Mervyl
Melendez
DHAge : 27Bats : L
#1
MJ Melendez
#1DH
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-05-03
Born in : Daytona Beach, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Mets | 56 | 120 | 23 | 4 | 11 | .192 | .665 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .321 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 135 | 412 | 85 | 17 | 44 | .206 | .673 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 148 | 533 | 125 | 16 | 56 | .235 | .714 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 129 | 460 | 100 | 18 | 62 | .217 | .706 |
| Career totals | 491 | 1585 | 338 | 56 | 174 | .213 | .683 | |
ContractNew York Mets payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent/Arb
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 1.5 M$
- AAV
- 1.50 M$
2026
1.50 M$
Not 40 man
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
91
wOBA
.302
xwOBA
.280
OPS
.665
AVG
.192
OBP
.315
HR
4
RBI
11
SB
0
PA
144
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.0
Home runs
3
2026 WAR
0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2022-0.6 WAR · -0.7 per full season
- 20230.4 WAR · 0.4 per full season
- 2024-0.3 WAR · -0.4 per full season
- 20260.1 WAR
Outlook, age included
+10 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
63
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 51
- POW
- Power
- 78
- EYE
- Eye
- 67
- SPD
- Speed
- 72
- FLD
- Fielding
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 61
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
94.2 mi/h
99th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.9 mi/h
63th percentile
Barrels
11.1 %
74th percentile
Hard-hit
55.6 %
98th percentile
xBA
.166
0th percentile
Bat speed
74.1 mi/h
76th percentile
Sprint speed
27.2 pi/s
46th percentile
Outs above average
0
51th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYM | 0.1 | 36 | 63 | 94.2 | 111.9 | 11.1 | 55.6 | .166 |
| 2024 | KC | -0.3 | 22 | 80 | 91.1 | 112.9 | 8.4 | 45.2 | .237 |
| 2023 | KC | 0.4 | 22 | 80 | 93.2 | 113.2 | 11.4 | 49.6 | .231 |
| 2022 | KC | -0.6 | 52 | 80 | 90.7 | 110.8 | 10.4 | 43.5 | .237 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | vs CHC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Jun 24 | vs CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 |
| Jun 24 | vs CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .186 |
| Jun 23 | vs CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .184 |
| Jun 21 | @ PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 |
| Jun 20 | @ PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 |
| Jun 18 | @ PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .193 |
| Jun 17 | @ CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| Jun 16 | @ CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 |
| Jun 15 | @ CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .202 |