RF José Meléndez #45
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2025
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RF JOSÉ MELÉNDEZ #45 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
42 94 25 5 0 0 12 15 18 .266 .373 .319 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 3 4 4
Gap 5 4 5 5
Power 2 1 2 2
Eye 5 4 6 7
Avoid K's 5 4 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 7
Errors: - 9 10
Arm: 1 5 5
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 10
1st Base: - Center Field: 6
2nd Base: - Right Field: 7
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/02/2025 BLO Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/2025 SFRP Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/2025 BRI Win, 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/2025 BRI Loss, 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/2025 HAM Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/2025 HAM Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/2025 HAM Win, 8-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/2025 @ PR Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/2025 SFRP Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/05/2025 BLO Win, 12-3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:High
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:02/16/1993
Born in:Tahlequah, OK
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 97 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 95 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 14th Pick in Round 1
M3L TRIPLE A 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 42 94 25 5 0 0 12 17 15 18 .266 .373 .319 .692 .332 .053 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 113 1 1 0 4 3 0 30 5 0 0 0.0 11.6 4.12 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 6 2 0 0 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 .300 .391 .400 .791
Versus Right   74 19 3 0 0 11 16 12 11 0 3 1 .257 .368 .297 .665
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   42 15 3 0 0 6 12 7 3 0 0 0 .357 .449 .429 .878
June   40 7 2 0 0 6 3 7 12 0 3 1 .175 .312 .225 .537
July   12 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
August   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Years Ago   89 18 7 0 0 9 14 20 16 0 3 2 .202 .360 .281 .641
Career   183 43 12 0 0 21 31 35 34 0 6 3 .235 .367 .301 .667
Home   47 13 2 0 0 6 8 10 5 0 0 1 .277 .414 .319 .733
Road   47 12 3 0 0 6 9 5 13 0 3 0 .255 .327 .319 .646
Grass   47 12 3 0 0 6 9 5 13 0 3 0 .255 .327 .319 .646
Turf   47 13 2 0 0 6 8 10 5 0 0 1 .277 .414 .319 .733
Day   26 6 1 0 0 2 7 4 5 0 3 0 .231 .333 .269 .603
Night   68 19 4 0 0 10 10 11 13 0 0 1 .279 .388 .338 .726
As Starter   85 23 5 0 0 12 15 13 17 0 3 1 .271 .374 .329 .703
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Close/Late   16 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 .125 .222 .188 .410
Inning 1-3   28 9 2 0 0 2 7 8 6 0 0 0 .321 .472 .393 .865
Inning 4-6   34 12 1 0 0 5 7 3 3 0 2 1 .353 .421 .382 .803
Inning 7-9   27 4 2 0 0 5 3 3 7 0 1 0 .148 .233 .222 .456
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
0 Outs   30 11 2 0 0 2 8 4 6 0 3 0 .367 .441 .433 .875
1 Outs   37 6 1 0 0 4 4 5 7 0 0 0 .162 .262 .189 .451
2 Outs   27 8 2 0 0 6 5 6 5 0 0 1 .296 .441 .370 .812
Scoring Position   29 8 2 0 0 12 4 6 3 0 1 0 .276 .400 .345 .745
Bases Empty   50 13 2 0 0 0 8 6 11 0 0 0 .260 .339 .300 .639
Runner on 1st   15 4 1 0 0 0 5 3 4 0 2 1 .267 .421 .333 .754
Runner on 2nd   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Two Strikes   49 7 1 0 0 4 5 5 18 0 0 1 .143 .236 .163 .400
First Pitch   9 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Count 0-1   14 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091 .258
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   6 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 1-2   13 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 2-0   3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .727 .500 1.227
Full Count   11 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 3 0 0 0 .182 .438 .182 .619
Behind in Count   38 7 2 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 1 1 .184 .205 .237 .442
Ahead in Count   16 7 2 0 0 4 7 10 0 0 1 0 .438 .654 .562 1.216
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 4th   26 11 2 0 0 6 9 6 3 0 0 0 .423 .531 .500 1.031
Batting 6th   4 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 7th   4 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .750 1.417
Batting 8th   7 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Batting 9th   46 5 1 0 0 0 4 4 13 0 3 1 .109 .196 .130 .327
