LF Ronald 'Smiley' Benjamin #34
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/02/2030
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LF RONALD 'SMILEY' BENJAMIN #34 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 73 49 81 73
Gap 63 43 70 63
Power 87 58 97 87
Eye 53 36 59 53
Avoid K's 50 42 53 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 9 26
Errors: - 24 55
Arm: 3 56 74
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 33
1st Base: 29 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 31
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 63
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 24
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
He is a natural-born leader.
High: Leader
Low: Adaptability, Greed
Birthday:05/13/1993
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 158 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 3rd Pick in Round 1
VBL FUTURES FALL LEAGUE 2014 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 27 109 30 11 1 6 28 22 14 25 .275 .357 .560 .917 .385 .284 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 126 1 0 0 4 0 2 61 18 0 0 0.0 21.5 6.82 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 4 2 0 0 1 2 5 8 0 0 1 .167 .333 .250 .583
Versus Right   85 26 9 1 6 27 20 9 17 2 0 0 .306 .365 .647 1.012
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   109 30 11 1 6 28 22 14 25 2 0 1 .275 .357 .560 .917
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 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 23 18 61 18 4 0 3 15 6 3 0 1 14 0 0 .295 .323 .508 .831 114 109 0.1
2017 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 24 9 36 11 2 0 5 10 7 4 0 0 7 0 0 .306 .375 .778 1.153 191 159 0.5
2018 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 25 157 597 169 29 1 38 113 108 84 7 4 125 4 0 .283 .376 .526 .902 132 134 3.4
2019 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 26 151 522 148 35 1 33 96 90 75 7 2 111 1 1 .284 .380 .544 .924 135 138 3.4
2020 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 27 139 428 128 25 1 19 75 71 73 8 3 87 2 1 .299 .408 .495 .904 133 138 2.9
2021 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 28 151 545 146 27 0 36 102 98 72 14 3 129 2 1 .268 .366 .516 .882 127 133 2.6
2022 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 29 120 335 84 11 2 21 52 54 28 6 2 101 0 0 .251 .318 .484 .802 108 110 0.8
2023 Tulalip - VBL 30 115 387 91 16 1 20 66 53 38 6 1 128 0 0 .235 .312 .437 .749 93 95 0.1
2024 South Side - VBL 31 35 77 17 3 0 6 18 18 16 0 1 26 1 0 .221 .351 .494 .845 121 117 0.4
2025 St. Paul - VBL 32 144 444 118 18 0 17 64 57 48 2 2 117 1 0 .266 .339 .421 .760 101 102 0.9
Total VBL 1039 3432 930 170 6 198 611 562 441 50 19 845 11 3 .271 .360 .497 .858 122 124 15.0
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
2012 Georgia Tech - COL 19 95 394 139 31 2 37 107 87 53 4 3 73 1 0 .353 .432 .723 1.155 176 162 4.6
2013 Georgia Tech - COL 20 137 536 190 47 2 54 120 108 70 8 1 78 0 0 .354 .436 .752 1.188 213 209 8.1
2014 Team - FFL 21 27 109 30 11 1 6 28 22 14 1 2 25 0 0 .275 .357 .560 .917 123 126 0.5
2014 Oakville - A 21 135 490 134 41 1 13 69 51 68 13 5 74 0 0 .273 .373 .441 .814 123 123 2.5
2015 Oakville - A 22 16 69 25 5 0 8 22 15 5 2 0 7 0 0 .362 .421 .783 1.204 201 204 0.9
