LF Jacob Melton #29
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
06/18/2029
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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LF JACOB MELTON #29 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
69 251 76 14 2 7 33 26 71 .303 .376 .458 4 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 65
Errors: - 40 65
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 30 Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/17/2029 LAA Loss, 2-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
06/16/2029 LAA Win, 3-2 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 2
06/15/2029 LAA Win, 9-1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
06/14/2029 SEA Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/2029 SEA Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
06/12/2029 SEA Loss, 5-11 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
06/10/2029 CLE Win, 4-3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
06/09/2029 CLE Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/08/2029 CLE Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/07/2029 CLE Loss, 0-1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Blue collar mentality.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:09/07/2000
Born in:Albany, OR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,967,500
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 81 Days
Service This Yr:81 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 81 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 69 251 76 14 2 7 33 24 26 71 .303 .376 .458 .834 .360 .155 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 66 282 4 1 0 2 0 1 115 23 4 1 80.0 45.7 6.89 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 24 6 0 2 13 7 5 17 0 0 0 .348 .392 .522 .914
Versus Right   182 52 8 2 5 20 17 21 54 1 0 4 .286 .370 .434 .804
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 7 2 0 1 3 1 4 7 0 0 1 .333 .462 .571 1.033
March   11 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053
April   90 29 3 1 3 12 7 11 27 1 0 1 .322 .398 .478 .876
May   100 27 7 1 1 12 11 7 29 0 0 0 .270 .318 .390 .708
June   50 16 4 0 2 7 4 7 12 0 0 3 .320 .433 .520 .953
Spring Training   64 22 5 0 5 14 13 12 19 1 0 0 .344 .442 .656 1.098
Last Year   623 153 31 2 13 49 81 48 173 3 1 4 .246 .302 .364 .667
2 Years Ago   607 146 35 3 15 62 79 53 161 8 2 6 .241 .304 .382 .686
Career   2417 613 128 12 60 244 304 205 648 17 4 19 .254 .315 .391 .706
Home   139 40 10 1 4 18 14 16 34 1 0 1 .288 .363 .460 .823
Road   112 36 4 1 3 15 10 10 37 0 0 3 .321 .392 .455 .847
Grass   242 73 13 2 7 33 23 26 68 1 0 4 .302 .377 .459 .836
Turf   9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Day   86 25 2 0 2 8 9 7 22 0 0 2 .291 .358 .384 .742
Night   165 51 12 2 5 25 15 19 49 1 0 2 .309 .385 .497 .882
As Starter   248 76 14 2 7 33 24 25 71 1 0 4 .306 .378 .464 .841
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   64 21 6 0 1 8 3 8 18 0 0 0 .328 .403 .469 .872
Inning 1-3   82 20 3 0 3 11 10 6 27 1 0 3 .244 .315 .390 .705
Inning 4-6   87 26 4 1 3 12 8 11 22 0 0 1 .299 .384 .471 .855
Inning 7-9   78 29 6 1 1 10 6 9 21 0 0 0 .372 .437 .513 .950
Extra Innings   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
0 Outs   81 24 2 0 4 9 9 5 25 1 0 0 .296 .333 .469 .802
1 Outs   93 27 6 1 3 10 12 10 24 0 0 2 .290 .371 .473 .845
2 Outs   77 25 6 1 0 14 3 11 22 0 0 2 .325 .422 .429 .851
Scoring Position   69 23 2 1 1 22 3 8 19 1 0 1 .333 .405 .435 .840
Bases Empty   132 34 7 0 5 5 14 14 41 0 0 3 .258 .342 .424 .767
Runner on 1st   50 19 5 1 1 6 7 4 11 0 0 0 .380 .426 .580 1.006
Runner on 2nd   18 8 1 0 1 7 1 4 4 0 0 1 .444 .565 .667 1.232
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .167 .600 .767
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .273 .304 .273 .577
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 6 1 0 0 7 1 1 4 0 0 0 .500 .538 .583 1.122
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Two Strikes   126 21 4 0 1 6 9 10 71 0 0 1 .167 .234 .222 .456
First Pitch   38 15 1 0 2 8 3 1 0 0 0 1 .395 .425 .579 1.004
Count 0-1   23 9 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .565 .957
Count 0-2   20 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 .100 .100 .150 .250
Count 1-0   20 9 3 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 .450 .476 .900 1.376
Count 1-1   18 11 4 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .611 .579 1.000 1.579
Count 1-2   43 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 0 0 0 .140 .140 .163 .302
Count 2-0   8 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .556 .750 1.306
Count 2-1   13 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Count 2-2   37 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 22 0 0 1 .162 .184 .216 .400
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .400 1.100
Full Count   26 7 0 0 1 3 4 10 12 0 0 0 .269 .472 .385 .857
Behind in Count   86 17 4 1 0 6 5 0 37 0 0 0 .198 .198 .267 .465
Ahead in Count   46 20 3 1 3 11 7 15 0 0 0 2 .435 .587 .739 1.326
Batting 3rd   45 13 3 0 3 5 5 4 16 0 0 1 .289 .360 .556 .916
Batting 4th   17 7 2 0 0 5 1 1 4 0 0 0 .412 .444 .529 .974
Batting 5th   183 55 9 2 4 23 18 20 50 1 0 3 .301 .377 .437 .814
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   86 21 4 1 0 2 7 9 25 0 0 2 .244 .330 .314 .644
Medium Leverage   103 30 4 1 6 16 12 11 28 1 0 2 .291 .368 .524 .892
High Leverage   62 25 6 0 1 15 5 6 18 0 0 0 .403 .456 .548 1.004
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
2025 Houston - MLB 24 125 321 86 19 2 8 34 45 26 3 1 79 3 3 .268 .328 .414 .742 102 103 1.0
2026 Houston - MLB 25 148 615 152 29 3 17 66 75 52 2 4 164 11 2 .247 .306 .387 .693 86 86 0.2
2027 Houston - MLB 26 146 607 146 35 3 15 62 79 53 6 8 161 9 1 .241 .304 .382 .686 84 84 0.1
2028 Houston - MLB 27 150 623 153 31 2 13 49 81 48 4 3 173 8 4 .246 .302 .364 .667 81 82 1.0
2029 Houston - MLB 28 69 251 76 14 2 7 33 24 26 4 1 71 4 1 .303 .376 .458 .834 129 130 2.3
Total MLB 638 2417 613 128 12 60 244 304 205 19 17 648 35 11 .254 .315 .391 .706 91 91 4.7
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
2022 Houston (FCL) - R 21 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -55 -0.4
2022 Fayetteville - A 21 19 71 23 6 0 4 13 11 11 2 1 20 4 2 .324 .424 .577 1.001 158 151 0.9
2023 Asheville - A+ 22 60 230 76 10 1 15 48 52 36 3 0 70 5 0 .330 .428 .578 1.006 153 154 2.9
2023 Corpus Christi - AA 22 69 266 71 13 1 11 40 45 33 4 4 72 3 1 .267 .352 .447 .799 105 104 1.0
2024 Corpus Christi - AA 23 22 88 25 3 1 6 24 14 11 1 0 24 1 2 .284 .370 .545 .915 130 130 0.7
2024 Sugar Land - AAA 23 125 488 139 14 4 30 80 94 75 8 3 135 6 3 .285 .387 .514 .901 115 119 3.0
Total PCL 125 488 139 14 4 30 80 94 75 8 3 135 6 3 .285 .387 .514 .901 115 119
Total TL 91 354 96 16 2 17 64 59 44 5 4 96 4 3 .271 .356 .472 .828 111 110
Total SAL 60 230 76 10 1 15 48 52 36 3 0 70 5 0 .330 .428 .578 1.006 153 154
Total CAR 19 71 23 6 0 4 13 11 11 2 1 20 4 2 .324 .424 .577 1.001 158 151
Total FCL 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -55
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
2027 Houston - MLB 26 3 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 .200 .250 .300 .550 48 43 -0.7
Total MLB 3 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 .200 .250 .300 .550 48 43
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Houston - MLB 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2025 Houston - MLB LF 86 51 96 3 0 102 3 .971 515.2 1.73 +2.1 1.048
2025 Houston - MLB CF 25 16 40 2 1 42 0 1.000 144.2 2.61 -1.3 .960
2025 Houston - MLB RF 5 5 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 43.0 0.84 -0.0 .978
2026 Houston - MLB LF 51 49 93 0 0 93 0 1.000 431.0 1.94 +2.5 1.011
2026 Houston - MLB CF 101 99 242 9 0 252 1 .996 852.1 2.65 -4.2 .980
2027 Houston - MLB LF 19 17 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 138.1 1.43 +1.1 1.092
2027 Houston - MLB CF 128 127 354 8 0 365 3 .992 1110.1 2.93 -3.9 .977
2028 Houston - MLB CF 150 147 417 11 0 432 4 .991 1287.1 2.99 +5.1 1.010
2028 Houston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 Houston - MLB LF 60 58 106 3 0 109 0 1.000 510.0 1.92 +5.2 1.064
2029 Houston - MLB CF 11 8 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 78.0 2.19 -0.9 .984
TOTAL 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 216 175 316 7 0 326 3 .991 1595.0 1.82 +10.9 1.045
TOTAL CF 415 397 1070 32 1 1110 8 .993 3472.2 2.86 -5.3 .989
TOTAL RF 5 5 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 43.0 0.84 -0.0 .978
PLAYER HISTORY
07/17/2022 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).
05/08/2023 Wins the SAL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
08/28/2023 Wins the TL Player of the Week Award.
09/29/2023 Wins the 2023 Texas League Round 2 with the Corpus Christi Hooks!
10/20/2023 Wins the 2023 SAL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
07/07/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
08/19/2024 Wins the PCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $790,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
03/13/2026 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
06/24/2026 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
12/07/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $800,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
02/19/2027 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
03/11/2027 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/07/2027 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/09/2027 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
08/02/2027 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,702,600.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
04/25/2028 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/19/2028 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/28/2028 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,967,500.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
05/09/2029 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2028 678 8
Year AB Rank
2026 615 10
2028 623 6
Year SF Rank
2027 8 9
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