 133 253 358 102 618 7 .989 1153.1 4.77 -11.0 .922
2000 St. Louis - XFBL SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 St. Louis - XFBL 2B 100 92 207 263 75 484 14 .971 838.0 5.05 -10.0 .916
2001 St. Louis - XFBL SS 43 40 78 104 20 190 8 .958 363.1 4.51 -5.1 .930
TOTAL 1B 2 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 276 237 493 684 188 1201 24 .980 2133.2 4.96 -24.3 .918
TOTAL SS 43 40 78 104 20 190 8 .958 363.1 4.51 -5.1 .930
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1996 Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
06/30/1996 Named the #42 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 29 (65); Power: 12 (48); Eye: 45 (76).
04/06/1997 Named the #65 prospect in the XFBL
05/03/1997 Injured (fractured ankle),out for 4-5 months.
07/03/1997 Named the #58 prospect in the XFBL
10/30/1997 Named the #31 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (68); Power: 18 (41); Eye: 43 (65).
04/05/1998 Named the #32 prospect in the XFBL
07/02/1998 Named the #27 prospect in the XFBL
10/30/1998 Named the #33 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (69); Power: 25 (41); Eye: 56 (71).
04/04/1999 Named the #30 prospect in the XFBL
11/26/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $82,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (74); Power: 30 (41); Eye: 58 (68).
05/14/2000 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for one week.
07/25/2000 Goes 5-5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, with 1 HR, 6 RBI and 2 R.
09/11/2000 Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award.
11/22/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $85,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (78); Power: 34 (41); Eye: 56 (62).
03/06/2001 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/29/2001 Goes 0-4 against the New York Mets, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
05/22/2001 Hits three home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers, going 4-8 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored!
06/27/2001 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 5 days.
07/02/2001 Was selected to the 2001 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2000 7 6
Year SB Rank
2000 33 2
Year R Rank
2000 117 9
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