Troy Melton
25-Year-Old
Out
Injury Arm
Est. Return 3/1/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
2.76
WHIP
1.01
K
36
SV
0
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Melton came a long way over the past year, finishing the 2024 season on the injured list at Double-A Erie with a shoulder strain before concluding the 2025 campaign as one of the Tigers' key arms in the postseason. The 25-year-old was unable to replicate his strikeout rate between Double- and Triple-A (32.4 percent) during the regular season in the majors (20 percent), but he offered a glimpse of his upside in three ALDS outings versus the Mariners, during which he fanned eight while yielding one run over eight frames. After bouncing back-and-forth between the bullpen and rotation in 2025, the expectation is that Melton will get a chance in 2026 to be a full-time member of the Tigers' rotation, though they could have workload restrictions in place for the 25-year-old. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in July of 2025.
Held back by arm soreness
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday that Melton has yet to make a Grapefruit League appearance due to general right arm soreness, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Analysis
Hinch said the club is "playing it pretty conservative" and will get Melton "checked out" before a more concrete update on his condition is revealed. Melton was already likely on the outside looking in for a spot in Detroit's rotation following the team's signings of Framber Valdez and Justin Verlander, and the injury could be a knockout blow even if it's not a long-term issue.
Hinch said the club is "playing it pretty conservative" and will get Melton "checked out" before a more concrete update on his condition is revealed. Melton was already likely on the outside looking in for a spot in Detroit's rotation following the team's signings of Framber Valdez and Justin Verlander, and the injury could be a knockout blow even if it's not a long-term issue.
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2025
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
39
Last 10 Games
33
Last 5 Games
34
How many pitches does Troy Melton generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Troy Melton generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-9%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .200 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .182 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .200 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .182 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-42%
ERA at Home
2025
-42%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 2.01 | 1.03 | 22.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.47 | 0.99 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.01 | 1.03 | 22.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.47 | 0.99 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Troy Melton compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.40K/9
7.1BB/9
3.0HR/9
1.4Fastball
97.8 mphERA
2.76WHIP
1.01BABIP
.206GB/FB
1.15Left On Base
85.6%Exit Velocity
84.8 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2205 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.7%Swinging Strike
10.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Gets rotation competition
The Tigers added Framber Valdez to the top of their rotation Wednesday, but Melton figures to stick in the No. 5 spot for now with Reese Olson (shoulder) uncertain to be ready for the start of the season, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Early favorite for No. 5 spot?
Melton is likely to enter spring training in a strong position to earn Detroit's final rotation spot, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Projected to be in 2026 rotation
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris and manager A.J. Hinch said at their end-of-season press conference Monday that Melton will be a starting pitcher next season, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Impressive showing in Game 1 start
Melton allowed one run on two hits and one walk while striking out four over four innings in a no-decision against the Mariners on Saturday in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
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No-decision in short outing
Melton didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Guardians, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out one over 3.2 innings.
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