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Hensley Meulens

Hitting Coach - Colorado Rockies (MLB) [2024]
 
High Level
MLB
Years
1986-2002 (1989-1998)
Proper Name
Hensley Filemon Meulens
Nickname
Bam-Bam
Positions
3B (640) ... OF (331) ... LF (115) ... 1B (104) ... RF (18) ... DH (13)
Positions
3B - OF - LF - 1B - RF - DH
Height / Weight
6-3 / 210
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
June 23,1967
Drafted/Signed
UDFA: 1985-New York Yankees
MLBAM ID
119004
Retrosheet#
meulh001
More Player Information
Stat Capsuleabrhhrrbisbavgops
MLB Career4966710915534.220.641

[Player Notes]

[2000] Played for Netherlands in the Sydney Olympics[2004] Coached for Netherlands in the Athens Olympics

Batting Statistics

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Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposgabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hr
1986Gulf Coast YankeesGCLRkNYA-193B59219365110443142286641100812531833.233.329.370.699.274.137.31311.0726.092.3654.75
1987Fort Lauderdale YankeesFSLA+NYA-203B175821030020072500000136537.172.262.224.486.172.052.30310.7738.463.570.00
1987Prince William YankeesCaroA+NYA-203B116430761292322810314353124906302404985376.300.384.558.942.407.258.35610.6424.902.3415.36
1988Albany/Colonie YankeesEastAANYA28213B792785068911340333797100201183162345.245.335.424.759.313.179.32711.7130.702.6221.38
1988Columbus ClippersILAAANYA-213B5520927489162220146100100772241632.230.277.368.645.215.138.2946.2527.234.3634.83
1989Albany/Colonie YankeesEastAANYA28223B10433555868211453261108901001314062165.257.384.391.775.319.134.34615.0226.601.7730.45
1989Columbus ClippersILAAANYA-223B144581340130081300000205358.289.396.444.840.333.155.38715.0924.531.6345.00
1989New York YankeesALMLBNYA57223B82825000101280000253005.179.233.179.412.036.000.2506.6726.674.000.00
1990Columbus ClippersILAAANYA3123OF1364808113720526966466132715402455595186.285.376.510.886.367.225.33911.8123.612.0018.46
1990New York YankeesALMLBNYA3123OF2383122070310109253000336951010.241.337.434.771.313.193.3099.4726.322.7827.67
1991New York YankeesALMLBNYA3124OF9628837648162930189741217923131549.222.276.319.595.170.097.3105.7530.995.3948.00
1992Columbus ClippersILAAANYA-253B141534961472822610015860168513602576035691.275.352.481.833.331.206.3539.9527.862.8020.54
1992New York YankeesALMLBNYA59253B251300110010000016612.600.6671.2001.867.800.600.50016.670.000.005.00
1993Columbus ClippersILAAANYA-26OF7527939571401445623292303001133172829.204.290.405.695.330.201.24410.0929.022.8819.93
1993New York YankeesALMLBNYA3126OF30538911250181900002186145.170.279.340.619.302.170.21913.1131.152.3826.50
1994Chiba LotteJap PacIntl--27LF1224314910721023698035135000001974664463.248.305.457.762.000.209.0007.5128.973.8618.74
1995YakultJap CenIntl--28LF1304387410716029806064134000002105024562.244.341.479.820.000.235.00012.7526.692.0915.10
1996YakultJap CenIntl--29LF1284394710814325671044140000002034834266.246.315.462.777.000.216.0009.1128.993.1817.56
1997West Palm Beach ExposFSLA+MON-303B140110000002000012410.250.250.500.750.250.250.5000.0050.000.000.00
1997Ottawa LynxILAAAMON-303B-1B121423811162022475195621195054112124954670.274.370.501.871.407.227.32312.5324.041.9217.63
1997Montreal ExposNLMLBMON3130LF16246710260141000100142934.292.379.583.962.417.291.38513.7934.482.5012.00
1998Calgary CannonsPCLAAACHA-31OF2833102300020000110830.375.3751.2501.625.875.875.2500.0025.000.004.00
1998Tucson SidewindersPCLAAAARI-31OF70268456716213372130672030121263033136.250.327.470.797.336.220.2839.9022.112.2320.62
1998Arizona DiamondbacksNLMLBARI2931RF71511001100060000041510.067.067.267.334.200.200.0000.0040.000.0015.00
1999Newark BearsAtlIndy--32LF118448841271732194125521020000142135004186.283.358.475.833.324.192.00010.4020.401.9621.33
2000Saltillo SaraperosMexAAA--33LF883477211014224734154105000052004014070.317.409.576.985.424.259.00013.4726.181.9414.46
2001Newark BearsAtlIndy--34LF401392634101103031163400007761552113.245.323.547.870.432.302.00010.3221.942.1313.90
