1B Jose Alberto 'Cafecito' Martinez #38
St. Louis Cardinals MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/28/2019
 OA: 48 POT: 48
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1B JOSE ALBERTO 'CAFECITO' MARTINEZ #38 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 609 163 37 3 21 78 70 161 .268 .348 .442 0 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 60 65
Gap 55 55 50 55
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 35 35
Arm: 20 50 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2019 CHC Win, 6-5 4 1 4 3 1 0 0 0
09/28/2019 CHC Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2019 CHC Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2019 @ ARI Win, 4-0 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 0
09/24/2019 @ ARI Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/2019 @ CHC Loss, 3-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/2019 @ CHC Win, 7-6 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2019 @ CHC Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2019 @ CHC Win, 10-8 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2019 WAS Win, 9-5 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/25/1988
Born in:La Guaira, VAR
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 6"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$545,000
Signed Through:2019 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 27 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2019 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 609 163 37 3 21 78 72 70 161 .268 .348 .442 .790 .335 .174 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 158 690 7 7 0 16 0 4 269 61 0 0 0.0 93.9 5.44 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   164 45 10 1 2 18 22 24 33 1 0 2 .274 .372 .384 .756
Versus Right   445 118 27 2 19 60 50 46 128 3 0 5 .265 .339 .463 .802
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   13 4 2 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 0 1 .308 .471 .462 .932
April   98 28 8 0 5 11 10 8 26 2 0 1 .286 .339 .520 .860
May   91 22 6 1 3 15 8 14 25 1 0 2 .242 .352 .429 .780
June   99 27 7 1 2 14 14 17 29 0 0 0 .273 .379 .424 .804
July   102 21 3 1 1 4 11 7 31 1 0 2 .206 .268 .284 .552
August   105 29 2 0 4 15 17 15 19 0 0 0 .276 .367 .410 .776
September   101 32 9 0 6 17 9 6 25 0 0 1 .317 .361 .584 .945
Spring Training   80 19 4 0 3 8 7 3 13 0 0 1 .237 .274 .400 .674
Last Year   647 175 34 0 21 82 80 52 144 4 0 6 .270 .329 .420 .749
2 Years Ago   272 84 13 1 14 46 47 32 60 2 1 0 .309 .379 .518 .897
Career   1544 429 85 4 56 207 203 156 366 10 1 13 .278 .347 .447 .794
Home   302 86 21 2 15 51 37 30 71 3 0 3 .285 .352 .517 .869
Road   307 77 16 1 6 27 35 40 90 1 0 4 .251 .344 .368 .712
Grass   609 163 37 3 21 78 72 70 161 4 0 7 .268 .348 .442 .790
Day   219 54 13 1 7 23 25 24 64 1 0 3 .247 .328 .411 .739
Night   390 109 24 2 14 55 47 46 97 3 0 4 .279 .359 .459 .818
As Starter   609 163 37 3 21 78 72 70 161 4 0 7 .268 .348 .442 .790
Close/Late   109 25 4 0 4 14 12 19 38 1 0 1 .229 .346 .376 .722
Inning 1-3   236 67 17 1 6 27 25 18 52 2 0 3 .284 .340 .441 .780
Inning 4-6   200 59 13 2 9 33 29 28 49 1 0 3 .295 .388 .515 .903
Inning 7-9   165 34 7 0 5 15 16 20 58 1 0 1 .206 .294 .339 .634
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 .375 .583 .750 1.333
0 Outs   182 56 11 2 9 18 29 16 50 2 0 0 .308 .360 .538 .898
1 Outs   220 52 15 0 4 31 23 31 61 2 0 2 .236 .333 .359 .692
2 Outs   207 55 11 1 8 29 20 23 50 0 0 5 .266 .353 .444 .798
Scoring Position   148 41 16 0 2 52 17 28 41 4 0 1 .277 .387 .426 .812
Bases Empty   317 85 13 3 15 15 35 24 86 0 0 3 .268 .326 .470 .796
Runner on 1st   144 37 8 0 4 11 20 18 34 0 0 3 .257 .352 .396 .747
Runner on 2nd   54 14 3 0 0 10 7 12 10 0 0 0 .259 .394 .315 .709
Runner on 3rd   12 5 3 0 0 8 1 1 4 2 0 1 .417 .438 .667 1.104
Runner on 1st & 2nd   46 12 6 0 1 12 4 5 12 0 0 0 .261 .333 .457 .790
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 2 0 0 0 4 2 5 4 1 0 0 .143 .350 .143 .493
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 4 1 4 5 0 0 0 .286 .545 .429 .974
Bases Loaded   15 6 3 0 1 14 2 1 6 1 0 0 .400 .412 .800 1.212
Two Strikes   312 58 13 2 5 23 23 33 161 0 0 5 .186 .274 .288 .563
