Yahil MelendezSS Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Age 20 L/R 6'1" / 165 lbs A Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036
2026 ROS PROJECTION207 act + 138 ros · stats below = ROS only
wRC+†32
AVG/OBP/SLG.163 / .248 / .228
PA138
HR1
K%37
BB%8
BABIP264
ISO65
MLB%0%
Value2026 · WAR
BAT: -33.3 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)-33BATRUN: +0.5 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+0RUNFLD: +0.0 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)+0FLDPOS: +3.7 runs (Positional adjustment)+4POSREP: +9.8 runs (Replacement-level credit)+10REPTotal WAR: -2.00-2.0WAR
0.00.51.00.10.10.2+$1M ctrl surplus26272829303132333435
projected WAR paid WAR ($/8M) surplus deficit
Tools · ContractCON 25 / POW 25
Toolsscout grade
CONTACT25
scouting grade only
POWER25
scouting grade only
EYE55
scouting grade only
SPEED50
scouting grade only
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
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2030MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2031Pre-Arb$0.9M+0.1$0.3M+$0.0M (cut)
2032Pre-Arb$0.9M+0.2$0.5M+$0.0M
2033Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
2034Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
2035Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
2036Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
Totals $0.9M $0.8M +$0.0M

Career Stats + Projections

Viewactual = stats as recorded (prior seasons combined) + projected real-world MLB lines · MLE = level/park-neutral translations
Methodology▸ how these numbers are built

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.

YearAge LvlTeam MLB% PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
202317 ROKACL Cubs 3938 5110 1230 00 132154211364 79333 593 141 -34
202317 ROKACL Cubs 3938 9210 1160 00 237256342599 105409 413 264 61
202418 ROKACL Cubs 218189 311012 20918 116 164272259531 95299 429 247 47
202418 ROKACL Cubs 218179 481333 30628 116 268396425821 156391 2814 371 142
202519 AMyrtle Beach Pelicans 207184 25302 151177 74 136228185413 49348 577 197 9
202519 AMyrtle Beach Pelicans 207169 37512 30757 74 219359296655 77376 3614 312 97
▸ 2026 Season (ACT · ROS-MLE · ROS-CTX · FULL)
YTD20 ACHC 207184 22601 181055 31 120217168386 49269 519 189 3 -23 +0 +0 +2 +6 -1.5
YTD20 ACHC 207174 30902 28745 31 172304259563 86286 3614 271 66 -8 +0 +0 +2 +6 0.0
ROS20 ACHC 0% 138123 20501 11513 21 163248228476 65269 378 227 32 -11 +0 +0 +1 +4 -0.5
ROS20 MLBCHC 0% 01 0000 000 00 270 213 21 +0 +0
FULL20 ACHC 207185 22601 181055 31 119217168385 49266 519 189 3 -23 +0 +0 +2 +6 -1.5
TOT20 ACHC 345307 421102 291568 52 137230192422 55267 458 204 15 -33 +0 +0 +4 +10 -2.0
▸ 2027+ Projections   WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘ
202721 MLBCHC 34% 346308 551215 281227 62 179262273535 94274 358 247 47 -21 +0 +0 +4 +10 -0.7
202822 MLBCHC 48% 435388 721617 361488 72 186269286555 101277 348 259 56 -21 +1 +0 +5 +12 -0.4
202923 MLBCHC 54% 489436 841829 411629 93 193276305581 112279 338 266 62 -21 +1 +0 +5 +14 -0.1
203024 MLBCHC 55% 523464 9119211 451719 103 196280317597 121280 339 270 65 -21 +1 +0 +6 +15 0.1
203125 MLBCHC 56% 540479 9420211 4617610 103 196280315596 119280 339 272 66 -21 +1 +0 +6 +15 0.1
203226 MLBCHC 60% 549487 9520211 4717910 103 195279312592 117280 339 272 67 -21 +1 +0 +6 +16 0.2
202721 MLBCHC 34% 119106 19402 10422 21 179263274536 94275 358 234 37 -8 +0 +0 +1 +3 -0.4
202822 MLBCHC 48% 211187 36814 18724 41 193278310588 118278 349 247 47 -13 +0 +0 +2 +6 -0.4
202923 MLBCHC 54% 265236 461015 22885 52 195278309587 114280 338 254 53 -14 +0 +0 +3 +8 -0.4
203024 MLBCHC 55% 290258 511116 25955 52 198281318599 120281 339 258 56 -14 +0 +0 +3 +8 -0.3
203125 MLBCHC 56% 302268 521116 26985 62 194278310587 116281 329 260 57 -15 +0 +0 +3 +9 -0.3
203226 MLBCHC 60% 330293 581217 281076 62 198281317599 119281 328 260 57 -16 +0 +0 +4 +9 -0.3
▸ Career Totals
Career 15171349 26256530 12950227 2810 194278310588 116281 339 255 53 -80 +2 +0 +16 +43 -2.0
/ 162G 650578 11224213 5521512 124 194278310587 116280 338 255 53 -34 +1 +0 +7 +18 -0.8
Career 34843096 5721241259 290124071 7227 185270290560 105283 368 258 55 -176 +4 +0 +37 +99 -3.7
/ 162G 650578 10623211 5423113 135 183268287555 104280 368 258 55 -33 +1 +0 +7 +18 -0.7

