Melvin Nieves

Melvin (Ramos) Nieves
Born: December 28, 1971
San Juan, PR
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, CF, LF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1988-2008
Major League Statistics

Melvin (Ramos) Nieves compiled a career batting average of .271 with 197 home runs and 718 RBI in his 1363-game career with the Braves, Pulaski Braves, Sumter Braves, Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Las Vegas Stars, Richmond Braves, Indianapolis Indians, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Union Laguna Algodoneros, Somerset Patriots, Nashua Pride, Harrisburg Senators, New Orleans Zephyrs, Laguna Vaqueros, Joliet JackHammers and Veracruz Rojos. He began playing during the 1988 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign.

Pulaski Braves	Sumter Braves	Durham Bulls	Greenville Braves	Las Vegas Stars	Richmond Braves
Indianapolis Indians	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Union Laguna Algodoneros	Nashua Pride	Somerset Patriots
Laguna Vaqueros	Harrisburg Senators	New Orleans Zephyrs	Joliet JackHammers	Veracruz Rojos

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1988	R	GULF	Braves	56	200	176	16	30	6	0	1	12	5	4	20	53	.170	.261	.222	.483	39		2	1	1	0
1989	R	APPY	Pulaski Braves	64	269	231	43	64	16	3	9	46	6	4	30	59	.277	.357	.489	.846	113		1	3	4	4
1990	A	SALL3	Sumter Braves	126	531	459	60	130	24	7	9	59	10	6	53	125	.283	.362	.425	.787	195		9	1	9	4
1991	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	64	247	201	31	53	11	0	9	25	3	8	40	53	.264	.397	.453	.849	91	1	5	0	1	2
1992	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	100	414	350	61	99	23	5	18	76	6	4	52	98	.283	.381	.531	.912	186	4	6	2	4	2
1992	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	31	129	106	18	32	9	1	8	32	4	2	17	33	.302	.395	.632	1.027	67	1	2	0	4	3
1993	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	78	302	273	38	76	10	3	10	36	4	3	25	84	.278	.342	.447	.789	122	4	2	1	1	4
1993	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	43	179	159	31	49	10	1	7	24	2	2	18	42	.308	.385	.516	.901	82	1	2	0	0	0
1994	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	111	474	406	81	125	17	6	25	92	1	2	58	138	.308	.403	.564	.967	229	10	8	0	2	3
1998	AAA	IL	Indianapolis Indians	15	62	53	10	15	4	0	2	13	0	0	9	11	.283	.387	.472	.859	25	0	0	0	0	0
1999	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	84	290	245	37	63	16	1	17	43	0	0	42	105	.257	.372	.539	.911	132	4	3	0	0	0
2000	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	91	287	232	32	50	8	0	15	38	1	1	51	93	.216	.366	.444	.810	103	6	4	0	0	2
2001	AAA	PCL	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	13	52	43	7	10	5	1	1	4	1	0	8	20	.233	.365	.465	.831	20	0	1	0	0	0
2002	AAA	MEX	Union Laguna Algodoneros	61	257	197	43	62	17	0	14	52	4	1	51	62	.315	.463	.614	1.077	121	3	6	0	3	2
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	50	211	172	33	44	10	1	7	28	4	3	30	48	.256	.379	.448	.827	77	1	6	0	3	0
2003	Ind	ATLL	Somerset Patriots	38	162	125	22	35	7	0	7	27	7	3	36	34	.280	.444	.504	.948	63	2	1	0	0	2
2005	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	25	97	75	17	17	2	0	5	17	0	1	18	28	.227	.381	.453	.835	34	0	2	0	2	0
2005	AA	EL	Harrisburg Senators	23	97	77	14	20	5	0	4	16	1	2	18	28	.260	.412	.481	.893	37	0	2	0	0	3
2005	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	36	166	124	43	42	8	0	12	35	2	0	40	38	.339	.500	.694	1.194	86	5	1	0	1	4
2006	Ind	NORL	Joliet JackHammers	16	69	48	11	7	1	0	3	3	1	0	19	19	.146	.406	.354	.760	17	2	2	0	0	1
2006	AAA	MEX	Veracruz Rojos	35	145	111	21	30	3	0	8	19	0	0	34	49	.270	.441	.514	.955	57	4	0	0	0	0
2006	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	35	158	128	25	32	9	0	6	21	0	1	28	51	.250	.386	.461	.847	59	0	1	0	1	5
2008	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	6	22	19	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	.105	.227	.158	.385	3	1	0	0	0	0
Totals				1201	4820	4010	694	1087	222	29	197	718	62	47	700	1283	.271	.385	.488	.873	1958	49	66	8	36	41

