Yahil MelendezSS
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Age 20
L/R
6'1" / 165 lbs
A
BB +5%HR -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036
peak 1.3 · 2033
wRC+†45
AVG/OBP/SLG.173 / .256 / .267
PA193
HR3
K%40
BB%8
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
25→25
PWR
25→25
SPD
50→50
EYE
51↗55
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.3peak
2032
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2031
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2036
First FA Year 2037
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2030 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +1.1 | $10M | +$9M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +1.2 | $11M | +$11M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +1.3 | $13M | +$12M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $2M | +1.2 | $12M | +$10M |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $3M | +1.0 | $10M | +$7M |
| 2036 | Ext / FA-deal | $4M | +0.8 | $4M | +$0.3M |
| Totals | $13M | $61M | +$49M | ||
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 39 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .154 | .211 | .364 | .079 | .333 | 59 | 3 | .141 | -34 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.4 |
| 2024 | 18 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 218 | 189 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 91 | 8 | 11 | 6 | .164 | .272 | .254 | .526 | .090 | .299 | 42 | 9 | .244 | 45 | -14 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +6 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 19 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 207 | 183 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 112 | 7 | 7 | 4 | .148 | .243 | .208 | .450 | .060 | .357 | 54 | 8 | .206 | 16 | -20 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +6 | -1.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 20 | MLB | CHC | 193 | 172 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .180 | .262 | .279 | .541 | .099 | .287 | 39 | 8 | .244 | 45 | -12 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +5 | -0.4 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 21 | MLB 11% | CHC | 276 | 244 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 102 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .189 | .277 | .307 | .585 | .119 | .290 | 37 | 9 | .265 | 61 | -12 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +8 | -0.1 |
| 2028 | 22 | MLB 28% | CHC | 384 | 339 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 135 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .195 | .283 | .322 | .605 | .127 | .290 | 35 | 9 | .277 | 70 | -13 | +1 | +0 | +4 | +11 | 0.3 |
| 2029 | 23 | MLB 48% | CHC | 454 | 399 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 155 | 8 | 9 | 3 | .201 | .293 | .331 | .624 | .130 | .291 | 34 | 10 | .285 | 76 | -12 | +1 | +0 | +5 | +13 | 0.6 |
| 2030 | 24 | MLB 62% | CHC | 499 | 438 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 167 | 8 | 10 | 3 | .203 | .296 | .340 | .637 | .137 | .291 | 33 | 10 | .290 | 80 | -11 | +1 | +0 | +5 | +14 | 0.9 |
| 2031 | 25 | MLB 87% | CHC | 525 | 457 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 175 | 9 | 10 | 3 | .204 | .300 | .341 | .641 | .138 | .292 | 33 | 10 | .294 | 83 | -10 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 1.1 |
| 2032 | 26 | MLB | CHC | 538 | 468 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 56 | 179 | 9 | 10 | 3 | .205 | .302 | .348 | .650 | .143 | .293 | 33 | 10 | .295 | 84 | -10 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 1.2 |
| 2033 | 27 | MLB | CHC | 543 | 472 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 181 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .206 | .303 | .347 | .650 | .142 | .293 | 33 | 10 | .295 | 84 | -10 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 1.3 |
| 2034 | 28 | MLB | CHC | 540 | 469 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 181 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .205 | .303 | .348 | .650 | .143 | .292 | 34 | 11 | .294 | 83 | -10 | +1 | -1 | +6 | +15 | 1.2 |
| 2035 | 29 | MLB | CHC | 532 | 461 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 180 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .202 | .302 | .338 | .640 | .137 | .291 | 34 | 11 | .292 | 82 | -11 | +1 | -1 | +6 | +15 | 1.0 |
