Who Should I Trade?

Jared Young for MJ Melendez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 385
VBR	# 411	# 1373

Projections

Runs	18	2
Home Runs	6	0
RBI	18	2
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.239	.178

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 377

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 265	# 458

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	154	120

Runs	18	14

Hits	38	23

Singles	24	13

Doubles	7	5

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	7	4

RBI	19	11

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	13	17

Strikeouts	35	50

Batting Average	.247	.192

On Base Pct	.324	.315

Slugging Pct	.429	.350

On-base Plus Slugging	.752	.665

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	131	15

Runs	18	2

Hits	31	3

Singles	19	2

Doubles	6	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	18	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	13	1

Strikeouts	35	5

Batting Average	.239	.178

On Base Pct	.316	.253

Slugging Pct	.425	.293

On-base Plus Slugging	.742	.545

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
News
	Jared Young went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd	The Mets optioned MJ Melendez to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Since coming off the injured list on May 26, Young has gone 12-for-46 with a .911 OPS while playing nearly every day at first base. He tied the game 4-4 with an RBI single in the fifth inning Thursday before the Mets held on for the win. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 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
	Young is batting .313 with a .945 OPS across 55 plate appearances this season and is expected to continue receiving steady starts against right-handed pitching. All three of his home runs have come over his last six games, a stretch that also includes three multi-hit efforts. Bruno Mulé Sat, Jun 6th	The Mets recalled OF MJ Melendez from Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	Jorge Polanco (Achilles) could return from the injured list as soon as this week, which would cut into Young's time at first base and DH against right-handed pitching. Since returning from the IL himself on May 26 following left knee surgery, Young has gone 4-for-16 with two home runs, five runs, and three walks across six appearances. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 2nd	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
	Young is slashing .345/.412/.517 with three extra-base hits, three RBI, and six runs scored across 34 plate appearances and is expected to see regular time against right-handed pitching. He was activated from the injured list Tuesday and has gone 3-for-9 with four runs scored since returning. Bruno Mulé Sun, May 31st	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
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM			MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#117
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#75
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#234
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#354
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#311	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#311
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#243
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#425
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#87
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#277	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#277
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#165
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#134
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#178
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#202
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#169
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#211	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#211
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#314	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#314
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#130
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#174
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#121
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#280
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ ATL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD			vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs SD
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			vs MIL
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			@ TB
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs SF
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Jared Young for MJ Melendez (2026)

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