1B Melvin 'Crow' Walton #3
Louisville Sluggers MSL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
04/29/2024
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1B MELVIN 'CROW' WALTON #3 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
23 95 29 5 4 0 3 14 18 .305 .394 .442 12 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 35
Errors: - 45 55
Arm: 20 70 65
Turn DP: - 50 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 80
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/28/2024 @ BOS Win, 3-0 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/2024 @ BOS Loss, 3-4 4 1 4 0 0 1 0 0
04/26/2024 @ BOS Loss, 0-11 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
04/25/2024 @ BOS Loss, 6-8 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
04/24/2024 CHA Win, 3-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/2024 CHA Loss, 5-7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
04/22/2024 CHA Loss, 7-8 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 3
04/21/2024 @ CHI Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/20/2024 @ CHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/19/2024 @ CHI Loss, 4-5 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/19/1999
Born in:Melbourne, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$780,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:25 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 16th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR SUPERIOR LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 23 95 29 5 4 0 3 17 14 18 .305 .394 .442 .837 .364 .137 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 109 0 0 0 2 0 0 42 9 12 3 80.0 18.1 6.88 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 8 2 1 0 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 .348 .375 .522 .897
Versus Right   72 21 3 3 0 3 11 13 13 0 0 0 .292 .400 .417 .817
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   28 15 2 3 0 1 6 5 4 0 0 0 .536 .606 .821 1.427
April   95 29 5 4 0 3 17 14 18 0 0 0 .305 .394 .442 .837
Spring Training   36 17 5 2 0 4 9 4 4 0 0 0 .472 .525 .722 1.247
Last Year   560 139 22 8 2 41 78 54 123 2 4 6 .248 .320 .327 .647
2 Years Ago   506 131 22 7 0 34 81 82 127 1 3 4 .259 .366 .330 .696
Career   1180 304 49 20 2 78 179 154 271 3 7 10 .258 .347 .338 .686
Home   40 11 4 0 0 2 11 7 7 0 0 0 .275 .383 .375 .758
Road   55 18 1 4 0 1 6 7 11 0 0 0 .327 .403 .491 .894
Grass   95 29 5 4 0 3 17 14 18 0 0 0 .305 .394 .442 .837
Day   45 17 3 4 0 2 10 6 5 0 0 0 .378 .451 .622 1.073
Night   50 12 2 0 0 1 7 8 13 0 0 0 .240 .345 .280 .625
As Starter   95 29 5 4 0 3 17 14 18 0 0 0 .305 .394 .442 .837
Close/Late   24 7 2 1 0 0 7 4 4 0 0 0 .292 .393 .458 .851
Inning 1-3   38 10 0 2 0 1 4 6 7 0 0 0 .263 .364 .368 .732
Inning 4-6   26 10 3 1 0 2 5 4 5 0 0 0 .385 .467 .577 1.044
Inning 7-9   27 8 2 1 0 0 8 4 5 0 0 0 .296 .387 .444 .832
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   43 8 2 1 0 0 7 6 11 0 0 0 .186 .286 .279 .565
1 Outs   26 9 1 3 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 0 .346 .469 .615 1.084
2 Outs   26 12 2 0 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .462 .500 .538 1.038
Scoring Position   15 5 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .412 .333 .745
Bases Empty   64 21 5 4 0 0 13 11 10 0 0 0 .328 .427 .531 .958
Runner on 1st   16 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423
Runner on 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   48 13 3 3 0 0 7 4 18 0 0 0 .271 .327 .458 .785
First Pitch   15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-1   5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Count 0-2   8 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Count 1-0   7 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 1-1   9 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
Count 1-2   17 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .294 .294 .471 .765
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   14 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Full Count   9 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 .111 .385 .222 .607
Behind in Count   30 10 2 3 0 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Ahead in Count   18 5 2 0 0 1 9 10 0 0 0 0 .278 .536 .389 .925
Batting Leadoff   95 29 5 4 0 3 17 14 18 0 0 0 .305 .394 .442 .837
Low Leverage   27 12 2 2 0 0 7 5 3 0 0 0 .444 .531 .667 1.198
Medium Leverage   48 10 2 2 0 0 7 7 11 0 0 0 .208 .309 .333 .642
High Leverage   20 7 1 0 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .350 .409 .400 .809
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 Louisville - MSL 21 8 19 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 2 2 .263 .391 .368 .760 117 121 0.0
2022 Louisville - MSL 22 141 506 131 22 7 0 34 81 82 4 1 127 58 30 .259 .366 .330 .696 107 108 2.7