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1988	R	GULF	Braves	OF	55	100	1	2	0	.981	1.836
1989	R	APPY	Pulaski Braves	OF	47	45	1	6	0	.885	.979
1990	A	SALL3	Sumter Braves	OF	123	227	7	11	2	.955	1.902
1991	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	OF	57	75	6	5	1	.942	1.421
1992	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	OF	85	127	9	5	1	.965	1.600
1992	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	OF	30	61	4	2	0	.970	2.167
1993	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	OF	68	124	5	7	1	.949	1.897
1993	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	OF	41	79	4	1	1	.988	2.024
1994	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	OF	108	160	4	10	1	.943	1.519
1994	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	1B	1	10	0	0	1	1.000	1.000
1998	AAA	IL	Indianapolis Indians	LF	2						.000
1998	AAA	IL	Indianapolis Indians	OF	12	19	0	1	0	.950	1.583
1998	AAA	IL	Indianapolis Indians	RF	10						.000
1999	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	OF	73						.000
2000	Foreign Major	JPPL	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	OF	64						.000
2001	AAA	PCL	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	OF	13	22	0	0	0	1.000	1.692
2001	AAA	PCL	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	RF	12						.000
2001	AAA	PCL	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	LF	1						.000
2002	AAA	MEX	Union Laguna Algodoneros	LF	61						.000
2002	AAA	MEX	Union Laguna Algodoneros	OF	61	102	2	3	0	.972	1.705
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	LF	7						.000
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	OF	42	88	4	1	1	.989	2.190
2003	Ind	ATLL	Somerset Patriots	OF	35	67	4	5	2	.934	2.029
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	RF	35						.000
2003	Ind	ATLL	Somerset Patriots	RF	18						.000
2003	Ind	ATLL	Somerset Patriots	LF	17						.000
2005	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	1B	8	46	3	1	6	.980	6.125
2005	AA	EL	Harrisburg Senators	RF	5	6	1	0	0	1.000	1.400
2005	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	LF	4	6	0	0	0	1.000	1.500
2005	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	OF	32	58	1	2	0	.967	1.844
2005	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	RF	32	58	1	2	0	.967	1.844
2005	AA	EL	Harrisburg Senators	OF	20	37	1	0	0	1.000	1.900
2005	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	CF	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	.500
2005	AA	EL	Harrisburg Senators	LF	18	31	0	0	0	1.000	1.722
2005	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	OF	17	27	0	0	0	1.000	1.588
2005	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	RF	13	20	0	0	0	1.000	1.538
2005	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	1B	1	4	0	0	0	1.000	4.000
2005	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	LF	1	0	0	0	0		.000
2006	AAA	MEX	Veracruz Rojos	1B	6	43	1	1	5	.978	7.333
2006	Ind	NORL	Joliet JackHammers	1B	5	51	1	5	7	.912	1.400
2006	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	OF	32	44	1	3	1	.938	1.406
2006	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	RF	32	44	1	3	1	.938	1.406
2006	AAA	MEX	Veracruz Rojos	OF	24	34	0	3	0	.919	1.417
2006	AAA	MEX	Veracruz Rojos	RF	24	34	0	3	0	.919	1.417
2006	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	1B	2	4	0	0	1	1.000	2.000
2008	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	LF	3	6	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
2008	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	OF	3	6	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
2008	AAA	MEX	Laguna Vaqueros	1B	1	3	0	0	2	1.000	3.000
Totals					1363	1869	62	82	34	.959	1.417

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1988	R	Gulf Coast League	Braves	ATL
1989	R	Appalachian League	Pulaski Braves	ATL
1990	A	South Atlantic League	Sumter Braves	ATL
1991	Advanced A	Carolina League	Durham Bulls	ATL
1992	Advanced A	Carolina League	Durham Bulls	ATL
1992	AA	Southern League	Greenville Braves	ATL
1993	AAA	International League	Richmond Braves	ATL
1993	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Las Vegas Stars	SDN
1994	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Las Vegas Stars	SDN
1998	AAA	International League	Indianapolis Indians	CIN
1999	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
2000	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
2001	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	COL	April 5, 2001	April 20, 2001
2002	AAA	Mexican League	Union Laguna Algodoneros
2003	Ind	Atlantic League	Somerset Patriots
2003	Ind	Atlantic League	Nashua Pride
2005	AA	Eastern League	Harrisburg Senators	WAS	April 7, 2005	May 3, 2005
2005	AAA	Pacific Coast League	New Orleans Zephyrs	WAS	May 5, 2005	May 30, 2005
2005	AAA	Mexican League	Laguna Vaqueros		June 15, 2005	July 27, 2005
2006	Ind	Northern League	Joliet JackHammers
2006	AAA	Mexican League	Laguna Vaqueros		March 22, 2006	April 30, 2006
2006	AAA	Mexican League	Veracruz Rojos		May 9, 2006	June 28, 2006
2008	AAA	Mexican League	Laguna Vaqueros		May 7, 2008	May 13, 2008

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