1B Melvin Nieves #46
Richmond Braves (ATL) IL
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/19/2004
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1B MELVIN NIEVES #46 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
7 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 .167 .375 .167 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 10 10 10 10
Power 11 11 11 11
Eye 12 12 12 12
Avoid K's 3 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 7
Errors: - 6 6
Arm: - 5 11
Turn DP: - 6 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 6
1st Base: 6 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Aggressiveness: 15
Stealing Ability: 13
Baserunning Inst.: 16
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/19/2004 ScRe Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/18/2004 ScRe Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/17/2004 ScRe Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/16/2004 @ TiTi Win, 4-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/15/2004 @ TiTi Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/14/2004 @ TiTi Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/13/2004 @ TiTi Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/28/1971
Born in:San Juan, SAN
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 86 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2004 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 .167 .375 .167 .542 .279 .000 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 3.08 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Last Week   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
April   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Last Year   19 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
2 Years Ago   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Career   1793 368 35 10 91 239 219 253 695 10 0 14 .205 .307 .388 .695
Home   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Road   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Grass   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Day   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Night   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Inning 4-6   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Inning 7-9   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1 Outs   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
2 Outs   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Scoring Position   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Empty   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Two Strikes   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Ahead in Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Medium Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
High Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
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
1995 Boston - MLB 23 29 52 15 3 2 2 12 7 5 0 0 13 1 2 .288 .351 .538 .889 136 135 0.2
1997 New York - MLB 25 28 59 14 3 0 4 11 7 12 1 0 16 2 1 .237 .375 .492 .867 127 125 0.4
1998 New York - MLB 26 68 115 23 0 1 7 13 14 7 0 0 38 0 0 .200 .246 .400 .646 68 62 -0.2
1999 New York - MLB 27 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 501 508 0.1
Total MLB 127 228 53 6 3 14 37 29 24 1 0 67 3 3 .232 .308 .469 .778 104 100 0.5
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
1988 Sumter - A 16 140 513 130 20 5 17 68 58 72 5 8 119 9 1 .253 .346 .411 .757 144 141 4.7
1989 Durham - A 17 133 520 105 15 3 9 36 41 77 5 2 204 14 6 .202 .310 .294 .604 130 133 3.9
1990 Burlington - A 18 125 469 91 13 2 11 43 41 91 9 2 186 11 12 .194 .335 .301 .635 146 143 3.9
1990 Greenville - AA 18 12 45 6 1 0 0 1 3 8 1 0 17 1 0 .133 .278 .156 .433 45 46 -0.1
1991 Burlington - A 19 120 422 95 15 1 7 45 45 74 6 5 148 14 1 .225 .345 .315 .660 158 154 5.6
1992 Greenville - AA 20 132 492 101 19 4 11 45 60 74 10 1 183 17 10 .205 .321 .327 .648 124 130 4.1
1993 Greenville - AA 21 127 446 125 16 5 16 60 67 91 5 3 150 13 10 .280 .406 .446 .852 186 177 6.1
1994 Richmond - AAA 22 43 160 32 3 0 12 27 21 24 2 0 50 3 1 .200 .312 .444 .756 133 135 1.4
1995 Pawtucket - AAA 23 37 138 21 2 2 4 11 15 16 1 1 58 1 2 .152 .244 .283 .526 70 70 -0.1
1996 Pawtucket - AAA 24 69 240 58 6 1 18 44 41 31 1 1 78 6 5 .242 .330 .500 .830 155 158 2.7
1996 Tidewater - AAA 24 56 195 40 4 0 8 20 22 32 2 1 75 5 5 .205 .322 .349 .670 109 108 0.9
1996 Total - AAA 24 125 435 98 10 1 26 64 63 63 3 2 153 11 10 .225 .326 .432 .758 134 135 3.7
1997 Tidewater - AAA 25 89 313 67 8 4 15 34 36 44 0 1 130 7 10 .214 .310 .409 .719 124 124 2.1
1999 Jackson - AA 27 50 169 38 9 2 8 21 31 38 4 2 62 3 6 .225 .376 .444 .819 157 148 1.6
1999 Tidewater - AAA 27 68 226 49 4 0 16 46 32 29 3 1 86 5 5 .217 .313 .447 .760 129 131 1.9
2000 Tidewater - AAA 28 109 263 50 4 1 13 29 32 48 2 2 107 4 7 .190 .317 .361 .679 112 115 1.4
2001 Richmond - AAA 29 77 228 45 4 2 4 24 17 27 3 3 94 6 2 .197 .287 .285 .572 89 89 0.8
2002 Greenville - AA 30 78 191 39 2 0 17 39 36 43 2 1 87 5 2 .204 .354 .482 .836 190 190 3.2
2002 Richmond - AAA 30 5 5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400 348 369 0.1
2003 Greenville - AA 31 97 299 44 3 3 8 28 22 54 3 2 147 4 2 .147 .282 .258 .540 91 98 1.1
2003 Richmond - AAA 31 11 19 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 .158 .158 .158 .316 4 -5 -0.1
2004 Richmond - AAA 32 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 101 119 0.1
Total IL 571 1793 368 35 10 91 239 219 253 14 10 695 38 37 .205 .307 .388 .695 117 118
Total TL 50 169 38 9 2 8 21 31 38 4 2 62 3 6 .225 .376 .444 .819 157 148
Total SOUL 446 1473 315 41 12 52 173 188 270 21 7 584 40 24 .214 .342 .364 .706 143 143
Total MIDW 245 891 186 28 3 18 88 86 165 15 7 334 25 13 .209 .340 .308 .647 151 148
Total SALL 140 513 130 20 5 17 68 58 72 5 8 119 9 1 .253 .346 .411 .757 144 141
Total CARL 133 520 105 15 3 9 36 41 77 5 2 204 14 6 .202 .310 .294 .604 130 133