First Pitch   70 26 6 0 5 15 12 5 0 0 0 0 .371 .413 .671 1.085
Count 0-1   54 19 4 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .352 .364 .537 .901
Count 0-2   34 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 0 0 2 .147 .194 .176 .371
Count 1-0   49 22 5 1 2 17 11 0 0 1 0 0 .449 .440 .714 1.154
Count 1-1   49 15 4 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .320 .571 .891
Count 1-2   109 18 5 1 0 4 2 0 62 0 0 2 .165 .180 .229 .410
Count 2-0   33 9 2 0 2 6 3 1 0 2 0 0 .273 .278 .515 .793
Count 2-1   28 9 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .321 .333 .464 .798
Count 2-2   102 17 4 0 1 6 3 0 53 0 0 1 .167 .175 .235 .410
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 5 2 0 1 3 5 14 0 0 0 0 .357 .679 .714 1.393
Full Count   67 18 3 1 4 13 16 33 22 0 0 0 .269 .510 .522 1.032
Behind in Count   197 42 10 1 2 8 9 0 86 0 0 5 .213 .233 .305 .537
Ahead in Count   124 45 10 1 6 30 27 32 0 4 0 0 .363 .481 .605 1.086
Batting 3rd   574 154 36 3 19 75 65 65 155 4 0 7 .268 .348 .441 .788
Batting 5th   24 6 1 0 2 3 5 4 4 0 0 0 .250 .357 .542 .899
Batting 6th   11 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Low Leverage   271 69 16 1 13 26 29 30 78 0 0 3 .255 .336 .465 .800
Medium Leverage   245 67 15 2 5 30 32 28 62 2 0 4 .273 .355 .412 .767
High Leverage   90 27 6 0 3 22 11 12 21 2 0 0 .300 .375 .467 .842
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
2016 St. Louis - MLB 27 12 16 7 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .500 .500 1.000 178 186 0.2
2017 St. Louis - MLB 28 106 272 84 13 1 14 46 47 32 0 2 60 4 0 .309 .379 .518 .897 140 138 2.1
2018 St. Louis - MLB 29 161 647 175 34 0 21 82 80 52 6 4 144 10 3 .270 .329 .420 .749 102 103 1.9
2019 St. Louis - MLB 30 158 609 163 37 3 21 78 72 70 7 4 161 0 0 .268 .348 .442 .790 114 116 2.0
Total MLB 437 1544 429 85 4 56 207 203 156 13 10 366 14 3 .278 .347 .447 .794 115 115 6.3
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
2007 Bristol - R 18 65 245 69 11 3 7 37 34 22 4 2 53 12 2 .282 .348 .437 .785 100 118 0.0
2008 Kannapolis - A 19 39 144 44 5 0 2 18 19 12 0 0 26 7 5 .306 .359 .382 .741 100 124 0.0
2010 Bristol - R 21 6 22 9 1 0 1 5 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 .409 .458 .591 1.049 100 193 0.0
2010 Winston-Salem - A+ 21 61 236 57 8 1 5 24 28 17 2 3 42 4 1 .242 .295 .347 .642 100 84 0.0
2011 Winston-Salem - A+ 22 80 315 99 13 3 5 29 45 13 2 1 44 2 3 .314 .344 .422 .767 100 119 0.0
2011 Birmingham - AA 22 53 200 59 13 1 1 16 19 15 1 2 25 5 2 .295 .344 .385 .729 100 116 0.0
2012 Birmingham - AA 23 114 436 108 15 1 5 42 54 41 2 1 87 6 3 .248 .315 .321 .636 100 92 0.0
2013 Mississippi - AA 24 123 431 123 19 0 6 39 46 37 1 2 63 6 9 .285 .342 .371 .713 100 112 0.0
2014 Rockford - IND 25 28 104 35 6 0 3 14 17 10 0 2 12 6 1 .337 .388 .481 .869 100 141 0.0
2014 Lynchburg - A+ 25 66 257 82 14 3 4 34 32 26 0 5 37 5 1 .319 .375 .444 .819 100 136 0.0
2015 Omaha - AAA 26 98 341 131 25 3 10 60 57 48 3 3 55 8 2 .384 .461 .563 1.024 181 174 0.0
2016 Memphis - AAA 27 87 301 81 18 1 8 42 34 25 1 1 50 9 1 .269 .326 .415 .742 103 102 0.0
2016 Omaha - AAA 27 37 141 42 10 0 3 18 18 14 1 4 24 2 0 .298 .356 .433 .789 117 117 0.0
2016 Total - AAA 27 124 442 123 28 1 11 60 52 39 2 5 74 11 1 .278 .336 .421 .757 0 0 0.0
2017 Palm Beach - A+ 28 3 12 4 2 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .429 .750 1.179 100 247 0.0
Total AAA 222 783 254 53 4 21 120 109 87 5 8 129 19 3 .324 .392 .483 .875 141 137
Total SL 290 1067 290 47 2 12 97 119 93 4 5 175 17 14 .272 .331 .353 .684 100 105
Total CAR 207 808 238 35 7 14 87 105 56 4 9 123 11 5 .295 .340 .407 .747 100 114
Total FSL 3 12 4 2 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .429 .750 1.179 100 247
Total SAL 39 144 44 5 0 2 18 19 12 0 0 26 7 5 .306 .359 .382 .741 100 124
Total APP 71 267 78 12 3 8 42 39 24 4 2 56 13 2 .292 .357 .449 .806 100 124
Total FL 28 104 35 6 0 3 14 17 10 0 2 12 6 1 .337 .388 .481 .869 100 141
