C Kitaw Malecela #31
Age: 21 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy    
12/31/2028
C KITAW MALECELA #31 - AGE: 21 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
71 184 44 8 0 3 27 22 49 .239 .341 .332 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35
Gap 25
Power 45
Eye 62
Avoid K's 56
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 11 9
Errors: - 28 20
Arm: 73 48 47
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 64 Left Field: -
1st Base: 19 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 29
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2028 SPO Win, 7-6 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
09/26/2028 SPO Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2028 SPO Loss, 2-9 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2028 @ SAN Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2028 @ SAN Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2028 @ SAN Loss, 3-10 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2028 WIC Win, 7-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2028 @ PHO Win, 6-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/2028 @ PHO Win, 3-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/15/2028 @ PHO Loss, 7-9 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Very High
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:04/08/2007
Born in:Embalenhle, MPU
Nationality:South African
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
DOUBLE A 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 71 184 44 8 0 3 27 20 22 49 .239 .341 .332 .673 .325 .092 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 218 8 0 1 4 0 3 61 11 0 0 0.0 22.7 4.17 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   46 8 2 0 1 6 3 6 15 1 0 2 .174 .291 .283 .574
Versus Right   138 36 6 0 2 21 17 16 34 2 0 6 .261 .358 .348 .706
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   20 5 2 0 1 3 4 1 8 0 0 0 .250 .286 .500 .786
July   50 12 1 0 2 14 5 7 10 2 0 1 .240 .333 .380 .713
August   49 11 2 0 0 3 4 4 14 1 0 4 .224 .328 .265 .593
September   65 16 3 0 0 7 7 10 17 0 0 3 .246 .372 .292 .664
Last Year   166 33 3 1 0 10 6 16 52 0 1 7 .199 .296 .229 .525
Career   350 77 11 1 3 37 26 38 101 3 1 15 .220 .320 .283 .603
Home   82 19 2 0 1 14 10 10 23 1 0 3 .232 .333 .293 .626
Road   102 25 6 0 2 13 10 12 26 2 0 5 .245 .347 .363 .710
Grass   184 44 8 0 3 27 20 22 49 3 0 8 .239 .341 .332 .673
Day   65 12 0 0 1 8 5 7 19 3 0 1 .185 .263 .231 .494
Night   119 32 8 0 2 19 15 15 30 0 0 7 .269 .383 .387 .770
As Starter   177 43 8 0 3 25 20 22 45 3 0 8 .243 .348 .339 .687
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   23 5 0 0 0 3 3 5 6 0 0 2 .217 .400 .217 .617
Inning 1-3   51 16 4 0 2 10 6 9 8 1 0 1 .314 .419 .510 .929
Inning 4-6   72 19 3 0 1 11 8 6 22 1 0 2 .264 .333 .347 .681
Inning 7-9   60 9 1 0 0 6 6 7 19 1 0 5 .150 .288 .167 .454
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   69 17 3 0 2 4 11 8 23 0 0 4 .246 .358 .377 .735
1 Outs   48 9 0 0 1 12 4 11 10 3 0 3 .188 .354 .250 .604
2 Outs   67 18 5 0 0 11 5 3 16 0 0 1 .269 .310 .343 .653
Scoring Position   55 13 2 0 0 23 6 8 20 3 0 1 .236 .328 .273 .601
Bases Empty   97 23 6 0 2 2 10 10 22 0 0 4 .237 .333 .361 .694
Runner on 1st   32 8 0 0 1 2 4 4 7 0 0 3 .250 .385 .344 .728
Runner on 2nd   13 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 .077 .250 .154 .404
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 6 0 0 0 5 2 1 5 0 0 0 .375 .412 .375 .787
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 .429 .375 .571 .946
