LF Mike 'Crusher' Costello #2
Halifax Heathens ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/09/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 55
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LF MIKE 'CRUSHER' COSTELLO #2 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 331 85 22 3 7 38 11 58 .257 .289 .405 24 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 60 55 65 60
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 55
Errors: - 30 60
Arm: 20 35 60
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 75
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/2023 @ AUS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/05/2023 AUS Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2023 DD Win, 9-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2023 DD Win, 5-3 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
09/20/2023 AUS Win, 3-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2023 DET Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/2023 @ IND Loss, 2-5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2023 @ IND Win, 7-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2023 @ IND Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2023 PHO Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Mike never lacks for effort, but he is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Low: Intelligence
Birthday:10/14/1999
Born in:Torrance, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 92 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 92 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2021, 7th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 331 85 22 3 7 38 50 11 58 .257 .289 .405 .694 .293 .148 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 79 346 4 1 0 3 1 0 134 32 24 4 85.7 40.4 4.29 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 19 5 0 2 11 11 2 13 0 1 1 .237 .265 .375 .640
Versus Right   251 66 17 3 5 27 37 9 45 0 0 3 .263 .297 .414 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
March   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
April   119 27 3 3 3 16 17 5 24 0 0 2 .227 .270 .378 .648
May   79 21 9 0 1 6 12 1 11 0 0 1 .266 .284 .418 .702
July   35 4 0 0 2 4 3 0 6 0 0 0 .114 .114 .286 .400
August   71 24 7 0 1 9 11 3 12 0 1 0 .338 .365 .479 .844
September   23 8 3 0 0 3 7 2 4 0 0 1 .348 .423 .478 .901
Spring Training   55 18 4 0 2 10 10 2 13 2 0 0 .327 .339 .509 .848
Postseason   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Last Year   201 58 10 3 3 29 32 12 40 0 0 3 .289 .338 .413 .751
Career   532 143 32 6 10 67 82 23 98 0 1 7 .269 .308 .408 .716
Home   155 40 10 1 2 20 24 8 22 0 1 1 .258 .299 .374 .673
Road   176 45 12 2 5 18 26 3 36 0 0 3 .256 .280 .432 .712
Grass   331 85 22 3 7 38 50 11 58 0 1 4 .257 .289 .405 .694
Day   141 37 12 1 2 16 21 6 31 0 1 1 .262 .297 .404 .702
Night   190 48 10 2 5 22 29 5 27 0 0 3 .253 .283 .405 .688
As Starter   320 81 20 3 6 35 46 10 56 0 1 4 .253 .284 .391 .675
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 2 0 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .818 1.235
Pinch Hitting   6 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 1.167 1.738
Close/Late   70 24 7 1 2 14 14 3 9 0 1 1 .343 .378 .557 .936
Inning 1-3   112 28 8 2 1 8 16 3 21 0 0 2 .250 .282 .384 .666
Inning 4-6   114 24 3 0 3 11 12 3 19 0 0 0 .211 .231 .316 .547
Inning 7-9   99 31 10 1 3 19 19 5 18 0 0 2 .313 .358 .525 .884
Extra Innings   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
0 Outs   140 36 9 0 2 8 24 3 22 0 1 3 .257 .288 .364 .652
1 Outs   93 20 6 1 0 6 8 1 17 0 0 0 .215 .223 .301 .524
2 Outs   98 29 7 2 5 24 16 7 19 0 0 1 .296 .349 .561 .910
Scoring Position   87 23 7 0 2 30 15 4 14 0 1 2 .264 .312 .414 .726
Bases Empty   176 42 11 2 4 4 23 6 34 0 0 1 .239 .268 .392 .660
Runner on 1st   68 20 4 1 1 4 10 1 10 0 0 1 .294 .314 .426 .741
Runner on 2nd   35 9 1 0 1 7 6 3 5 0 0 0 .257 .316 .371 .687
Runner on 3rd   8 2 2 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 6 2 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 0 1 .273 .304 .364 .668
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 0 1 12 3 0 2 0 0 0 .455 .455 .818 1.273
Two Strikes   138 26 7 0 3 13 18 3 58 0 0 2 .188 .217 .304 .521
First Pitch   55 17 4 0 0 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 .309 .321 .382 .703
Count 0-1   43 11 3 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .256 .465 .721
Count 0-2   25 7 2 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 1 .280 .308 .360 .668
Count 1-0   31 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .250 .323 .573
Count 1-1   30 11 5 2 2 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .367 .867 1.233
Count 1-2   45 6 2 0 1 4 5 0 20 0 0 0 .133 .133 .244 .378
Count 2-0   12 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 2-1   17 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 .176 .222 .176 .399
Count 2-2   48 7 1 0 2 8 5 0 23 0 0 1 .146 .163 .292 .455
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   4 3 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 .750 .889 .750 1.639
Full Count   20 6 2 0 0 1 4 3 6 0 0 0 .300 .391 .400 .791
Behind in Count   113 24 7 0 3 7 15 0 29 0 0 1 .212 .219 .354 .573
Ahead in Count   65 20 3 1 0 3 12 7 0 0 1 2 .308 .392 .385 .777
Batting Leadoff   68 17 3 3 1 5 12 2 16 0 0 2 .250 .292 .426 .718
Batting 2nd   42 10 6 0 0 5 3 0 5 0 0 1 .238 .256 .381 .637
Batting 5th   7 3 0 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 1.286 1.786
Batting 6th   79 20 8 0 0 5 8 2 11 0 0 1 .253 .280 .354 .635
Batting 7th   133 34 5 0 4 20 21 6 24 0 1 0 .256 .288 .383 .671
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   135 32 5 2 4 7 19 5 29 0 0 0 .237 .264 .393 .657
Medium Leverage   126 30 10 0 1 11 18 5 21 0 0 2 .238 .278 .341 .619
High Leverage   68 22 6 1 2 20 11 1 8 0 1 2 .324 .352 .529 .882
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 27 6 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 .222 .300 .444 .744 .304 .222 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 3 1 0 100.0 3.9 5.03 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .364 .614
Versus Right   16 4 1 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .333 .500 .833
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   27 6 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .300 .444 .744
Last Year   83 24 7 1 3 8 11 4 13 1 0 1 .289 .326 .506 .832
Career   110 30 8 2 4 9 17 6 15 1 0 2 .273 .319 .491 .810
Road   27 6 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .300 .444 .744
Grass   27 6 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .300 .444 .744
Day   18 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 .278 .350 .444 .794
Night   9 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .444 .644
As Starter   27 6 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .300 .444 .744
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
2022 Halifax - ABA 22 53 201 58 10 3 3 29 32 12 3 0 40 18 4 .289 .338 .413 .751 108 109 1.3
2023 Halifax - ABA 23 89 331 85 22 3 7 38 50 11 4 0 58 24 4 .257 .289 .405 .694 79 77 0.2
Total ABA 142 532 143 32 6 10 67 82 23 7 0 98 42 8 .269 .308 .408 .716 90 89 1.5
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
2014 Southlake Carroll High School - HS 14 40 158 53 5 1 15 36 33 16 3 0 33 15 4 .335 .407 .665 1.071 171 165 1.8
2015 Southlake Carroll High School - HS 15 41 156 43 9 3 8 37 20 13 1 2 39 5 5 .276 .331 .526 .857 126 119 0.8
2016 Southlake Carroll High School - HS 16 40 153 47 5 3 12 38 24 16 1 2 37 13 5 .307 .372 .614 .986 159 154 1.7
2017 Southlake Carroll High School - HS 17 25 103 34 8 0 4 15 16 5 1 1 23 4 2 .330 .364 .524 .888 122 117 0.7
2018 Southlake Carroll High School - HS 18 40 152 46 9 1 5 20 30 13 2 1 35 11 5 .303 .363 .474 .837 107 106 0.6
2019 Notre Dame - NCAA 19 36 141 51 12 5 5 27 26 15 2 2 32 10 6 .362 .425 .624 1.049 162 158 1.4
2020 Notre Dame - NCAA 20 50 190 69 14 4 6 25 30 18 3 1 41 16 4 .363 .425 .574 .998 161 170 2.5
2021 Notre Dame - NCAA 21 49 193 68 12 4 7 39 35 16 4 2 36 22 6 .352 .409 .565 .974 155 158 2.2
2021 Hamilton - AA 21 68 279 103 27 1 17 53 59 20 3 1 46 10 2 .369 .416 .656 1.072 196 199 4.5
2022 Quebec - AAA 22 22 83 24 7 1 3 8 11 4 1 1 13 6 1 .289 .326 .506 .832 141 145 1.0
2023 Quebec - AAA 23 6 27 6 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 0 2 1 0 .222 .300 .444 .744 116 98 0.0
Total AAA 28 110 30 8 2 4 9 17 6 2 1 15 7 1 .273 .319 .491 .810 135 133
Total AA 68 279 103 27 1 17 53 59 20 3 1 46 10 2 .369 .416 .656 1.072 196 199
Total AHS 186 722 223 36 8 44 146 123 63 8 6 167 48 21 .309 .368 .564 .932 139 134
Total ACOL 135 524 188 38 13 18 91 91 49 9 5 109 48 16 .359 .419 .584 1.003 159 162
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2022 Halifax - ABA 22 8 31 9 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 10 1 0 .290 .312 .484 .796 118 115 0.3
2023 Halifax - ABA 23 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 -70 -0.4
Total ABA 10 39 9 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 12 1 0 .231 .268 .385 .653 77 75
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Halifax - ABA LF 49 49 71 0 0 71 0 1.000 426.2 1.50 +2.8 1.041
