SS Melvin 'Crow' Walton #3
Louisville Sluggers MSL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/08/2024
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SS MELVIN 'CROW' WALTON #3 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
129 437 120 19 11 4 24 40 104 .275 .337 .396 39 1.6
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 40 45 40 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: 35
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
10/06/2024 @ NYK Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/2024 @ NYK Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/2024 @ NYK Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2024 MAR Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/2024 MAR Win, 9-0 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/25/2024 @ MIA Loss, 7-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2024 @ MIA Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/2024 @ MIA Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2024 @ BOS Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2024 @ BOS Win, 7-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/19/1999
Born in:Melbourne, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$780,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 14 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
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 129 437 120 19 11 4 24 57 40 104 .275 .337 .396 .733 .320 .121 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 104 478 1 0 0 11 0 0 173 34 39 13 75.0 58.5 4.63 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   129 37 9 2 1 5 15 6 37 0 0 0 .287 .319 .411 .729
Versus Right   308 83 10 9 3 19 42 34 67 0 0 1 .269 .344 .390 .734
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
April   97 30 5 5 0 3 17 16 18 0 0 0 .309 .407 .464 .871
May   101 27 7 1 0 5 14 7 22 0 0 0 .267 .315 .356 .671
June   60 14 1 0 0 1 3 8 15 0 0 0 .233 .324 .250 .574
July   69 15 1 2 2 6 5 5 20 0 0 1 .217 .280 .377 .657
August   61 18 2 1 2 5 11 4 19 0 0 0 .295 .338 .459 .797
September   40 14 3 2 0 2 5 0 8 0 0 0 .350 .350 .525 .875
October   9 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
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   1522 395 63 27 6 99 219 180 357 3 7 11 .260 .341 .348 .690
Home   204 50 10 3 1 12 31 20 47 0 0 1 .245 .316 .338 .654
Road   233 70 9 8 3 12 26 20 57 0 0 0 .300 .356 .446 .802
Grass   428 117 19 9 4 23 56 38 101 0 0 1 .273 .334 .388 .722
Turf   9 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .455 .778 1.232
Day   156 45 6 5 2 8 23 17 34 0 0 0 .288 .358 .429 .788
Night   281 75 13 6 2 16 34 23 70 0 0 1 .267 .325 .377 .702
As Starter   424 116 19 11 4 23 57 40 100 0 0 1 .274 .338 .399 .736
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Pinch Hitting   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   105 25 4 1 1 4 13 12 29 0 0 0 .238 .316 .324 .640
Inning 1-3   178 45 6 4 1 7 20 12 40 0 0 0 .253 .300 .348 .648
Inning 4-6   119 40 6 6 2 11 18 15 25 0 0 1 .336 .415 .538 .953
Inning 7-9   128 32 7 1 1 6 19 12 35 0 0 0 .250 .314 .344 .658
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
0 Outs   194 50 9 3 0 1 28 12 49 0 0 0 .258 .301 .335 .636
1 Outs   126 37 5 4 3 9 23 14 24 0 0 1 .294 .369 .468 .837
2 Outs   117 33 5 4 1 14 6 14 31 0 0 0 .282 .359 .419 .778
Scoring Position   97 22 4 0 1 18 10 7 28 0 0 1 .227 .286 .299 .585
Bases Empty   273 78 12 10 2 2 40 30 59 0 0 0 .286 .356 .425 .781
Runner on 1st   67 20 3 1 1 4 7 3 17 0 0 0 .299 .329 .418 .746
Runner on 2nd   40 7 2 0 0 4 2 2 14 0 0 1 .175 .233 .225 .458
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 10 2 0 0 7 3 3 5 0 0 0 .370 .433 .444 .878
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   13 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
Two Strikes   216 35 6 4 1 4 21 20 104 0 0 0 .162 .233 .241 .474
First Pitch   55 16 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .291 .345 .636
Count 0-1   27 9 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .357 .556 .913
Count 0-2   35 5 1 2 0 0 4 0 19 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 1-0   40 14 1 1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .500 .850
Count 1-1   42 22 5 1 1 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 .524 .524 .762 1.286
Count 1-2   67 13 1 1 1 2 5 0 28 0 0 0 .194 .194 .284 .478
Count 2-0   20 10 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .650 1.150
Count 2-1   29 11 3 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .379 .379 .586 .966
Count 2-2   68 9 0 1 0 0 3 0 37 0 0 0 .132 .132 .162 .294
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .375 .722 .625 1.347
Full Count   46 8 4 0 0 2 9 20 20 0 0 0 .174 .424 .261 .685
Behind in Count   129 27 4 5 1 3 11 0 47 0 0 1 .209 .215 .341 .556
Ahead in Count   97 38 5 3 2 11 23 20 0 0 0 0 .392 .496 .567 1.063
Batting Leadoff   351 103 17 10 3 20 51 38 76 0 0 1 .293 .364 .425 .789
Batting 2nd   25 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .240 .240 .280 .520
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   33 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 11 0 0 0 .182 .206 .273 .479
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   22 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 10 0 0 0 .182 .217 .318 .536
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   142 40 9 7 1 7 22 17 30 0 0 0 .282 .358 .465 .823
Medium Leverage   211 61 6 4 2 6 27 18 51 0 0 1 .289 .348 .384 .732
High Leverage   82 18 4 0 1 11 7 5 23 0 0 0 .220 .264 .305 .569
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 24 129 437 120 19 11 4 24 57 40 1 0 104 39 13 .275 .337 .396 .733 108 109 1.6
Total MSL 424 1522 395 63 27 6 99 219 180 11 3 357 148 66 .260 .341 .348 .690 98 100 5.3
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 94 81 585 36 59 624 3 .995 707.1 7.90 -0.2 1.013
2024 Louisville - MLB 2B 21 7 11 33 8 46 2 .957 89.1 4.43 -1.1 .935
2024 Louisville - MLB SS 1 1 3 2 0 6 1 .833 7.0 6.43 -0.8 .340
2024 Louisville - MLB RF 8 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 40.1 2.45 -0.1 .982
TOTAL 1B 294 272 2025 122 166 2164 17 .992 2411.0 8.01 +3.0 1.020
TOTAL 2B 215 190 365 500 87 889 24 .973 1727.0 4.51 -4.6 .985
TOTAL SS 18 15 18 51 6 74 5 .932 148.0 4.20 -4.0 .860
TOTAL RF 33 30 45 3 0 50 2 .960 259.0 1.67 -4.4 .892
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
2024 11 3
Year SB Rank
2022 58 2
2023 49 6
2024 39 9
Year BB Rank
2022 82 5
Year OBP Rank
2022 .366 9
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