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.

YearAge LvlTeam MLB% PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
202317 ROKACL Cubs 3938 9210 1160 00 237256342599 105409 413 264 61 -2 +0 +1 -0.1
202418 ROKACL Cubs 218179 481333 30628 116 268396425821 156391 2814 371 142 +10 -0 +6 1.7
202519 AMyrtle Beach Pelicans 207169 37512 30757 74 219359296655 77376 3614 312 97 -1 -0 +6 0.5

Career Comps

Retired MLB careers whose totals most resemble what we're projecting for this player. Top row of each card is career totals; bottom row is per-162-game rates. Pool: 727 completed hitter careers (2000-2024).

PLAYER · career totals + /162 gamesYRSPAHRSBAVGOBPSLGPOSFLDWARJAWS
#1Sandy Leónlast yr '22
career totals — 9 seasons, 1,648 PA
91,648311209276313+29+566.46.7
/162664120+11.9+22.42.6pk7: 7
#2Paul Bakolast yr '09
career totals — 9 seasons, 1,844 PA
91,844192219297308+17+525.65.8
/16266471+6.1+18.72.0pk7: 6
#3Chad Moellerlast yr '09
career totals — 10 seasons, 1,524 PA
101,524292226288351+19+143.84.3
/162664131+8.5+6.21.6pk7: 5
#4Adam Engellast yr '22
career totals — 6 seasons, 1,540 PA
61,5403047225280350+4+334.24.2
/1626641320+1.8+14.41.8pk7: 4
#5Ryan Goinslast yr '19
career totals — 7 seasons, 1,680 PA
71,680226230279335+9+212.02.0
/16266492+3.7+8.50.8pk7: 2
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION
career totals — every cell rolls up across 4 projected seasons
41,7593132193273302+19+12-0.9-0.4
/1626641212+7.1+4.5-0.3pk7: 0
#6Alexi Amaristalast yr '17
career totals — 7 seasons, 1,901 PA
71,9012139231275323+14-6-1.1-1.1
/162664714+4.9-2.1-0.4pk7: -1

