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Troy Melton
SP • Detroit Tigers Proj Rank 36 Actual 78 N/A • Trade Value| IP | ERA | W-L | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.0 | 1.58 | 7-1 | 64/23 | 7.8 | 0.91 | 12.59 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||
| 14.0 | 3.86 | 1-1 | 13/4 | 8.4 | 1.14 | |
Troy Melton | Fantasy Outlook
Troy Melton continues his stellar breakout campaign as a premier rotation piece
Melton has been exceptional over his last 30 days, posting a sparkling 1.21 ERA and 28 strikeouts across 22.3 innings of work. The right-hander slots firmly in as the number two starter in the Tigers' rotation, helping anchor a Detroit squad currently sitting fourth in the American League Central with a 54-58 record and riding a three-game win streak. Despite navigating some minor back tightness earlier in the summer, he is fully healthy and operating at peak efficiency.
Melton's sparkling 1.78 ERA and 0.95 WHIP over 65.6 innings this year easily surpass our season projection baseline of a 3.69 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. While some regression toward his broader metrics is natural given his modest strikeout rates, his exceptional command and heavy ground-ball tendencies suggest his dominant recent form is largely sustainable rather than a pure fluke. He is outperforming expectations and proving to be an elite ratio stabilizer for fantasy managers.
Melton is slated for a single road start this week, taking the mound on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners to face right-hander Bryan Woo, who carries a 4.56 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Facing a Mariners pitching matchup with favorable underlying numbers should give Melton a solid foundation to rack up quality innings and secure a victory. Given his elite ratios and current run of dominance, he is an automatic inclusion in fantasy lineups. Start.
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Troy Melton Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04 | @SEA | 7.0 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 0 | WIN | 1.58 | 0.91 | 24 | |
| 07/28 | BAL | 7.0 | 92 | 5 | 2 | 0 | WIN | 1.75 | 0.93 | 25 | |
| 07/23 | KC | 5.0 | 90 | 5 | 4 | 2 | N/A | 1.95 | 0.95 | 9 | |
| 07/17 | @LAA | 5.2 | 94 | 9 | 4 | 1 | N/A | 1.80 | 0.87 | 15 | |
| 07/08 | ATH | 5.1 | 91 | 9 | 1 | 0 | WIN | 1.82 | 0.81 | 22 | |
| 07/01 | @NYY | 6.1 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.05 | 0.80 | 21 | |
| 06/25 | HOU | 6.0 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 1 | LOSS | 2.39 | 0.85 | 14 | |
| 06/20 | CHW | 6.0 | 84 | 5 | 3 | 1 | WIN | 2.56 | 0.95 | 22 | |
| 06/09 | MIN | 5.0 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 4 | WIN | 2.81 | 1.01 | 12 | |
| 06/03 | @TB | 8.0 | 94 | 5 | 2 | 2 | WIN | 1.74 | 0.87 | 24 | |
| 05/29 | @CHW | 7.0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1.42 | 0.95 | 14 | |
| 05/24 | @BAL | 5.2 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 1 | WIN | 1.59 | 0.88 | 16 | |
| Totals: | 74.0 | 1070 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 217 | |||||
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| YEAR | TM | APP | INN | PC | K | WLK | SV | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DET | 20 | 51.2 | 779 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.31 | 1.12 | 7.7 | 112 |
| 2026 | DET | 12 | 74.0 | 1070 | 64 | 23 | 0 | 7-1 | 1.58 | 0.91 | 7.8 | 217 |
| ON PACE | 17 | 107 | 1533 | 91 | 32 | 0 | 10-1 | 1.58 | 0.91 | 7.8 | 310 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 20 | 51 | 779 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.31 | 1.12 | 7.7 | 112 | |
| Career | 32 | 125.2 | 1849 | 108 | 42 | 0 | 0-0 | 2.29 | 0.99 | 7.7 | ||
Melton Projection
View All| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.527 | 1.982 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 13 | 0.1 | 83 | 32.8 |
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | NAN |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Detroit Tigers
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Dillon Dingler | 98% | 93% |
| Eduardo Valencia | 19% | 13% |
| Josue Briceno | 2% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Torkelson | 55% | 41% |
| Colt Keith | 12% | 8% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGonigle | 99% | 89% |
| Gleyber Torres | 53% | 37% |
| Javier Baez | 9% | 6% |
| Hao-Yu Lee | 8% | 5% |
| Zach McKinstry | 8% | 4% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Riley Greene | 97% | 86% |
| Max Clark | 77% | 65% |
| Kerry Carpenter | 22% | 4% |
| Zyhir Hope | 4% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Melton | 92% | 77% |
| Framber Valdez | 82% | 42% |
| Keider Montero | 53% | 31% |
| Jack Flaherty | 39% | 13% |
| Jackson Jobe | 24% | 1% |
| River Ryan | 7% | 0% |
| Michael Massey | 3% | 2% |