2001Saltillo SaraperosMexAAA--34LF8329948721221350214495000071273432745.241.338.425.763.334.184.00012.8327.702.1623.00
2002Puebla PericosMexAAA--35LF381371428311240022370000636159523.204.314.263.577.219.059.00013.8423.271.68137.00
1986RkTotal--NYA------59219365110443142286641100812531833.233.329.370.699.274.137.31311.0726.092.3654.75GCL1986
1987A+Total--NYA------133488781392622810514360149906302535635683.285.369.518.888.379.234.35010.6626.472.4817.43Caro1987
1988AAA,AATotal--NYA------1344877711618219625351158101201955403977.238.311.400.712.271.162.3129.4429.263.1025.63IL1988
1989AAA,AATotal--NYA------118380639912212483269121901001514592673.261.386.397.783.321.137.35115.0326.361.7531.67IL1989
1989MLBTotal--NYA------82825000101280000253005.179.233.179.412.036.000.2506.6726.674.00AL1989
1990AAATotal--NYA------1364808113720526966466132715402455595186.285.376.510.887.367.225.33911.8123.612.0018.46IL1990
1990MLBTotal--NYA------2383122070310109253000336951010.241.337.434.771.313.193.3099.4726.322.7827.67AL1990
1991MLBTotal--NYA------9628837648162930189741217923131549.222.276.319.595.170.097.3105.7530.995.3948.00AL1991
1992AAATotal--NYA------141534961472822610015860168513602576035691.275.352.481.833.331.206.3539.9527.862.8020.54IL1992
1992MLBTotal--NYA------251300110010000016612.600.6671.2001.867.800.600.50016.670.000.005.00AL1992
1993AAATotal--NYA------7527939571401445623292303001133172829.204.290.405.695.330.201.24410.0929.022.8819.93IL1993
1993MLBTotal--NYA------30538911250181900002186145.170.279.340.618.302.170.21913.1131.152.3826.50AL1993
1994IntlTotal--------1224314910721023698035135000001974664463.248.305.457.762.309.209.3087.5128.973.8618.74Jap Pac1994
1995IntlTotal--------1304387410716029806064134000002105024562.244.341.479.820.395.235.28412.7526.692.0915.10Jap Cen1995
1996IntlTotal--------1284394710814325671044140000002034834266.246.315.462.777.319.216.3039.1128.993.1817.56Jap Cen1996
1997AAA,A+Total--MON------122427811172122475195621215054122144994770.274.369.501.870.405.227.32412.4224.251.9517.79IL1997
1997MLBTotal--MON------16246710260141000100142934.292.379.583.963.417.292.38513.7934.482.5012.00NL1997
1998AAATotal--ARI,CHA------72276487017215402130692030131363113436.254.328.493.821.351.239.2829.6522.192.3018.40PCL1998
1998MLBTotal--ARI------71511001100060000041510.067.067.267.333.200.200.0000.0040.0015.00NL1998
1999IndyTotal--------118448841271732194125521020000142135004186.283.358.475.833.324.192.32610.4020.401.9621.33Atl1999
2000AAATotal--------883477211014224734154105000052004014070.317.409.576.985.424.259.39413.4726.181.9414.46Mex2000
2001IndyTotal--------401392634101103031163400007761552113.245.323.547.869.432.302.25310.3221.942.1313.90Atl2001
2001AAATotal--------8329948721221350214495000071273432745.241.338.425.763.334.184.30912.8327.702.1623.00Mex2001
2002AAATotal--------381371428311240022370000636159523.204.314.263.577.219.058.27313.8423.271.68137.00Mex2002
Tot:MLB (7 yrs)MLB18249667109172155343421657131151755493475.220.288.353.641.220.133.2957.6530.053.9333.07
Tot:NL (2 yrs)NL23397810370141600100184444.205.273.462.734.333.256.2389.0936.364.0013.00
Tot:AL (5 yrs)AL15945760101162124642381497121151575053071.221.290.344.633.210.123.2997.5229.503.9238.08
Tot:Minors (12 yrs)Minors119943537331143195262067498032578131345328194320085007427716.263.353.461.814.343.199.32711.5426.222.2721.13
Tot:AAA (10 yrs)AAA823302951479814117150528562239289122220144214233465308490.263.350.470.820.347.206.32311.3125.712.2720.19
Tot:AA (2 yrs)AA1836131051541732485659820510012024972244110.251.363.406.769.316.155.33813.5728.392.0925.54
Tot:A+ (2 yrs)A+134492781402722810514360151906312555675783.285.369.518.887.378.234.35110.5826.632.5217.57
Tot:Rk (1 yrs)Rk59219365110443142286641100812531833.233.329.370.699.274.137.31311.0726.092.3654.75
Tot:Indy (2 yrs)Indy15858711016127431124156681360000212896556299.274.350.492.842.349.218.31010.3820.762.0018.94

