LF MJ '0' Melendez #70
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/2023
 OA: 43 POT: 46
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LF MJ '0' MELENDEZ #70 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 310 63 10 2 25 56 24 95 .203 .257 .490 6 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 60 60 65 60
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 50
Errors: - 25 55
Arm: 65 25 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Ability: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2023 OKL Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2023 OKL Loss, 9-11 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 0
09/26/2023 @ OKL Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
09/25/2023 @ OKL Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
09/24/2023 @ OKL Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2023 OKL Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2023 OKL Win, 3-0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/15/2023 @ NOR Win, 10-8 6 2 4 2 1 0 0 0
09/14/2023 @ NOR Win, 3-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2023 NOR Win, 6-5 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/29/1998
Born in:Montgomery, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$545,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 116 Days
Service This Yr:143 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 310 63 10 2 25 56 46 24 95 .203 .257 .490 .747 .305 .287 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 339 0 1 0 1 0 5 152 37 6 1 85.7 41.0 4.36 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 8 0 0 2 2 4 5 11 0 0 0 .178 .260 .311 .571
Versus Right   265 55 10 2 23 54 42 19 84 5 0 0 .208 .256 .521 .777
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
April   64 15 2 2 4 11 8 9 18 1 0 0 .234 .324 .516 .840
May   65 13 2 0 8 17 13 3 23 1 0 0 .200 .232 .600 .832
June   46 12 1 0 5 9 9 3 11 1 0 0 .261 .300 .609 .909
July   65 11 1 0 6 10 8 3 19 1 0 0 .169 .203 .462 .664
August   64 12 4 0 2 9 8 4 22 1 0 0 .188 .232 .344 .576
Spring Training   44 12 3 0 0 6 2 1 11 1 0 0 .273 .283 .341 .624
Last Year   309 77 13 2 12 41 46 31 87 3 3 0 .249 .315 .421 .736
Career   619 140 23 4 37 97 92 55 182 8 3 0 .226 .286 .456 .741
Home   157 35 6 0 14 34 26 14 50 4 0 0 .223 .280 .529 .809
Road   153 28 4 2 11 22 20 10 45 1 0 0 .183 .232 .451 .683
Grass   298 59 10 0 24 54 44 24 92 5 0 0 .198 .254 .473 .727
Turf   12 4 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .917 1.250
Day   116 23 2 1 8 19 15 12 31 2 0 0 .198 .269 .440 .709
Night   194 40 8 1 17 37 31 12 64 3 0 0 .206 .249 .521 .769
As Starter   302 61 10 2 24 53 45 24 93 4 0 0 .202 .258 .487 .744
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .222 .625 .847
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   61 12 0 0 4 7 6 7 18 2 0 0 .197 .271 .393 .665
Inning 1-3   92 18 2 2 6 15 13 4 26 2 0 0 .196 .224 .457 .681
Inning 4-6   116 27 8 0 11 29 21 9 32 1 0 0 .233 .286 .586 .872
Inning 7-9   95 15 0 0 6 9 10 10 35 2 0 0 .158 .234 .347 .581
Extra Innings   7 3 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 1.286 1.786
0 Outs   116 22 1 1 9 19 19 8 37 1 0 0 .190 .240 .448 .688
1 Outs   95 17 3 0 5 14 13 11 36 4 0 0 .179 .255 .368 .623
2 Outs   99 24 6 1 11 23 14 5 22 0 0 0 .242 .279 .657 .935
Scoring Position   67 14 3 0 4 29 8 2 25 5 0 0 .209 .216 .433 .649
Bases Empty   195 40 7 2 15 15 30 15 54 0 0 0 .205 .262 .492 .754
Runner on 1st   48 9 0 0 6 12 8 7 16 0 0 0 .188 .291 .562 .853
