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Melvin Novoa

Free Agent (AA)

Age: 30

Bats/Throws: R/R

5'11" / 200

DOB: 6/17/1996

(30 years, 4 months)

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Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Age	G	PA	HR	R	RBI	SB	BB%	K%	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	wRC+
2014	TEX	R	18	36	152	3	21	28	0	6.6%	11.8%	.177	.288	.269	.349	.446	.382	118
2014	TEX	R	18	13	45	0	3	0	0	6.7%	17.8%	.000	.167	.132	.267	.132	.234	30
2014	TEX	MiLB	18	49	197	3	24	28	0	6.6%	13.2%	.137	.262	.238	.330	.375	.347	98
2015	TEX	R	19	40	149	3	19	27	0	8.1%	12.8%	.120	.298	.278	.336	.398	.347	111
2017	TEX	A-	21	38	149	4	14	15	1	4.7%	16.1%	.185	.315	.281	.338	.467	.368	128
2018	TEX	A	22	24	99	2	11	22	0	5.1%	12.1%	.156	.355	.322	.378	.478	.384	145
2018	TEX	A+	22	64	236	4	15	15	1	3.0%	23.7%	.081	.224	.184	.214	.265	.223	33
2018	TEX	MiLB	22	88	335	6	26	37	1	3.6%	20.3%	.102	.266	.224	.262	.326	.270	66
2019	TEX	A	23	85	340	12	40	46	1	6.5%	19.7%	.193	.272	.246	.306	.439	.337	112
2019	TEX	A+	23	17	67	0	3	7	0	3.0%	16.4%	.032	.173	.143	.194	.175	.182	9
2019	TEX	MiLB	23	102	407	12	43	53	1	5.9%	19.2%	.166	.254	.228	.287	.394	.311	95
2019	TEX	ST	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2021	TEX	AA	25	28	99	5	11	15	1	15.2%	28.3%	.274	.412	.310	.414	.583	.434	165

Season	Team	Level	Age	G	PA	HR	R	RBI	SB	BB%	K%	ISO	BABIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	wRC+
2014	TEX	R	18	36	152	3	21	28	0	6.6%	11.8%	.177	.288	.269	.349	.446	.382	118
2014	TEX	R	18	13	45	0	3	0	0	6.7%	17.8%	.000	.167	.132	.267	.132	.234	30
2014	TEX	MiLB	18	49	197	3	24	28	0	6.6%	13.2%	.137	.262	.238	.330	.375	.347	98
2015	TEX	R	19	40	149	3	19	27	0	8.1%	12.8%	.120	.298	.278	.336	.398	.347	111
2017	TEX	A-	21	38	149	4	14	15	1	4.7%	16.1%	.185	.315	.281	.338	.467	.368	128
2018	TEX	A	22	24	99	2	11	22	0	5.1%	12.1%	.156	.355	.322	.378	.478	.384	145
2018	TEX	A+	22	64	236	4	15	15	1	3.0%	23.7%	.081	.224	.184	.214	.265	.223	33
2018	TEX	MiLB	22	88	335	6	26	37	1	3.6%	20.3%	.102	.266	.224	.262	.326	.270	66
2019	TEX	A	23	85	340	12	40	46	1	6.5%	19.7%	.193	.272	.246	.306	.439	.337	112
2019	TEX	A+	23	17	67	0	3	7	0	3.0%	16.4%	.032	.173	.143	.194	.175	.182	9
2019	TEX	MiLB	23	102	407	12	43	53	1	5.9%	19.2%	.166	.254	.228	.287	.394	.311	95
2019	TEX	ST	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2021	TEX	AA	25	28	99	5	11	15	1	15.2%	28.3%	.274	.412	.310	.414	.583	.434	165