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Boston - MLB 1B 12 8 69 3 7 72 0 1.000 73.2 8.80 -0.5 .913
1995 Boston - MLB LF 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.1 0.59 +0.0 .975
1995 Boston - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 Boston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 New York - MLB LF 5 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 -0.5 .839
1997 New York - MLB RF 12 10 24 0 0 25 1 .960 97.1 2.22 -1.0 .948
1998 New York - MLB 1B 3 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 6.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1998 New York - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .973
1998 New York - MLB RF 40 21 30 0 0 32 2 .938 205.0 1.32 -1.3 .959
1999 New York - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .981
TOTAL 1B 15 8 75 3 7 78 0 1.000 79.2 8.81 -0.5 .913
TOTAL LF 16 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 56.1 1.28 -0.5 .869
TOTAL RF 54 31 55 0 0 58 3 .948 305.1 1.62 -2.3 .954
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1988 Wins the SALL Batter of the Month Award.
07/12/1988 Was selected to the 1988 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
08/22/1988 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/07/1988 Wins the 1988 SALL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (16); Eye: 9 (12).
06/18/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Carolina League All-Star Game.
09/22/1989 Wins the 1989 CARL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (16); Eye: 10 (12).
07/01/1990 Named the #99 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1990 Was selected to the 1990 Midwest League All-Star Game.
08/01/1990 Wins the MIDW Batter of the Month Award.
09/22/1990 Wins the 1990 Southern League Round 1 with the Greenville Braves!
10/04/1990 Wins the 1990 MIDW Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/23/1990 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (16); Eye: 10 (12).
06/29/1991 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/07/1991 Named the #90 prospect in the MLB
08/17/1991 Injured on 08/16/1991, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
09/01/1991 Wins the MIDW Batter of the Month Award.
09/02/1991 Wins the MIDW Player of the Week Award.
10/06/1991 Wins the 1991 MIDW Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/29/1991 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 9 (16); Eye: 12 (12).
07/05/1992 Named the #93 prospect in the MLB
07/12/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Southern League All-Star Game.
09/29/1992 Wins the 1992 Southern League Round 1 with the Greenville Braves!
10/22/1992 Named the #97 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (16); Eye: 13 (13).
04/14/1993 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for one week.
07/04/1993 Named the #69 prospect in the MLB
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Southern League All-Star Game.
09/13/1993 Wins the SOUL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1993 Wins the SOUL Batter of the Month Award.
10/07/1993 Wins the 1993 SOUL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/10/1993 Finished 2nd in 1993 SOUL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/26/1993 Named the #64 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 12 (16); Eye: 13 (13).
05/31/1994 Injured on 05/29/1994, diagnosed with a torn hamstring, will miss 5-6 weeks.
07/03/1994 Named the #90 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1994 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
11/01/1994 Named the #93 prospect in the MLB
11/25/1994 Became a minor league free agent.
11/25/1994 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 12 (16); Eye: 12 (12).
11/23/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $176,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 12 (16); Eye: 12 (12).
05/01/1996 Wins the IL Batter of the Month Award.
06/25/1996 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Mets, along with SP John Tudor and CL Tom Davey, in exchange for 1B Kevin Young.
11/21/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $184,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 12 (15); Eye: 12 (12).
07/08/1997 Was selected to the 1997 International League All-Star Game.
11/22/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $194,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 12 (15); Eye: 13 (13).
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 12 (13).
05/18/1999 Hits three home runs against the Richmond Braves, going 3-7 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/01/1999 Wins the IL Batter of the Month Award.
06/24/1999 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/21/1999 Wins the 1999 Texas League Round 1 with the Jackson Mets!
11/20/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $214,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 12 (13).
11/21/2000 Became a free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 11 (13).
01/11/2001 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
06/02/2001 Injured on 05/30/2001, diagnosed with a fractured hand, will miss 4 weeks.
09/27/2001 Wins the 2001 International League Round 1 with the Richmond Braves!
11/23/2001 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 11 (11).
02/05/2002 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
07/07/2002 Was selected to the 2002 Southern League All-Star Game.
09/24/2002 Wins the 2002 Southern League Round 1 with the Greenville Braves!
10/28/2002 Released by the Atlanta organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 11 (11).
02/04/2003 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
08/26/2003 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/28/2003 Released by the Atlanta organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 12 (12).
01/29/2004 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
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