 |  | 02-01-1989 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | RF Todd 'Mercedes' Benzinger #33 |  | |  | | Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good | |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB | | | 155 | 623 | 153 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 36 | 107 | .246 | .288 | .360 | 4 | | | | Overall | Potential | | Contact |  |  | | Gap |  |  | | Power |  |  | | Eye |  |  | | Avoid K's |  |  |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | | Overall | Vs Left | Vs Right | Potential | | Contact | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | Gap | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | Power | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | Eye | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | Avoid K's | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| | | Fielding Ratings | | Catcher | Infield | Outfield | | Range: | - | 8 | 7 | | Errors: | - | 10 | 15 | | Arm: | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Turn DP: | - | 6 | - | | Ability: | 1 | - | - |
| | Position Ratings | | Pitcher: | - | Shortstop: | - | | Catcher: | - | Left Field: | - | | 1st Base: | 15 | Center Field: | - | | 2nd Base: | - | Right Field: | 3 | | 3rd Base: | - | | | | | | | |
| | Run/Bunt Ratings | | Running Speed: | 8 | | Stealing Ability: | 8 | | Baserunning Inst.: | 2 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 3 | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | |
| | | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Vs. | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | 10-02-1988 | MIL | Loss, 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 10-01-1988 | MIL | Loss, 6-9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 09-30-1988 | MIL | Loss, 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 09-29-1988 | @ MIN | Loss, 4-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 09-28-1988 | @ MIN | Win, 7-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 09-27-1988 | @ MIN | Loss, 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-25-1988 | @ MIL | Win, 7-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 09-24-1988 | @ MIL | Loss, 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 09-23-1988 | @ MIL | Win, 8-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 09-21-1988 | MIN | Loss, 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | Personality Ratings | | Leader Ability: | 4 | | Loyalty: | 13 | | Desire for Winning: | 13 | | Greed: | 3 | | Intelligence: | 11 | | Work Ethic: | 11 | |
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| | Todd Benzinger | | Birthday: | 02-11-1963 | | Born in: | Dayton (Ohio) | | Nationality: | American | | Height: | 6' 0" | | Weight: | 190 lbs | | Local Popularity: | Insignificant | | National Pop.: | Unknown |
| Status | | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Salary: | $190,000 | | Signed Through: | 1989 Season | | Major Service: | 2 Years, 114 Days | | Service This Yr: | 184 Days | | 40-Man Service: | 2 Years, 114 Days | | Pro Service: | 3 Years | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season | | Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Contract Extension: | - | | Drafted: | 1986, 6th Pick in Round 2 | |
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| United States Baseball League 1988 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 155 | 623 | 153 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 59 | 36 | 107 | .246 | .288 | .360 | .648 | .540 | .114 | 9.7 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 155 | 663 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 224 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 61.9 | 3.42 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 162 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .276 | .407 | .684 | | Versus Right | | 461 | 114 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .292 | .343 | .635 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 76 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .272 | .276 | .548 | | May | | 106 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .282 | .302 | .584 | | June | | 107 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .267 | .346 | .613 | | July | | 104 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .312 | .452 | .764 | | August | | 113 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .308 | .389 | .698 | | September | | 109 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .277 | .367 | .644 | | October | | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | | Spring Training | | 80 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .306 | .350 | .656 | | Last Year | | 623 | 153 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 59 | 36 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .288 | .360 | .648 | | 2 Years Ago | | 616 | 165 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 93 | 77 | 42 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .315 | .440 | .755 | | Career | | 1628 | 411 | 71 | 6 | 43 | 201 | 179 | 95 | 313 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .252 | .295 | .383 | .677 | | Home | | 296 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .263 | .280 | .544 | | Road | | 327 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .310 | .431 | .742 | | Grass | | 573 | 144 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 65 | 54 | 33 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .293 | .368 | .662 | | Turf | | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .226 | .260 | .486 | | Day | | 235 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .299 | .404 | .703 | | Night | | 388 | 93 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .282 | .332 | .614 | | Close/Late | | 133 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .287 | .308 | .595 | | Inning 1-3 | | 205 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .275 | .337 | .611 | | Inning 4-6 | | 219 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .273 | .356 | .629 | | Inning 7-9 | | 187 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .317 | .396 | .712 | | Extra Innings | | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .250 | .583 | | 0 Outs | | 220 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .274 | .359 | .633 | | 1 Outs | | 194 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .304 | .376 | .681 | | 2 Outs | | 209 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .288 | .344 | .632 | | Scoring Position | | 180 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .288 | .394 | .682 | | Bases Empty | | 328 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .281 | .338 | .619 | | Runner on 1st | | 115 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .309 | .365 | .674 | | Runner on 2nd | | 52 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .327 | .500 | .827 | | Runner on 3rd | | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .462 | .769 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 63 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .277 | .333 | .610 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .226 | .414 | .640 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 | | Bases Loaded | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .400 | .500 | .900 | | Two Strikes | | 266 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .208 | .267 | .475 | | First Pitch | | 99 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .230 | .374 | .604 | | Count 0-1 | | 56 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .321 | .482 | .804 | | Count 0-2 | | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .107 | .214 | | Count 1-0 | | 58 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .345 | .603 | | Count 1-1 | | 48 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .440 | .563 | 1.002 | | Count 1-2 | | 81 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .333 | .494 | | Count 2-0 | | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .185 | .346 | .531 | | Count 2-1 | | 45 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .356 | .489 | .844 | | Count 2-2 | | 83 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .253 | .337 | .590 | | Count 3-0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .846 | .000 | .846 | | Count 3-1 | | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .600 | .478 | 1.078 | | Full Count | | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .315 | .217 | .532 | | Behind in Count | | 193 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .311 | .503 | | Ahead in Count | | 154 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .388 | .403 | .791 |
| | 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 | VORP | | 1986 Oakland - USBL | 23 | 98 | 389 | 93 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .271 | .329 | .600 | -11.1 | | 1987 Oakland - USBL | 24 | 156 | 616 | 165 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 93 | 77 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 127 | 4 | 0 | .268 | .315 | .440 | .755 | 17.7 | | 1988 Oakland - USBL | 25 | 155 | 623 | 153 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 59 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 4 | 3 | .246 | .288 | .360 | .648 | 9.7 | | Total USBL | | 409 | 1628 | 411 | 71 | 6 | 43 | 201 | 179 | 95 | 6 | 9 | 313 | 9 | 4 | .252 | .295 | .383 | .677 | 16.3 |
| | 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 | VORP |
| | Player History | | 10-24-1988 | Wins the 1988 USBL AL Ozzie Smith Defensive Wizard Award at RF. | | 11-14-1988 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $190,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 3 (4). | |
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