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	G	AB	PA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	GDP	SB	CS	AVG
2014	TEX	R	36	130	152	35	20	10	2	3	21	28	10	1	18	7	2	3	5	0	0	.269
2014	TEX	R	13	38	45	5	5	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	8	4	0	0	1	0	0	.132
2014	TEX	MiLB	49	168	197	40	25	10	2	3	24	28	13	1	26	11	2	3	6	0	0	.238
2015	TEX	R	40	133	149	37	27	7	0	3	19	27	12	0	19	1	3	0	4	0	1	.278
2017	TEX	A-	38	135	149	38	22	11	1	4	14	15	7	0	24	5	1	1	4	1	1	.281
2018	TEX	A	24	90	99	29	19	8	0	2	11	22	5	0	12	3	0	0	3	0	0	.322
2018	TEX	A+	64	223	236	41	31	6	0	4	15	15	7	0	56	2	2	2	8	1	0	.184
2018	TEX	MiLB	88	313	335	70	50	14	0	6	26	37	12	0	68	5	2	2	11	1	0	.224
2019	TEX	A	85	305	340	75	40	23	0	12	40	46	22	0	67	7	6	0	3	1	2	.246
2019	TEX	A+	17	63	67	9	7	2	0	0	3	7	2	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143
2019	TEX	MiLB	102	368	407	84	47	25	0	12	43	53	24	0	78	9	6	0	3	1	2	.228
2019	TEX	ST	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	TEX	AA	28	84	99	26	13	8	0	5	11	15	15	0	28	0	0	0	1	1	0	.310

Season	Team	Level	G	AB	PA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	GDP	SB	CS	AVG
2014	TEX	R	36	130	152	35	20	10	2	3	21	28	10	1	18	7	2	3	5	0	0	.269
2014	TEX	R	13	38	45	5	5	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	8	4	0	0	1	0	0	.132
2014	TEX	MiLB	49	168	197	40	25	10	2	3	24	28	13	1	26	11	2	3	6	0	0	.238
2015	TEX	R	40	133	149	37	27	7	0	3	19	27	12	0	19	1	3	0	4	0	1	.278
2017	TEX	A-	38	135	149	38	22	11	1	4	14	15	7	0	24	5	1	1	4	1	1	.281
2018	TEX	A	24	90	99	29	19	8	0	2	11	22	5	0	12	3	0	0	3	0	0	.322
2018	TEX	A+	64	223	236	41	31	6	0	4	15	15	7	0	56	2	2	2	8	1	0	.184
2018	TEX	MiLB	88	313	335	70	50	14	0	6	26	37	12	0	68	5	2	2	11	1	0	.224
2019	TEX	A	85	305	340	75	40	23	0	12	40	46	22	0	67	7	6	0	3	1	2	.246
2019	TEX	A+	17	63	67	9	7	2	0	0	3	7	2	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143
2019	TEX	MiLB	102	368	407	84	47	25	0	12	43	53	24	0	78	9	6	0	3	1	2	.228
2019	TEX	ST	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	TEX	AA	28	84	99	26	13	8	0	5	11	15	15	0	28	0	0	0	1	1	0	.310

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wSB	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2014	TEX	R	6.6%	11.8%	0.56	.269	.349	.446	.795	.177	4.2	.288	0.2	24	4.9	.382	118
2014	TEX	R	6.7%	17.8%	0.38	.132	.267	.132	.398	.000	1.9	.167	0.1	2	-3.5	.234	30
2014	TEX	MiLB	6.6%	13.2%	0.50	.238	.330	.375	.705	.137	3.9	.262	0.2	26	1.4	.347	98
2015	TEX	R	8.1%	12.8%	0.63	.278	.336	.398	.734	.120	2.1	.298	-0.5	21	2.6	.347	111
2017	TEX	A-	4.7%	16.1%	0.29	.281	.338	.467	.805	.185	3.4	.315	-0.2	23	4.8	.368	128
2018	TEX	A	5.1%	12.1%	0.42	.322	.378	.478	.855	.156	1.3	.355	0.0	17	5.4	.384	145
2018	TEX	A+	3.0%	23.7%	0.13	.184	.214	.265	.478	.081	2.4	.224	0.2	9	-18.7	.223	33
2018	TEX	MiLB	3.6%	20.3%	0.18	.224	.262	.326	.588	.102	2.2	.266	0.3	26	-13.3	.270	66
2019	TEX	A	6.5%	19.7%	0.33	.246	.306	.439	.745	.193	2.2	.272	-0.7	45	5.6	.337	112
2019	TEX	A+	3.0%	16.4%	0.18	.143	.194	.175	.369	.032	1.2	.173	0.0	1	-6.9	.182	9
2019	TEX	MiLB	5.9%	19.2%	0.31	.228	.287	.394	.681	.166	2.1	.254	-0.6	45	-1.3	.311	95
2019	TEX	ST	0.0%	0.0%	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.1	.000	0.0	0	-0.3	.000	-100
2021	TEX	AA	15.2%	28.3%	0.54	.310	.414	.583	.997	.274	2.6	.412	0.2	21	8.3	.434	165