2015 Des Moines - AA 22 120 437 142 21 0 27 81 77 70 6 7 57 0 0 .325 .419 .558 .978 157 158 3.6
2016 Des Moines - AA 23 28 108 39 6 0 15 35 33 19 5 1 7 0 1 .361 .474 .833 1.307 224 220 2.1
2016 Youngstown - AAA 23 103 382 114 21 0 20 59 59 49 11 6 68 1 1 .298 .388 .510 .899 136 138 2.2
2017 Youngstown - AAA 24 137 543 182 23 2 48 139 112 74 12 7 87 0 1 .335 .421 .650 1.071 179 183 6.4
2021 Bugaboo Creek - TRN 28 5 18 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522 100 54 -0.1
2023 Snoqualmie - AAA 30 38 150 52 8 0 13 25 32 12 1 0 22 0 0 .347 .399 .660 1.059 188 200 2.3
2024 North Side - AAA 31 85 275 89 13 0 30 72 62 34 3 5 52 2 1 .324 .397 .698 1.096 192 180 3.6
Total AAA 363 1350 437 65 2 111 295 265 169 27 18 229 3 3 .324 .405 .621 1.026 171 171
Total AA 148 545 181 27 0 42 116 110 89 11 8 64 0 1 .332 .430 .613 1.043 171 171
Total A 151 559 159 46 1 21 91 66 73 15 5 81 0 0 .284 .379 .483 .862 132 133
Total NCAA 232 930 329 78 4 91 227 195 123 12 4 151 1 0 .354 .434 .740 1.174 197 189
Total FFL 27 109 30 11 1 6 28 22 14 1 2 25 0 0 .275 .357 .560 .917 123 126
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
2020 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 27 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 .000 .154 .000 .154 -55 -46 -1.5
2021 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 28 5 21 12 3 0 3 6 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 .571 .591 1.143 1.734 338 366 -1.0
2022 Bugaboo Creek - VBL 29 7 7 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000 152 157 -1.0
2025 St. Paul - VBL 32 14 52 14 2 0 3 8 7 6 0 1 20 0 0 .269 .339 .481 .820 115 103 -0.8
Total VBL 30 91 28 5 0 7 16 14 7 2 1 31 0 0 .308 .366 .593 .960 145 145
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Georgia Tech - COL 1B 3 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.1 1.112
2012 Georgia Tech - COL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Georgia Tech - COL RF 95 95 204 12 2 221 5 .977 834.2 2.33 +0.7 1.005
2013 Georgia Tech - COL RF 137 137 229 8 1 239 2 .992 1217.2 1.75 -14.7 .914
2014 Oakville - A 1B 9 0 21 2 1 23 0 1.000 18.0 11.50 +0.9 1.278
2014 Oakville - A LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.028
2014 Oakville - A RF 135 135 307 23 1 335 5 .985 1183.1 2.51 -5.0 .977
2014 Team - FFL RF 27 27 57 3 1 60 0 1.000 246.1 2.19 -1.8 .952
2015 Des Moines - AA 1B 6 0 10 1 3 11 0 1.000 12.1 8.03 +0.1 1.096
2015 Des Moines - AA RF 120 120 234 26 3 262 2 .992 1004.2 2.33 -11.7 .931
2015 Oakville - A RF 16 16 33 4 0 38 1 .974 142.0 2.35 -3.8 .852
2016 Youngstown - AAA 1B 3 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2016 Bugaboo Creek - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Des Moines - AA LF 6 6 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 54.0 2.17 -1.0 .894
2016 Bugaboo Creek - MLB RF 14 14 26 0 0 29 3 .897 120.2 1.94 -0.9 .945
2016 Youngstown - AAA RF 103 103 203 15 0 222 4 .982 874.0 2.24 -10.0 .930
2016 Des Moines - AA RF 22 22 50 4 0 54 0 1.000 197.0 2.47 -0.6 .981
2017 Bugaboo Creek - MLB 1B 2 2 20 1 1 21 0 1.000 17.0 11.12 +0.2 1.067
2017 Bugaboo Creek - MLB LF 7 7 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 62.0 3.48 +0.9 1.072
2017 Youngstown - AAA RF 72 72 120 11 0 133 2 .985 619.2 1.90 -11.3 .874
2018 Bugaboo Creek - MLB RF 156 156 368 10 4 384 6 .984 1391.1 2.45 -11.3 .940