| Justin Verlander | 2% | 0% |
| Ty Madden | 1% | 1% |
| Reese Olson | 1% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Kenley Jansen | 62% | 58% |
| Kyle Finnegan | 8% | 8% |
| Tyler Holton | 7% | 6% |
| Will Vest | 4% | 1% |
| Drew Anderson | 3% | 3% |
| Brant Hurter | 1% | 0% |
Team Rankings
AVG
.243
17th
R
513
13th
HR
141
11th
RBI
490
14th
SB
35
30th
OBP
.319
11th
SLG
.412
10th
OPS
.731
11th
W
55
22nd
SV
22
27th
ERA
3.57
4th
WHIP
1.21
6th
QS
45
7th
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Sox | 59-53 | .527 | - | 533 | 490 |
| Guardians | 57-57 | .500 | 3 | 448 | 468 |
| Twins | 56-58 | .491 | 4 | 534 | 569 |
| Tigers | 55-58 | .487 | 4.5 | 513 | 442 |
| Royals | 47-67 | .412 | 13 | 475 | 578 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Dingler | 104 | 394 | 60 | 107 | 24 | 73 | 0 | .272 | |
| Eduardo Valencia | 11 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .452 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Torkelson | 112 | 386 | 50 | 85 | 20 | 58 | 0 | .220 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres | 56 | 206 | 36 | 55 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .267 | |
| Hao-Yu Lee | 70 | 191 | 17 | 51 | 6 | 27 | 1 | .267 | |
| Zach McKinstry | 88 | 269 | 28 | 59 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .219 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Keith | 103 | 297 | 41 | 81 | 8 | 29 | 5 | .273 | |
| Jace Jung | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGonigle | 109 | 415 | 71 | 118 | 11 | 42 | 11 | .284 | |
| Javier Báez | 29 | 100 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .280 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Greene | 111 | 403 | 61 | 112 | 16 | 54 | 3 | .278 | |
| Kerry Carpenter | 81 | 231 | 27 | 48 | 13 | 36 | 0 | .208 | |
| Wenceel Pérez | 53 | 161 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 3 | .180 | |
| Matt Vierling | 92 | 266 | 24 | 55 | 5 | 31 | 4 | .207 | |
| James Outman | 87 | 155 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 6 | .168 | |
| Ben Malgeri | 21 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .268 | |
| Max Clark | 4 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .375 | |
| Parker Meadows | 12 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | |
| Trei Cruz | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Flaherty | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 86.1 | 102 | 4.59 | 1.41 | |
| Framber Valdez | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 120.1 | 98 | 4.41 | 1.39 | |
| Casey Mize | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 86.2 | 85 | 2.70 | 0.99 | |
| Keider Montero | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 116.1 | 81 | 3.17 | 1.00 | |
| Troy Melton | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 74.0 | 64 | 1.58 | 0.91 | |
| Ty Madden | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 33 | 2.40 | 1.03 | |
| Yilber Díaz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 37.80 | 6.00 | |
| Justin Verlander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 12.27 | 2.18 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenley Jansen | 34 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 29.2 | 34 | 3.94 | 1.25 | |
| Drew Anderson | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 63.2 | 78 | 4.24 | 1.30 | |
| Kyle Finnegan | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46.1 | 36 | 3.50 | 1.60 | |
| Will Vest | 27 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 26.2 | 27 | 6.08 | 1.43 | |
| Tyler Holton | 47 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 50.0 | 38 | 3.06 | 1.34 | |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 35 | 3.64 | 1.21 | |
| Burch Smith | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 20 | 3.18 | 1.47 | |
| Brenan Hanifee | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 8 | 3.98 | 1.33 | |
| Jacob Waguespack | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 15 | 1.66 | 0.83 | |
| Ricky Vanasco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 15.63 | 3.16 | |
| Brant Hurter | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25.1 | 18 | 2.84 | 1.07 | |
| Beau Brieske | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 8 | 6.75 | 1.39 | |
| Drew Sommers | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.2 | 24 | 4.32 | 1.50 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-04 | @SEA | W 0-8 | Troy Melton Emerson Hancock |
| 08-05 | @SEA | 09:40 EDT | Drew Anderson Bryan Woo |
| 08-06 | @SEA | 04:10 EDT | Framber Valdez Bryce Miller |
| 08-07 | @SF | 10:15 EDT | Keider Montero |
| 08-08 | @SF | 07:15 EDT | Landen Roupp |
| 08-09 | @SF | 04:05 EDT | Troy Melton Logan Webb |
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Aug 5th
Troy Melton Leads Tigers to Fourth Straight Win, Improves to 7-1 with ...
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