Season	Team	Level	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wSB	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2014	TEX	R	6.6%	11.8%	0.56	.269	.349	.446	.795	.177	4.2	.288	0.2	24	4.9	.382	118
2014	TEX	R	6.7%	17.8%	0.38	.132	.267	.132	.398	.000	1.9	.167	0.1	2	-3.5	.234	30
2014	TEX	MiLB	6.6%	13.2%	0.50	.238	.330	.375	.705	.137	3.9	.262	0.2	26	1.4	.347	98
2015	TEX	R	8.1%	12.8%	0.63	.278	.336	.398	.734	.120	2.1	.298	-0.5	21	2.6	.347	111
2017	TEX	A-	4.7%	16.1%	0.29	.281	.338	.467	.805	.185	3.4	.315	-0.2	23	4.8	.368	128
2018	TEX	A	5.1%	12.1%	0.42	.322	.378	.478	.855	.156	1.3	.355	0.0	17	5.4	.384	145
2018	TEX	A+	3.0%	23.7%	0.13	.184	.214	.265	.478	.081	2.4	.224	0.2	9	-18.7	.223	33
2018	TEX	MiLB	3.6%	20.3%	0.18	.224	.262	.326	.588	.102	2.2	.266	0.3	26	-13.3	.270	66
2019	TEX	A	6.5%	19.7%	0.33	.246	.306	.439	.745	.193	2.2	.272	-0.7	45	5.6	.337	112
2019	TEX	A+	3.0%	16.4%	0.18	.143	.194	.175	.369	.032	1.2	.173	0.0	1	-6.9	.182	9
2019	TEX	MiLB	5.9%	19.2%	0.31	.228	.287	.394	.681	.166	2.1	.254	-0.6	45	-1.3	.311	95
2019	TEX	ST	0.0%	0.0%	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.1	.000	0.0	0	-0.3	.000	-100
2021	TEX	AA	15.2%	28.3%	0.54	.310	.414	.583	.997	.274	2.6	.412	0.2	21	8.3	.434	165

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%
2014	TEX	R	0.79	15.5%	37.3%	47.3%	30.8%	5.8%	57.4%	24.3%	18.3%
2014	TEX	R	1.08	6.9%	48.3%	44.8%	46.2%	0.0%	60.0%	16.7%	23.3%
2014	TEX	MiLB	0.85	13.7%	39.6%	46.8%	33.8%	4.6%	57.9%	22.8%	19.3%
2015	TEX	R	1.19	19.3%	43.9%	36.8%	35.7%	7.1%	57.6%	19.5%	22.9%
2017	TEX	A-	0.82	25.5%	33.6%	40.9%	33.3%	8.9%	60.2%	23.0%	16.8%
2018	TEX	A	0.89	29.3%	33.3%	37.3%	28.6%	7.1%	57.7%	24.4%	17.9%
2018	TEX	A+	0.84	17.1%	37.8%	45.1%	45.9%	5.4%	49.7%	22.2%	28.1%
2018	TEX	MiLB	0.85	20.9%	36.4%	42.7%	41.2%	5.9%	52.2%	22.9%	24.9%
2019	TEX	A	1.13	22.6%	41.0%	36.4%	24.1%	13.8%	56.6%	23.8%	19.7%
2019	TEX	A+	0.81	22.4%	34.7%	42.9%	38.1%	0.0%	46.2%	25.0%	28.8%
2019	TEX	MiLB	1.06	22.6%	39.9%	37.5%	26.9%	11.1%	54.7%	24.0%	21.3%
2019	TEX	ST	1.00	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	TEX	AA	0.43	27.3%	21.8%	50.9%	28.6%	17.9%	44.6%	28.6%	26.8%