| 2036 | 30 | MLB | CHC | 523 | 453 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 179 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .201 | .301 | .340 | .641 | .139 | .290 | 34 | 11 | .289 | 79 | -12 | +1 | -2 | +6 | +15 | 0.8 |
| 2037 | 31 | MLB | CHC | 509 | 442 | 87 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 176 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .197 | .296 | .330 | .626 | .133 | .288 | 35 | 11 | .285 | 76 | -14 | +1 | -3 | +5 | +14 | 0.5 |
| 2038 | 32 | MLB | CHC | 491 | 428 | 83 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 173 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .194 | .293 | .322 | .615 | .129 | .286 | 35 | 11 | .280 | 73 | -15 | +1 | -4 | +5 | +14 | 0.2 |
| 2039 | 33 | MLB | CHC | 462 | 403 | 77 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 166 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .191 | .290 | .318 | .607 | .127 | .284 | 36 | 11 | .275 | 69 | -16 | +1 | -4 | +5 | +13 | -0.1 |
| 2040 | 34 | MLB | CHC | 416 | 363 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 153 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .185 | .283 | .303 | .586 | .118 | .282 | 37 | 11 | .269 | 64 | -17 | +1 | -5 | +4 | +12 | -0.5 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 7349 | 6418 | 1255 | 234 | 31 | 178 | 744 | 2604 | 128 | 139 | 35 | .196 | .292 | .325 | .617 | .129 | .293 | 35 | 10 | .281 | 73 | -224 | +14 | -20 | +79 | +208 | 5.8 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 568 | 112 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 230 | 11 | 12 | 3 | .197 | .293 | .329 | .622 | .132 | .295 | 35 | 10 | .281 | 73 | -20 | +1 | -2 | +7 | +18 | 0.5 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 39 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .256 | .342 | .599 | .105 | .409 | 41 | 3 | .264 | 61 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | 18 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 218 | 179 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 62 | 8 | 11 | 6 | .268 | .396 | .425 | .821 | .156 | .391 | 28 | 14 | .371 | 142 | +10 | -0 | — | — | +6 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 19 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 207 | 169 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 4 | .219 | .359 | .296 | .655 | .077 | .376 | 36 | 14 | .312 | 97 | -1 | -0 | — | — | +6 | 0.5 |
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| Yahil Melendez (OGILVIE) | 20 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 55 | .173/.256/.267 | .094 | .287 | 3 | 4 | 40% | 8% | 45 | -0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
✕Carlos Rodriguez 2023 · A |
20 | 38 | 40→45 | 47→45 | 45 | .183/.271/.272 | .089 | .286 | 7 | 6 | 36% | 10% | 52 | -1.6 | .190/.265/.267 | .077 | .298 | 5 | 6 | 35% | 9% | 47 | -1.9 | .182/.268/.267 | .085 | .274 | 6 | 3 | 33% | 10% | 48 | -0.6 |
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✕Yohairo Cuevas 2023 · A |
19 | 41→38 | 37→40 | 49→55 | 43 | .188/.266/.261 | .074 | .308 | 4 | 9 | 37% | 9% | 46 | -2.0 | .191/.277/.276 | .085 | .308 | 5 | 14 | 36% | 10% | 55 | -1.4 | .187/.286/.266 | .080 | .296 | 4 | 18 | 34% | 11% | 55 | -0.8 |
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✕Iverson Leonardo 2023 · A |
21 | 37 | 44→50 | 49→50 | 40 | .188/.259/.305 | .117 | .281 | 12 | 9 | 36% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .194/.278/.291 | .097 | .346 | 7 | 8 | 42% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .146/.273/.221 | .075 | .359 | 3 | 4 | 52% | 12% | 39 | -0.5 |
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✕Jose Cordoba 2023 · A |
20 | 37 | 40 | 44→55 | 39 | .185/.250/.273 | .088 | .268 | 9 | 9 | 33% | 6% | 43 | -2.2 | .200/.257/.289 | .089 | .277 | 6 | 11 | 28% | 6% | 49 | -1.8 | .197/.256/.288 | .091 | .265 | 4 | 15 | 26% | 6% | 45 | -0.8 |
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✕Carlos Jimenez 2022 · A |
19 | 39→41 | 42→50 | 53→55 | 44 | .191/.270/.293 | .102 | .283 | 10 | 11 | 34% | 8% | 56 | -1.3 | .199/.283/.318 | .119 | .317 | 11 | 15 | 37% | 9% | 69 | -0.4 | .216/.296/.349 | .133 | .314 | 15 | 19 | 33% | 9% | 78 | +0.1 |
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✕Vicmal De La Cruz 2014 · A |
20 | 40 | 38→40 | 48→50 | 41 | .194/.250/.274 | .080 | .270 | 5 | 6 | 29% | 6% | 42 | -2.3 | .184/.241/.255 | .071 | .277 | 3 | 6 | 33% | 6% | 33 | -2.9 | .147/.214/.205 | .058 | .225 | 0 | 6 | 32% | 6% | 7 | -1.5 |