2023 Louisville - MSL 23 146 560 139 22 8 2 41 78 54 6 2 123 49 21 .248 .320 .327 .647 83 83 1.1
2024 Louisville - MSL 24 23 95 29 5 4 0 3 17 14 0 0 18 12 3 .305 .394 .442 .837 134 137 0.7
Total MSL 318 1180 304 49 20 2 78 179 154 10 3 271 121 56 .258 .347 .338 .686 98 99 4.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Total - 20 56 234 88 11 9 5 61 75 42 2 3 15 35 5 .376 .470 .564 1.034 100 100 3.2
2020 Goodyear - R 20 35 129 36 6 5 0 10 26 27 1 1 34 21 7 .279 .405 .403 .808 116 109 0.2
2021 Bakersfield - A 21 123 454 135 26 7 3 57 73 61 6 6 104 59 31 .297 .383 .405 .789 122 123 2.0
2021 Pensacola - AA 21 5 17 6 2 0 0 3 8 3 0 0 2 1 2 .353 .450 .471 .921 177 180 0.3
2022 Lexington - AAA 22 4 16 5 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 5 0 .312 .353 .312 .665 101 101 0.3
Total IL 4 16 5 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 5 0 .312 .353 .312 .665 101 101
Total SL 5 17 6 2 0 0 3 8 3 0 0 2 1 2 .353 .450 .471 .921 177 180
Total CAL 123 454 135 26 7 3 57 73 61 6 6 104 59 31 .297 .383 .405 .789 122 123
Total AZL 35 129 36 6 5 0 10 26 27 1 1 34 21 7 .279 .405 .403 .808 116 109
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Goodyear - R 2B 35 35 61 75 15 144 8 .944 296.0 4.14 -5.2 .916
2020 Goodyear - R SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.3 1.087
2021 Louisville - MLB 1B 1 1 9 1 2 11 1 .909 9.0 10.00 -0.5 .693
2021 Pensacola - AA 1B 2 2 19 0 1 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 +0.1 1.041
2021 Bakersfield - A 1B 11 11 79 6 1 85 0 1.000 99.0 7.73 +0.2 1.102
2021 Louisville - MLB 2B 2 1 3 5 2 9 1 .889 9.1 7.71 -0.3 .757
2021 Bakersfield - A 2B 79 78 187 190 31 384 7 .982 684.1 4.96 -0.7 .994
2021 Pensacola - AA SS 3 3 6 15 2 22 1 .955 27.0 7.00 -0.3 .919
2021 Bakersfield - A SS 2 2 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -0.2 .000
2021 Louisville - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 .988
2021 Bakersfield - A RF 22 22 26 3 0 31 2 .935 191.2 1.36 -4.1 .837
2022 Louisville - MLB 1B 68 63 480 30 46 517 7 .986 584.1 7.86 -0.3 .970
2022 Lexington - AAA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Louisville - MLB 2B 60 57 87 159 27 252 6 .976 520.2 4.25 +0.9 1.002
2022 Lexington - AAA 2B 3 3 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 26.0 5.19 +0.5 1.028
2022 Louisville - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Louisville - MLB SS 4 4 1 8 1 12 3 .750 35.0 2.31 -2.0 .679
2022 Lexington - AAA SS 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.031
2023 Louisville - MLB 1B 117 114 853 49 57 908 6 .993 992.1 8.18 +3.7 1.055
2023 Louisville - MLB 2B 15 9 12 27 4 39 0 1.000 101.1 3.46 +1.3 1.121
2023 Louisville - MLB SS 6 4 6 17 2 23 0 1.000 50.0 4.14 -1.0 .910
2023 Louisville - MLB RF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.4 .981
2024 Louisville - MLB 1B 18 18 124 5 11 129 0 1.000 151.2 7.65 -0.2 1.020
2024 Louisville - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 218 209 1564 91 118 1669 14 .992 1855.1 8.03 +2.9 1.023
TOTAL 2B 195 183 354 467 79 843 22 .974 1638.2 4.51 -3.5 .989
TOTAL SS 17 14 15 49 6 68 4 .941 141.0 4.09 -3.2 .886
TOTAL RF 25 25 34 3 0 39 2 .949 218.2 1.52 -4.4 .868
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft out of college (Central Arizona College; Coolidge, AZ) by the Louisville Sluggers (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick).
06/29/2020 Named the #39 prospect in the MSL
07/15/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major Superior League All-Star Futures Game.
08/06/2020 Injured on 08/04/2020, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 2-3 months.
10/31/2020 Named the #40 prospect in the MSL
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 45 (60).
04/04/2021 Named the #33 prospect in the MSL
06/30/2021 Injured on 06/29/2021, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day.
07/01/2021 Wins the CAL Batter of the Month Award.
07/05/2021 Named the #27 prospect in the MSL
07/18/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major Superior League All-Star Futures Game.
11/04/2021 Named the #21 prospect in the MSL
11/27/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $575,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 55 (60).
03/15/2022 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/04/2022 Named the #37 prospect in the MSL
11/28/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 60 (65).
09/18/2023 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/28/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $780,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2022 7 8
2023 8 8
Year SB Rank
2022 58 2
2023 49 6
Year BB Rank
2022 82 5
Year OBP Rank
2022 .366 9
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