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%
2014	TEX	R	0.79	15.5%	37.3%	47.3%	30.8%	5.8%	57.4%	24.3%	18.3%
2014	TEX	R	1.08	6.9%	48.3%	44.8%	46.2%	0.0%	60.0%	16.7%	23.3%
2014	TEX	MiLB	0.85	13.7%	39.6%	46.8%	33.8%	4.6%	57.9%	22.8%	19.3%
2015	TEX	R	1.19	19.3%	43.9%	36.8%	35.7%	7.1%	57.6%	19.5%	22.9%
2017	TEX	A-	0.82	25.5%	33.6%	40.9%	33.3%	8.9%	60.2%	23.0%	16.8%
2018	TEX	A	0.89	29.3%	33.3%	37.3%	28.6%	7.1%	57.7%	24.4%	17.9%
2018	TEX	A+	0.84	17.1%	37.8%	45.1%	45.9%	5.4%	49.7%	22.2%	28.1%
2018	TEX	MiLB	0.85	20.9%	36.4%	42.7%	41.2%	5.9%	52.2%	22.9%	24.9%
2019	TEX	A	1.13	22.6%	41.0%	36.4%	24.1%	13.8%	56.6%	23.8%	19.7%
2019	TEX	A+	0.81	22.4%	34.7%	42.9%	38.1%	0.0%	46.2%	25.0%	28.8%
2019	TEX	MiLB	1.06	22.6%	39.9%	37.5%	26.9%	11.1%	54.7%	24.0%	21.3%
2019	TEX	ST	1.00	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	TEX	AA	0.43	27.3%	21.8%	50.9%	28.6%	17.9%	44.6%	28.6%	26.8%

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2014	TEX	R	41	52	17	16	54	174	228
2014	TEX	R	14	13	2	6	18	54	72
2014	TEX	MiLB	55	65	19	22	72	228	300
2015	TEX	R	50	42	22	15	63	183	246
2017	TEX	A-	37	45	28	15	150	336	486
2018	TEX	A	25	28	22	8	87	212	299
2018	TEX	A+	62	74	28	34	258	587	845
2018	TEX	MiLB	87	102	50	42	345	799	1144
2019	TEX	A	98	87	54	21	431	830	1261
2019	TEX	A+	17	21	11	8	69	148	217
2019	TEX	MiLB	115	108	65	29	500	978	1478
2019	TEX	ST	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
2021	TEX	AA	12	28	15	8	153	276	429

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches
2014	TEX	R	41	52	17	16	54	174	228
2014	TEX	R	14	13	2	6	18	54	72
2014	TEX	MiLB	55	65	19	22	72	228	300
2015	TEX	R	50	42	22	15	63	183	246
2017	TEX	A-	37	45	28	15	150	336	486
2018	TEX	A	25	28	22	8	87	212	299
2018	TEX	A+	62	74	28	34	258	587	845
2018	TEX	MiLB	87	102	50	42	345	799	1144
2019	TEX	A	98	87	54	21	431	830	1261
2019	TEX	A+	17	21	11	8	69	148	217
2019	TEX	MiLB	115	108	65	29	500	978	1478
2019	TEX	ST	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
2021	TEX	AA	12	28	15	8	153	276	429

MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	Swing%	Contact%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%
2014	TEX	R	73.7%	69.6%	13.2%	22.4%	2.6%	25.0%
2014	TEX	R	73.6%	56.6%	17.8%	31.9%	1.4%	33.3%
2014	TEX	MiLB	73.7%	66.5%	14.2%	24.7%	2.3%	27.0%
2015	TEX	R	67.5%	73.5%	16.1%	17.9%	6.9%	24.8%
2017	TEX	A-	59.1%	75.6%	49.7%	14.4%	10.1%	24.5%
2018	TEX	A	59.2%	78.0%	42.4%	13.0%	11.7%	24.7%
2018	TEX	A+	55.4%	77.1%	49.6%	12.7%	14.0%	26.6%
2018	TEX	MiLB	56.4%	77.4%	47.5%	12.8%	13.4%	26.1%
2019	TEX	A	50.6%	77.7%	51.5%	11.3%	15.1%	26.3%
2019	TEX	A+	54.8%	76.5%	31.3%	12.9%	13.4%	26.3%
2019	TEX	MiLB	51.2%	77.5%	48.2%	11.5%	14.8%	26.3%
2019	TEX	ST	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	TEX	AA	49.2%	71.6%	53.5%	14.0%	15.2%	29.1%

