Lou Merloni
[edit] Biography
Lou Merloni (Louis William Merloni) was born on April 6, 1971 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 10, 1998 for the Boston Red Sox. In 2001, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI. Merloni played for the Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians and Anaheim Angels over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Lou Merloni's best season was 2004, when he hit for a .289 average.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 39
| 96
| 10
| 27
| 1
| 15
| .281
| .343
| .375
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 43
| 126
| 18
| 32
| 1
| 13
| .254
| .307
| .333
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 40
| 128
| 10
| 41
| 0
| 18
| .320
| .341
| .438
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 8
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 52
| 146
| 21
| 39
| 3
| 13
| .267
| .306
| .397
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 84
| 194
| 28
| 48
| 4
| 18
| .247
| .332
| .392
| 12
| 2
| 20
| 35
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 65
| 151
| 20
| 41
| 1
| 17
| .272
| .362
| .364
| 7
| 2
| 22
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 30
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .233
| .324
| .267
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 80
| 181
| 24
| 48
| 1
| 18
| .265
| .355
| .348
| 8
| 2
| 26
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| 71
| 190
| 25
| 55
| 4
| 28
| .289
| .343
| .426
| 12
| 1
| 14
| 41
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 2005
| ANA
| A
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .211
| .286
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 65
| 151
| 20
| 41
| 1
| 17
| .272
| .362
| .364
| 7
| 2
| 22
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 358
| 934
| 118
| 253
| 13
| 108
| .271
| .327
| .388
| 60
| 5
| 66
| 180
| 16
| 18
| 7
| 3
| 35
|
| Total
|
|
| 423
| 1085
| 138
| 294
| 14
| 125
| .271
| .332
| .384
| 67
| 7
| 88
| 213
| 17
| 20
| 9
| 5
| 38
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 32
| 22
| 210
| 47
| 66
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 3
| 36.2
| 5
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 24
| 17
| 162
| 36
| 50
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 6
| 62
| 6
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 7
| 62
| 17
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 40
| 35
| 299.2
| 26
| 64
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 3
| 27.1
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 45
| 36
| 332
| 54
| 100
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 66
| 47
| 453.1
| 99
| 142
| 3
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 6
| 58
| 5
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 5
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 2
| 34
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 25
| 17
| 162.1
| 12
| 37
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| SS
| 23
| 16
| 141.1
| 35
| 43
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 4
| 45
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 2
| 27
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 2B
| 17
| 4
| 61
| 14
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 3B
| 32
| 21
| 207.1
| 18
| 51
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 9
| 80.1
| 1
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 41
| 12
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 42
| 38
| 297.2
| 282
| 14
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 2004
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 2005
| ANA
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| ANA
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 2
| 16.2
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 17.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 9
| 1
| 25
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 101
| 71
| 663.1
| 127
| 201
| 8
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 112
| 83
| 780
| 63
| 194
| 18
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 10
| 1
| 25
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 49
| 39
| 316.1
| 297
| 15
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 138
| 90
| 877.2
| 202
| 271
| 11
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 5, 1993).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central) (November 22, 1999).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (July 28, 2000).
- Claimed on waivers by San Diego Padres from Boston Red Sox (March 25, 2003).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Rene Miniel (August 28, 2003).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2003).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 21, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 14, 2004).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (February 15, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 9, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
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