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2007 Bristol - R LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Bristol - R CF 6 0 7 0 0 8 1 .875 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 Bristol - R RF 45 0 78 2 1 83 3 .964 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Kannapolis - A RF 38 0 66 3 1 70 1 .986 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Winston-Salem - A+ CF 23 0 52 2 0 54 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Winston-Salem - A+ RF 39 0 59 4 0 65 2 .969 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Bristol - R RF 6 0 7 2 0 9 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Winston-Salem - A+ CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Birmingham - AA RF 51 0 98 5 0 110 7 .936 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Winston-Salem - A+ RF 78 0 152 10 2 169 7 .959 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Birmingham - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Birmingham - AA CF 7 0 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Birmingham - AA RF 106 0 192 10 4 207 5 .976 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Mississippi - AA LF 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Mississippi - AA CF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Mississippi - AA RF 105 0 166 11 3 181 4 .978 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Lynchburg - A+ 1B 2 0 13 5 2 19 1 .947 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Lynchburg - A+ LF 42 0 67 4 0 73 2 .973 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Rockford - IND LF 19 0 26 2 1 29 1 .966 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA 1B 22 0 164 11 18 175 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA 2B 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA LF 27 0 44 4 0 49 1 .980 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Omaha - AAA RF 28 0 57 0 0 60 3 .950 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Memphis - AAA 1B 23 0 141 16 14 159 2 .987 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA 1B 20 0 162 9 14 173 2 .988 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 St. Louis - MLB LF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Memphis - AAA LF 30 0 39 1 0 40 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA LF 12 0 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Memphis - AAA RF 29 0 36 2 0 41 3 .927 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Omaha - AAA RF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 St. Louis - MLB 1B 33 29 232 16 28 250 2 .992 259.0 8.62 0.0 .000
2017 Palm Beach - A+ 1B 1 0 11 0 1 12 1 .917 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 St. Louis - MLB LF 24 20 26 0 0 27 1 .963 180.1 1.30 0.0 .000
2017 St. Louis - MLB RF 17 10 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 100.0 2.52 0.0 .000
2017 Palm Beach - A+ RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 St. Louis - MLB 1B 5 1 23 0 1 23 0 1.000 23.1 8.87 +0.2 1.039
2018 St. Louis - MLB LF 149 149 292 4 1 299 3 .990 1290.2 2.06 +0.8 1.015
2018 St. Louis - MLB RF 14 11 26 0 0 27 1 .963 102.2 2.28 -1.0 .986
2019 St. Louis - MLB 1B 2 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 1.045
2019 St. Louis - MLB LF 148 148 313 7 2 328 8 .976 1281.0 2.25 -8.2 .949
2019 St. Louis - MLB RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 .977
TOTAL 1B 109 30 753 58 79 819 8 .990 289.1 25.23 +0.3 1.041
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 463 319 832 23 4 871 16 .982 2752.0 2.80 -7.4 .980
TOTAL CF 43 0 85 2 0 88 1 .989 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 564 21 974 49 11 1059 36 .966 210.2 43.70 -0.9 .985
PLAYER HISTORY
02/16/2006 Signed as an international free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
11/03/2012 Became a free agent.
11/13/2012 Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
11/05/2013 Became a free agent.
06/20/2014 Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
11/04/2014 Became a free agent.
01/28/2015 Signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.
05/25/2016 Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals.
04/16/2018 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/23/2018 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/2018 Injured (Quadriceps strain), day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
04/08/2019 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 161 2
Year AB Rank
2018 647 5
Year IBB Rank
2019 7 9
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