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

#55 Donald Melanson, Catcher, 37 yrs, Washington Nationals
Monday, 7/24/2084

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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)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 400,000
2085
8 Year(s), 98 Days (1474 total Days)
113 Day(s)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	51	50	25	28	52
Versus LHP	61	53	25	30	57
Versus RHP	47	49	25	27	50
Talent	53	49	5	36	50

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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
6/15	FLO	L 2-9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
6/22	@TOR	L 6-9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	#8
6/23	@NYA	L 4-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
6/24	@NYA	W 5-4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	#6
7/5	@NYN	L 1-8	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#7
7/8	@ATL	L 3-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
7/9	@ATL	W 8-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#6
7/13	CHN	W 7-4	4	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	#7
7/15	CHN	L 3-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	#6
7/19	NYN	L 2-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6

Batting Stats 2084

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	34	115	29	5	1	1	17	13	10	25	.252	.307	.339	.646	.551	.087
Projected	56	190	48	8	2	2	28	21	17	41	.252	.307	.339	.646	.551	.087

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	31	127	0	1	0	3	0	2	39	7	0	0	.0	12.2	3.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	15	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	.200	.235	.200	.435
vs. RHP	100	26	5	1	1	15	12	9	22	1	0	0	.260	.318	.360	.678
Close/Late	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397
Scoring Position	35	14	3	0	1	17	0	2	7	2	0	0	.400	.410	.571	.982
Pinch Hitting	1	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	15	52	15	2	1	0	11	6	5	12	.288	.351	.365	.716
Road	19	63	14	3	0	1	6	7	5	13	.222	.271	.317	.589
Last Week	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
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	6	23	6	2	0	0	3	0	3	3	.261	.346	.348	.694

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	34	115	29	5	1	1	17	13	10	0	2	25	0	0	.252	.307	.339	.646	WSH
Total	512	1624	401	95	3	20	195	182	82	7	5	340	0	1	.247	.285	.346	.631

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	32	30	236	9	0	248	3	.988	256.2	8.70	0	37	7	18.9
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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