C Malachi Smith #7
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/05/2024
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MALACHI SMITH #7 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
55 158 39 12 0 4 16 7 42 .247 .294 .399 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 55
Errors: - 35 30
Arm: 65 35 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 65 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 20
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/02/2024 DD Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/2024 @ TOR Loss, 1-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/2024 CIN Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/2024 IND Win, 8-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/2024 PHO Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/17/2024 @ TB Win, 8-2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/16/2024 @ TB Win, 17-0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/15/2024 @ TB Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/2024 @ BOS Loss, 3-6 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/2024 CHS Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has an extensive workout regimen.
Birthday:01/13/1998
Born in:Ft. Worth, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$136,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 142 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 142 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 2nd Pick in Round 3
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 55 158 39 12 0 4 16 20 7 42 .247 .294 .399 .693 .301 .152 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 170 4 0 0 6 0 1 63 16 0 0 0.0 17.2 3.68 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   85 19 8 0 2 7 10 4 26 0 0 3 .224 .283 .388 .671
Versus Right   73 20 4 0 2 9 10 3 16 1 0 1 .274 .308 .411 .719
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
March   5 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
April   34 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 11 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
May   38 11 4 0 3 5 7 1 9 1 0 1 .289 .317 .632 .949
June   25 7 1 0 1 3 4 1 8 0 0 1 .280 .333 .440 .773
July   25 6 4 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 .240 .269 .400 .669
August   27 6 2 0 0 2 5 2 6 0 0 2 .222 .323 .296 .619
September   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Spring Training   48 12 2 0 2 7 9 5 14 1 0 0 .250 .315 .417 .731
Last Year   269 60 14 0 3 27 29 18 60 3 1 5 .223 .281 .309 .590
2 Years Ago   324 79 16 1 3 28 29 11 75 1 2 8 .244 .285 .327 .612
Career   1933 489 123 2 50 237 215 115 410 11 11 45 .253 .308 .396 .705
Home   73 15 3 0 3 4 8 5 17 0 0 2 .205 .275 .370 .645
Road   85 24 9 0 1 12 12 2 25 1 0 2 .282 .311 .424 .735
Grass   158 39 12 0 4 16 20 7 42 1 0 4 .247 .294 .399 .693
Day   51 13 4 0 1 7 6 2 14 0 0 1 .255 .296 .392 .688
Night   107 26 8 0 3 9 14 5 28 1 0 3 .243 .293 .402 .695
As Starter   151 37 11 0 4 15 18 7 42 1 0 4 .245 .294 .397 .692
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   44 9 3 0 1 2 4 2 12 0 0 1 .205 .255 .341 .596
Inning 1-3   45 13 4 0 1 4 8 1 13 0 0 2 .289 .333 .444 .778
Inning 4-6   50 11 3 0 2 7 3 3 13 1 0 0 .220 .259 .400 .659
Inning 7-9   59 15 5 0 1 5 9 2 14 0 0 2 .254 .302 .390 .691
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   53 13 3 0 2 4 10 4 16 1 0 2 .245 .317 .415 .732
1 Outs   55 13 4 0 1 4 6 2 18 0 0 1 .236 .276 .364 .639
2 Outs   50 13 5 0 1 8 4 1 8 0 0 1 .260 .288 .420 .708
Scoring Position   42 9 3 0 0 10 2 1 7 1 0 1 .214 .244 .286 .530
Bases Empty   90 22 5 0 3 3 14 6 27 0 0 3 .244 .313 .400 .713
Runner on 1st   26 8 4 0 1 3 4 0 8 0 0 0 .308 .308 .577 .885
Runner on 2nd   20 5 2 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .350 .600
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   74 13 4 0 2 7 6 4 42 0 0 2 .176 .237 .311 .548
First Pitch   22 6 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 2 .273 .320 .409 .729
Count 0-1   15 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
Count 0-2   19 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .053 .053 .211 .263
Count 1-0   13 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 1-1   18 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .222 .389
Count 1-2   25 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 15 0 0 1 .240 .269 .320 .589
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Count 2-1   11 8 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .727 .727 1.000 1.727
Count 2-2   20 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 14 0 0 1 .150 .190 .250 .440
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Full Count   10 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 .300 .500 .600 1.100
Behind in Count   59 11 5 0 1 4 4 0 26 0 0 1 .186 .200 .322 .522
Ahead in Count   29 13 1 0 2 6 7 3 0 0 0 0 .448 .500 .690 1.190
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   31 9 3 0 1 3 3 1 7 0 0 0 .290 .312 .484 .796
Batting 9th   122 28 8 0 3 12 15 6 35 1 0 4 .230 .286 .369 .655
Low Leverage   69 22 5 0 3 10 12 0 17 0 0 1 .319 .329 .522 .850
Medium Leverage   55 15 6 0 1 5 8 7 15 0 0 3 .273 .385 .436 .821
High Leverage   33 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 .061 .059 .091 .150
