Pokey Benitez  
Second Baseman | Free Agents

Hitting
Benitez seems to become especially focused in big situations. Benitez always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency.

Baserunning & Defense
He might not deliver for you at the plate, but Benitez can certainly deliver in the field. He is an exceptional fielder. His arm is accurate enough. Benitez doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a handful of bases each season without getting caught very often.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2009 EDM 2B 48 41 66 51 50 56 49 56 45 22 0 Low Minors 59 56 SS-49 254
2010 STP 2B 53 44 66 51 50 56 49 56 45 23 0 Low Minors 67 56 SS-56 267
2011 STP 2B 56 47 66 51 50 56 49 56 45 24 0 Low Minors 75 57 SS-62 275
2012 STP 2B 63 54 68 51 50 56 49 56 45 25 0 Active 81 61 SS-64 301
2013 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 26 1 Active 86 61 SS-71 302
2014 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 27 2 Active 86 61 SS-75 301
2015 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 28 3 Active 86 61 SS-80 300
2016 STP 2B 63 55 68 51 50 56 49 56 45 29 4 Active 86 61 SS-80 298
2017 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 30 5 Active 86 61 SS-80 298
2018 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 31 6 AA/AAA 86 61 SS-80, C-0 297
2019 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 32 7 AA/AAA 86 61 SS-80, C-0 296
2020 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 33 8 AA/AAA 86 61 SS-80, C-0 295
2021 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 34 9 AA/AAA 86 61 SS-80, C-0 294
2022 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 35 10 AA/AAA 86 61 SS-80, C-0 293
2023 STP 2B 63 55 68 51 50 56 49 56 45 36 11 AA/AAA 85 61 SS-80, C-0 291
2024 STP 2B 63 55 69 51 50 56 49 56 45 37 12 AA/AAA 85 60 SS-75, C-0 291
2025 FA 2B 62 53 68 51 50 56 49 56 45 38 13 Free Agent 83 58 SS-73, C-0 284
Ratings Delta -1 -2 -1             +1 +1   -2 -2   -7

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2008 21 USX 159 679 157 174 36 0 26 127 113 155 118 0.761 55 6 .398 .424 .822 .241 .259 12 .987 .256
2009 22 USX 159 620 157 195 46 0 23 133 135 133 74 0.556 77 2 .444 .500 .944 .275 .324 12 .986 .315
Totals     318 1299 314 369 82 0 49 260 248 288 192 0.667 132 8 .419 .460 .879 .259 .289 24 .987 .284

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2010 23 PDEP 10 45 3 6 2 0 1 2 1 2 15 7.500 1 0 .170 .244 .414 .167 .111 0 1.00 .133
2011 24 PDEP 159 587 75 141 27 1 23 70 73 56 124 2.214 21 1 .314 .407 .721 .270 .230 0 1.00 .240
Totals     169 632 78 147 29 1 24 72 74 58 139 2.397 22 1 .304 .396 .700 .259 .223 0 1.00 .233

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2012 25 STP 162 651 64 154 40 0 15 42 64 31 113 3.645 13 0 .275 .367 .642 .215 .244 0 1.00 .237
2013 26 STP 78 263 25 60 10 1 9 28 25 10 49 4.900 7 0 .268 .376 .644 .275 .211 0 1.00 .228
2014 27 STP 142 489 43 109 25 1 9 38 42 26 100 3.846 3 0 .265 .333 .598 .284 .198 0 1.00 .223
2015 28 STP 162 570 52 121 31 1 13 41 46 21 121 5.762 8 0 .247 .339 .586 .235 .205 0 1.00 .212
2016 29 STP 132 500 44 94 24 0 11 31 35 29 127 4.379 6 0 .235 .302 .537 .143 .192 1 .998 .188
2017 30 STP 83 312 40 69 11 0 8 34 25 8 68 8.500 5 0 .242 .333 .575 .273 .197 0 1.00 .221
Totals     759 2785 268 607 141 3 65 214 237 125 578 4.624 42 0 .255 .341 .596 .245 .210 1 .000 .218

Transfer History for Pokey Benitez
Date Transferred with Benitez To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
March 05 2025 Released to Free Agents by St Paul Pride

Pokey Benitez's Career Highlights
Year Details
2009 2nd round - 34th overall selection by Edmonton Blizzard in the 2009 Amateur Draft
2012 Rookie of the Year : Farmers League, (.237 AVG, 15 HR, 42 RBI, 64 RC, 13 SB, 1000 FPct)
2015 Gold Glove Award

Pokey Benitez's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
August 25, 2012 8 Pulled anterior cruciate ligament 11%  
September 14, 2014 16 Inflamed hamstring 100%  
June 27, 2016 21 Strained posterior cruciate ligament 28%  
July 25, 2017 8 Tender knee 5%  

Pokey Benitez's Comparable Players
Player Names
Fuad Pinkett 98.1% Gayle Sayers 98.0% Robbie Rickert 98.0% Darkell Villagrana 97.6% Edward Deere 97.0%

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