Season	Team	Level	Swing%	Contact%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%
2014	TEX	R	73.7%	69.6%	13.2%	22.4%	2.6%	25.0%
2014	TEX	R	73.6%	56.6%	17.8%	31.9%	1.4%	33.3%
2014	TEX	MiLB	73.7%	66.5%	14.2%	24.7%	2.3%	27.0%
2015	TEX	R	67.5%	73.5%	16.1%	17.9%	6.9%	24.8%
2017	TEX	A-	59.1%	75.6%	49.7%	14.4%	10.1%	24.5%
2018	TEX	A	59.2%	78.0%	42.4%	13.0%	11.7%	24.7%
2018	TEX	A+	55.4%	77.1%	49.6%	12.7%	14.0%	26.6%
2018	TEX	MiLB	56.4%	77.4%	47.5%	12.8%	13.4%	26.1%
2019	TEX	A	50.6%	77.7%	51.5%	11.3%	15.1%	26.3%
2019	TEX	A+	54.8%	76.5%	31.3%	12.9%	13.4%	26.3%
2019	TEX	MiLB	51.2%	77.5%	48.2%	11.5%	14.8%	26.3%
2019	TEX	ST	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	TEX	AA	49.2%	71.6%	53.5%	14.0%	15.2%	29.1%

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	SB	CS	PB
2014	TEX	R	C	6	6	49.0	37	4	1	0	1	2	0
2014	TEX	R	C	23	22	187.0	122	25	5	1	13	17	9
2015	TEX	R	C	23	21	171.1	147	23	7	2	31	11	8
2017	TEX	A-	C	17	17	142.1	123	20	4	2	25	13	2
2018	TEX	A	C	9	9	74.2	79	11	2	1	4	5	1
2018	TEX	A+	C	43	42	360.0	298	23	5	2	33	14	6
2019	TEX	A	C	31	29	248.1	218	28	5	0	25	10	7
2019	TEX	A+	C	14	13	125.0	138	13	1	2	20	14	1
2021	TEX	AA	C	16	12	114.0	131	11	0	1	12	8	2
2014	TEX	R	1B	1	1	8.0	8	0	0	0
2015	TEX	R	1B	7	5	45.0	41	5	2	4
2018	TEX	A+	1B	12	7	71.0	63	4	2	2
2018	TEX	A+	RF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0
2014	TEX	R	DH	12	11	0.0	0	0	0	0
2014	TEX	R	DH	6	4	0.0	0	0	0	0
2015	TEX	R	DH	11	10	0.0	0	0	0	0
2017	TEX	A-	DH	20	20	0.0	0	0	0	0
2018	TEX	A	DH	15	15	0.0	0	0	0	0
2018	TEX	A+	DH	13	13	0.0	0	0	0	0
2019	TEX	A	DH	53	53	0.0	0	0	0	0
2019	TEX	A+	DH	3	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
2021	TEX	AA	DH	12	12	0.0	0	0	0	0

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	SB	CS	PB
2014	TEX	R	C	6	6	49.0	37	4	1	0	1	2	0
2014	TEX	R	C	23	22	187.0	122	25	5	1	13	17	9
2015	TEX	R	C	23	21	171.1	147	23	7	2	31	11	8
2017	TEX	A-	C	17	17	142.1	123	20	4	2	25	13	2
2018	TEX	A	C	9	9	74.2	79	11	2	1	4	5	1
2018	TEX	A+	C	43	42	360.0	298	23	5	2	33	14	6
2019	TEX	A	C	31	29	248.1	218	28	5	0	25	10	7
2019	TEX	A+	C	14	13	125.0	138	13	1	2	20	14	1
2021	TEX	AA	C	16	12	114.0	131	11	0	1	12	8	2
2014	TEX	R	1B	1	1	8.0	8	0	0	0
2015	TEX	R	1B	7	5	45.0	41	5	2	4
2018	TEX	A+	1B	12	7	71.0	63	4	2	2
2018	TEX	A+	RF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0
2014	TEX	R	DH	12	11	0.0	0	0	0	0
2014	TEX	R	DH	6	4	0.0	0	0	0	0
2015	TEX	R	DH	11	10	0.0	0	0	0	0
2017	TEX	A-	DH	20	20	0.0	0	0	0	0
2018	TEX	A	DH	15	15	0.0	0	0	0	0
2018	TEX	A+	DH	13	13	0.0	0	0	0	0
2019	TEX	A	DH	53	53	0.0	0	0	0	0
2019	TEX	A+	DH	3	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
2021	TEX	AA	DH	12	12	0.0	0	0	0	0

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BAL	CHW	ATH
BOS	CLE	HOU
NYY	DET	LAA
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG