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2025 Stats
AVG
.157
HR
0
RBI
7
R
7
SB
7
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
A big, athletic 6-foot-3 outfielder with plus speed and burgeoning power, Melton was dealt to the Rays from Houston this offseason in the three-team deal that sent Mike Burrows to the Astros. Melton has a fantasy-friendly game, although he could sit against lefties for most of his rookie season. He is an above-average defender in all three outfield spots, which greatly appealed to the Rays. Melton slashed .286/.389/.556 with six home runs and 12 steals in 150 plate appearances at Triple-A and made his big-league debut June 1, only to suffer a serious ankle sprain less than two weeks later that wiped out the rest of his June and most of his July. Melton shuttled back and forth between Triple-A and the majors a couple more times while compiling seven steals, a .157/.234/.186 slash line and 37.2 percent strikeout rate in 78 MLB plate appearances in 2025. His contact rate shrank from 80.8 percent at Triple-A to 66.4 percent in the majors, while his swinging-strike rate spiked from a career-best 8.2 percent to 15.3 percent. He may never hit for a sky high average and we should assume a platoon indefinitely, but Melton still has 20/30 upside in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks