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| Player Report for #1 Matthew 'Crawdad' Mendes | | Monday, August 27th, 2029 | 
| AB | 528 | | HR | 34 | | RBI | 121 | | AVG | .320 | | OPS | .957 |
| | Name: | Matthew Mendes | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Crawdad | Salary: | $4,676,000 | | Birthday: | 01-08-2002 | Signed Through: | 2029 Season | | Age: | 27 | Years of Major League Service: | 6 Years, 15 Days | | Born in: | Emporia (Kansas) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 148 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 6 Years, 15 Days | | Weight: | 144 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 8 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | DH | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | $32,979,000 total for 3 years | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Popular (Popular) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | Versus RHP | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | Talent | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 16 | | Second Base 9 | | Stealing Ability: | 9 | | Shortstop 6 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 8 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 20 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 5 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 08-26-2029 | OAK | Win, 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-25-2029 | OAK | Win, 6-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-24-2029 | @ BOS | Win, 11-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-23-2029 | @ BOS | Win, 7-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-22-2029 | @ BOS | Loss, 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-21-2029 | CLE | Win, 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-20-2029 | CLE | Win, 11-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-19-2029 | CLE | Loss, 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-18-2029 | MIN | Loss, 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-17-2029 | MIN | Loss, 4-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Hickory Baseball League 2029 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 134 | 528 | 169 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 121 | 97 | 57 | 52 | .320 | .383 | .574 | .957 | .984 | .254 | 56.0 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 134 | 600 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 303 | 63 | 13 | 7 | 65.0 | 116.2 | 8.11 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 89 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .361 | .539 | .900 | | Versus Right | | 439 | 147 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 101 | 82 | 42 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .335 | .388 | .581 | .969 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Last Week | | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .407 | .438 | .889 | 1.326 | | April | | 109 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .367 | .413 | .688 | 1.101 | | May | | 118 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .331 | .508 | .839 | | June | | 99 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .348 | .505 | .853 | | July | | 116 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .357 | .500 | .857 | | August | | 86 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .407 | .486 | .698 | 1.183 | | Spring Training | | 91 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .393 | .571 | .964 | | Last Year | | 633 | 194 | 24 | 3 | 46 | 139 | 128 | 81 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .306 | .382 | .572 | .954 | | 2 Years Ago | | 649 | 195 | 31 | 1 | 29 | 124 | 94 | 69 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .300 | .368 | .485 | .853 | | Career | | 3536 | 1099 | 172 | 11 | 188 | 702 | 624 | 372 | 347 | 56 | 2 | 24 | .311 | .375 | .525 | .900 | | Home | | 270 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .548 | .911 | | Road | | 258 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 47 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .345 | .405 | .601 | 1.006 | | Grass | | 483 | 152 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 109 | 92 | 52 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .315 | .378 | .569 | .948 | | Turf | | 45 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .378 | .434 | .622 | 1.056 | | Day | | 156 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .381 | .545 | .926 | | Night | | 372 | 121 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 83 | 68 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .384 | .586 | .970 | | Close/Late | | 98 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .381 | .500 | .881 | | Inning 1-3 | | 187 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .367 | .545 | .912 | | Inning 4-6 | | 186 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 56 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .404 | .694 | 1.097 | | Inning 7-9 | | 149 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .381 | .450 | .830 | | Extra Innings | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 | | 0 Outs | | 177 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .383 | .610 | .993 | | 1 Outs | | 175 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .343 | .394 | .577 | .971 | | 2 Outs | | 176 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 | .372 | .534 | .907 | | Scoring Position | | 151 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 87 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .338 | .393 | .589 | .983 | | Bases Empty | | 269 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .367 | .546 | .913 | | Runner on 1st | | 108 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .361 | .410 | .620 | 1.031 | | Runner on 2nd | | 51 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .444 | .549 | .993 | | Runner on 3rd | | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .357 | .650 | 1.007 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 40 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .333 | .500 | .833 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .167 | .474 | .640 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .733 | 1.083 | 1.817 | | Bases Loaded | | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 | | Two Strikes | | 211 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .375 | .512 | .887 | | First Pitch | | 85 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .349 | .718 | 1.066 | | Count 0-1 | | 56 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .228 | .393 | .621 | | Count 0-2 | | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .240 | .478 | .718 | | Count 1-0 | | 66 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .373 | .788 | 1.161 | | Count 1-1 | | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .413 | .396 | .630 | 1.026 | | Count 1-2 | | 85 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .287 | .541 | .829 | | Count 2-0 | | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .250 | .579 | .829 | | Count 2-1 | | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .282 | .472 | .754 | | Count 2-2 | | 62 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .328 | .435 | .764 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .739 | .333 | 1.072 | | Full Count | | 41 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .594 | .585 | 1.179 | | Behind in Count | | 164 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .260 | .482 | .742 | | Ahead in Count | | 130 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .331 | .462 | .638 | 1.100 |
| | 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 | | 2023 Norfolk - AAA | 21 | 109 | 433 | 124 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 10 | .286 | .367 | .453 | .819 | 25.6 | | Total HBLAAA | | 109 | 433 | 124 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 10 | .286 | .367 | .453 | .819 | 25.6 |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 01-01-2024 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 7 (5); Eye: 6 (4). | | 05-01-2024 | Wins the HBL AL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 08-01-2024 | Wins the HBL AL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 08-23-2024 | Injured (torn thigh muscle), out for 3 weeks. | | 11-14-2024 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-2025 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 8 (5); Eye: 7 (4). | | 05-14-2025 | Injured (fractured wrist), out for 2 weeks. | | 07-14-2025 | Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award. | | 11-19-2025 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-2026 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 9 (5); Eye: 7 (4). | | 04-19-2026 | Hits three home runs against the Detroit Tigers, going 3-3 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored! | | 05-11-2026 | Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-25-2026 | Was selected to the 2026 Hickory Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 09-14-2026 | Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award. | | 11-16-2026 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,638,920 through arbitration.20270101 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 9 (5); Eye: 7 (4).20271114 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,233,540 through arbitration.20280101 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 9 (5); Eye: 7 (4).20280524 Goes 5-5 against the Oakland Athletics, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.20280529 Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award.20280601 Wins the HBL AL Batter of the Month Award.20280724 Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award.20280925 Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award.20281027 Won the 2028 Hickory Baseball League World Series with the Baltimore Orioles!20281117 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,676,000 through arbitration.20290101 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 9 (5); Eye: 7 (4).20290416 Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award.20290707 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $32,979,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.20290813 Wins the HBL AL Player of the Week Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | GS | Rank | | 2027 | 162 | 1 | | 2028 | 158 | 4 | | | Year | PA | Rank | | 2026 | 698 | 7 | | 2027 | 740 | 3 | | 2028 | 723 | 6 | | | Year | AB | Rank | | 2026 | 619 | 7 | | 2027 | 649 | 6 | | 2028 | 633 | 5 | | | Year | H | Rank | | 2026 | 199 | 3 | | 2027 | 195 | 7 | | 2028 | 194 | 7 | | | Year | TB | Rank | | 2026 | 337 | 3 | | 2027 | 315 | 8 | | 2028 | 362 | 3 | | | | | Year | RBI | Rank | | 2026 | 134 | 4 | | 2027 | 124 | 5 | | 2028 | 139 | 2 | | | Year | R | Rank | | 2026 | 119 | 2 | | 2028 | 128 | 4 | | | | Year | IBB | Rank | | 2026 | 10 | 5 | | 2027 | 13 | 1 | | 2028 | 14 | 2 | | | Year | SF | Rank | | 2024 | 8 | 9 | | 2026 | 9 | 8 | | 2027 | 14 | 1 | | | | Year | AVG | Rank | | 2024 | .320 | 6 | | 2026 | .321 | 9 | | | Year | SLG | Rank | | 2026 | .544 | 5 | | 2028 | .572 | 5 | | | Year | RC | Rank | | 2026 | 132.24 | 3 | | 2027 | 117.37 | 9 | | 2028 | 137.67 | 4 | | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | | 2026 | 8.06 | 4 | | 2028 | 7.98 | 10 | | | | Year | TAVG | Rank | | 2026 | .968 | 8 | | 2028 | 1.011 | 7 | | | Year | OPS | Rank | | 2026 | .930 | 5 | | 2028 | .954 | 8 | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 2026 | 62.8 | 5 | | 2028 | 68.8 | 6 | | | |
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