Runner on 2nd   16 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 .125 .176 .312 .489
Runner on 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 .333 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 5 0 0 2 8 2 0 11 0 0 0 .185 .185 .407 .593
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .250 .429 .679
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 1 9 2 0 3 2 0 0 .375 .300 .875 1.175
Two Strikes   178 21 3 1 8 14 16 9 95 2 0 0 .118 .159 .281 .440
First Pitch   36 10 0 0 5 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .694 .972
Count 0-1   20 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .190 .400 .590
Count 0-2   26 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 17 0 0 0 .115 .115 .269 .385
Count 1-0   22 11 2 0 5 10 7 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .478 1.273 1.751
Count 1-1   24 9 2 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .708 1.083
Count 1-2   53 4 1 0 3 4 4 0 30 0 0 0 .075 .075 .264 .340
Count 2-0   12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Count 2-1   8 4 1 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.625 2.125
Count 2-2   64 9 1 0 1 3 4 0 31 0 0 0 .141 .141 .203 .344
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 2 6 4 9 0 1 0 0 .250 .611 1.000 1.611
Full Count   35 5 0 1 3 6 6 9 17 2 0 0 .143 .304 .457 .761
Behind in Count   99 11 3 0 5 9 8 0 47 1 0 0 .111 .110 .293 .403
Ahead in Count   52 19 4 1 9 21 17 15 0 2 0 0 .365 .493 1.000 1.493
Batting 3rd   16 3 1 0 1 3 3 0 8 1 0 0 .188 .176 .438 .614
Batting 4th   10 3 0 0 2 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .364 .900 1.264
Batting 5th   101 17 2 0 8 16 14 9 26 1 0 0 .168 .234 .426 .660
Batting 6th   50 12 3 1 4 11 10 9 17 0 0 0 .240 .356 .580 .936
Batting 7th   76 20 2 1 8 11 10 2 21 1 0 0 .263 .278 .632 .910
Batting 8th   49 7 2 0 2 9 6 3 18 1 0 0 .143 .189 .306 .495
Batting 9th   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Low Leverage   141 26 6 1 9 12 18 15 50 1 0 0 .184 .261 .433 .694
Medium Leverage   102 21 2 1 10 21 17 6 23 2 0 0 .206 .245 .539 .785
High Leverage   64 16 2 0 6 23 11 3 21 2 0 0 .250 .275 .562 .838
AAA 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 41 13 0 0 3 7 8 4 8 .317 .378 .537 .914 .405 .220 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 3 2 1 66.7 8.5 7.89 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .750 .833 .750 1.583
Versus Right   37 10 0 0 3 7 6 2 8 0 0 0 .270 .308 .514 .821
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   19 6 0 0 1 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789
June   16 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
August   3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 2.667 3.417
September   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Postseason   44 13 4 0 1 9 6 7 9 1 0 0 .295 .385 .455 .839
Last Year   86 32 4 0 6 14 17 12 17 0 3 0 .372 .449 .628 1.077
2 Years Ago   357 55 10 1 8 26 35 23 139 0 7 2 .154 .209 .255 .464
Career   626 120 18 1 19 52 70 53 219 1 13 3 .192 .258 .315 .572
Home   24 12 0 0 3 7 7 3 2 0 0 0 .500 .556 .875 1.431
Road   17 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 .059 .111 .059 .170
Grass   41 13 0 0 3 7 8 4 8 0 0 0 .317 .378 .537 .914
Day   9 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Night   32 9 0 0 3 6 8 4 5 0 0 0 .281 .361 .562 .924
As Starter   40 13 0 0 3 7 8 4 7 0 0 0 .325 .386 .550 .936
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Chicago - MLB 23 90 309 77 13 2 12 41 46 31 0 3 87 3 2 .249 .315 .421 .736 98 98 1.5