Fielding Statistics

csv
Glossary
yearteamleaguelevelageposggsinnpoaedptctscsbcssb%fpctrfgrfirf9itm sharepl sharetm rank
1986Gulf Coast YankeesGCLRk193B58--40118201117815800.8882.70.000.0093.598.31
1987Prince William YankeesCaroA+203B116--96224371535732000.8962.80.000.0082.9100.01
1987Fort Lauderdale YankeesFSLA+203B17--183774625500.8873.20.000.0012.3100.04
1988Columbus ClippersILAAA213B54--3911114716415000.9152.80.000.0038.098.21
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Fielding Statistics are updated at the conclusion of season

Yearly Summary

csv
Glossary
yearteamleaguelevelmlb-classagewlrankrpigpmanagersalaryservice timeplayoffsawards
1986Gulf Coast YankeesGCLRkNYA1933293-59Fred Ferreira--dnq
1987Prince William YankeesCaroA+NYA2066743-116Wally Moon--dnq
1987Fort Lauderdale YankeesFSLA+NYA2085531-17Buck Showalter--League Champions
1988Albany/Colonie YankeesEastAANYA2172664-79Thomas Jones, Stump Merrill--League Champions
1988Columbus ClippersILAAANYA2165773-55Bucky Dent--dnq
1989Albany/Colonie YankeesEastAANYA2292481-104Buck Showalter--League Champions
1989Columbus ClippersILAAANYA2277692-14Bucky Dent--dnq
1989New York YankeesALMLBNYA2274875-8Dallas Green, Bucky Dent68,000dnq
1990Columbus ClippersILAAANYA2387591-136Stump Merrill--dnq
1990New York YankeesALMLBNYA2367957-23Stump Merrill, Bucky Dent100,000dnq
1991New York YankeesALMLBNYA2471915-96Stump Merrill120,000dnq
1992Columbus ClippersILAAANYA2595491-141Rick Down--League Champions
1992New York YankeesALMLBNYA2576864-2Buck Showalter132,500dnq
1993Columbus ClippersILAAANYA2678624-75Stump Merrill--dnq
1993New York YankeesALMLBNYA2688742-30Buck Showalter109,000dnq
1994Jap PacIntl27-122--
1995Jap CenIntl28-130--
1996Jap CenIntl29-128--
1997West Palm Beach ExposFSLA+MON3089661-1Doug Sisson--dnq
1997Ottawa LynxILAAAMON3054865-121Pat Kelly--dnq
1997Montreal ExposNLMLBMON3078844-16Felipe Alou150,000dnq
1998Calgary CannonsPCLAAACHA3181621-2Tom Spencer--Lost in Finals
1998Tucson SidewindersPCLAAAARI3157854-70Chris Speier--dnq
1998Arizona DiamondbacksNLMLBARI3165975-7Buck Showalter170,000dnq
1999Newark BearsAtlIndy3255644-118--dnq
2000Saltillo SaraperosMexAAA3377421-88--Lost in 1st Round
2001Newark BearsAtlIndy3475511-40Tom O'Malley--Lost in Finals
2001Saltillo SaraperosMexAAA3468522-83Houston Jimenez--Lost in 1st Round
2002Puebla PericosMexAAA3538708-38--dnq
29 record(s)
Based on playing years with listed statistics and available season data.

