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28-Year-Old Pitcher – Pittsburgh Pirates
2013 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.75
WHIP
0.79
K
25
SV
0
2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Melancon flamed out spectacularly in April last season and was sent to Triple-A Pawtucket before the month was over. He pitched better in his stay with the PawSox, and was eventually recalled to Bosto...
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Signed a one-year contract with Boston in March 2012.
May 19, 2013 – Mark Melancon News
RotoWire Fantasy Analysis
A day after blowing his first save of the season Saturday, Melancon struck out one batter in a scoreless inning Sunday afternoon against Houston.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | SH | IP | H | ER | HR | K | BB | W | L | SV | BS | HLD | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | A | Tam | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2.84 | 1.27 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | TRE | 19 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1.81 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | SCR | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2.70 | 0.75 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | SCR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 3.00 | 0.94 |
| 2009 | 24 | MAJ | NYY | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3.86 | 1.41 |
| 2010 | 25 | AAA | Scr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | 63 | 23 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 1.68 |
| 2010 | 25 | AAA | Rou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.46 |
| 2010 | 25 | MAJ | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.75 |
| 2010 | 25 | MAJ | HOU | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.12 | 1.15 |
| 2010 (Multiple Teams) | 25 | MAJ | NYY/HOU | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.22 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 26 | MAJ | HOU | 71 | 0 | 0 | 74.3 | 65 | 23 | 5 | 66 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2.78 | 1.22 |
| 2012 | 27 | AAA | Paw | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 | 0.85 |
| 2012 | 27 | MAJ | BOS | 41 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 45 | 31 | 8 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.20 | 1.27 |
| 2013 | 28 | MAJ | PIT | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 44 | 0 | 0 | 46.9 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4.03 | 1.24 | ||
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 171 | 0 | 0 | 181.0 | 160 | 73 | 16 | 164 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 21 | – | – | 3.63 | 1.20 | ||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Pitcher vs. Batter Stats
No No Yes| DATE | OPP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | CG | W-L | SV | BS | HLD | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May. 21 | ChC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| May. 19 | Hou | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 | 0.78 |
| May. 18 | Hou | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| May. 15 | Mil | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.43 | 0.71 |
| May. 14 | Mil | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.75 |
| May. 12 | @NYM | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 | 0.68 |
| May. 9 | @NYM | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.61 |
| May. 7 | Sea | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.53 | 0.59 |
| May. 3 | Was | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.56 | 0.63 |
| May. 1 | @Mil | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Apr. 27 | @StL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.64 | 0.57 |
| Apr. 24 | @Phi | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.69 | 0.54 |
| Apr. 23 | @Phi | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.50 |
| Apr. 20 | Atl | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.82 | 0.36 |
| Apr. 19 | Atl | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | 0.30 |
| Apr. 17 | StL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.33 |
| Apr. 14 | Cin | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.38 |
| Apr. 13 | Cin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.29 |
| Apr. 12 | Cin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Apr. 9 | @Ari | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| Apr. 8 | @Ari | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Apr. 6 | @LAD | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Apr. 4 | ChC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Apr. 1 | ChC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Last 14 Days 8 Games: Avg. 1.0 IP/G |
8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.13 | 1.13 | |
| Last 30 Days 15 Games: Avg. 1.0 IP/G |
15.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.60 | 1.07 | |
| Last 60 Days 24 Games: Avg. 1.0 IP/G |
24.0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.75 | 0.79 | |
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Mark Melancon Split Stats (View Full Split Stats)
Vs. Left
| Year | Batters | K | BB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| 2012 | 87 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .291 |
| 2011 | 130 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .243 |
Vs. Right
| Year | Batters | K | BB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| 2012 | 107 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .227 |
| 2011 | 179 | 38 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
Home
| Year | IP | W | L | SV | K | BB | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.20 | 0.60 |
| 2012 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5.33 | 1.37 |
| 2011 | 38.7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3.26 | 1.22 |
Away
| Year | IP | W | L | SV | K | BB | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| 2012 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7.50 | 1.11 |
| 2011 | 35.7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2.27 | 1.23 |
| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | GB/FB Ratio | Strand % | Fastball | ERA | FIP | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | A | Tam | 13 | 0 | 25.1 | 7.17 | 2.15 | 3.33 | 0.72 | – | 80% | – | 2.84 | 3.36 | .321 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | TRE | 19 | 0 | 49.7 | 8.52 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 0.54 | – | 82.9% | – | 1.81 | 2.82 | .238 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | SCR | 12 | 0 | 20.0 | 9.90 | 1.80 | 5.50 | 0.45 | – | 64.3% | – | 2.70 | 2.40 | .225 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | SCR | 31 | 0 | 51.0 | 9.00 | 1.94 | 4.64 | 0.53 | – | 68.9% | – | 3.00 | 2.96 | .268 |
| 2009 | 24 | MAJ | NYY | 13 | 0 | 16.3 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.31 | 69.6% | 93.0 MPH | 3.86 | 3.87 | .265 |
| 2010 | 25 | AAA | Scr | 3 | 0 | 56.1 | 9.30 | 4.97 | 1.87 | 0.80 | – | 79.8% | – | 3.67 | 4.11 | .367 |
| 2010 | 25 | AAA | Rou | 3 | 0 | 4.1 | 4.39 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 0.00 | – | 100% | – | 0.00 | 2.96 | .343 |
| 2010 | 25 | MAJ | NYY | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 1.17 | 50% | 92.8 MPH | 9.00 | 4.95 | .420 |
| 2010 | 25 | MAJ | HOU | 20 | 0 | 17.3 | 9.87 | 4.15 | 2.38 | 0.52 | 1.33 | 73.7% | 92.8 MPH | 3.12 | 3.32 | .269 |
| 2010 (Multiple Teams) | 25 | MAJ | NYY/HOU | 22 | 0 | 21.3 | 9.28 | 3.38 | 2.75 | 0.84 | 1.29 | 68% | 92.8 MPH | 4.22 | 3.52 | .308 |
| 2011 | 26 | MAJ | HOU | 71 | 0 | 74.3 | 7.99 | 3.15 | 2.54 | 0.61 | 2.44 | 79.1% | 92.8 MPH | 2.78 | 3.43 | .295 |
| 2012 | 27 | AAA | Paw | 21 | 0 | 21.2 | 11.46 | 1.27 | 9.00 | 0.00 | – | 88.9% | – | 0.83 | 1.36 | .314 |
| 2012 | 27 | MAJ | BOS | 41 | 0 | 45.0 | 8.20 | 2.40 | 3.42 | 1.60 | 1.84 | 53.1% | 93.4 MPH | 6.20 | 4.69 | .301 |
| 2013 | 28 | MAJ | PIT | 24 | 0 | 24.0 | 9.38 | 0.38 | 25.00 | 0.38 | 4.56 | 94.4% | 92.6 MPH | 0.75 | 1.78 | .285 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 44 | 0 | 46.9 | 8.25 | 2.88 | 2.87 | 0.96 | – | 69.8% | – | 4.03 | 3.71 | .299 | ||
| Career | MAJ | 171 | 0 | 181.0 | 8.15 | 2.83 | 2.88 | 0.80 | – | 71.6% | – | 3.63 | 3.51 | .294 | ||
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Mark Melancon
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Worst Matchups for Mark Melancon (by OPS against, min 2 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Avila | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| Pablo Sandoval | SF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.750 |
| David Wright | NY-N | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.667 |
| Mark Reynolds | CLE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| Paul Konerko | CHI-A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| Stephen Drew | BOS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| Nelson Cruz | TEX | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| David Freese | STL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Curtis Granderson | NY-A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | MIL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
Best Matchups for Mark Melancon (by OPS against, min 2 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Solano | MIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hanley Ramirez | LA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kendrys Morales | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ian Desmond | WAS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Seth Smith | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chris Stewart | NY-A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike McKenry | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gerardo Parra | AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Darin Mastroianni | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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2012
An injury to Brandon Lyon opened the door for Melancon to take over the closing duties for the Astros last season. He doesn't have overpowering stuff, but Melancon responded to the opportunity with a strong 2.78 ERA and 1.224 WHIP, while racking up eight wins and 20 saves. Melancon is an extreme groundball pitcher, posting the fourth highest groundball rate for a reliever pitching at least 70 innings in the National League last year. It's no wonder he's able to keep the ball in the park. The Astros traded Melancon to the Red Sox in December, where he'll set up for Andrew Bailey.
2011
Melancon came over to the Astros in the deal that sent Lance Berkman to the Bronx. He has a live arm and a good mentality for the bullpen. Control has often been a problem, but continued success at making batters miss mitigates the impact. With Matt Lindstrom traded to Colorado, Melancon is one step closer to getting save chances should anything happen to Brandon Lyon this season.
2010
Melancon carried over his 2008 success into 2009, posting a 2.89 ERA and 54:11 K:BB ratio in 32 Triple-A relief appearances. He was adequate in 16.1 innings with the Yankees, and the team still views him as a potential closer down the road because of his temperament and pitching arsenal, highlighted by a sinking fastball that can touch 95 mph and a power curve. He’ll compete for a bullpen spot with the Yankees this season.
2009
Returning from a missed season in 2007 due to Tommy John surgery, Melancon actually came back very strong last season while starting the year at High-A Tampa and eventually finishing at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. Melancon racked up 96 innings of relief over three levels and managed to improve his strikeout rate at each stop. In his arsenal, Melancon has a low-90s fastball that can still touch 95 mph along with a power curveball and a tough changeup. A set-up role at some point in 2009 isn't out of the question and he could win an Opening Day spot in the bullpen. Long term, Melancon profiles as a potential successor to Mariano Rivera as the team's closer.
