#55 Donald Melanson, Catcher, 36 yrs, Washington Nationals

#55 Donald Melanson, Catcher, 36 yrs, Washington Nationals
Thursday, 6/1/2083

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Donald Melanson

2/3/2047
36
USA
6"0
190

Catcher
R
R

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Minimal
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 400,000
2083
7 Year(s), 33 Days (1237 total Days)
43 Day(s)
15 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	54	50	25	28	55
Versus LHP	64	53	25	30	60
Versus RHP	49	49	25	27	53
Talent	53	49	5	36	50

Running & Bunting Ratings
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9
13
5
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
C : 66 (Range), .982 (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
4/20	PHI	W 3-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
4/25	SFN	W 16-9	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	#9
5/2	@ATL	W 7-3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	#9
5/5	ARI	W 4-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
5/10	NYN	W 4-2	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	#1
5/25	@NYN	L 3-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	#8
5/29	PHI	L 2-5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#9

Batting Stats 2083

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	7	27	12	2	0	0	2	1	0	6	.444	.444	.519	.963	.933	.074
Projected	21	83	37	6	0	0	6	3	0	18	.444	.444	.519	.963	.933	.074

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	7	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	.0	6.2	11.2

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	7	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857
vs. RHP	20	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	.450	.450	.550	1.000
Close/Late	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Scoring Position	10	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500
Pinch Hitting	0	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	5	19	8	2	0	0	1	1	0	4	.421	.421	.526	.947
Road	2	8	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000
This Week	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Last Week	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
March/April	2	8	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.250	.250	.375	.625
May	5	19	10	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	.526	.526	.579	1.105

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	7	27	12	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	.444	.444	.519	.963	DET WSH
Total	441	1397	345	81	2	18	167	157	71	6	3	286	0	1	.247	.286	.346	.632

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 2083

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	7	7	42	3	0	46	1	.978	59.0	7.02	0	6	3	50.0

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...

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