P Mark 'Mel' Melancon #33
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/24/2028
OA: 40 POT: 40
P MARK 'MEL' MELANCON #33 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 70 75 70 70
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 35 35
Splitter 35 35
Cutter 40 40
Knuckle Curve 35 35
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 55
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Doesn't demand a lot of attention and often goes unnoticed.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Low: Leader
Birthday:03/28/1985
Born in:Wheat Ridge, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:16 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:16 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 - COBB 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 Pittsburgh - COBB 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 Washington - COBB 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 Total - COBB 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 - COBB 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 San Francisco - COBB 33 41 0 1 4 3 3.23 39.0 48 18 14 2 14 31 0 0 1.59 .365 3.32 0.5 125
2019 San Francisco - COBB 34 43 0 4 2 1 3.50 46.1 49 19 18 3 16 44 0 0 1.40 .354 3.28 0.8 125
2019 Atlanta - COBB 34 23 0 1 0 11 3.86 21.0 22 9 9 1 2 24 0 0 1.14 .339 1.92 0.7 114
2019 Total - COBB 34 66 0 5 2 12 3.61 67.1 71 28 27 4 18 68 0 0 1.32 .349 2.86 1.5 121
2020 Atlanta - COBB 35 23 0 2 1 11 2.78 22.2 22 8 7 1 7 14 0 0 1.28 .300 3.50 0.3 161
2021 San Diego - COBB 36 66 0 5 4 42 2.20 69.2 54 21 17 2 22 55 0 0 1.09 .267 3.11 1.9 196
2022 Washington - COBB 37 68 0 6 9 41 3.93 66.1 65 29 29 5 19 52 0 0 1.27 .291 3.60 1.3 111
2023 San Francisco - COBB 38 19 0 5 1 1 2.41 41.0 35 13 11 1 3 30 0 0 0.93 .270 2.58 1.0 181
2024 Minnesota - COBB 39 38 0 4 0 3 3.82 35.1 29 19 15 4 5 22 0 0 0.96 .238 4.01 0.3 116
2025 Minnesota - COBB 40 44 0 2 3 5 2.53 46.1 42 14 13 5 10 42 0 0 1.12 .285 3.50 0.7 170
2027 Cleveland - COBB 42 12 0 0 1 0 2.57 21.0 24 7 6 1 4 9 0 0 1.33 .303 3.39 0.3 168
Total COBB 853 0 52 45 297 2.88 885.2 789 321 283 53 209 759 0 0 1.13 .283 3.05 16.2 144
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 Trenton - 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 0.8 481
2017 The United States - TRN 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.00 .500 4.70 -0.0 999
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
2018 Sacramento - AAA 33 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.55 .222 1.02 0.2 999
2023 Sacramento - AAA 38 5 0 1 0 4 0.00 5.0 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.00 .286 2.50 0.3 999
2024 St. Paul - AAA 39 10 0 0 2 4 9.31 9.2 13 10 10 0 3 10 0 0 1.66 .406 2.76 0.3 49
Total AAA E 115 0 11 4 25 3.25 160.2 139 65 58 9 52 171 0 0 1.19 .304 3.04 125.5
Total AAA W 13 1 2 0 5 0.00 14.0 11 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 1.00 .268 2.52 999.0
Total AA NE 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 A+ W 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 A+ C 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+
2013 Pittsburgh - COBB 28 4 0 1 0 0 9.82 3.2 5 4 4 2 1 2 0 0 1.64 .273 9.94 -0.3 38
2014 Pittsburgh - COBB 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.21 0.0 999
2015 Pittsburgh - COBB 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .333 3.26 0.0 999
2016 Washington - COBB 31 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.1 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1.15 .273 0.99 0.2 999
2020 Atlanta - COBB 35 7 0 0 0 2 0.00 6.1 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.32 .118 1.79 0.2 999
2024 Minnesota - COBB 39 4 0 1 1 0 1.17 7.2 8 4 1 1 1 5 0 0 1.17 .269 3.84 0.1 377
2025 Minnesota - COBB 40 4 0 0 1 0 2.08 8.2 5 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 1.04 .192 3.59 0.1 207
Total COBB 25 0 2 2 3 1.93 32.2 24 11 7 3 8 22 0 0 0.98 .219 3.59 205.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 New York - MLB P 13 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 16.1 2.76 0.0 .000
2010 New York - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 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
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
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 Washington - MLB P 30 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 29.2 1.82 -0.3 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB P 45 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 41.2 2.38 -0.2 .000
2017 San Francisco - MLB P 32 0 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 30.0 3.30 -0.1 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB P 41 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 39.0 1.38 +0.9 .000
2019 Atlanta - MLB P 23 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 0.0 .000
2019 San Francisco - MLB P 43 0 6 6 3 12 0 1.000 46.1 2.33 -0.4 .000
2020 Atlanta - MLB P 23 0 3 6 2 9 0 1.000 22.2 3.57 +0.2 .000
2021 San Diego - MLB P 66 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 69.2 1.03 +0.6 .999
2022 Washington - MLB P 68 0 4 6 0 11 1 .909 66.1 1.36 -0.3 1.013
2023 San Francisco - MLB P 19 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 41.0 0.22 -0.5 .000
2024 Minnesota - MLB P 37 0 4 2 1 7 1 .857 35.1 1.53 -0.3 .755
2025 Minnesota - MLB P 43 0 1 4 2 5 0 1.000 46.1 0.97 -0.1 1.339
2027 Cleveland - MLB P 12 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.0 .995
TOTAL P 851 0 79 113 15 198 6 .970 885.2 1.95 +0.5 .956
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.
07/31/2019 Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves for RHP Dan Winkler and RHP Tristan Beck.
10/28/2020 Granted Free Agency.
02/18/2021 Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
11/03/2021 Exercised his contract opt-out.
11/29/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 70 (70).
01/12/2022 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $21,500,000 with the Washington Nationals organization.
05/05/2022 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/10/2022 Was selected to the 2022 COBB All-Star Game.
11/28/2022 Became a free agent.
12/29/2022 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,500,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 70 (70).
03/11/2023 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 8 weeks.
04/14/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks.
11/20/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 70 (70).
02/22/2024 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,080,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
05/15/2024 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2-3 weeks.
05/30/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
07/19/2024 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 70 (70).
11/17/2025 Released by the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 75 (75).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 70 (70).
07/07/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,800,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
11/29/2027 Became a free agent.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 65 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2015 78 2
2016 75 8
Year SV Rank
2014 33 8
2015 51 1
2016 47 2
2021 42 2
2022 41 4
Year HLD Rank
2024 17 6
2025 16 4
Year RA Rank
2015 78 2
2016 75 8
Year GF Rank
2021 51 7
2022 57 2
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