Mark Melancon
39-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
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0-0
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2025 Projections
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Rest of Season
Arizona declines mutual option
The Diamondbacks declined their half of Melancon's (shoulder) $5 million mutual option for 2024 on Sunday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Arizona unsurprisingly elected to pay the $2 million buyout after Melancon missed the entire 2023 campaign with a shoulder strain. The veteran right-hander recorded 18 saves in 2022 but was inconsistent with a 4.66 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 35:21 K:BB over 56 innings, likely limiting his options in free agency as he enters his age-39 campaign.
Arizona unsurprisingly elected to pay the $2 million buyout after Melancon missed the entire 2023 campaign with a shoulder strain. The veteran right-hander recorded 18 saves in 2022 but was inconsistent with a 4.66 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 35:21 K:BB over 56 innings, likely limiting his options in free agency as he enters his age-39 campaign.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .278 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .283 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .278 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .283 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-47%
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.79 | 1.65 | 32.2 | 6.1 | 4.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.09 | 1.29 | 23.1 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.79 | 1.65 | 32.2 | 6.1 | 4.7 | ||||
2022Away | 3.09 | 1.29 | 23.1 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||||
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Melancon sandwiched four months of struggles between a strong start and finish to his 2022 season. The 37-year-old opened his first season with the D'Backs as their closer, but nearly lost the job by mid-May and lost sole ninth-inning responsibilities by early August. However, the veteran was still afforded save chances in a fluid closer committee and led Arizona with 18 saves. Melancon posted a respectable 3.00 ERA and 1.08 WHIP over the final month, but finished 2022 with 10 losses and his worst ratios since 2017. With declining velocity (91.2 mph average fastball) and skills (14.2% K% that was in the bottom 3rd percentile), he isn't worth rostering unless he's getting the majority of save chances, which is far from guaranteed.
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Shut down for year
Manager Torey Lovullo announced Friday that Melancon (shoulder) has been shut down for the year, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Starts rehab assignment
Melancon (shoulder) allowed three runs in two-thirds of an inning Sunday in his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Reno.
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Throwing bullpen sessions
Melancon (shoulder) has begun throwing off a mound, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Not yet cleared for mound work
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Melancon (shoulder) has been throwing off flat ground from 130 feet, MLB.com reports.
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Begins throwing program
Melancon (shoulder) began a throwing program Monday, MLB.com reports.
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Loses closer job
Melancon will no longer serve as the primary closer for Arizona, reports Theo Mackie of AZCentral.com.
ANALYSIS
In the first year of a two-year, $14 million contract, Melancon has posted a 4.66 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 36.2 innings while converting 14 of 17 save chances. That hasn't been good enough for him to continue as closer, and Arizona manager Torey Lovullo stated Friday that there won't be a set closer and opportunities will be based on matchups. While Melancon may still get the occasional save chance, righty Ian Kennedy and lefty Joe Mantiply figure to get the bulk of the opportunities moving forward.
In the first year of a two-year, $14 million contract, Melancon has posted a 4.66 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 36.2 innings while converting 14 of 17 save chances. That hasn't been good enough for him to continue as closer, and Arizona manager Torey Lovullo stated Friday that there won't be a set closer and opportunities will be based on matchups. While Melancon may still get the occasional save chance, righty Ian Kennedy and lefty Joe Mantiply figure to get the bulk of the opportunities moving forward.