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
2019 Sandusky - ABA 21 85 276 70 18 0 15 49 42 22 12 3 72 1 0 .254 .332 .482 .814 119 125 1.4
2020 Sandusky - ABA 22 121 425 112 31 0 14 56 46 23 13 0 103 2 4 .264 .321 .435 .756 111 115 2.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA 23 131 481 129 32 1 11 61 49 34 3 3 58 0 0 .268 .319 .407 .726 109 111 4.0
2022 Carolina - ABA 24 95 324 79 16 1 3 28 29 11 8 1 75 0 0 .244 .285 .327 .612 69 69 0.7
2023 Carolina - ABA 25 52 164 36 10 0 2 17 16 13 3 3 35 0 0 .220 .284 .317 .601 60 62 -0.1
2023 Halifax - ABA 25 31 105 24 4 0 1 10 13 5 2 0 25 0 0 .229 .277 .295 .572 52 52 0.2
2023 Total - ABA 25 83 269 60 14 0 3 27 29 18 5 3 60 0 0 .223 .281 .309 .590 57 58 0.1
2024 Austin - ABA 26 55 158 39 12 0 4 16 20 7 4 1 42 0 0 .247 .294 .399 .693 86 87 0.4
Total ABA 570 1933 489 123 2 50 237 215 115 45 11 410 3 4 .253 .308 .396 .705 95 98 8.6
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
2017 McLennan Community College - JUCO 19 46 173 64 13 1 11 53 46 22 7 3 19 0 0 .370 .454 .647 1.101 139 143 1.6
2017 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 19 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -34 -19 -0.0
2017 Poplar Bluff - A 19 38 101 16 7 0 1 12 9 11 4 0 27 1 0 .158 .267 .257 .525 47 50 -0.3
2018 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 20 29 94 27 6 0 11 28 19 16 3 1 25 0 0 .287 .404 .702 1.106 160 152 0.9
2018 Poplar Bluff - A 20 26 100 25 5 1 6 27 10 3 0 0 22 0 0 .250 .272 .500 .772 119 123 0.7
2018 Jackson - AA 20 6 23 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .304 .304 .435 .739 124 124 0.2
2018 Little Rock - AAA 20 55 172 45 10 0 4 11 18 14 5 1 47 0 2 .262 .333 .390 .723 121 123 1.3
2019 (SAN) Fullerton - DL 21 33 127 44 15 0 5 33 25 16 3 0 20 0 1 .346 .432 .583 1.014 137 142 1.0
2019 Little Rock - AAA 21 8 28 11 3 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 .393 .452 .607 1.059 218 231 0.5
Total AAA 63 200 56 13 0 5 15 23 16 6 1 52 0 2 .280 .350 .420 .770 135 138
Total AA 6 23 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .304 .304 .435 .739 124 124
Total A 64 201 41 12 1 7 39 19 14 4 0 49 1 0 .204 .269 .378 .648 81 84
Total AJUCO 46 173 64 13 1 11 53 46 22 7 3 19 0 0 .370 .454 .647 1.101 139 143
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
2023 Halifax - ABA 25 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 -67 0.3
Total ABA 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 -67
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Sandusky - ABA C 79 77 654 47 9 705 4 .994 682.1 9.25 -2.8 .656 5 81 30 37.0
2019 Sandusky - ABA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.2 .966
2019 Sandusky - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Sandusky - ABA C 119 117 928 77 9 1008 3 .997 1030.2 8.78 -4.6 .842 9 100 35 35.0
2021 Mexico City - ABA C 130 128 665 73 5 746 8 .989 1149.2 5.78 +2.8 1.044 9 81 36 44.4
2022 Carolina - ABA C 95 94 772 53 8 829 4 .995 819.0 9.07 +0.9 1.117 8 106 23 21.7
2023 Carolina - ABA C 51 49 404 24 2 429 1 .998 435.0 8.86 +0.5 1.124 4 49 10 20.4
2023 Halifax - ABA C 31 29 280 25 0 305 0 1.000 259.0 10.60 +1.0 .984 2 43 12 27.9
2024 Austin - ABA C 43 40 330 27 0 357 0 1.000 359.2 8.93 -0.1 1.222 2 42 10 23.8
2024 Austin - ABA CF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 -0.1 .992
TOTAL C 548 534 4033 326 33 4379 20 .995 4735.1 8.28 -2.3 .968 39 502 156 31.1
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.2 .966
TOTAL CF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 -0.1 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2017 Joined the McLennan Community College Highlanders.
03/24/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/06/2017 Wins the 2017 AJUCO SL1 Platinum Stick Award at C.
06/07/2017 Released by the McLennan Community College Highlanders.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 48th overall pick) by the Sandusky Seagulls.
06/12/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Sandusky Seagulls organization with a signing bonus of $5,755.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (55); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (65).
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SAN) Fullerton Nuts.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
06/25/2019 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SAN) Fullerton Nuts.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (65).
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/07/2021 Injured (sprained finger),out for 2 weeks.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $59,290.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
07/25/2022 Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 6-7 weeks.
09/25/2022 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/19/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $83,000 with the Carolina Crown organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/27/2023 Was traded by the Carolina Reapers to the Halifax Heathens in exchange for a 4th round draft pick.
11/20/2023 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/02/2024 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $574,000 with the Austin Desperados organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2019 15 3
2021 32 6
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