Daniel Vincent Meier
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: August 13, 1977 in Denver, Colorado, US
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Northeast Texas Community College (Mount Pleasant, TX)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northeast Texas Community College (Mount Pleasant, TX) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 14th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A-Rk-AAA | ARI | 44 | 145 | 120 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 37 | .233 | .352 | .333 | .685 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | Diamondbacks | ARIZ | Rk | ARI | 12 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | .343 | .489 | .514 | 1.004 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 22 | 67 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | .179 | .313 | .232 | .546 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | ARI | 10 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .207 | .226 | .310 | .536 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | ARI | 129 | 499 | 418 | 85 | 112 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 138 | .268 | .384 | .519 | .903 | 217 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AA | PIT,ARI | 93 | 343 | 294 | 59 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 79 | .279 | .373 | .531 | .904 | 156 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 22 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 57 | 239 | 202 | 45 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 46 | .307 | .410 | .594 | 1.004 | 120 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 22 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | ARI | 11 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .267 | .395 | .500 | .895 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | El Paso | TL | AA | ARI | 25 | 66 | 62 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | .194 | .227 | .339 | .566 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A+ | PIT | 117 | 448 | 385 | 54 | 101 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 101 | .262 | .357 | .462 | .820 | 178 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 20 | 84 | 73 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | .288 | .369 | .507 | .876 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 97 | 364 | 312 | 43 | 80 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 80 | .256 | .355 | .452 | .806 | 141 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A+ | PIT | 100 | 359 | 316 | 42 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 84 | .253 | .331 | .402 | .733 | 127 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 24 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 22 | 94 | 79 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | .278 | .383 | .468 | .851 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 24 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 78 | 265 | 237 | 27 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 66 | .245 | .313 | .380 | .693 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | Amarillo | CENL | Ind | 91 | 394 | 332 | 45 | 92 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 75 | .277 | .375 | .395 | .770 | 131 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 26 | Amarillo | CENL | Ind | 94 | 418 | 344 | 76 | 117 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 68 | .340 | .445 | .515 | .960 | 177 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 27 | Sioux City | NORL | Ind | 96 | 440 | 377 | 64 | 97 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 67 | .257 | .353 | .432 | .785 | 163 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 28 | Sioux City | AA | Ind | 67 | 291 | 253 | 34 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 30 | .241 | .325 | .360 | .685 | 91 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9 Seasons | 831 | 3337 | 2839 | 481 | 770 | 168 | 24 | 98 | 462 | 10 | 12 | 419 | 679 | .271 | .370 | .451 | .820 | 1280 | 57 | 41 | 9 | 29 | 18 | |||||
| A+ (4 seasons) | A+ | 239 | 954 | 802 | 162 | 225 | 51 | 6 | 46 | 161 | 4 | 4 | 129 | 231 | .281 | .389 | .531 | .920 | 426 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ind (4 seasons) | Ind | 348 | 1543 | 1306 | 219 | 367 | 83 | 11 | 30 | 211 | 2 | 3 | 196 | 240 | .281 | .378 | .430 | .809 | 562 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 13 | ||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 200 | 695 | 611 | 78 | 150 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 78 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 171 | .245 | .327 | .412 | .739 | 252 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 22 | 67 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | .179 | .313 | .232 | .546 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 12 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | .343 | .489 | .514 | 1.004 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| AAA (1 season) | AAA | 10 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .207 | .226 | .310 | .536 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A-Rk-AAA | ARI | 1B | 41 | 319 | 296 | 22 | 1 | 30 | .997 | 7.76 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 20 | Diamondbacks | ARIZ | Rk | ARI | 1B | 11 | 82 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 7.45 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 20 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 1B | 22 | 175 | 166 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1.000 | 7.95 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 20 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | ARI | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 