Jose Olmeda
Jose V. (Cruz) Olmeda
Born: July 7, 1977
Fajardo, PR
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 2 (1995 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Dr. Santiago Veve Calzada HS (Fajardo, PR)
Career: 1995-2006
Jose (Cruz) Olmeda compiled a career batting average of .254 with 79 home runs and 380 RBI in his 773-game career with the Red Sox, Lowell Spinners, Michigan Battle Cats, Sarasota Red Sox, Columbus RedStixx, Nashua Pride, Winston-Salem Warthogs, Cook County Cheetahs, Saskatoon Legends, Newark Bears and Edinburg Coyotes. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | GULF | Red Sox | 42 | 150 | 129 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 42 | .217 | .290 | .357 | .646 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | 27 | 103 | 89 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | .225 | .317 | .315 | .631 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | R | GULF | Red Sox | 15 | 59 | 55 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .291 | .322 | .473 | .795 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 61 | 207 | 194 | 24 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 63 | .191 | .238 | .242 | .480 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | 54 | 206 | 187 | 24 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 42 | .289 | .351 | .417 | .768 | 78 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 113 | 387 | 358 | 37 | 75 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 112 | .209 | .251 | .324 | .575 | 116 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | 30 | 120 | 106 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 32 | .264 | .342 | .415 | .757 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 53 | 171 | 160 | 20 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 39 | .269 | .300 | .412 | .712 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 45 | 177 | 166 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 45 | .205 | .230 | .367 | .597 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 33 | 108 | 96 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .240 | .302 | .385 | .687 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Ind | FRON | Cook County Cheetahs | 23 | 78 | 73 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .233 | .253 | .342 | .596 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Ind | CANL | Saskatoon Legends | 9 | 43 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .293 | .326 | .512 | .838 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 69 | 271 | 254 | 36 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 78 | .287 | .317 | .520 | .837 | 132 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 110 | 428 | 405 | 61 | 112 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 95 | .277 | .313 | .444 | .758 | 180 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Coyotes | 89 | 401 | 361 | 61 | 108 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 85 | .299 | .356 | .493 | .849 | 178 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals | 773 | 2909 | 2674 | 342 | 680 | 136 | 16 | 79 | 380 | 49 | 30 | 158 | 722 | .254 | .301 | .406 | .707 | 1085 | 54 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | GULF | Red Sox | SS | 42 | 60 | 111 | 19 | 23 | .900 | 4.071 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | SS | 26 | 43 | 58 | 12 | 8 | .894 | 3.885 |
| 1996 | R | GULF | Red Sox | SS | 14 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 6 | .889 | 4.571 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | SS | 59 | 80 | 135 | 31 | 21 | .874 | 3.644 |
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | SS | 52 | 63 | 134 | 21 | 26 | .904 | 3.788 |
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | SS | 113 | 192 | 275 | 45 | 44 | .912 | 4.133 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 3B | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 1.625 |
| 1999 | A | SALL3 | Columbus RedStixx | SS | 29 | 33 | 89 | 13 | 16 | .904 | 4.207 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 2B | 24 | 42 | 51 | 8 | 15 | .921 | 3.875 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | SS | 11 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 5 | .930 | 3.636 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 3B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | SS | 20 | 23 | 63 | 10 | 10 | .896 | 4.300 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | SS | 17 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 4 | .914 | 3.118 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 2B | 14 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 1.000 | 4.214 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 2B | 12 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 10 | .962 | 4.167 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 3B | 12 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .760 | 1.583 |
| 2001 | Ind | FRON | Cook County Cheetahs | SS | 23 | 50 | 60 | 12 | 13 | .902 | 4.783 |
| 2003 | Ind | CANL | Saskatoon Legends | SS | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Ind | CANL | Saskatoon Legends | 2B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 3B | 51 | 43 | 90 | 11 | 14 | .924 | 2.608 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 1B | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | SS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 2B | 16 | 41 | 43 | 4 | 13 | .955 | 5.250 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 3B | 75 | 55 | 131 | 25 | 13 | .882 | 2.480 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 2B | 22 | 55 | 57 | 2 | 17 | .982 | 5.091 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 1B | 16 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 17 | .992 | 8.000 |
| 2006 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Coyotes | 3B | 52 | 34 | 86 | 19 | 12 | .863 | 2.308 |
| 2006 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Coyotes | 1B | 28 | 261 | 15 | 4 | 33 | .986 | 9.857 |
| 2006 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Coyotes | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2006 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Coyotes | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 757 | 1329 | 1603 | 263 | 336 | .918 | 3.873 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | Gulf Coast League | Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1996 | R | Gulf Coast League | Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1996 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Lowell Spinners | BOS | ||
| 1997 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Lowell Spinners | BOS | ||
| 1997 | A | Midwest League | Michigan Battle Cats | BOS | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1999 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus RedStixx | CLE | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Warthogs | CHA | ||
| 2000 | Ind | Atlantic League | Nashua Pride | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Frontier League | Cook County Cheetahs | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Canadian League | Saskatoon Legends | |||
| 2004 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | May 7, 2004 | September 19, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | |||
| 2006 | Ind | United League | Edinburg Coyotes |
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