#55 Donald Melanson, Catcher, 37 yrs, Washington Nationals

#55 Donald Melanson, Catcher, 37 yrs, Washington Nationals
Friday, 9/1/2084

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Donald Melanson

2/3/2047
37
USA
6"0
190

Catcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 400,000
2085
8 Year(s), 137 Days (1513 total Days)
152 Day(s)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	51	50	25	28	53
Versus LHP	61	53	25	30	58
Versus RHP	47	49	25	27	51
Talent	53	49	5	36	50

Running & Bunting Ratings
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9
13
5
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
C : 59 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 78
Infield Arm : 78
Outfield Arm : 17

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
8/6	ARI	W 6-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#5
8/9	@NYN	W 9-3	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	#6
8/10	@NYN	L 9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
8/11	@SFN	L 6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
8/12	@SFN	W 10-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
8/16	@ARI	L 5-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#6
8/19	FLO	L 3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
8/22	NYN	L 4-7	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	#6
8/28	CIN	W 6-5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
8/31	@MIL	L 5-6	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	#6

Batting Stats 2084

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	46	147	37	7	1	2	21	18	14	36	.252	.313	.354	.667	.584	.102
Projected	56	179	45	9	1	2	26	22	17	44	.252	.313	.354	.667	.584	.102

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	39	163	0	1	0	3	0	2	52	10	0	0	.0	16.8	3.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	22	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	1	0	0	.182	.208	.182	.390
vs. RHP	125	33	7	1	2	19	17	13	31	1	0	0	.264	.331	.384	.715
Close/Late	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321
Scoring Position	45	17	4	0	1	20	0	4	8	2	0	0	.378	.412	.533	.945
Pinch Hitting	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	20	66	19	3	1	1	14	8	7	15	.288	.356	.409	.765
Road	26	81	18	4	0	1	7	10	7	21	.222	.278	.309	.586
This Week	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.600	.750	.600	1.350
Last Week	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
March/April	5	15	4	0	1	0	2	5	1	1	.267	.313	.400	.713
May	15	50	11	3	0	0	9	5	4	14	.220	.268	.280	.548
June	8	27	8	0	0	1	3	3	2	7	.296	.345	.407	.752
July	7	27	6	2	0	0	3	0	3	5	.222	.300	.296	.596
August	11	28	8	2	0	1	4	5	4	9	.286	.375	.464	.839

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2070	19	58	17	4	0	1	7	9	3	3	0	13	0	0	.293	.359	.414	.773	CHA
2071	10	29	5	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	.172	.172	.310	.483	CHA
2073	5	16	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	CHA
2075	25	75	18	5	0	4	18	10	4	0	1	20	0	0	.240	.275	.467	.742	CHA SEA
2076	62	220	62	14	1	2	31	28	8	0	0	46	0	1	.282	.307	.382	.689	SEA PHI
2077	12	49	12	1	0	0	5	5	2	0	0	12	0	0	.245	.275	.265	.540	PHI
2078	65	191	54	9	0	4	24	34	12	1	0	36	0	0	.283	.328	.393	.721	PHI
2079	63	185	37	9	1	2	14	21	10	0	1	35	0	0	.200	.240	.292	.532	PHI
2080	51	135	36	6	0	0	14	14	10	2	0	22	0	0	.267	.327	.311	.638	PHI
2081	67	217	46	20	0	1	27	23	13	0	0	40	0	0	.212	.257	.318	.574	PHI
2082	55	195	45	10	0	3	21	10	8	0	1	45	0	0	.231	.260	.328	.588	PHI
2083	44	139	39	11	0	1	13	13	1	1	0	35	0	0	.281	.291	.381	.672	DET WSH
2084	46	147	37	7	1	2	21	18	14	0	2	36	0	0	.252	.313	.354	.667	WSH
Total	524	1656	409	97	3	21	199	187	86	7	5	351	0	1	.247	.286	.347	.633

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2068, AAA	9	18	7	1	0	0	2	4	2	4	0	0	.389	.450	.444	.894
2069, AAA	45	91	22	2	0	1	8	7	6	25	1	0	.242	.286	.297	.582
2070, AAA	97	343	93	16	0	7	37	31	25	71	0	2	.271	.315	.379	.694
2071, AAA	71	176	52	9	0	9	26	23	16	44	1	0	.295	.351	.500	.851
2072, AAA	121	331	93	14	2	10	35	50	36	75	0	0	.281	.347	.426	.773
2073, AAA	121	460	127	17	2	17	58	66	37	94	2	2	.276	.329	.433	.761
2074, AAA	82	129	39	8	0	5	22	19	14	32	0	0	.302	.371	.481	.851
2075, AAA	49	146	41	5	1	3	16	22	14	40	1	0	.281	.344	.390	.734
2076, AAA	58	119	34	5	0	0	11	10	10	27	0	1	.286	.341	.328	.669
2077, AAA	134	454	141	24	1	14	72	46	50	85	1	3	.311	.375	.460	.836
2083, AAA	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2076	3	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273
2077	8	24	10	0	0	0	1	3	0	6	0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833
2078	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
2079	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Total	15	37	12	1	0	0	1	3	1	10	0	0	.324	.342	.351	.693

Fielding Stats 2084

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	41	38	294	12	0	309	3	.990	325.2	8.54	0	42	9	21.4
Third Base	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	1.0	9.00

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 114th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 2068...
Injured on 6/14/2069 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 3-4 weeks...
Injured on 8/11/2069 with a Bruised Hand, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit (double) on 8/6/2070, off Larry Mullet (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/18/2070, off William Bettis (KCA)...
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/9/2075 to a 3-year deal worth $810,000 per year...
Released by Seattle on 6/26/2076...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 6/26/2076 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year...
2/1/2080: Gets a new one-year contract worth $450,000 through salary arbitration...
2/1/2081: Gets a new one-year contract worth $450,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 7/29/2081 with a Broken Hand, out for 4-5 weeks...
2/1/2082: Gets a new one-year contract worth $450,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/15/2083 to a 3-year deal worth $428,000 per year...
Released by Detroit on 4/3/2083...
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 4/10/2083 to a minor league contract...
8/1/2083: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $400,000 per year, for 2 years.

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