P Mark Melancon #73
Age: 61 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/04/2046
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P MARK MELANCON #73 - AGE: 61 - 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 7 7 7 9
Movement 13 13 13 14
Control 13 13 13 14
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 8
Curveball 6 9
Changeup 7 11
Cutter 7 9
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 11
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Has a lot of varied interests.
High: Loyalty
Low: Leader
Birthday:03/28/1985
Born in:Wheat Ridge, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:18 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 - MLB 24 13 0 0 1 0 3.86 16.1 13 8 7 0 10 10 0 0 1.41 .260 4.54 0.0 112
2010 Houston - MLB 25 20 0 2 0 0 3.12 17.1 12 8 6 1 8 19 0 0 1.15 .262 3.29 0.2 130
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 4.93 -0.0 45
2010 Total - MLB 25 22 0 2 0 0 4.22 21.1 19 13 10 2 8 22 0 0 1.27 .298 3.60 0.2 97
2011 Houston - MLB 26 71 0 8 4 20 2.78 74.1 65 28 23 5 26 66 0 0 1.22 .294 3.11 1.0 141
2012 Boston - MLB 27 41 0 0 2 1 6.20 45.0 45 31 31 8 12 41 0 0 1.27 .287 4.61 -0.2 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 1.74 2.2 276
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 72 0 3 5 33 1.90 71.0 51 15 15 2 11 71 0 0 0.87 .258 2.16 1.7 196
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 78 0 3 2 51 2.23 76.2 57 22 19 4 14 62 0 0 0.93 .250 2.85 1.3 177
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 63 0 4 5 35 2.35 65.0 55 19 17 1 16 66 0 0 1.09 .298 2.48 1.5 172
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 64 0 6 5 9 4.39 55.1 55 29 27 3 27 43 0 0 1.48 .311 4.01 0.2 93
2018 Detroit - MLB 33 30 0 2 1 0 7.32 19.2 27 18 16 3 11 20 0 0 1.93 .375 4.79 -0.1 57
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB 33 40 0 1 3 15 2.79 38.2 36 12 12 2 19 29 0 0 1.42 .291 3.73 0.3 148
2018 Total - MLB 33 70 0 3 4 15 4.32 58.1 63 30 28 5 30 49 0 0 1.59 .320 4.09 0.2 96
2019 Chicago - MLB 34 76 0 3 4 2 3.34 62.0 66 25 23 4 16 56 0 0 1.32 .339 3.18 0.9 121
2020 Baltimore - MLB 35 46 0 3 4 4 3.72 38.2 32 17 16 2 13 32 0 0 1.16 .268 3.28 0.5 111
2021 Baltimore - MLB 36 66 0 2 3 3 4.67 54.0 48 30 28 7 31 39 0 0 1.46 .261 5.21 -0.5 90
2022 Baltimore - MLB 37 33 0 2 2 3 2.65 37.1 30 12 11 0 13 29 0 0 1.15 .278 2.38 0.9 155
2023 New York - MLB 38 49 0 2 3 3 3.38 37.1 42 16 14 3 21 18 0 0 1.69 .307 4.67 -0.0 128
Total MLB 836 0 44 46 195 3.22 783.2 701 310 280 47 256 674 0 0 1.22 .290 3.29 10.3 147
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 0.00 0.0 0
2012 Pawtucket - 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
Total IL 105 0 11 2 21 2.86 151.0 126 55 48 9 49 161 0 0 1.16 .295 3.05 177.9
Total PCL 3 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.38 .312 2.97 999.0
Total EL 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 FSL 13 0 1 0 0 2.84 25.1 26 9 8 2 6 20 0 0 1.26 .308 3.36 140.7
Total NYP 7 0 0 1 2 3.52 7.2 9 7 3 0 2 8 0 0 1.43 .346 1.90 113.4
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+
2019 Chicago - MLB 34 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.91 .417 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Baltimore - MLB 35 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2.00 .429 0.00 0.0 0
Total MLB 5 0 0 0 1 1.59 5.2 8 1 1 0 3 4 0 0 1.94 .421 2.97 678.8
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 Trenton - 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 -0.1 .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 -0.1 .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 -0.3 .000
2012 Boston - MLB P 41 0 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 45.0 2.60 -0.2 .000
2012 Pawtucket - 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 -0.3 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 72 0 5 12 0 18 1 .944 71.0 2.15 -0.3 .000
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 78 0 7 16 1 24 1 .958 76.2 2.70 +0.5 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB P 62 0 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 65.0 1.38 +0.4 1.252
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB P 62 0 5 4 1 10 1 .900 55.1 1.46 +0.5 1.213
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB P 40 0 3 2 1 6 1 .833 38.2 1.16 +0.4 1.496
2018 Detroit - MLB P 24 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 19.2 0.92 +0.5 1.995
2019 Chicago - MLB P 71 0 3 8 1 12 1 .917 62.0 1.60 -0.0 1.008
2020 Baltimore - MLB P 42 0 5 7 1 12 0 1.000 38.2 2.79 +0.4 1.259
2021 Baltimore - MLB P 61 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 54.0 0.83 -0.1 .997
2022 Baltimore - MLB P 32 0 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 37.1 2.41 -0.0 1.002
2023 New York - MLB P 48 0 4 3 1 8 1 .875 37.1 1.69 -0.1 1.017
TOTAL P 958 0 91 132 12 232 9 .961 783.2 2.56 +1.1 1.145
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.
06/23/2016 Injured (sprained elbow), out for 4 weeks.
07/10/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/11/2016 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $23,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 16 (16).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
07/31/2018 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for 2B Alfonso Uresti, LF Darwin Alvarado, 1B Victor Martinez.
11/10/2018 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
02/16/2019 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
11/03/2019 Wins the 2019 World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
11/28/2019 Became a free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
03/24/2020 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,200,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
06/12/2020 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 15 (15).
11/19/2022 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
02/11/2023 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
11/06/2023 Declined his contract option.
11/30/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (14).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (15).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (14).
01/01/2026 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2014 33 8
2016 35 4
Year WP Rank
2016 12 8
2021 12 5
Year GF Rank
2016 52 6
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