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Jacob Melton for Santiago Espinal (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - FA  | Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | ‐ | # 1224 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 3 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 1 |
| RBI | ‐ | 3 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 2 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .213 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | FA | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 371 | ‐ |
| Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - FA | Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 56 | ‐ |
| Runs | 5 | ‐ |
| Hits | 15 | ‐ |
| Singles | 11 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 3 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 7 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 8 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .268 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .276 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .375 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .651 | ‐ |
| Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - FA | Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | ‐ | 25 |
| Runs | ‐ | 3 |
| Hits | ‐ | 5 |
| Singles | ‐ | 3 |
| Doubles | ‐ | 1 |
| Triples | ‐ | 0 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 1 |
| RBI | ‐ | 3 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | ‐ | 0 |
| Walks | ‐ | 2 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 8 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .213 |
| On Base Pct | ‐ | .272 |
| Slugging Pct | ‐ | .354 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | ‐ | .626 |
| Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - FA | Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB | |
| News | ||
| Santiago Espinal has been granted his release by the Rangers. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th | Jacob Melton suffered a lower leg injury in Wednesday’s game for Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd | |
| The Rangers signed INF Santiago Espinal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd | Melton (thumb) is dealing with minor soreness in his left thumb and was held out of Thursday's Grapefruit League matchup with Boston. He is 2-for-9 with one home run, one walk and five strikeouts across four spring appearances. Bruno Mulé Thu, Feb 26th | |
| Santiago Espinal was designated for assignment on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 16th | ||
| Santiago Espinal was called back up to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Diego Sandoval Fri, May 29th | ||
| The Dodgers sent INF Santiago Espinal outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Santiago Espinal 2B,3B,LF,RF - FA | Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-8) | #125 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (4-9) | #98 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ STL | Dustin May (5-7) | #56 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (8-2) | #47 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-2) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (11-4) | #6 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (7-3) | #86 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | ||||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7) | ||||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-6) | #213 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs CHC | Javier Assad (6-1) | #165 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (8-7) | #175 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #391 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #16 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (10-6) | #15 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (3-7) | #204 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (7-5) | #68 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | ||||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (3-8) | #106 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (9-9) | #3 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (6-7) | #113 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-7) | #290 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs CIN | Chase Burns (12-1) | #31 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #337 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (9-4) | #51 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (7-3) | #86 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7) | ||||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (8-6) | #45 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-11) | #54 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (10-6) | #25 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs SF | Robbie Ray (10-6) | #100 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | vs SF | Landen Roupp (7-9) | #62 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (3-9) | #81 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (6-5) | #338 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-10) | #27 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (3-4) | #304 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (6-4) | #88 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #156 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (6-6) | #46 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-10) | #27 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (3-4) | #304 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (7-5) | #9 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (5-6) | #120 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (11-6) | #61 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (5-8) | #38 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #65 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (7-9) | #49 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #71 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (4-5) | #24 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (4-7) | #69 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (7-9) | #49 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #71 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-3) | #292 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (6-7) | #286 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (3-7) | #34 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | ||||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs DET | Ty Madden | #249 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #96 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs DET | Troy Melton (6-1) | #95 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ MIA | Ryan Gusto (0-2) | #216 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ MIA | Lake Bachar (1-2) | #190 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (11-6) | #61 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #156 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (6-6) | #46 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs BOS | Jake Bennett (6-4) | #88 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ LAA | Sam Aldegheri (3-4) | #421 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (9-6) | #52 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (3-3) | #128 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ LAD | Eric Lauer (6-5) | #338 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (11-2) | #79 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #308 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (8-4) | #55 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs WSH | Andrew Alvarez (2-3) | #193 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs KC | Michael Wacha (5-8) | #74 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs KC | Luinder Avila (5-3) | #275 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #84 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (4-6) | #130 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-9) | #166 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs ARI | |||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (8-8) | #122 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #84 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ KC | Seth Lugo (4-6) | #130 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (4-3) | #363 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #268 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (3-1) | #18 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (8-5) | #150 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (10-6) | #15 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs NYY | Will Warren (8-5) | #70 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (4-5) | #24 | |||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs NYY | Paul Blackburn (3-1) | #218 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (3-9) | #64 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-5) | #107 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ BOS | Eduardo Rivera (0-1) | #217 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ BOS | Patrick Sandoval (0-0) | #126 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (13-2) | #30 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (7-5) | #9 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-10) | #27 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (3-3) | #172 | |||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ TOR | Shane Bieber (2-2) | #90 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (8-6) | #89 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-11) | #54 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (8-6) | #45 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs TEX | Cal Quantrill (4-3) | #287 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (6-9) | #35 | |||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs TEX | Cole Winn | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (6-6) | #381 | |||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs CWS | Jordan Hicks (1-1) | #186 | |||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (7-5) | #188 | |||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-9) | #433 | |||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ COL | Gabriel Hughes (0-3) | #246 | |||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4) | #434 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (4-5) | #36 | |||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SEA | George Kirby (8-9) | #21 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ ATH | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ ATH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs BAL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs BAL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs BAL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs TOR | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs TOR | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ BAL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ BAL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ BAL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ DET | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs SD | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs SD | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs SD | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs NYM | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs NYM | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ TEX | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ TEX | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ TEX | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ ATL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs HOU | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs HOU | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATH | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs BOS | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs BOS | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs BOS | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ NYY | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ NYY | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ PHI | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ PHI | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ PHI | |||||
