MJ Melendez
DHNew York Mets · NL · Age 27 · Bats L / Throws R · 144 PA
No diagnostic pattern fires — the profile is stable year over year.
Edge breakdown
Long, fast swing — big damage on contact with real whiff exposure deep in counts.
The swing
Percentiles vs all tracked hitters. Attack angle/direction and tilt are swing-weighted averages across batting sides. Swing type from editable rules — first match wins.
vs pitch types
| Pitch | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | lg xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | RV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 57 | .316 | .242 | .327 | 35.7lg 22.0 | 35.1 | -0.8 |
| Curveball | 16 | .144 | .146 | .281 | 50.0lg 30.8 | 56.3 | -2.2 |
| Slider | 17 | .365 | .288 | .288 | 32.5lg 33.5 | 29.4 | 0.2 |
| Changeup | 14 | .293 | .399 | .278 | 35.5lg 31.5 | 28.6 | 0.1 |
| Sinker | 16 | .322 | .414 | .351 | 35.0lg 13.7 | 37.5 | -1.8 |
| Sweeper | 11 | .359 | .296 | .263 | 16.7lg 31.0 | 36.4 | 2.3 |
xwOBA green/red when 20+ points above/below league vs that pitch. RV/100 = run value per 100 pitches seen (positive favors the hitter). Source: Savant pitch arsenal stats.
Timing spectrum
share of competitive swings by timing
on-time 67.4% (+0.0% vs prior) · late 12.1% (+0.0% vs prior)
Barrel accuracy
avg miss from the sweet spot · dashed ring = league
8 pctl (lower is better) · +0.0" vs prior
What this can't see: Joint kinetics, hip-shoulder separation, and kinematic sequencing (Hawkeye/KinaTrax, team-internal — never estimated here). Stance angle and foot separation (Savant visuals only, no export). Release extension (column exported empty; needs pitch-level ingest).