Low Leverage   41 8 1 0 0 7 4 8 8 0 0 1 .195 .340 .220 .560
Medium Leverage   31 11 2 0 0 1 8 4 5 0 0 0 .355 .429 .419 .848
High Leverage   22 6 2 0 0 4 5 3 5 0 3 0 .273 .360 .364 .724
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
2017 Norfolk - 3L 24 109 395 123 23 4 7 43 72 81 3 4 74 10 9 .311 .429 .443 .872 138 145 3.1
2018 Norfolk - SL 25 11 39 10 1 1 0 4 3 10 1 0 11 1 1 .256 .420 .333 .753 99 108 0.1
2019 Las Vegas - SL 26 97 288 83 16 1 7 34 32 44 2 3 59 6 3 .288 .383 .424 .806 117 123 1.7
2020 Las Vegas - SL 27 78 287 73 11 2 4 27 37 48 2 4 60 2 1 .254 .361 .348 .709 98 105 1.9
2021 Las Vegas - SL 28 77 238 57 10 2 2 23 27 41 4 1 45 3 0 .239 .359 .324 .683 98 107 1.7
2022 Las Vegas - 3L 29 76 190 44 6 0 2 15 30 25 0 0 35 2 0 .232 .321 .295 .616 68 69 0.4
2023 Las Vegas - 3L 30 27 84 20 5 0 0 6 6 13 0 0 12 1 0 .238 .340 .298 .638 76 82 0.5
2024 Las Vegas - 3L 31 61 135 29 8 1 0 14 16 16 1 4 20 2 1 .215 .295 .289 .584 57 58 0.2
Total SL 263 852 223 38 6 13 88 99 143 9 8 175 12 5 .262 .371 .366 .737 104 112 5.4
Total 3L 273 804 216 42 5 9 78 124 135 4 8 141 15 10 .269 .373 .367 .740 103 107 4.2
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
2016 Total - 23 57 254 76 10 2 5 41 51 27 2 1 35 35 3 .299 .370 .413 .783 100 100 0.0
2016 Portsmouth - AA 23 16 59 23 7 0 1 11 19 16 0 0 10 1 0 .390 .520 .559 1.079 178 186 0.0
2016 Rappahannock - AAA 23 74 267 85 16 1 9 50 59 41 2 0 61 5 2 .318 .413 .487 .900 105 110 0.0
2023 Santa Barbara - AAA 30 30 89 18 7 0 0 9 14 20 2 0 16 0 0 .202 .360 .281 .641 77 87 0.0
2025 Santa Barbara - AAA 32 42 94 25 5 0 0 12 17 15 1 0 18 0 0 .266 .373 .319 .692 89 89 0.0
Total 3AAA 72 183 43 12 0 0 21 31 35 3 0 34 0 0 .235 .367 .301 .667 83 88
Total SAAA 74 267 85 16 1 9 50 59 41 2 0 61 5 2 .318 .413 .487 .900 105 110
Total SAA 16 59 23 7 0 1 11 19 16 0 0 10 1 0 .390 .520 .559 1.079 178 186
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
2017 Norfolk - 3L 24 14 53 13 2 0 0 7 9 13 0 1 14 4 2 .245 .388 .283 .671 0 0 0.0
2018 Norfolk - SL 25 4 14 4 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 .286 .375 .500 .875 0 0 0.0
2019 Las Vegas - SL 26 9 31 8 2 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .258 .303 .419 .722 0 0 0.0
2019 Las Vegas - PL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2019 Total - PL 26 10 32 8 2 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .294 .406 .700 0 0 0.0
2020 Las Vegas - SL 27 10 37 9 2 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 7 2 0 .243 .364 .297 .661 0 0 0.0
2020 Las Vegas - PL 27 4 15 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .333 .375 .333 .708 0 0 0.0
2020 Total - PL 27 14 52 14 2 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 8 4 0 .269 .367 .308 .674 0 0 0.0
2021 Las Vegas - SL 28 5 20 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 .250 .286 .250 .536 0 0 0.0
2021 Las Vegas - PL 28 4 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .091 .231 .182 .413 0 0 0.0
2021 Total - PL 28 9 31 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 6 1 0 .194 .265 .226 .491 0 0 0.0
2022 Las Vegas - 3L 29 4 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 0 0 0.0
2022 Las Vegas - PL 29 2 6 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .833 1.405 0 0 0.0
2022 Total - PL 29 6 15 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267 .312 .400 .713 0 0 0.0
2023 Las Vegas - 3L 30 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 0 0 0.0
2023 Las Vegas - PL 30 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0 0 0.0
2023 Total - PL 30 3 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697 0 0 0.0
2024 Las Vegas - 3L 31 7 20 9 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .450 .476 .500 .976 0 0 0.0
2024 Las Vegas - PL 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2024 Total - PL 31 8 20 9 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .450 .476 .500 .976 0 0 0.0
Total PL 13 38 11 3 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 2 2 0 .289 .357 .368 .726 106 117
Total SL 28 102 26 7 0 1 5 13 12 0 0 19 3 0 .255 .333 .353 .686 87 86
Total 3L 27 88 24 4 0 0 11 11 15 0 1 17 4 2 .273 .375 .318 .693 90 94
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Norfolk - ML 2B 88 86 177 232 70 415 6 .986 753.1 4.89 -10.4 .937
2017 Norfolk - ML LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.027
2017 Norfolk - ML CF 18 18 49 0 0 49 0 1.000 143.0 3.08 +0.3 1.007
2017 Norfolk - ML RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.017
2018 Norfolk - ML 2B 11 11 19 33 12 52 0 1.000 91.2 5.11 -0.5 .977
2019 Las Vegas - ML 2B 75 72 141 188 44 330 1 .997 596.1 4.97 -6.2 .951
2019 Las Vegas - ML LF 10 7 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 60.0 1.50 +1.6 1.279
2019 Las Vegas - ML CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Las Vegas - ML RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Las Vegas - ML CF 78 78 167 7 0 174 0 1.000 688.0 2.28 +3.5 1.028
2021 Las Vegas - ML 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Las Vegas - ML 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Las Vegas - ML LF 6 5 11 0 0 12 1 .917 42.0 2.36 +0.0 1.003
2021 Las Vegas - ML CF 67 64 172 1 1 173 0 1.000 565.2 2.75 +2.1 1.016
2021 Las Vegas - ML RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.019
2022 Las Vegas - ML LF 6 4 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 41.2 3.02 +1.0 1.114
2022 Las Vegas - ML CF 45 29 75 3 0 80 2 .975 284.1 2.47 +2.2 1.037
2022 Las Vegas - ML RF 22 14 29 1 1 31 1 .968 137.0 1.97 +1.1 1.053
2023 Las Vegas - ML LF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 38.1 1.88 +0.0 1.005
2023 Santa Barbara - AAA LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Las Vegas - ML CF 22 21 57 3 0 60 0 1.000 189.1 2.85 +3.0 1.071
2023 Santa Barbara - AAA CF 28 26 55 1 1 56 0 1.000 227.2 2.21 -0.9 .978
2023 Santa Barbara - AAA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.016
2024 Las Vegas - ML LF 7 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 16.1 3.86 -0.1 .981
2024 Las Vegas - ML CF 24 9 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 111.2 2.26 +0.1 1.004
2024 Las Vegas - ML RF 33 28 65 2 0 69 2 .971 247.2 2.43 +6.2 1.149
2025 Santa Barbara - AAA LF 31 18 36 0 0 38 2 .947 173.2 1.87 -1.5 .945
2025 Santa Barbara - AAA CF 6 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 13.0 4.85 -1.4 .800
2025 Santa Barbara - AAA RF 9 7 14 0 0 15 1 .933 65.2 1.92 +1.1 1.108
TOTAL 2B 175 169 337 453 126 797 7 .991 1443.1 4.93 -17.2 .946
TOTAL LF 67 41 87 0 0 90 3 .967 382.0 2.05 +1.1 1.019
TOTAL CF 290 245 610 15 2 627 2 .997 2225.2 2.53 +8.7 1.019
TOTAL RF 70 50 113 3 1 120 4 .967 471.1 2.21 +8.4 1.111
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Norfolk Cruisers, out of college (Richmond).
05/01/2016 Named the #71 prospect in the SL
08/05/2016 Injured (strained quadriceps), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
05/02/2017 Named the #14 prospect in the 3L
07/01/2017 Wins the 3L 3L Rookie of the Month Award.
07/24/2017 Injured (bruised toe), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/2017 Wins the 3L 3L Rookie of the Month Award.
10/10/2017 Wins the 2017 3L 3L Newcomer of the Year Award.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $190,000 through automatic renewal.
02/01/2018 Wins the 2017 3L 3L Newcomer of the Year Award.
05/29/2018 Injured on 05/26/2018, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 2 months.
11/03/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
07/08/2019 Wins the SL SL Player of the Week Award.
09/15/2019 Injured (elbow contusion), out for one week.
10/18/2019 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $13,600,000 with the Las Vegas Flamingos organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
05/18/2020 Goes 5-6 against the Phoenix Hotspur, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
05/27/2020 Injured (bruised thigh), day-to-day for one week.
06/02/2020 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
08/05/2020 Injured (separated shoulder), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (6).
07/02/2021 Injured on 07/01/2021, diagnosed with a stiff back, will miss 2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (6).
05/18/2022 Injured on 05/16/2022, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 5 (6).
05/12/2023 Injured (ankle soreness), out for 2 weeks.
06/09/2023 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/15/2023 Injured (fractured thumb), out for 4 weeks.
07/12/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
08/24/2023 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/24/2023 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,176,000 with the Las Vegas Flamingos organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (6).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (7).
08/09/2025 Injured (flu), out for one week.
08/15/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
08/22/2025 Released by the Las Vegas organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2017 4 9
Year BB Rank
2017 81 2
Year SF Rank
2019 3 10
2020 4 10
2020 4 10
Year OBP Rank
2017 .429 5
Year RC Rank
2017 80.13 9
Year RC/27 Rank
2017 7.41 10
Year WOBA Rank
2017 .382 10
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