Baseball Jobs

csv
Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelcategorymlb orgjobwlwpctrankgblPlayoffs
2003BluefieldAppRkMinorBALHitting Coach2340.365411.5dnq
2004BluefieldAppRkMinorBALHitting Coach2839.418413.5dnq
2005IndianapolisILAAAMinorPITHitting Coach7866.542211.0Lost in Finals
2006IndianapolisILAAAMinorPITHitting Coach7666.53510.0Lost in tiebreaker
2007IndianapolisILAAAMinorPITHitting Coach7073.490312.0dnq
2008IndianapolisILAAAMinorPITHitting Coach6876.472420.0dnq
2009FresnoPCLAAAMinorSFNHitting Coach7173.493315.5dnq
2010San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach9270.56810.0Won World Series (Rangers)
2011San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach8676.53128.0dnq
2012San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach9468.58010.0Won World Series (Tigers)
2013San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach7686.469316.0dnq
2014San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach8874.54326.0Won World Series (Royals)
2015San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach8478.51928.0dnq
2016San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach8775.53724.0Lost in 1st Round (Cubs)
2017San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNHitting Coach6498.395540.0dnq
2018San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNBench Coach7389.451418.5dnq
2019San Francisco GiantsNLMLBMLBSFNBench Coach7785.475329.0dnq
2020New York MetsNLMLBMLBNYNBench Coach2634.43349.0dnq
2023Colorado RockiesNLMLBMLBCOLHitting Coach59103.364541.0dnq
2024Colorado RockiesNLMLBMLBCOLHitting Coach61101.377538.5dnq
20 record(s)

Transactions

csv
Glossary
datetransaction descriptionteamminor team40-manstatus
1998-10-15Granted free agencyNoHist
1998-08-01Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks to Chicago White Sox for future considerationsChicago White SoxNoHist
1997-12-17Signed to #-year contract for 1997-1997 ($0m) [Free Agent]Arizona DiamondbacksNoHist
1997-10-16Granted free agencyNoHist
1997-04-17Signed to #-year contract for 1997-1997 ($0m) [Free Agent]Montreal ExposNoHist
1997-03-20Released by BravesNoHist
1996-12-20Signed to #-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0m) [Free Agent]Atlanta BravesNoHist
1993-11-26Released by YankeesNoHist
1985-10-31Signed as undrafted free agent (Curacao)New York YankeesNoHist
9 record(s)

Prospect Rankings

csv
Glossary
yearsourcetypeteamrankview rankings
1987Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Yankees10View Rankings
1988Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Yankees1View Rankings
1989Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Yankees1View Rankings
1990Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Yankees10View Rankings
1991Baseball AmericaMLBNew York Yankees30View Rankings
1991Baseball AmericaTeamNew York Yankees2View Rankings
6 record(s)
Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.

Salaries and Contracts

csv
Glossary
yearteamagesalarytm ranklg rankavg salarylg minimumservice timecontract
1989New York Yankees2268,000--497,25468,000
1990New York Yankees23100,000--597,537100,000
1991New York Yankees24120,00024549851,492100,000
1992New York Yankees25132,500225971,028,667109,000
1993New York Yankees26109,000--1,076,089109,000
1997Montreal Expos30150,000--1,336,609150,000
1998Arizona Diamondbacks31170,000--1,398,831170,000
7 season(s)$849,500Career Earnings
Talent Ratings
Speed
40
Power
81
Contact
15
XBH
74
RBIs
73
Runs
70
Hitting
50
Durability
47
Team
.512

[Career Highlights]

[1985]  Drafted by the New York Yankees in Round #0 (#0)
[1986]  Played for Gulf Coast Yankees (Rk) ... Led GCL in Strikeouts ... Finished top 10 in GCL in Plate Appearances, At Bats, Runs, Total Bases, Triples, Home Runs, Runs Batted In, Hit By Pitch, Extra Base Hits, Isolated Power
[1987]  Played for Fort Lauderdale Yankees (A+) ... Played for Prince William Yankees (A+) ... Led Caro in Home Runs ... Finished top 10 in Caro in Slugging Percentage, On Base Plus Slugging, Total Bases, Runs Batted In, Strikeouts, Hit By Pitch, Extra Base Hits, Secondary Average, Isolated Power, BAVG on Balls in Play
[1988]  Played for Albany/Colonie Yankees (AA) ... Played for Columbus Clippers (AAA) ... Finished top 10 in East in Home Runs, Strikeouts, Secondary Average, Isolated Power
[1989]  Played for Albany/Colonie Yankees (AA) ... Played for Columbus Clippers (AAA) ... Played for New York Yankees (MLB) ... Led East in Hit By Pitch ... Finished top 10 in East in On Base Percentage, Walks, Strikeouts, BAVG on Balls in Play, Walks Percentage
[1990]  Played for Columbus Clippers (AAA) ... Played for New York Yankees (MLB) ... Led IL in Total Bases ... Finished top 10 in IL in Slugging Percentage, On Base Plus Slugging, Games Played, Plate Appearances, At Bats, Runs, Hits, Triples, Home Runs, Runs Batted In, Walks, Strikeouts, Hit By Pitch, Extra Base Hits, Secondary Average, Isolated Power, BAVG on Balls in Play
[1991]  Played for New York Yankees (MLB)
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