MJ Melendez

C,DH,LF,OF · Kansas City Royals

Bats L Throws R
DOB 1998-11-29 Age 24.3

2023 Fantasy Rankings

NFBC ADP (15-team): 7.03, 93rd

Season Projections

Source	5X5	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
ATC	$16	129	548	478	67	112	25	3	21	68	61	135	24.6	3	2	.234	.322	.431	.753	.197
Steamer	$19	128	576	499	75	118	25	3	22	66	67	130	22.6	5	2	.236	.328	.431	.759	.195
THE BAT	$16	129	548	484	64	112	27	3	18	64	56	142	25.9	6	2	.231	.314	.411	.725	.180
Zeile	$17	129	548	480	68	114	25	3	22	69	61	134	24.5	4	3	.238	.323	.440	.763	.202

ATC projections by Ariel Cohen. Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. THE BAT projections by Derek Carty. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.

Royals News · Older Melendez News

Fantasy Baseball News Last 90 Days

MJ Melendez Enjoying Productive Spring

Kansas City Royals catcher/outfielderMJ Melendezis having himself an excellent spring as he looks to build on a solid rookie showing in 2022. The 24-year-old is hitting .375 with one home run, one stolen base, and a hefty 1.296 OPS across 16 Cactus League at-bats to this point in the spring. Melendez appeared in 129 games with the Royals last season, hitting .217 with an impressive 18 HR, two SB, and a .706 OPS across 534 trips to the plate. The 2017 second-round pick also produced an excellent 12.4% BB% that enabled a 99 wRC+ that came in just 1% below the league average. The versatile youngster will see time at catcher behindSalvador Perezwhile also getting reps in the corner outfield spots in 2023. A strong history of power production in the minors and the aforementioned versatility with the glove make Melendez a solid fantasy asset heading toward the 2023 campaign.

Mar 14 · Source via

Royals MJ Melendez Salvador Perez

Royals Looking Into Extensions For Young Players

At the Royals’ fanfest event today, general manager J.J. Picollo told reporters (including MLB.com’s Anne Rogers) that the team is considering extensions for its core of young players. Any deals may not be particularly close and it isn’t known how far any talks have progressed, but Picollo didn’t put a specific timeline on negotiations, saying…

Feb 4 · MLB Trade Rumors Royals Kris Bubic Jackson Kowar Daniel Lynch Michael Massey MJ Melendez Vinnie Pasquantino Salvador Perez Brady Singer Joakim Soria Drew Waters prospects

Hitting Stats

Season	Team	5X5	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
2022	KC	$11	128	527	460	57	100	21	3	18	62	66	131	24.9	2	3	.217	.313	.393	.706	.176
2023 ATC		$16	129	548	478	67	112	25	3	21	68	61	135	24.6	3	2	.234	.322	.431	.753	.197
2023 Steamer		$19	128	576	499	75	118	25	3	22	66	67	130	22.6	5	2	.236	.328	.431	.759	.195
2023 THE BAT		$16	129	548	484	64	112	27	3	18	64	56	142	25.9	6	2	.231	.314	.411	.725	.180
2023 Zeile		$17	129	548	480	68	114	25	3	22	69	61	134	24.5	4	3	.238	.323	.440	.763	.202

Historic stats obtained free of charge from and are copyrighted by Retrosheet. ATC projections by Ariel Cohen. Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. THE BAT projections by Derek Carty. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.