2019 Bugaboo Creek - MLB 1B 19 18 156 9 15 165 0 1.000 161.0 9.22 -0.1 1.013
2019 Bugaboo Creek - MLB LF 123 121 214 7 2 226 5 .978 1058.2 1.88 -7.3 .940
2019 Bugaboo Creek - MLB RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
2020 Bugaboo Creek - MLB 1B 3 1 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 13.2 8.56 +0.2 1.070
2020 Bugaboo Creek - MLB LF 97 92 151 1 0 155 3 .981 830.1 1.65 -6.5 .952
2020 Bugaboo Creek - MLB CF 1 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 9.0 4.00 -0.7 .804
2020 Bugaboo Creek - MLB RF 18 11 24 0 0 26 2 .923 113.0 1.91 -2.3 .880
2021 Bugaboo Creek - MLB LF 39 34 52 1 1 55 2 .964 310.0 1.54 -3.7 .941
2021 Bugaboo Creek - TRN LF 5 5 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 42.0 1.29 -0.1 1.000
2021 Bugaboo Creek - MLB CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.6 .674
2021 Bugaboo Creek - MLB RF 103 101 159 7 1 169 3 .982 906.1 1.65 -8.1 .921
2022 Bugaboo Creek - MLB 1B 2 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 1.048
2022 Bugaboo Creek - MLB SS 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -1.2 .000
2022 Bugaboo Creek - MLB LF 65 60 112 1 0 115 2 .983 550.1 1.85 -4.9 .940
2022 Bugaboo Creek - MLB RF 11 10 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 103.0 1.05 -1.3 .859
2023 Tulalip - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2023 Snoqualmie - AAA 1B 9 0 15 0 1 15 0 1.000 11.2 11.57 -0.1 1.105
2023 Tulalip - MLB 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.3 1.028
2023 Tulalip - MLB LF 54 54 106 3 1 110 1 .991 451.1 2.17 -4.4 .951
2023 Snoqualmie - AAA LF 37 37 82 1 0 83 0 1.000 319.0 2.34 -1.7 .968
2023 Tulalip - MLB RF 49 47 82 6 2 92 4 .957 405.0 1.96 -5.6 .919
2024 South Side - MLB 1B 20 16 143 9 17 153 1 .993 148.0 9.24 -0.6 .974
2024 North Side - AAA 1B 18 16 153 11 13 164 0 1.000 146.0 10.11 +0.2 1.007
2024 South Side - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 South Side - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.6 .660
2024 North Side - AAA LF 19 19 35 0 0 37 2 .946 159.0 1.98 -1.8 .957
2024 South Side - MLB RF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.2 4.15 +0.1 .998
2024 North Side - AAA RF 11 11 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 91.1 2.76 -1.6 .927
2025 St. Paul - MLB 1B 75 71 606 38 72 650 6 .991 644.0 9.00 -3.0 .952
2025 St. Paul - MLB LF 35 30 58 5 1 63 0 1.000 265.2 2.13 -0.0 .981
2025 St. Paul - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 St. Paul - MLB RF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.2 1.72 +0.1 .992
TOTAL 1B 171 125 1157 72 124 1236 7 .994 1195.2 9.25 -1.9 .988
TOTAL 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.3 1.028
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -1.2 .000
TOTAL LF 495 466 854 21 5 890 15 .983 4123.2 1.91 -31.1 .951
TOTAL CF 2 2 6 0 0 7 1 .857 17.0 3.18 -1.3 .755
TOTAL RF 1101 1081 2147 129 15 2315 39 .983 9504.0 2.16 -89.3 .939
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2012 Joined the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
07/15/2012 Goes 0-5 against the Michigan Wolverines, ending his hitting streak at 26 games.
07/19/2012 Was selected to the 2012 College Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (-); Power: 38 (-); Eye: 22 (-).