20 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | ARI | LF | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 20 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | ARI | 1B | 8 | 62 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .984 | 7.63 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 20 | Tucson | PCL | AAA | ARI | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1999 | 21 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | ARI | OF | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 21 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | ARI | LF | 8 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 21 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | ARI | 1B | 113 | 835 | 782 | 47 | 6 | 67 | .993 | 7.34 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AA | PIT,ARI | 1B | 51 | 445 | 412 | 30 | 3 | 43 | .993 | 8.67 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 22 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | OF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 22 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | LF | 3 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 22 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 1B | 34 | 298 | 275 | 20 | 3 | 28 | .990 | 8.68 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 22 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | ARI | 1B | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 10.00 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 22 | El Paso | TL | AA | ARI | 1B | 16 | 137 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 8.56 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A+ | PIT | 1B | 40 | 304 | 280 | 22 | 2 | 20 | .993 | 7.55 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A+ | PIT | LF | 29 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-A+ | PIT | OF | 59 | 100 | 93 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .970 | 1.64 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | OF | 7 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 2.14 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | LF | 7 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 1B | 5 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 10.80 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | OF | 52 | 84 | 78 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .976 | 1.58 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | RF | 33 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | LF | 22 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 1B | 35 | 250 | 231 | 17 | 2 | 18 | .992 | 7.09 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | PIT | 1B | 32 | 301 | 286 | 14 | 1 | 28 | .997 | 9.38 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | Lynchburg | CARL | A+ | PIT | 1B | 22 | 207 | 192 | 14 | 1 | 21 | .995 | 9.36 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | OF | 50 | 81 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .963 | 1.56 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | RF | 35 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | LF | 19 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 1B | 10 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 9.40 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Amarillo | CENL | Ind | 1B | 91 | 894 | 831 | 56 | 7 | 79 | .992 | 9.75 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Amarillo | CENL | Ind | OF | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Amarillo | CENL | Ind | RF | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Amarillo | CENL | Ind | LF | 4 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Amarillo | CENL | Ind | 1B | 87 | 886 | 834 | 46 | 6 | 85 | .993 | 10.11 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 27 | Sioux City | NORL | Ind | 1B | 93 | 911 | 834 | 71 | 6 | 79 | .993 | 9.73 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 28 | Sioux City | AA | Ind | 1B | 66 | 683 | 629 | 46 | 8 | 64 | .988 | 10.23 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 Seasons | 743 | 5775 | 5368 | 361 | 46 | 495 | .992 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1B (9 seasons) | 1B | 614 | 5578 | 5184 | 354 | 40 | 495 | .993 | 9.02 | |||||||||||||
| OF (6 seasons) | OF | 127 | 197 | 184 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .970 | 1.50 | |||||||||||||
| LF (6 seasons) | LF | 64 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| RF (3 seasons) | RF | 70 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P (1 season) | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 | AZL Diamondbacks | Arizona League | Rk | ARI | |||
| 1998 | 20 | Tucson Sidewinders | Pacific Coast League | AAA | ARI | |||
| 1998 | 20 | South Bend Silver Hawks | Midwest League | A | ARI | |||
| 1999 | 21 | High Desert Mavericks | California League | A+ | ARI | |||
| 2000 | 22 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | A+ | PIT | |||
| 2000 | 22 | High Desert Mavericks | California League | A+ | ARI | |||
| 2000 | 22 | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | AA | ARI | |||
| 2001 | 23 | Altoona Curve | Eastern League | AA | PIT | |||
| 2001 | 23 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | A+ | PIT | |||
| 2002 | 24 | Altoona Curve | Eastern League | AA | PIT | |||
| 2002 | 24 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | A+ | PIT | |||
| 2003 | 25 | Amarillo Dillas | Central League | Ind | ||||
| 2004 | 26 | Amarillo Dillas | Central League | Ind | 2004-05-06 | 2004-08-21 | ||
| 2005 | 27 | Sioux City Explorers | Northern League | Ind | ||||
| 2006 | 28 | Sioux City Explorers | American Association | Ind |
Sabr ID: 26705277
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