#18 Merlin Horton, Third Base, 25 yrs, Chang Beer Elephants

#18 Merlin Horton, Third Base, 25 yrs, Chang Beer Elephants
Thursday, 10/13/1994

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Merlin Horton

12/4/1968
25
USA
5"9
170

Third Base
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R

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Minimal
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Very inconsistent
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5.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1994 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	5	10	5	6
Versus LHP	9	5	10	6	7
Versus RHP	7	5	10	5	6
Talent	8	5	10	6	6

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3
5
6
5
1
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Fielding Ratings
3B : 5 (Range), .944 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 9
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/22	@GDY	L 12-15	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	#7
9/23	MST	W 8-4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	#8
9/24	MST	L 2-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#7
9/25	MST	L 4-6	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/26	@APL	L 2-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#7
9/27	@APL	L 2-13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
9/28	@APL	L 3-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	#7
9/30	@SON	W 8-0	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	#7
10/1	@SON	L 9-13	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	#7
10/2	@SON	L 3-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#6

Batting Stats 1994

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	143	527	145	22	2	36	115	91	60	92	.275	.351	.529	.880	.877	.254
Projected	141	521	143	22	2	36	114	90	59	91	.275	.351	.529	.880	.877	.254

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	143	601	6	3	0	16	0	8	279	60	4	0	100.0	98.5	6.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	143	43	7	0	9	28	23	18	16	2	0	3	.301	.386	.538	.924
vs. RHP	384	102	15	2	27	87	68	42	76	6	0	3	.266	.338	.526	.864
Close/Late	52	11	1	0	6	15	8	5	8	1	0	0	.212	.276	.577	.853
Scoring Position	141	41	5	0	13	80	0	20	22	8	0	1	.291	.365	.603	.968
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	76	273	72	12	0	16	60	40	25	48	.264	.325	.484	.808
Road	67	254	73	10	2	20	55	51	35	44	.287	.379	.579	.958
March/April	19	66	14	3	0	2	14	10	9	14	.212	.291	.348	.640
May	10	35	10	4	1	3	10	7	7	5	.286	.405	.714	1.119
June	28	106	34	5	0	11	33	23	10	17	.321	.381	.679	1.061
July	30	114	33	4	0	7	26	17	11	21	.289	.352	.509	.860
August	26	98	28	4	1	6	14	16	10	15	.286	.358	.531	.888
Sept/Oct	30	108	26	2	0	7	18	18	13	20	.241	.336	.454	.790

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1994	143	527	145	22	2	36	115	91	60	6	8	92	4	0	.275	.351	.529	.880	CB
Total	143	527	145	22	2	36	115	91	60	6	8	92	4	0	.275	.351	.529	.880

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1986, A	87	350	104	11	1	23	58	60	48	102	3	3	.297	.373	.531	.904
1987, A	141	508	151	21	1	28	74	87	99	106	8	4	.297	.408	.508	.916
1988, A	87	325	102	13	1	20	58	59	58	53	4	4	.314	.411	.545	.956
1988, AA	56	204	53	10	1	11	28	32	37	42	7	2	.260	.370	.480	.851
1989, AA	132	420	128	10	0	30	81	66	67	68	9	1	.305	.396	.543	.939
1990, AAA	142	525	162	17	1	41	112	101	75	111	8	3	.309	.391	.579	.970
1991, AAA	143	577	188	14	0	77	157	151	102	111	10	2	.326	.423	.750	1.173
1992, AAA	143	549	209	32	5	75	159	141	86	103	6	3	.381	.461	.867	1.328
1993, AAA	133	519	213	25	4	97	195	166	80	86	7	5	.410	.483	1.035	1.518
1994, AAA	7	30	14	0	0	9	18	10	4	8	0	0	.467	.543	1.367	1.910

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1994

Position

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Third Base

143

302

407

.939

1254.1

2.92

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Chang Beer in 1986...
Injured on 6/25/1986 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days...
Injured on 9/3/1986 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 5/26/1990 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week...
Injured on 6/21/1992 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 3 days...
Injured on 6/21/1993 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/11/1994, off Dwight Gooden (COC)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1994, off Robert McKechnie (MST)...
Injured on 5/4/1994 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...

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