2022 Halifax - ABA CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .988
2023 Halifax - ABA LF 55 55 80 2 0 82 0 1.000 472.1 1.56 +2.9 1.067
2023 Quebec - AAA LF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 +0.6 1.181
2023 Halifax - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Halifax - ABA RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Quebec - AAA RF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 34.2 0.78 +0.0 .987
TOTAL LF 106 106 157 2 0 159 0 1.000 917.0 1.56 +6.3 1.059
TOTAL CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .988
TOTAL RF 9 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 41.2 0.65 +0.0 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2014 Joined the Southlake Carroll High School Dragons.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 30 (55).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 45 (75); Eye: 30 (55).
04/08/2016 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/03/2016 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/10/2016 Injured (broken collarbone),out for 6-7 weeks.
08/17/2016 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (80); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 30 (50).
03/30/2017 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/13/2017 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (80); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 25 (40).
03/24/2018 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/11/2018 Wins the 2018 AHS Opening Round MVP Award.
06/07/2018 Released by the Southlake Carroll High School Dragons.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 21, 21st overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Captains.
08/06/2018 Failed to sign with the Tampa Bay Captains and joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (75); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 25 (40).
03/18/2019 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (75); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 25 (40).
03/20/2020 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
04/16/2020 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
04/30/2020 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/05/2020 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
04/05/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA College All-Star Game.
06/07/2021 Released by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
06/07/2021 Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 7, 29th overall pick) by the Halifax Heathens.
06/14/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Halifax Heathens organization with a signing bonus of $18,000.
06/28/2021 Wins the AA W-AA Player of the Week Award.
06/30/2021 Named the #61 prospect in the ABA
07/09/2021 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/13/2021 Goes 0-5 against the Miami Boll Weevils, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
07/31/2021 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
09/15/2021 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 6 weeks.
10/22/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/25/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Most Valuable Player Award.
11/01/2021 Named the #85 prospect in the ABA
12/07/2021 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Halifax Heathens development complex.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
02/18/2022 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Halifax Heathens development complex.
03/04/2022 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/29/2022 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 6 weeks.
05/20/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 weeks.
08/03/2022 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/30/2022 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
10/18/2022 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
03/20/2023 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/02/2023 Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/13/2023 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/24/2023 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 7 weeks.
08/08/2023 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/29/2023 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/08/2023 Injured (strained Achilles tendon),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/09/2023 Injured (strained Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/2023 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 3 days.
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