Quinn
Melton

Quinn Melton, San Marcos High (CA), 2028
Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 6-1, 199-pounds. Sturdy, tall, athletic frame with noticeable definition.
Hit: LHH. Strong, wide base. Imposing stance. Hands held behind ear. Front foot angled offset. Moves barrel heavily during load. Hinge at hips. Loads in back leg. Generates torque at hips. Snappy barrel. Powerful pull-side bat. 69.7 mph bat speed with 20 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 102 max exit velocity, averaged 96.4 mph. 392' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-71 mph. INF-70 mph. C: Whip-like arm action with long follow-through. Shows heavy recoil. Over-the-top arm path. 1B: Long arm path with high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.12-2.25 pop times. C: Quick, agile lower half. Stays in athletic position. One step in front of other leaning forward.

Melton continues to trend up for me with each look at the offensive potential for the LH hitting Fr. OF/C from San Marcos. Physically well built presently with interesting strength through his frame and still shows room to polish/improve as he matures to add more strength/athleticism to his profile. Melton started in LF (had DH’d and saw some time at C in my previous looks) where he looks comfortable moving around with a sound present defensive profile and could with work turn into a solid to strong defender in an OF corner for the future. But, where Melton stands out is in the batters box as a power potential profile from the LH side with an operation that features an aggressive uphill bat path that consistently lofts the ball from line to line. When the Fr. goes the opposite side of the field he can generate loft with carry from the LCF gap to down the LF line although he doesn’t have the present feel to stay behind the ball that way to drive it over the OF defense, but you can see the potential in there as he improves his feel to stay in his lower ½ and drive the barrel through a baseball to the opposite field there is real power potential to the opposite side of the field. At present though the offensive profile for Melton includes impressive raw power to the pull side where he is able to stay down in his back leg, keep his body behind the baseball at contact and explode through contact for loft with carry to the RCF gap to the RF line. Melton launched one of the deeper drives I’ve seen in 20+ years traveling to San Marcos High School as either a player or recruiter/scout when he uncorked on a ball that landed 100+ feet past the 330’ RF foul pole just foul. While the overall profile for Melton is closer the floor of his raw ability than the ceiling of his polished future how high that ceiling can rise as an offensive piece from the LH side has me high on the San Marcos product and will be a must follow for me in the 2028 class going forward on the Central Coast.