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
Comp Age HIT PWR SPD EYE AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR
Yahil Melendez (OGILVIE) 20 25 25 50 55 137/230/192 55267 25 45% 8% 15 -2.0
Oswal Leones
2021 · A
20 41 36→30 46→50 46 196/259/262 66262 412 25% 7% 43 -2.2 196/259/262 66296 38 32% 7% 43 -2.2 176/243/231552712933%7%25-1.1
Michael De La Cruz
2016 · A
20 41 36→40 45→50 44 192/261/262 70277 49 30% 8% 43 -2.2 192/257/257 65308 310 35% 8% 40 -2.4 156/232/1883126901438%9%10-1.5
Jaden Rudd
2023 · A
20 40→36 40→30 50 49 191/283/285 94262 712 28% 10% 60 -1.0 181/291/247 66292 314 35% 10% 56 -1.3 157/284/2075026621636%11%41-1.2
Cristhian Vasquez
2017 · A
20 32 38→30 49→50 42 161/225/240 79224 68 30% 7% 23 -3.6 195/251/268 73259 49 25% 6% 40 -2.4 190/244/2485824721122%5%30-1.4
Leandro Pineda
2022 · A
20 35→39 37→45 43→45 46 171/257/239 68251 47 31% 9% 37 -2.6 189/260/297 108280 95 33% 7% 53 -1.5 202/271/32212026112626%7%62-0.5
Terry Serrano
2007 · A
20 39 35→30 49→55 46 184/261/240 56270 216 30% 9% 38 -2.6 196/268/257 61275 315 27% 8% 45 -2.1 193/272/2515827421728%9%44-0.9
Emmanuel Morel
2017 · A
20 40 34→30 50→55 44 183/259/238 55287 215 34% 9% 37 -2.7 196/261/262 66318 213 36% 7% 43 -2.2 183/249/2324929702135%6%27-0.8
Deivis Nadal
2022 · A
20 39 35→40 46→55 38 186/250/240 55271 311 31% 5% 34 -2.8 173/252/259 86311 618 42% 8% 40 -2.4 145/233/2409627882346%9%25-1.4
Aaron Shipman
2013 · A
21 39→35 35→30 44→50 48 182/265/240 58277 29 32% 10% 40 -2.4 219/302/285 66307 216 26% 10% 67 -0.5 235/324/2935831912124%11%73-0.1
Jefry Puente
2012 · A
20 35 37→45 55→50 47 170/258/247 77249 311 30% 9% 40 -2.4 192/268/269 77260 314 25% 8% 49 -1.8 163/244/2195620902720%7%23-0.9
Shane Mardirosian
2016 · A
20 42→39 37→40 50→45 39 199/247/278 79276 413 28% 5% 41 -2.3 196/245/264 68276 48 29% 5% 37 -2.6 187/239/249622613728%5%28-1.7
Darrien Miller
2021 · A
20 42→41 36→45 47→45 43 198/272/267 70271 38 27% 6% 50 -1.7 197/299/316 119271 146 30% 9% 76 +0.1 174/315/272982519330%11%72-0.1
Ricardo Rosario
2023 · A
20 40 37→40 50→55 42 191/251/266 76262 412 28% 6% 40 -2.4 205/277/292 87289 819 29% 8% 59 -1.1 203/290/29289267112926%9%63-0.4
Yohairo Cuevas
2023 · A
19 41→40 37→40 49→50 44 189/267/264 76304 49 36% 9% 47 -1.9 195/281/283 88315 514 36% 10% 59 -1.1 194/297/2889531051635%11%65-0.4
Omar Alfonzo
2023 · A
19 36→40 37→45 48→40 48 171/261/237 65254 53 32% 10% 39 -2.5 205/290/309 104318 114 35% 10% 69 -0.4 200/285/30710731713238%10%64-0.5
Kleiber Rodriguez
2018 · A
19 37 35→30 46→40 46 175/250/234 59244 25 27% 8% 33 -2.9 219/280/288 69282 35 21% 7% 58 -1.2 240/298/301612842415%8%67-0.2
Ben Rortvedt
2018 · A
20 40 37→45 48→40 43 194/245/264 70248 53 24% 6% 37 -2.7 214/270/309 95285 83 26% 6% 59 -1.1 200/285/31111127812230%9%65-0.3
Vicmal De La Cruz
2014 · A
20 39 38→40 47→50 39 189/242/268 78269 65 31% 6% 37 -2.7 186/245/258 72280 36 32% 6% 36 -2.7 147/214/205582250632%6%7-1.5
Daniel Vellojin
2019 · A
19 39 39→45 47→45 48 189/268/273 83260 66 28% 9% 50 -1.7 214/303/312 98272 78 22% 10% 76 +0.0 196/299/31111625812627%12%71-0.1
Gleyvin Pineda
2017 · A
20 41→39 34→30 46→45 45 190/261/238 48271 212 28% 8% 37 -2.6 206/267/262 56306 38 31% 7% 46 -2.0 199/259/249512994533%7%36-1.2