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✕Rudy van Heydoorn 2010 · A |
21 | 33 | 41→45 | 41→50 | 41 | .168/.252/.259 | .091 | .262 | 9 | 8 | 37% | 8% | 41 | -2.3 | .197/.275/.307 | .110 | .307 | 11 | 5 | 36% | 9% | 63 | -0.9 | .204/.303/.338 | .134 | .292 | 14 | 2 | 32% | 11% | 83 | +0.2 |
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✕Alexander Mojica 2023 · A |
20 | 35 | 42→45 | 47→40 | 40 | .173/.252/.271 | .099 | .283 | 11 | 3 | 40% | 8% | 43 | -2.2 | .195/.277/.315 | .120 | .320 | 12 | 5 | 39% | 9% | 66 | -0.6 | .181/.278/.317 | .136 | .292 | 13 | 3 | 39% | 10% | 63 | -0.3 |
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✕Sandy Acevedo 2013 · A |
20 | 41 | 40→45 | 50 | 40 | .195/.267/.291 | .097 | .292 | 7 | 11 | 34% | 7% | 54 | -1.4 | .197/.266/.317 | .120 | .283 | 10 | 9 | 32% | 7% | 60 | -1.0 | .149/.220/.307 | .158 | .194 | 15 | 9 | 31% | 7% | 36 | -0.7 |
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✕Herman Armas 2007 · A |
20 | 41 | 40→45 | 47→50 | 41 | .197/.264/.291 | .093 | .287 | 7 | 11 | 32% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .217/.285/.327 | .110 | .286 | 11 | 9 | 26% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .218/.293/.335 | .117 | .266 | 14 | 9 | 23% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 |
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✕Danyer Sanabria 2022 · A |
20 | 35 | 41→45 | 46→45 | 33 | .178/.217/.275 | .097 | .270 | 9 | 7 | 37% | 4% | 28 | -3.2 | .201/.248/.290 | .089 | .327 | 6 | 5 | 38% | 6% | 45 | -2.1 | .199/.244/.294 | .095 | .314 | 6 | 3 | 36% | 5% | 40 | -0.8 |
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✕Juan Silva 2011 · A |
20 | 40→47 | 39→45 | 52→55 | 40 | .191/.251/.286 | .095 | .298 | 5 | 8 | 36% | 7% | 45 | -2.1 | .212/.282/.311 | .099 | .309 | 8 | 13 | 31% | 9% | 65 | -0.7 | .231/.314/.336 | .105 | .311 | 8 | 29 | 26% | 10% | 84 | +0.4 |
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✕Jason Denham 2006 · A |
20 | 40→43 | 35→40 | 52→55 | 42 | .188/.251/.245 | .058 | .295 | 2 | 8 | 35% | 8% | 35 | -2.8 | .202/.261/.272 | .070 | .282 | 5 | 14 | 28% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .212/.271/.287 | .075 | .274 | 8 | 21 | 25% | 7% | 52 | -1.0 |
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✕Jaden Rudd 2023 · A |
20 | 40→36 | 40→30 | 49→50 | 49 | .191/.281/.282 | .091 | .264 | 6 | 11 | 28% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .179/.294/.247 | .068 | .289 | 3 | 14 | 35% | 11% | 57 | -1.2 | .155/.287/.208 | .053 | .265 | 2 | 16 | 36% | 11% | 43 | -1.1 |
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✕Leandro Pineda 2023 · A |
21 | 36→38 | 39→45 | 47→45 | 42 | .173/.251/.266 | .093 | .273 | 5 | 7 | 36% | 8% | 42 | -2.3 | .196/.261/.313 | .117 | .273 | 11 | 6 | 31% | 7% | 58 | -1.2 | .196/.262/.319 | .124 | .258 | 14 | 6 | 29% | 7% | 58 | -0.8 |
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✕Ameilis Carvajal 2009 · A |
20 | 40 | 39→40 | 50 | 47 | .189/.277/.272 | .083 | .292 | 6 | 12 | 34% | 10% | 54 | -1.4 | .193/.265/.266 | .073 | .318 | 4 | 10 | 37% | 8% | 46 | -2.0 | .140/.204/.175 | .034 | .267 | 0 | 8 | 44% | 7% | -3 | -1.2 |
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✕Yeuris Ramirez 2019 · A |
20 | 33 | 38→40 | 47→50 | 40 | .163/.253/.245 | .082 | .260 | 6 | 9 | 36% | 7% | 38 | -2.6 | .189/.271/.286 | .097 | .311 | 8 | 13 | 39% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .158/.239/.236 | .078 | .330 | 8 | 23 | 50% | 6% | 26 | -1.2 |
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✕Payton Henry 2018 · A |
21 | 40→31 | 41→45 | 46→30 | 38 | .191/.255/.294 | .102 | .304 | 8 | 4 | 38% | 7% | 50 | -1.7 | .187/.253/.289 | .102 | .316 | 10 | 2 | 41% | 6% | 48 | -1.9 | .246/.293/.382 | .135 | .322 | 19 | 1 | 29% | 4% | 83 | +0.2 |
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✕Marcus Lee Sang 2021 · A |
20 | 41→42 | 38→45 | 47→50 | 35 | .192/.241/.271 | .079 | .324 | 6 | 9 | 41% | 6% | 37 | -2.7 | .200/.257/.310 | .110 | .327 | 11 | 14 | 40% | 6% | 55 | -1.4 | .193/.260/.311 | .118 | .316 | 12 | 17 | 40% | 7% | 53 | -0.9 |
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✕Henry Pena 2010 · A |
19 | 40 | 39→45 | 45 | 44 | .188/.265/.277 | .089 | .300 | 5 | 5 | 36% | 9% | 50 | -1.8 | .203/.275/.305 | .102 | .345 | 7 | 6 | 39% | 9% | 61 | -1.0 | .205/.278/.341 | .136 | .309 | 13 | 8 | 35% | 8% | 67 | -0.1 |