Josh VanMeter

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 198lb (178cm, 89kg)

Born: March 10, 1995 in Ossian, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norwell HS (Ossian, IN).

High School: Norwell HS (Ossian, IN)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

Agents: Sterling Sports Management

Full Name: Josh Michael VanMeter

Nicknames: Meat Sauce

Pronunciation: \VAN-meter\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

743

153

.206

RBI

OBP

.293

SLG

.347

OPS

.640

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2013	18	-1.7	Padres	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	44	186	158	33	44	7	2	0	16	10	4	24	25	.279	.378	.348	.727	55	6	2	1	1	0
2014	19	-2.5	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	116	458	421	49	107	24	0	3	39	8	4	34	87	.254	.311	.333	.644	140	6	1	2	0	1
2015	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	SDP	28	120	107	16	32	6	1	0	3	1	2	13	13	.299	.375	.374	.749	40	3	0	0	0	0
2015	20	-1.4	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	25	109	96	13	24	4	0	0	3	1	1	13	12	.250	.339	.292	.631	28	3	0	0	0	0
2015	20	0.1	Padres	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	3	11	11	3	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.727	.727	1.091	1.818	12	0	0	0	0	0
2016	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	124	515	454	61	114	23	2	14	56	11	4	55	82	.251	.331	.403	.735	183	6	1	2	3	1
2016	21	-2.8	San Antonio	TL	AA	SDP	29	114	106	10	21	2	0	2	5	2	2	7	18	.198	.248	.274	.521	29	1	0	1	0	0
2016	21	-1.5	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	95	401	348	51	93	21	2	12	51	9	2	48	64	.267	.355	.443	.798	154	5	1	1	3	1
2016	21	-1.3	Peoria	AZFL	Fal		21	90	68	17	18	3	1	1	9	2	0	17	19	.265	.416	.382	.798	26	0	2	1	2	0
2017	22	-2.1	Pensacola	SOUL	AA	CIN	132	537	475	45	121	29	1	5	54	15	3	53	100	.255	.327	.352	.678	167	12	1	1	7	5
2018	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	CIN	128	483	427	53	111	35	6	12	59	10	5	51	92	.260	.337	.454	.791	194	11	0	2	3	5
2018	23	-3.5	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	98	362	332	40	84	25	6	11	45	5	3	28	73	.253	.309	.464	.773	154	7	0	0	2	1
2018	23	-1.0	Pensacola	SOUL	AA	CIN	30	121	95	13	27	10	0	1	14	5	2	23	19	.284	.420	.421	.841	40	4	0	2	1	4
2019	24	-2.9	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	49	211	181	43	63	14	1	14	43	8	3	24	37	.348	.429	.669	1.097	121	3	3	1	2	0
2019	24	-4.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	95	260	228	33	54	13	1	8	23	9	3	29	56	.237	.327	.408	.735	93	5	2	0	1	0
2020	25		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ARI-CIN	26	79	70	9	9	3	0	2	6	1	0	7	24	.129	.228	.257	.485	18	0	2	0	0	0
2020	25	-3.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	14	38	34	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	16	.059	.158	.177	.334	6	0	1	0	0	0
2020	25	-3.4	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	12	41	36	6	7	2	0	1	5	0	0	4	8	.194	.293	.333	.626	12	0	1	0	0	0
2021	26	-0.7	Reno	AAAW	AAA	ARI	19	91	67	23	26	6	0	9	20	1	0	23	21	.388	.539	.881	1.419	59	0	0	0	1	0
2021	26	-2.7	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	112	310	274	26	58	17	2	6	36	3	2	33	83	.212	.297	.354	.651	97	5	1	0	2	0
2022	27	0.6	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	9	38	31	6	5	2	0	1	3	0	1	7	10	.161	.316	.323	.638	10	1	0	0	0	0
2022	27	-1.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	67	192	171	15	32	5	2	3	14	4	0	19	45	.187	.266	.292	.558	50	3	0	0	2	0
2023	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	MIL	51	210	158	34	33	3	1	6	22	2	1	49	46	.209	.400	.354	.754	56	4	2	0	1	0
2023	28	1.7	Nashville	IL	AAA	MIL	46	190	141	31	28	3	1	6	20	1	1	46	43	.199	.400	.362	.762	51	4	2	0	1	0
2023	28	8.1	Brewers	ACL	Rk	MIL	5	20	17	3	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	3	.294	.400	.294	.694	5	0	0	0	0	0
2024	29	2.4	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	19	66	54	12	14	4	0	3	14	1	1	11	18	.259	.379	.500	.879	27	1	0	0	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		300	841	743	83	153	38	5	19	79	17	5	88	208	.206	.293	.347	.640	258	13	5	0	5	0
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		719	2915	2533	375	670	153	14	67	329	67	28	344	531	.265	.352	.415	.768	1052	53	10	9	19	12
Other (1 season)					Other		21	90	68	17	18	3	1	1	9	2	0	17	19	.265	.416	.382	.798	26	0	2	1	2	0
All Levels (12 Seasons)							1040	3846	3344	475	841	194	20	87	417	86	33	449	758	.252	.341	.400	.740	1336	66	17	10	26	12

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		240	958	806	155	220	54	8	44	145	16	9	139	202	.273	.380	.524	.904	422	16	5	1	7	1
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		191	772	676	68	169	41	1	8	73	22	7	83	137	.250	.329	.349	.679	236	17	1	4	8	9
A+ (1 season)					Minors		95	401	348	51	93	21	2	12	51	9	2	48	64	.267	.355	.443	.798	154	5	1	1	3	1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		141	567	517	62	131	28	0	3	42	9	5	47	99	.253	.317	.325	.642	168	9	1	2	0	1
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		52	217	186	39	57	9	3	0	18	11	5	27	29	.307	.398	.387	.785	72	6	2	1	1	0