2023 Chicago - MLB 24 94 310 63 10 2 25 56 46 24 0 5 95 6 1 .203 .257 .490 .747 98 94 0.6
Total MLB 184 619 140 23 4 37 97 92 55 0 8 182 9 3 .226 .286 .456 .741 98 96 2.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Kansas City (AZL) - R 18 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 100 131 1.4
2018 Tampa - A 19 115 446 118 22 1 8 70 51 32 4 9 100 1 0 .265 .314 .372 .686 68 70 -0.7
2019 Tampa - A 20 14 45 11 2 0 1 6 12 16 2 0 12 1 0 .244 .460 .356 .816 114 122 0.5
2019 Trenton - AA 20 37 136 29 6 1 5 15 14 11 2 1 39 0 0 .213 .280 .382 .662 75 79 0.1
2019 Charlotte - AAA 20 29 101 16 3 0 1 4 6 8 1 1 35 0 0 .158 .225 .218 .443 23 23 -0.6
2019 Winston-Salem - A 20 2 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .300 .250 .550 44 52 -0.0
2020 Birmingham - AA 21 95 340 63 20 4 9 35 32 41 2 1 147 0 0 .185 .276 .347 .623 74 75 0.3
2020 Charlotte - AAA 21 13 41 4 1 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 20 0 0 .098 .213 .195 .408 11 22 -0.3
2021 Charlotte - AAA 22 103 357 55 10 1 8 26 35 23 2 0 139 8 0 .154 .209 .255 .464 31 24 -1.7
2022 Charlotte - AAA 23 24 86 32 4 0 6 14 17 12 0 0 17 1 1 .372 .449 .628 1.077 196 186 1.4
2023 Charlotte - AAA 24 11 41 13 0 0 3 7 8 4 0 0 8 2 1 .317 .378 .537 .914 152 152 0.5
Total AAA 180 626 120 18 1 19 52 70 53 3 1 219 11 2 .192 .258 .315 .572 60 55
Total AA 132 476 92 26 5 14 50 46 52 4 2 186 0 0 .193 .277 .357 .634 74 76
Total A1 131 499 131 24 1 9 77 63 49 6 10 113 2 0 .263 .330 .369 .699 73 76
Total AZL 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 100 131
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Charlotte - AAA 24 11 44 13 4 0 1 9 6 7 0 1 9 3 0 .295 .385 .455 .839 133 120 0.4
Total AAA 11 44 13 4 0 1 9 6 7 0 1 9 3 0 .295 .385 .455 .839 133 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Kansas City (AZL) - R C 30 0 229 20 0 253 4 .984 0.0 0.00 -0.8 .000 3 53 14 26.4
2022 Chicago - MLB C 87 86 614 35 7 655 6 .991 778.2 7.50 +1.0 .796 2 37 15 40.5
2023 Chicago - MLB C 6 3 29 1 0 31 1 .968 28.1 9.53 -0.1 1.045 0 3 0 0.0
2023 Charlotte - AAA C 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
2023 Chicago - MLB LF 60 57 122 2 2 125 1 .992 486.2 2.29 -2.3 .957
2023 Charlotte - AAA LF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 35.0 2.06 +0.2 .962
2023 Chicago - MLB RF 21 19 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 163.0 1.55 +0.1 .981
2023 Charlotte - AAA RF 5 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 +0.7 .980
TOTAL C 124 90 878 56 7 945 11 .988 816.0 10.30 -0.0 .812 5 94 29 30.9
TOTAL LF 65 61 130 2 2 133 1 .992 521.2 2.28 -2.1 .958
TOTAL RF 26 24 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 207.0 1.65 +0.8 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westminster Christian (Miami, FL).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
05/10/2019 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/28/2019 Injured (Severe hip strain), out for 4-5 weeks.
07/23/2019 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Chicago White Sox, along with 3B Alec Bohm, in exchange for RF Charlie Blackmon.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
03/03/2021 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
04/07/2022 Named the #34 prospect in the MLB
05/04/2022 Injured on 05/03/2022, diagnosed with a sore knee, will not miss additional time.
11/28/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
09/15/2023 Wins the 2023 AAA AC Round 2 MVP Award.
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