Fielding Stats

Season	Team	C	LF	RF	OF	DH
2022	KC	78	23	15	38	23

2022

Date	Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
May 3	vs STL	W 7-1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
May 4	vs STL	L 0-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.666	.000
May 8	at BAL	W 6-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
May 8	at BAL	L 2-4	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	33.3	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	.334
May 9	at BAL	L 1-6	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
May 10	at TEX	L 4-6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
May 12	at TEX	L 1-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	.000
May 14	at COL	L 4-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	66.7	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 15	at COL	W 8-7	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
May 17	vs CWS	L 0-3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
May 17	vs CWS	W 2-1	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.666	1.000
May 18	vs CWS	W 6-2	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	50.0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	.750
May 19	vs CWS	L 4-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
May 20	vs MIN	L 4-6	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	.500
May 21	vs MIN	L 2-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 22	vs MIN	L 6-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 23	at ARI	L 5-9	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	.000
May 24	at ARI	L 6-8	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	1.000
May 26	at MIN	W 3-2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
May 27	at MIN	L 7-10	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	20.0	0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	.750
May 28	at MIN	W 7-3	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 29	at MIN	L 3-7	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	25.0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	.250
May 30	at CLE	L 3-7	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	.333
May 31	at CLE	L 3-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jun 1	at CLE	L 0-4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jun 3	vs HOU	L 3-10	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Jun 4	vs HOU	W 6-0	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Jun 5	vs HOU	L 4-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Jun 6	vs TOR	L 0-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 7	vs TOR	L 0-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jun 8	vs TOR	W 8-4	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	20.0	0	1	.200	.200	.400	.600	.200
Jun 9	vs BAL	W 7-5	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	25.0	0	0	.500	.750	2.000	2.750	1.500
Jun 10	vs BAL	W 8-1	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	1	25.0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	1.000
Jun 11	vs BAL	L 4-6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jun 12	vs BAL	L 7-10	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20.0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Jun 13	at SF	L 2-6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jun 14	at SF	L 2-4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	.000
Jun 15	at SF	W 3-2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jun 17	at OAK	W 5-1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	.000
Jun 19	at OAK	L 0-4	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	.333
Jun 20	at LAA	W 6-2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jun 21	at LAA	W 12-11	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16.7	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	.000
Jun 22	at LAA	L 0-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	66.7	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 24	vs OAK	W 3-1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jun 25	vs OAK	L 7-9	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	.000
Jun 26	vs OAK	L 3-5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 27	vs TEX	L 4-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 28	vs TEX	L 3-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 29	vs TEX	W 2-1	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	.333
Jul 1	at DET	W 3-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jul 2	at DET	L 3-4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jul 4	at HOU	L 6-7	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	25.0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	1.500
Jul 5	at HOU	L 7-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	25.0	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	1.000
Jul 6	at HOU	W 7-4	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	40.0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	.000
Jul 7	at HOU	L 2-5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jul 8	vs CLE	W 4-3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jul 9	vs CLE	L 1-13	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jul 10	vs CLE	W 5-1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jul 11	vs DET	W 7-3	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	.000
Jul 12	vs DET	L 5-7	5	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	40.0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	.600
Jul 13	vs DET	W 5-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jul 22	vs TB	L 3-7	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	40.0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	.000
Jul 23	vs TB	W 6-3	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	.200
Jul 24	vs TB	W 4-2	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	50.0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	.500
Jul 25	vs LAA	W 7-0	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	60.0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	.600
Jul 26	vs LAA	L 0-6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jul 27	vs LAA	L 0-4	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	.250
Jul 28	at NYY	L 0-1	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	.333
Jul 29	at NYY	L 5-11	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	40.0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Jul 30	at NYY	L 2-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	.000
Jul 31	at NYY	W 8-6	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	.000
Aug 1	at CWS	W 2-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 2	at CWS	L 2-9	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	60.0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Aug 3	at CWS	L 1-4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 4	vs BOS	W 7-3	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	50.0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	.750
Aug 5	vs BOS	L 4-7	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267	.334
Aug 6	vs BOS	W 5-4	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	.750
Aug 7	vs BOS	W 13-5	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	.667	.400	1.667	2.067	1.000
Aug 9	vs CWS	W 4-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 9	vs CWS	L 2-3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Aug 10	vs CWS	W 8-3	5	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0.0	0	0	.750	.800	1.500	2.300	.750
Aug 11	vs CWS	W 5-3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 12	vs LAD	L 3-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	.000
Aug 13	vs LAD	L 3-13	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20.0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Aug 14	vs LAD	W 4-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 15	at MIN	L 2-4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	40.0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Aug 16	at MIN	L 0-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 17	at MIN	L 0-4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Aug 18	at TB	L 1-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 19	at TB	W 3-2	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	.000
Aug 20	at TB	L 2-5	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Aug 21	at TB	L 2-3	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	.250
Aug 22	vs CWS	W 6-4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	.000
Aug 23	vs ARI	L 3-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Aug 24	vs ARI	W 5-3	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 26	vs SD	L 5-13	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	.000
Aug 27	vs SD	L 3-4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	60.0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Aug 31	at CWS	L 2-4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 1	at CWS	L 1-7	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	40.0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Sep 2	at DET	L 4-5	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Sep 3	at DET	W 12-2	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0.0	1	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	.750
Sep 4	at DET	W 3-2	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	20.0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	.250
Sep 5	vs CLE	L 5-6	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	20.0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	.000
Sep 6	vs CLE	L 1-4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Sep 7	vs CLE	W 2-1	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	40.0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Sep 9	vs DET	L 2-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Sep 10	vs DET	L 4-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 11	vs DET	W 4-0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Sep 13	at MIN	L 3-6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	25.0	0	1	.000	.750	.000	.750	.000
Sep 14	at MIN	L 0-4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Sep 15	at MIN	L 2-3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 16	at BOS	L 1-2	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	.500
Sep 17	at BOS	W 9-0	5	5	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	.200
Sep 18	at BOS	L 3-13	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Sep 20	vs MIN	W 5-4	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	1.000
Sep 21	vs MIN	W 5-2	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	.750
Sep 22	vs MIN	W 4-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 23	vs SEA	W 5-1	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	25.0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Sep 24	vs SEA	L 5-6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 25	vs SEA	W 13-12	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	40.0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	.000
Sep 27	at DET	L 3-4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20.0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Sep 28	at DET	L 1-2	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	20.0	0	0	.333	.600	1.333	1.933	1.000
Sep 29	at DET	L 3-10	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Sep 30	at CLE	L 3-6	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Oct 1	at CLE	W 7-1	5	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	.500	.600	1.000	1.600	.500
Oct 2	at CLE	L 5-7	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	.200
Oct 3	at CLE	W 5-2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Oct 4	at CLE	L 3-5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Oct 5	at CLE	L 2-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000