Curtis Mead

24-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Tampa Bay Rays AAA

2024 Stats

AVG

.238

RBI

2025 Projections

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

Mead, a year after he was acquired from Philadelphia for Cristopher Sanchez, was looked at by some as another highway robbery by the Rays. Now, as Michael Scott once said, well well well, how the turntables....or something like that. Sanchez had a breakout season in 2024 while Mead spent more time in Triple-A Durham than he did in the majors as he has yet to show the ability to hit or field as an everyday big league player. Mead continued to hit well in the minors, but his time in the majors saw him mostly overpowered by righties and he had but one home run in 132 plate appearances around a lot of suboptimal contact. Mead also struggled to find a defensive home as he lacks the arm strength to play third base and the footwork to play second base. What we're left with is a guy who so far profiles best on a short-side platoon at DH, which is far from the trajectory envisioned for him even 12 months ago. He qualifies at second base only on draft day, so he is an intriguing draft and hold target if he can resurface some of what made him a highly rated prospect, but there is a good chance he returns to Durham to begin the season in hopes of finding him a defensive home. Read Past Outlooks

League AAA

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'2"

Weight 171

DOB 10/26/2000

Drafted 2018

Sent down to minors

2BTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 13, 2024

The Rays optioned Mead to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.

ANALYSIS
Mead had been receiving the bulk of the starts at third base following the trade of Isaac Paredes, but he went 3-for-21 at the plate in August while showing shaky defense at the hot corner. Junior Caminero is taking Mead's spot on the roster and will be the team's new everyday third baseman.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+72%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+111%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+34%

OPS vs LHP

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.831	85	11	0	6	0	.324	.412	.419
Since 2022vs Right	.484	138	11	2	6	2	.198	.232	.252
2024vs Left	.849	50	6	0	3	0	.364	.440	.409
2024vs Right	.403	81	4	1	4	2	.167	.185	.218
2023vs Left	.805	35	5	0	3	0	.267	.371	.433
2023vs Right	.600	57	7	1	2	0	.245	.298	.302
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+14%

OPS at Home

2024

+31%

OPS at Home

2023

+2%

OPS on Road

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.658	102	9	2	6	0	.258	.314	.344
Since 2022Away	.575	121	13	0	6	2	.232	.289	.286
2024Home	.651	63	5	1	4	0	.263	.317	.333
2024Away	.496	68	5	0	3	2	.215	.250	.246
2023Home	.669	39	4	1	2	0	.250	.308	.361
2023Away	.680	53	8	0	3	0	.255	.340	.340
2022Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Curtis Mead compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.20

BB Rate

4.6%

K Rate

22.9%

BABIP

.304

ISO

.049

AVG

.238

OBP

.282

SLG

.287

OPS

.569

wOBA

.258

Exit Velocity

88.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

30.1%

Barrels/PA

3.1%

Expected BA

.240

Expected SLG

.349

Sprint Speed

23.0 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

35.5%

Line Drive %

24.7%

Fly Ball %

39.8%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Unfortunately, we didn't get much clarity last season on Mead's long-term or short-term future. Seen as one of the better pure hitters in the minors heading into 2023, the Australian infielder had a strong showing in big-league camp but got off to a slow start at Triple-A before getting hit on the wrist by a pitch in late-April. He returned in late-June and got his first of two calls to the majors in early-August. Mead performed up to expectations at Triple-A after returning from injury, slashing .336/.439/.604 with seven home runs, 15 doubles and as many walks as strikeouts (26) in 39 games. His production over multiple stints in the majors was more modest, although he held his own (95 wRC+, 22.8 K%). The righty-hitting Mead got 13 starts against lefties and seven starts against righties while getting the bulk of his starts at third base. His minor-league track record suggests he can make enough impact to justify an everyday role, but Tampa Bay may not have everyday playing time available early in 2024. Mead is still an offensive-minded prospect worth betting on long term, but he'll need to be playing almost every day to be a viable option in mixed leagues due to his lack of speed.

A 22-year-old Aussie who has always been a bat-first infielder, Mead once again proved to be one of the best pure hitters in the minors in 2022. He slashed .298/.390/.532 with an 18.7 K% and 13 home runs in 76 games between Double-A and Triple-A. Mead ended the year on the shelf with an elbow strain and had an injection to help the healing, so while he was added to the 40-man roster after the season, there is still a slight chance the elbow will start barking again once he's a full-go in spring training. His hit tool is more of an agreed upon carrying tool than his power, but he is a career .517 slugger who has logged isolated power figures north of .200 at every stop above rookie ball except High-A, so there's a decent chance he will hit for plus game power. Mead's one big weakness is defense, as he isn't a great athlete and his arm probably isn't good enough for third base or the outfield. That limits him to second base, first base and designated hitter. He will be competing with Brandon Lowe, Jonathan Aranda and Isaac Paredes, among others, for playing time in 2023. Mead has very little left to prove offensively in the minors.

A breakout age-20 season solidified Mead as one of the best pure hitters who is not yet widely viewed as an elite prospect. He hit .321/.378/.533 with 15 home runs, a 15.5 K% and a 7.4 BB% in 104 games, primarily at Low-A and High-A. Mead then hit .313/.360/.530 with three home runs in 20 Arizona Fall League games. The Aussie infielder excels at using the whole field and his hard-hit data was impressive for a player his age in full-season ball. He is a subpar defender everywhere, which will make it a bit more challenging for him to break through as an everyday player, especially in Tampa Bay. However, if his bat is as good as it seems, he should eventually see regular work at first base and designated hitter.

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2BTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 12, 2024

Mead will start at designated hitter and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Astros, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.