P Mark 'Mel' Melancon #34
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
11/01/2023
OA: 31 POT: 31
P MARK 'MEL' MELANCON #34 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 0 3-3 1 4.17 45.1 45 1 16 28 1.35 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 65 70 65 65
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Splitter 50 50
Cutter 60 60
Knuckle Curve 50 50
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/24/2023 EP Win, 11-7 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 Win
08/21/2023 @ ROC Win, 5-3 2.1 1 0 0 1 3
08/17/2023 MEM Loss, 2-3 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 Loss
08/15/2023 @ NAS Loss, 4-8 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
08/11/2023 IOW Loss, 2-4 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
08/06/2023 LVG Win, 3-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Win
07/16/2023 @ LHV Loss, 1-4 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
07/13/2023 GWI Loss, 0-4 2.1 4 0 0 1 1
07/03/2023 ROC Loss, 1-5 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
06/24/2023 @ IOW Loss, 3-5 1.1 1 3 3 2 0 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/28/1985
Born in:Wheat Ridge, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AAA 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 0 3 3 1 4.17 45.1 45 21 21 1 16 28 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 1 50.0 24 12 12.31 8.93 5.56 3.18 3.11 1.35 82 0.6 .308        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 76 16 6 0 0 10 11 17 2 2 0 .211 .303 .289 .593      
vs. RHB 93 29 5 1 1 11 5 11 1 2 1 .312 .350 .419 .769      
AAA 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 0 0 2.19 12.1 9 3 3 0 3 6  
May 6 0 1 1 0 7.88 8.0 11 7 7 0 3 6  
June 4 0 0 1 1 6.30 10.0 12 7 7 0 5 6  
July 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.1 5 0 0 0 2 4  
August 6 0 2 1 0 4.15 8.2 8 4 4 1 3 6  
Career 28 1 4 3 2 3.73 50.2 50 21 21 1 18 30  
Home 12 0 2 1 0 2.70 23.1 21 7 7 1 7 13  
Road 12 0 1 2 1 5.73 22.0 24 14 14 0 9 15  
Grass 24 0 3 3 1 4.17 45.1 45 21 21 1 16 28  
Day 6 0 0 2 0 12.00 9.0 13 12 12 1 6 3  
Night 18 0 3 1 1 2.23 36.1 32 9 9 0 10 25  
As Reliever / Substitution 24 0 3 3 1 4.17 45.1 45 21 21 1 16 28  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2009 New York - MLB 24 13 0 0 1 0 3.86 16.1 13 8 7 0 10 10 0 0 1.41 .260 4.59 0.0 115
2010 Houston - MLB 25 20 0 2 0 0 3.12 17.1 12 8 6 1 8 19 0 0 1.15 .262 3.32 0.2 129
2010 New York - MLB 25 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 4.0 7 5 4 1 0 3 0 0 1.75 .400 4.90 -0.0 46
2010 Total - MLB 25 22 0 2 0 0 4.22 21.1 19 13 10 2 8 22 0 0 1.27 .298 3.62 0.2 96
2011 Houston - MLB 26 71 0 8 4 20 2.78 74.1 65 28 23 5 26 66 0 0 1.22 .294 3.07 1.0 137
2012 Boston - MLB 27 41 0 0 2 1 6.20 45.0 45 31 31 8 12 41 0 0 1.27 .287 4.57 -0.1 66
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 72 0 3 2 16 1.39 71.0 60 15 11 1 8 70 0 0 0.96 .295 1.72 2.2 268
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 72 0 3 5 33 1.90 71.0 51 15 15 2 11 71 0 0 0.87 .258 2.13 1.7 192
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 78 0 3 2 51 2.23 76.2 57 22 19 4 14 62 0 0 0.93 .250 2.87 1.3 175
2016 Washington - MLB 31 30 0 1 1 17 1.82 29.2 21 6 6 1 3 27 0 0 0.81 .160 2.22 0.8 229
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 45 0 1 1 30 1.51 41.2 31 10 7 2 9 38 0 0 0.96 .257 2.82 0.8 275
2016 Total - MLB 31 75 0 2 2 47 1.64 71.1 52 16 13 3 12 65 0 0 0.90 .206 2.57 1.7 254
2017 San Francisco - MLB 32 32 0 1 2 11 4.50 30.0 37 16 15 3 6 29 0 0 1.43 .374 3.36 0.5 96
2018 St. Louis - MLB 33 39 0 1 1 21 0.49 36.2 21 3 2 0 11 38 0 0 0.87 .226 2.15 1.5 887
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 33 27 0 4 1 0 1.84 29.1 21 6 6 1 5 26 0 0 0.89 .250 2.53 0.7 237
2018 Total - MLB 33 66 0 5 2 21 1.09 66.0 42 9 8 1 16 64 0 0 0.88 .237 2.32 2.2 399
2019 Milwaukee - MLB 34 80 0 6 2 3 2.08 91.0 70 23 21 4 17 83 0 0 0.96 .260 2.48 2.0 190
2020 Milwaukee - MLB 35 69 0 3 4 2 4.86 74.0 72 45 40 11 20 60 0 0 1.24 .290 4.25 0.1 83
2021 St. Louis - MLB 36 73 0 3 4 3 2.86 63.0 68 20 20 4 9 47 0 0 1.22 .322 3.17 1.0 142
2022 St. Louis - MLB 37 30 0 1 3 0 4.97 25.1 30 14 14 4 7 20 0 0 1.46 .347 4.61 -0.0 87
2022 Minnesota - MLB 37 27 0 1 0 1 2.89 28.0 26 10 9 1 11 15 0 0 1.32 .281 4.13 0.2 151
2022 Total - MLB 37 57 0 2 3 1 3.88 53.1 56 24 23 5 18 35 0 0 1.39 .311 4.38 0.1 112
Total MLB 821 0 41 35 209 2.79 824.1 707 285 256 53 187 725 0 0 1.08 .276 3.02 13.9 144
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2006 Staten Island - A- 21 7 0 0 1 2 3.52 7.2 9 7 3 0 2 8 0 0 1.43 .346 1.90 0.2 113
2008 Tampa - A+ 23 13 0 1 0 0 2.84 25.1 26 9 8 2 6 20 0 0 1.26 .308 3.36 0.3 141
2008 Somerset - AA 23 19 0 6 0 2 1.81 49.2 32 14 10 3 12 47 0 0 0.89 .227 2.82 0.9 219
2008 Scranton WB - AAA 23 12 0 1 1 1 2.70 20.0 11 7 6 1 4 22 0 0 0.75 .213 2.40 0.5 148
2009 Scranton WB - AAA 24 32 0 4 0 3 2.89 53.0 37 22 17 3 11 54 0 0 0.91 .254 2.86 1.0 138
2010 Round Rock - AAA 25 3 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.38 .312 2.97 0.1 999
2010 Scranton WB - AAA 25 40 0 6 1 6 3.67 56.1 63 24 23 5 31 58 0 0 1.67 .360 4.11 0.1 109
2010 Total - AAA 25 43 0 7 1 7 3.41 60.2 68 24 23 5 32 60 0 0 1.65 .356 4.02 0.2 117
2012 Worcester - AAA 27 21 0 0 0 11 0.83 21.2 15 2 2 0 3 27 0 0 0.83 .278 1.40 0.8 483
2017 San Jose - A 32 3 3 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 1 0 4 0 0 2.25 .556 6.20 -0.0 29
2017 Sacramento - AAA 32 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .000 6.20 -0.0 999
2023 Jacksonville - AAA 38 24 0 3 3 1 4.17 45.1 45 21 21 1 16 28 0 0 1.35 .308 3.11 0.6 91
Total IL 105 0 11 2 21 2.86 151.0 126 55 48 9 49 161 0 0 1.16 .295 3.05 139.5
Total AAA 28 1 4 3 2 3.73 50.2 50 21 21 1 18 30 0 0 1.34 .304 3.16 101.9
Total AA 19 0 6 0 2 1.81 49.2 32 14 10 3 12 47 0 0 0.89 .227 2.82 219.5
Total A1 3 3 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 6 4 4 1 0 4 0 0 2.25 .556 6.20 29.3
Total FSL 13 0 1 0 0 2.84 25.1 26 9 8 2 6 20 0 0 1.26 .308 3.36 140.6
Total NYP 7 0 0 1 2 3.52 7.2 9 7 3 0 2 8 0 0 1.43 .346 1.90 113.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 33 9 0 0 0 0 1.35 6.2 4 2 1 1 2 7 0 0 0.90 .167 3.99 0.1 323
2019 Milwaukee - MLB 34 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.25 .267 5.92 -0.1 59
2020 Milwaukee - MLB 35 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 3.43 .545 9.09 -0.1 35
2021 St. Louis - MLB 36 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 8 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0.77 .211 2.55 0.4 999
Total MLB 24 0 0 0 0 2.42 26.0 24 8 7 3 5 17 0 0 1.12 .256 4.03 167.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2006 Staten Island - A- P 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Scranton WB - AAA P 12 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Somerset - AA P 19 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Tampa - A+ P 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 New York - MLB P 13 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 16.1 2.76 0.0 .000
2009 Scranton WB - AAA P 32 0 7 6 0 15 2 .867 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Houston - MLB P 20 0 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 17.1 3.12 0.0 .000
2010 New York - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Scranton WB - AAA P 40 0 7 12 2 19 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Round Rock - AAA P 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Houston - MLB P 71 0 12 5 0 18 1 .944 74.1 2.06 0.0 .000
2012 Boston - MLB P 41 0 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 45.0 2.60 0.0 .000
2012 Worcester - AAA P 21 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB P 72 0 7 11 2 18 0 1.000 71.0 2.28 0.0 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 72 0 5 12 0 18 1 .944 71.0 2.15 0.0 .000
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 78 0 7 16 1 24 1 .958 76.2 2.70 +0.9 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB P 45 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 41.2 2.38 -0.2 .000
2016 Washington - MLB P 30 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 29.2 1.82 -0.3 .000
2017 San Francisco - MLB P 32 0 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 30.0 3.30 -0.1 .000
2017 Sacramento - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 San Jose - A P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 St. Louis - MLB P 38 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 36.2 1.47 +0.7 1.029
2018 Milwaukee - MLB P 25 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 -0.1 1.029
2019 Milwaukee - MLB P 79 0 1 16 0 18 1 .944 91.0 1.68 +1.0 1.099
2020 Milwaukee - MLB P 69 0 0 4 0 5 1 .800 74.0 0.49 +0.8 1.016
2021 St. Louis - MLB P 73 0 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 63.0 1.14 -0.2 1.010
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 30 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 25.1 1.78 +0.0 1.292
2022 Minnesota - MLB P 27 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 +0.1 1.033
2023 Jacksonville - AAA P 24 0 1 7 1 9 1 .889 45.1 1.59 -0.3 .822
TOTAL P 992 0 81 157 12 246 8 .967 869.2 2.46 +2.3 1.042
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2003 Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 30th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Golden HS (Golden, CO). Did not sign.
06/06/2006 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).
07/31/2010 Traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros with OF Jimmy Paredes for 1B Lance Berkman.
12/14/2011 Traded by the Houston Astros to the Boston Red Sox for IF Jed Lowrie and P Kyle Weiland.
12/26/2012 Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates with IF Ivan De Jesus, P Stolmy Pimentel, and OF Jerry Sands for P Joel Hanrahan and IF Brock Holt.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
11/16/2015 Voted the 2015 MLB NL Hoffman Reliever of the Year.
07/12/2016 Selected to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
07/30/2016 Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Washington Nationals for P Taylor Hearn and P Felipe Rivero.
11/03/2016 Became a free agent.
12/05/2016 Signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
05/05/2018 Injured (Neck stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/16/2018 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for CF Corey Ray.
11/04/2018 Exercised his contract opt-out.
11/13/2018 Finished 2nd in 2018 MLB NL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/13/2018 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 65 (65).
03/16/2019 Injured on 03/15/2019, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
11/19/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 65 (65).
01/18/2021 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $15,100,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/16/2021 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for one week.
07/30/2021 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/04/2021 Wins the 2021 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
03/18/2022 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/02/2022 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Minnesota Twins, along with RP Kasey Kalich and RP Holden Powell, in exchange for CL Nick Anderson.
11/28/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 55 (55).
04/04/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization.
08/06/2023 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2015 78 2
2016 75 8
Year SV Rank
2014 33 8
2015 51 1
2016 47 2
2018 21 8
Year WP Rank
2020 10 8
Year RA Rank
2015 78 2
2016 75 8
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