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Alex Verdugo for MJ Melendez (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM  | Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 383 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 1257 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 2 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .208 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | MiLB | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 376 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 458 | ‐ |
| MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM | Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 120 | ‐ |
| Runs | 14 | ‐ |
| Hits | 23 | ‐ |
| Singles | 13 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 5 | ‐ |
| Triples | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 4 | ‐ |
| RBI | 11 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 17 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 50 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .192 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .315 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .350 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .665 | ‐ |
| MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM | Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 14 | ‐ |
| Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| Hits | 3 | ‐ |
| Singles | 1 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 1 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 2 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 5 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .208 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .278 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .401 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .679 | ‐ |
| MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM | Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA | |
| News | ||
| The Mets optioned MJ Melendez to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th | Alex Verdugo has a shoulder injury that is expected to keep him out the rest of the season and require surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th | |
| MJ Melendez went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI in the Mets 5-4 loss against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Fri, May 1st | Verdugo will likely need an extended run of success at Triple-A El Paso before putting himself in consideration for a promotion to San Diego. He posted a .585 OPS across 213 plate appearances with Atlanta in 2025 and signed a minor-league deal with the Padres on March 1. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 15th | |
| The Mets recalled OF MJ Melendez from Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th | The Padres signed OF Alex Verdugo to a minor league contract Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st | |
| Melendez signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with New York in February after the Royals non-tendered him to open the offseason. He went 4-for-11 with two home runs in four spring games with the Mets but struggled at the World Baseball Classic with Team Puerto Rico, going 0-for-4 with two walks and two strikeouts. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 17th | ||
| MJ Melendez has signed a one-year deal with the New York Mets. The contract is worth $1.5 million with an additional $500K in incentives. David Leisering Sun, Feb 8th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM | Alex Verdugo LF,RF - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (9-9) | #4 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #112 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3) | #119 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (7-4) | #125 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ STL | Andre Pallante (11-6) | #109 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-8) | #118 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ SF | Robbie Ray (10-6) | #96 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (3-9) | #78 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (7-9) | #63 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (6-7) | #18 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-9) | #172 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (3-5) | #207 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3) | #128 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (8-6) | #160 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (5-4) | #185 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-7) | #202 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (11-2) | #80 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7) | #12 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (5-4) | #76 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-6) | #220 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ CHC | Javier Assad (6-1) | #161 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (3-5) | #99 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (6-7) | #19 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #436 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (7-8) | #211 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (8-4) | #54 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (3-8) | #295 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (6-7) | #294 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (3-7) | #33 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | ||||
| Mon, May 4th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4) | #437 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #436 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #433 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (3-5) | #207 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (8-8) | #124 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3) | #128 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #94 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (6-7) | #32 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs DET | Keider Montero (7-6) | #145 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (10-6) | #14 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (4-2) | #104 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-2) | #328 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-5) | #169 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (12-3) | #56 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (7-8) | #211 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (8-4) | #54 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ MIA | Eury Perez (5-8) | #41 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ MIA | Max Meyer (9-1) | #75 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips (3-5) | #283 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (3-2) | #114 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (12-1) | #29 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (5-7) | #106 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (9-1) | #75 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips (3-5) | #283 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIA | John King | ||||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-5) | #105 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ SEA | George Kirby (8-9) | #21 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ SD | Michael King (6-7) | #57 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (2-9) | #155 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (6-6) | #252 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (5-7) | #55 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (11-6) | #109 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (2-1) | #162 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (4-2) | #267 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (7-6) | #216 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (7-6) | #136 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (12-1) | #29 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (5-10) | #151 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (3-2) | #114 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-9) | #59 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (14-4) | #3 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (10-2) | #6 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (5-4) | #76 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (7-9) | #23 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (6-1) | #37 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (10-2) | #6 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs PHI | Tim Mayza (2-3) | #167 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (9-5) | #11 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (5-5) | #68 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (5-10) | #27 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (3-3) | #183 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (6-4) | #144 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (12-6) | #8 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (7-6) | #216 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (4-3) | #82 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (4-6) | #129 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs KC | Steven Cruz | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (5-8) | #73 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (13-2) | #28 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs BOS | Eduardo Rivera (0-1) | #212 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (6-6) | #42 | |||
| Thu, Jul 16th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-9) | #59 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (9-5) | #11 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ PHI | Alan Rangel (0-3) | #303 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (11-4) | #5 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (3-6) | #141 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ MIL | Logan Henderson (5-1) | #36 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (5-5) | #92 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7) | #12 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (4-7) | #48 | |||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (7-6) | #216 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (12-6) | #8 | |||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (5-8) | #41 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs MIA | Janson Junk (5-6) | #120 | |||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips (3-5) | #283 | |||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (11-6) | #60 | |||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (4-7) | #135 | |||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-6) | #88 | |||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-11) | #53 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #112 | |||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (3-8) | #103 | |||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ PIT | Jared Jones (2-2) | #47 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (6-4) | #144 | |||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (7-6) | #136 | |||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs WSH | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs WSH | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs WSH | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs SD | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs SD | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ CWS | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ CWS | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ CWS | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIL | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs HOU | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TB | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TB | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TB | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs SF | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs SF | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs SF | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIA | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ NYY | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ NYY | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ NYY | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs BAL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs BAL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs BAL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs PHI | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs PHI | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ TEX | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ WSH | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ WSH | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ WSH | |||||
