Curtis Mead

Curtis Mead

24-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Tampa Bay Rays AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Unfortunately, we didn't get much clarity last season on Mead's long-term or short-term future. Seen as one of the better pure hitters in the minors heading into 2023, the Australian infielder had a strong showing in big-league camp but got off to a slow start at Triple-A before getting hit on the wrist by a pitch in late-April. He returned in late-June and got his first of two calls to the majors in early-August. Mead performed up to expectations at Triple-A after returning from injury, slashing .336/.439/.604 with seven home runs, 15 doubles and as many walks as strikeouts (26) in 39 games. His production over multiple stints in the majors was more modest, although he held his own (95 wRC+, 22.8 K%). The righty-hitting Mead got 13 starts against lefties and seven starts against righties while getting the bulk of his starts at third base. His minor-league track record suggests he can make enough impact to justify an everyday role, but Tampa Bay may not have everyday playing time available early in 2024. Mead is still an offensive-minded prospect worth betting on long term, but he'll need to be playing almost every day to be a viable option in mixed leagues due to his lack of speed. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2024.
Sent down to minors
2BTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 13, 2024
The Rays optioned Mead to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Mead had been receiving the bulk of the starts at third base following the trade of Isaac Paredes, but he went 3-for-21 at the plate in August while showing shaky defense at the hot corner. Junior Caminero is taking Mead's spot on the roster and will be the team's new everyday third baseman.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
5
4
4
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
7
3
1
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+72%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+111%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+34%
OPS vs LHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .831 85 11 0 6 0 .324 .412 .419
Since 2022vs Right .484 138 11 2 6 2 .198 .232 .252
2024vs Left .849 50 6 0 3 0 .364 .440 .409
2024vs Right .403 81 4 1 4 2 .167 .185 .218
2023vs Left .805 35 5 0 3 0 .267 .371 .433
2023vs Right .600 57 7 1 2 0 .245 .298 .302
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+31%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .658 102 9 2 6 0 .258 .314 .344
Since 2022Away .575 121 13 0 6 2 .232 .289 .286
2024Home .651 63 5 1 4 0 .263 .317 .333
2024Away .496 68 5 0 3 2 .215 .250 .246
2023Home .669 39 4 1 2 0 .250 .308 .361
2023Away .680 53 8 0 3 0 .255 .340 .340
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Curtis Mead compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.20
 
BB Rate
4.6%
 
K Rate
22.9%
 
BABIP
.304
 
ISO
.049
 
AVG
.238
 
OBP
.282
 
SLG
.287
 
OPS
.569
 
wOBA
.258
 
Exit Velocity
88.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
30.1%
 
Barrels/PA
3.1%
 
Expected BA
.242
 
Expected SLG
.358
 
Sprint Speed
23.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.5%
 
Line Drive %
24.7%
 
Fly Ball %
39.8%
 
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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Curtis Mead See More
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76 days ago
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87 days ago
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101 days ago
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
A 22-year-old Aussie who has always been a bat-first infielder, Mead once again proved to be one of the best pure hitters in the minors in 2022. He slashed .298/.390/.532 with an 18.7 K% and 13 home runs in 76 games between Double-A and Triple-A. Mead ended the year on the shelf with an elbow strain and had an injection to help the healing, so while he was added to the 40-man roster after the season, there is still a slight chance the elbow will start barking again once he's a full-go in spring training. His hit tool is more of an agreed upon carrying tool than his power, but he is a career .517 slugger who has logged isolated power figures north of .200 at every stop above rookie ball except High-A, so there's a decent chance he will hit for plus game power. Mead's one big weakness is defense, as he isn't a great athlete and his arm probably isn't good enough for third base or the outfield. That limits him to second base, first base and designated hitter. He will be competing with Brandon Lowe, Jonathan Aranda and Isaac Paredes, among others, for playing time in 2023. Mead has very little left to prove offensively in the minors.
A breakout age-20 season solidified Mead as one of the best pure hitters who is not yet widely viewed as an elite prospect. He hit .321/.378/.533 with 15 home runs, a 15.5 K% and a 7.4 BB% in 104 games, primarily at Low-A and High-A. Mead then hit .313/.360/.530 with three home runs in 20 Arizona Fall League games. The Aussie infielder excels at using the whole field and his hard-hit data was impressive for a player his age in full-season ball. He is a subpar defender everywhere, which will make it a bit more challenging for him to break through as an everyday player, especially in Tampa Bay. However, if his bat is as good as it seems, he should eventually see regular work at first base and designated hitter.
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Playing time trending upward
2BTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 12, 2024
Mead will start at designated hitter and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Astros, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.
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Three hits in return to majors
2BTampa Bay Rays  AAA
July 20, 2024
Mead went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Yankees.
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Recalled from Triple-A
2BTampa Bay Rays  AAA
July 20, 2024
The Rays recalled Mead from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Optioned to minors
2BTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 6, 2024
The Rays optioned Mead to Triple-A Durham on Monday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Sitting in second straight game
2BTampa Bay Rays  AAA
May 5, 2024
Mead is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely bet for Opening Day roster
2BTampa Bay Rays  AAA
January 21, 2024
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times speculates Mead is likely to make Tampa Bay's Opening Day roster as a utility player.
ANALYSIS
Mead is one of the organization's top prospects and made his MLB debut last season, posting a .253/.326/.349 slash line in 92 plate appearances. He's traditionally a third baseman but could be a backup option at shortstop until Taylor Walls recovers from hip surgery. A strong start to the campaign could secure Mead a big-league spot beyond that, however.
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