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 8 0 5 3 1 0 0 .143 .462 .143 .604
Two Strikes   93 16 5 0 1 11 8 12 49 1 0 4 .172 .291 .258 .549
First Pitch   22 8 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .391 .500 .891
Count 0-1   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 .286 .182 .468
Count 0-2   16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 2 .125 .222 .125 .347
Count 1-0   18 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   18 6 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .350 .611 .961
Count 1-2   24 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 .125 .125 .167 .292
Count 2-0   5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   30 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 17 1 0 2 .067 .121 .133 .255
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 .125 .500 .125 .625
Full Count   23 9 2 0 1 9 6 12 8 0 0 0 .391 .600 .609 1.209
Behind in Count   51 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 1 0 4 .137 .196 .157 .353
Ahead in Count   40 12 1 0 0 7 5 10 0 0 0 0 .300 .440 .325 .765
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 7th   115 28 5 0 3 18 14 13 29 3 0 5 .243 .338 .365 .703
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Batting 9th   56 14 3 0 0 6 6 7 15 0 0 3 .250 .364 .304 .667
Low Leverage   88 20 5 0 0 6 7 4 22 1 0 5 .227 .296 .284 .580
Medium Leverage   64 16 3 0 3 12 9 13 16 2 0 3 .250 .390 .438 .828
High Leverage   32 8 0 0 0 9 4 5 11 0 0 0 .250 .351 .250 .601
SINGLE A 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 61 209 60 9 0 3 26 29 25 48 .287 .391 .373 .764 .350 .086 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 61 249 12 6 0 4 1 2 78 12 0 0 0.0 32.7 5.66 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 27 2 0 1 11 8 7 16 1 0 1 .346 .402 .410 .813
Versus Right   131 33 7 0 2 15 21 18 32 1 1 11 .252 .385 .351 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   81 20 4 0 0 11 8 5 20 1 0 6 .247 .333 .296 .630
May   85 31 4 0 2 11 13 13 16 0 0 1 .365 .455 .482 .937
June   43 9 1 0 1 4 8 7 12 1 1 5 .209 .375 .302 .677
Last Year   324 80 12 0 2 23 46 39 107 2 3 12 .247 .347 .302 .650
2 Years Ago   516 115 12 0 5 60 48 39 153 3 1 24 .223 .306 .275 .581
Career   1049 255 33 0 10 109 123 103 308 7 5 48 .243 .336 .303 .640
Home   99 31 8 0 0 15 15 13 17 2 0 7 .313 .421 .394 .815
Road   110 29 1 0 3 11 14 12 31 0 1 5 .264 .362 .355 .717
Grass   203 58 9 0 2 24 27 25 47 2 0 12 .286 .393 .360 .752
Turf   6 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Day   65 17 3 0 0 10 6 6 13 2 0 4 .262 .351 .308 .658
Night   144 43 6 0 3 16 23 19 35 0 1 8 .299 .409 .403 .812
As Starter   209 60 9 0 3 26 29 25 48 2 1 12 .287 .391 .373 .764
Close/Late   42 12 1 0 0 3 7 9 13 0 1 2 .286 .434 .310 .743
Inning 1-3   60 18 4 0 1 6 11 3 9 1 0 5 .300 .377 .417 .793
Inning 4-6   81 21 3 0 1 8 7 10 19 1 0 4 .259 .365 .333 .698
Inning 7-9   65 21 2 0 1 12 11 10 19 0 1 3 .323 .436 .400 .836
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
0 Outs   65 14 1 0 0 3 13 8 18 0 1 3 .215 .329 .231 .560
1 Outs   72 20 3 0 1 9 11 8 15 2 0 2 .278 .357 .361 .718
2 Outs   72 26 5 0 2 14 5 9 15 0 0 7 .361 .477 .514 .991
Scoring Position   56 13 1 0 0 19 8 8 16 2 0 5 .232 .366 .250 .616
Bases Empty   115 35 4 0 2 2 15 10 23 0 0 6 .304 .389 .391 .781
Runner on 1st   38 12 4 0 1 5 6 7 9 0 1 1 .316 .435 .500 .935
Runner on 2nd   16 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 7 0 0 2 .125 .391 .125 .516
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 5 1 0 0 4 4 1 7 0 0 2 .263 .364 .316 .679
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   7 4 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 .571 .625 .571 1.196
Two Strikes   93 12 2 0 2 10 8 11 48 2 0 3 .129 .239 .215 .454
First Pitch   42 16 3 0 0 6 10 0 0 0 0 7 .381 .469 .452 .922
Count 0-1   16 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .294 .375 .669
Count 0-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 1 .071 .133 .071 .205
Count 1-0   15 7 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .467 .500 .667 1.167
Count 1-1   15 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .533 .533 .533 1.067
Count 1-2   28 4 2 0 1 7 3 0 14 2 0 0 .143 .133 .321 .455
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-1   13 7 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .538 .538 .692 1.231
Count 2-2   28 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 2 .071 .133 .071 .205
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 .375 .583 .375 .958
Full Count   23 5 0 0 1 3 3 11 11 0 0 0 .217 .471 .348 .818
Behind in Count   58 9 4 0 1 10 5 0 23 2 0 2 .155 .177 .276 .453
Ahead in Count   43 20 2 0 1 7 8 14 0 0 1 1 .465 .603 .581 1.185
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 8th   203 58 9 0 3 26 29 24 46 2 1 11 .286 .388 .374 .762
Low Leverage   101 33 6 0 3 11 14 16 24 0 1 3 .327 .433 .475 .909
Medium Leverage   77 18 3 0 0 6 11 6 19 1 0 8 .234 .348 .273 .621
High Leverage   30 9 0 0 0 9 4 3 5 1 0 1 .300 .371 .300 .671
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
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
2026 Baltimore - A 19 146 516 115 12 0 5 60 48 39 24 3 153 0 0 .223 .306 .275 .581 66 69 0.0
2027 Baltimore - A 20 88 324 80 12 0 2 23 46 39 12 2 107 0 0 .247 .347 .302 .650 82 84 0.0
2027 New York - AA 20 50 166 33 3 1 0 10 6 16 7 0 52 0 0 .199 .296 .229 .525 42 40 0.0
2028 Baltimore - A 21 61 209 60 9 0 3 26 29 25 12 2 48 0 0 .287 .391 .373 .764 115 111 0.0
2028 New York - AA 21 71 184 44 8 0 3 27 20 22 8 3 49 0 0 .239 .341 .332 .673 74 79 0.0
Total Double 121 350 77 11 1 3 37 26 38 15 3 101 0 0 .220 .320 .283 .603 59 61
Total Single 295 1049 255 33 0 10 109 123 103 48 7 308 0 0 .243 .336 .303 .640 81 83
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Baltimore - A C 120 120 1267 75 8 1362 20 .985 1065.2 11.33 -1.4 .814 10 158 61 38.6
2026 Baltimore - A 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.110
2027 New York - AA C 32 32 266 22 0 290 2 .993 282.1 9.18 -0.1 .888 4 44 17 38.6
2027 Baltimore - A C 88 88 1015 66 5 1091 10 .991 791.1 12.29 +0.1 .743 8 131 53 40.5
2028 New York - AA C 65 52 496 46 5 548 6 .989 475.0 10.27 +2.5 1.275 7 85 32 37.6
2028 Baltimore - A C 61 61 666 32 1 706 8 .989 544.2 11.53 +0.3 .966 8 68 27 39.7
2028 New York - AA 1B 2 1 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2028 Baltimore - A 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 366 353 3710 241 19 3997 46 .988 3159.0 11.26 +1.3 .923 37 486 190 39.1
TOTAL 1B 5 1 8 0 2 8 0 1.000 14.0 5.14 +0.0 1.110
PLAYER HISTORY
06/21/2023 Signed a minor league contract out of South Africa with the Jersey Jesters organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (3); Power: - (7); Eye: - (25).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (17); Eye: - (32).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (24); Power: - (34); Eye: - (53).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (30); Power: - (37); Eye: - (61).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (30); Power: - (42); Eye: - (67).
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