05/21/2013 Goes 5-5 against the Binghamton Bearcats, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/01/2013 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Central Florida Knights, with 4 RBI and 1 runs scored.
07/08/2013 Wins the NCAA EC Player of the Week Award.
07/08/2013 Hits three home runs against the Cincinnati Bearcats, going 3-3 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/09/2013 Was selected to the 2013 College Baseball All-Star Game.
07/15/2013 Wins the NCAA EC Player of the Week Award.
09/05/2013 Hits three home runs against the Maine Black Bears, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored!
11/13/2013 Finished 2nd in 2013 NCAA EC Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (62); Power: 41 (88); Eye: 29 (47).
03/01/2014 Released by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
03/01/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Erie Pizza Bombers.
08/18/2014 Wins the A BL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (58); Power: 48 (97); Eye: 48 (49).
04/01/2015 Named the #53 prospect in the VBL
04/20/2015 Wins the A BL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2015 Wins the AA CL Batter of the Month Award.
09/15/2015 Injured (Thumb contusion), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 68 (93); Eye: 61 (61).
04/01/2016 Named the #29 prospect in the VBL
11/27/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 80 (90); Eye: 62 (62).
04/01/2017 Named the #11 prospect in the VBL
04/24/2017 Wins the AAA BL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2017 Wins the AAA BL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2017 Wins the AAA BL Batter of the Month Award.
06/19/2017 Was selected to the 2017 VBL Triple A All-Star Game.
07/21/2017 Goes 5-6 against the Carmel Scoobys, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R.
08/28/2017 Wins the AAA BL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2017 Wins the AAA BL Batter of the Month Award.
09/11/2017 Wins the AAA BL Player of the Week Award.
10/14/2017 Finished 2nd in 2017 AAA BL Tino Martinez Award voting.
11/27/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (73); Power: 94 (94); Eye: 62 (62).
04/01/2018 Named the #56 prospect in the VBL
05/01/2018 Wins the VBL HL Batter of the Month Award.
05/01/2018 Wins the VBL HL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/01/2018 Wins the VBL HL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/07/2018 Was selected to the 2018 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 94 (94); Eye: 61 (61).
11/22/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (72); Power: 89 (89); Eye: 61 (61).
11/23/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $403,375 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 90 (90); Eye: 55 (56).
04/20/2021 Hits three home runs against the Albuquerque Atomics, going 3-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/26/2021 Wins the VBL HL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/2021 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,225,000 with the Bugaboo Creek Caribou organization.
09/30/2021 Wins the 2021 VBL HL Divisional Wildcard Series MVP Award.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (68); Power: 85 (86); Eye: 59 (59).
12/03/2022 Declined his contract option.
12/16/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 86 (86); Eye: 59 (59).
02/03/2023 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Tulalip Sockeye organization.
12/03/2023 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (67); Power: 84 (85); Eye: 58 (58).
01/26/2024 Was traded by the Tulalip Sockeye to the South Side Enforcers in exchange for .
04/29/2024 Wins the AAA BL Player of the Week Award.
06/14/2024 Was selected to the 2024 VBL Triple A All-Star Game.
10/22/2024 Wins the 2024 AAA BL Platinum Stick Award at DH.
10/25/2024 Finished 3rd in 2024 AAA BL Tino Martinez Award voting.
11/23/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 53 (53).
03/16/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000 with the St. Paul Saints organization.
09/30/2025 Wins the 2025 VBL AL Divisional Wildcard Series MVP Award.
11/25/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 77 (77); Eye: 53 (53).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 74 (74); Eye: 53 (53).
11/02/2027 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 156 3
Year TB Rank
2018 314 9
Year HR Rank
2018 38 7
2019 33 8
2021 36 3
Year RBI Rank
2018 113 10
Year BB Rank
2018 84 10
Year HP Rank
2021 14 9
Year OBP Rank
2020 .408 5
Year ISO Rank
2019 .261 6
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .385 10
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