Who Should I Trade?

Masataka Yoshida for MJ Melendez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 290	# 384
VBR	# 390	# 1262

Projections

Runs	15	2
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	15	2
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.272	.223

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 279	# 376

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 242	# 458

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	210	120

Runs	28	14

Hits	55	23

Singles	39	13

Doubles	11	5

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	4	4

RBI	19	11

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	23	17

Strikeouts	25	50

Batting Average	.262	.192

On Base Pct	.342	.315

Slugging Pct	.381	.350

On-base Plus Slugging	.723	.665

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	113	16

Runs	15	2

Hits	31	4

Singles	22	2

Doubles	6	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	15	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	10	1

Strikeouts	16	5

Batting Average	.272	.223

On Base Pct	.339	.289

Slugging Pct	.409	.434

On-base Plus Slugging	.748	.723

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
News
	Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-5 in Friday’s win over the Rays with a double, a home run, one RBI, and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	The Mets optioned MJ Melendez to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Masataka Yoshida went 1-for-3 in a win over the Mets with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 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
	Masataka Yoshida went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 21st	The Mets recalled OF MJ Melendez from Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	Roman Anthony's recovery from a finger injury is taking longer than originally anticipated, clearing up the outfield and DH logjam that had limited Yoshida's playing time earlier in the season. Yoshida lost sight of a fly ball in left field in the fourth inning Sunday, allowing the Guardians to take a lead, before delivering a two-run single during Boston's six-run seventh inning to put the Red Sox ahead for good. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 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
	Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Twins with a home run, a double, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, May 25th	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
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS			MJ Melendez LF,DH - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#129
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#123
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#278	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#20	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#119
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#169	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#105
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#79	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#162
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#219
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#119	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#183
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#86
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#226
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#78
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#133	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#165
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#358	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#169	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#314
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#206	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#315	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#137	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#78	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#64	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#356	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#113
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#78
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#233	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#294	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#270
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#178
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#165
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#294	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#112	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#46	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs MIA	John King
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#75	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#284	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#69
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#294
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#245
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#166	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#88	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#424	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#86
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#348	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#70	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#26	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#176
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#307	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#202	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#166
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#245
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#221	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#213	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#223
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#149	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#50
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#175
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#69	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#75	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#48
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#104	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#245
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#219	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-1)	#381	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#99
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD			vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#56
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#74	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR			@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR			@ ATL
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI			vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI			vs SD
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA			@ TB
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			vs SF
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			@ NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ WSH
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#113
Thu, Apr 30th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#307
Sat, May 9th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#134
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Mon, May 25th				vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100
Mon, Jun 1st				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#88
Sat, Jun 6th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#164
Thu, Jun 11th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#167
Mon, Jun 15th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Mon, Jul 6th				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#146
Thu, Aug 27th				vs MIL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Masataka Yoshida for MJ Melendez (2026)

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