Jon Meloan
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| Los Angeles Dodgers — No. 49 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: July 11, 1984 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 1, 2007 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 0-0 |
| Earned Run Average | 11.05 |
| Strikeouts | 7 |
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Jonathan M. Meloan (born July 11, 1984 in Houston, Texas, USA) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Meloan is an alumni of the University of Arizona, where he was a perfect 10-0 in 11 starts in 2004, in leading the Wildcats to the College World Series. In three seasons with Arizona, he compiled a record of 24-4 in 30 starts.
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 2005 MLB Draft and made his professional debut for the Ogden Raptors in mid-season, going 0-2, 3.69 ERA in 16 appearances, 6 of them as a starter. Primarily a starter in college, he was converted to a relief pitcher at Ogden. His maximum-effort delivery and his 92-94 mph fastball with a pair of strikeout breaking balls led to many seeing him as a potential closer.
In 2006, he saw action with the Columbus Catfish, Vero Beach Dodgers and Jacksonville Suns.
For the 2007 season, Meloan began the year with Double-A Jacksonville, compiling a 5-2 record with a terrific 2.18 ERA in 35 relief appearances and notching 19 saves to be selected to the Southern League All-Star team. He won the post-season "Double-A Relief Pitcher of the Year" Award [1].
After the all-star break, he was promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas and he was recalled to the Dodgers on September 1, 2007. He made his Major League debut for the Dodgers that night against the San Diego Padres, working two innings of relief. He wound up pitching in five games for the Dodgers after his September callup, working 7.3 innings and finishing with a 11.05 ERA.
The Dodgers are attempting to convert him back into a starting pitcher and he is currently in the starting rotation for the Las Vegas 51s in AAA.
[edit] References
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/57436.php
