P Mark Melancon #41
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/26/2017
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P MARK MELANCON #41 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
39 0 1-0 0 3.33 46.0 44 2 13 39 1.24 1.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 60 60
Movement 60 60 60 60
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 70
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 65 65
Cutter 55 55
Screwball 45 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 25
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/25/2017 DET Loss, 2-7 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
06/24/2017 @ CWS Win, 5-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
06/22/2017 @ CWS Loss, 8-11 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
06/21/2017 BOS Win, 11-10 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
06/15/2017 @ ARI Win, 6-5 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
06/11/2017 CLE Loss, 0-14 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
06/10/2017 CLE Loss, 3-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/2017 @ OAK Loss, 5-9 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
06/07/2017 @ OAK Win, 5-4 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
06/04/2017 @ BAL Loss, 7-10 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
You won't find him telling a lot of jokes.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:03/28/1985
Born in:Wheat Ridge, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,700,000
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 83 Days
Service This Yr:91 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 83 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2008, 12th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 39 0 1 0 0 3.33 46.0 44 17 17 2 13 39 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 1 1 0.0 39 11 11.15 8.61 7.63 2.54 3.07 1.24 67 1.0 .318        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 73 21 4 1 0 9 8 15 1 0 0 .288 .354 .370 .724      
vs. RHB 99 23 2 1 2 8 5 24 0 0 0 .232 .269 .333 .603      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 3 0 0 0 0 3  
March 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 3  
April 11 0 0 0 0 2.77 13.0 16 4 4 1 3 11  
May 13 0 0 0 0 6.43 14.0 17 10 10 1 5 16  
June 12 0 1 0 0 1.12 16.0 9 2 2 0 3 9  
Spring Training 7 0 2 0 1 3.00 6.0 3 2 2 1 1 6  
Last Year 55 0 4 6 26 4.28 54.2 54 27 26 7 16 66  
2 Years Ago 61 0 5 7 29 3.09 64.0 55 22 22 4 22 69  
Career 469 0 34 41 184 3.28 468.2 420 182 171 39 138 469  
Home 23 0 0 0 0 3.58 27.2 28 11 11 1 6 26  
Road 16 0 1 0 0 2.95 18.1 16 6 6 1 7 13  
Grass 38 0 1 0 0 3.20 45.0 43 16 16 1 13 38  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1  
Day 14 0 0 0 0 1.53 17.2 17 3 3 0 7 15  
Night 25 0 1 0 0 4.45 28.1 27 14 14 2 6 24  
As Reliever / Substitution 39 0 1 0 0 3.33 46.0 44 17 17 2 13 39  
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+
2010 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 60 0 4 6 13 3.49 56.2 63 29 22 8 16 59 0 0 1.39 .327 4.18 0.6 128
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 55 0 4 6 16 5.20 53.2 62 33 31 4 18 49 0 0 1.49 .349 3.84 0.8 84
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 68 0 3 5 22 3.75 57.2 49 25 24 5 17 57 0 0 1.14 .288 3.56 0.8 110
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 69 0 7 4 43 1.48 73.0 48 12 12 5 15 65 0 0 0.86 .228 2.99 1.7 264
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 62 0 6 7 35 2.43 63.0 45 17 17 4 21 65 0 0 1.05 .266 2.79 1.4 148
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 61 0 5 7 29 3.09 64.0 55 22 22 4 22 69 0 0 1.20 .300 3.20 1.6 136
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 55 0 4 6 26 4.28 54.2 54 27 26 7 16 66 0 0 1.28 .341 3.58 1.0 101
2017 Kansas City - MLB 32 39 0 1 0 0 3.33 46.0 44 17 17 2 13 39 0 0 1.24 .318 3.07 1.0 139
Total MLB 469 0 34 41 184 3.28 468.2 420 182 171 39 138 469 0 0 1.19 .300 3.38 8.8 128
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+
2008 Marion - AAA 23 23 0 1 0 0 3.51 33.1 37 17 13 0 20 36 0 0 1.71 .394 3.46 0.5 128
2009 Marion - AAA 24 43 15 3 3 0 3.65 88.2 86 48 36 4 23 64 0 0 1.23 .287 3.82 1.5 122
Total MAAA 66 15 4 3 0 3.61 122.0 123 65 49 4 43 100 0 0 1.36 .313 3.72 123.6
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 - MLB 28 5 0 0 0 0 9.00 6.0 10 6 6 2 2 4 0 0 2.00 .400 7.18 -0.3 43
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 3 0 0 2 0 12.00 3.0 6 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 2.67 .429 3.79 0.0 30
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 4 0 0 0 4 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 1.00 .200 5.37 -0.1 188
Total MLB 12 0 0 2 4 7.62 13.0 19 11 11 3 5 10 0 0 1.85 .364 5.84 50.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Pittsburgh - MLB P 58 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 56.2 0.95 +0.4 1.018
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB P 55 0 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 53.2 1.01 +0.4 1.042
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB P 66 0 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 57.2 1.87 +0.4 1.221
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB P 69 0 3 7 0 11 1 .909 73.0 1.23 +0.8 1.020
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 62 0 4 8 2 13 1 .923 63.0 1.71 +0.4 1.055
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 60 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 64.0 0.84 +0.2 1.005
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB P 55 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 54.2 0.82 -0.6 1.014
2017 Kansas City - MLB P 39 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 46.0 0.59 +0.1 .998
TOTAL P 464 0 17 43 2 62 2 .968 468.2 1.15 +2.1 1.054
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2008 Drafted in the 2008 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick) by the Baltimore Orioles.
06/27/2008 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
11/03/2008 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 70 (75); Control: 40 (65).
03/30/2009 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
06/14/2009 Was selected to the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
06/26/2009 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
11/03/2009 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 65 (75); Control: 45 (65).
02/25/2010 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for SP Rich Hill and 1B Neil Walker.
03/29/2010 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
06/25/2010 Named the #56 prospect in the MLB
09/17/2010 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/21/2010 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $430,000.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 70 (80); Control: 60 (60).
11/22/2011 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $450,000.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 65 (80); Control: 60 (60).
11/05/2012 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,020,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 65 (75); Control: 55 (55).
05/01/2013 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/09/2013 Was selected to the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/31/2013 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
11/05/2013 Wins the 2013 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 60 (75); Control: 55 (60).
04/27/2014 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
06/15/2014 Was selected to the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/07/2014 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,680,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
11/12/2014 Finished 3rd in 2014 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (55).
03/09/2015 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/22/2015 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,248,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
06/12/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/21/2016 Became a free agent.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
01/24/2017 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,700,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2010 13 10
2011 16 10
2012 22 10
2013 43 1
2014 35 3
2015 29 3
2016 26 7
Year GF Rank
2012 37 10
2013 53 1
2014 47 3
2015 43 5
2016 37 8
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