He ranked third in the National League in save percentage (92.2%) and led all NL relievers with a 1.64 ERA. Batters only hit .167 against the pitch last year with a -4 wRC+.His four seamer is not thrown often, but when it is he keeps it on the inside corner with good spin.Melancon’s cutter was the pitch he threw most often and it moved right around league average. Toronto...Converted four straight saves before giving up two runs in the ninth inning in a 4-3 loss at Milwaukee on 5/15...Converted five straight save opportunities from 5/18 (game two) thru 5/26...Gave up a solo homer to Lucas Duda in the ninth inning on 5/26 at New York, ending his streak of 86.0 innings without allowing a home run, dating back to 4/14/13...Saved 10 games in May; tied for most in the Majors with San Francisco's Sergio Romo...Did not surrender a hit in his first seven appearances in June (6.1ip)...Took over full-time closer duties when Grilli was traded to LAA on 6/27...Was scored upon just once in an 11-game span from 6/26 thru 7/29 (10.1ip/1er); only run allowed was a solo home run to Marlon Byrd at PNC Park on 7/5...Set career high with his 21st save on 8/8 vs. San Diego...Converted career-best 12 consecutive save chances from 6/21 to 8/12; had streak snapped after allowing one run in the ninth inning on 8/17 at Washington, his first blown save since 6/13...Went 1-0 with six saves and a 0.90 ERA (10.0ip/1er) in 10 games between 8/6-30...Pitched 1.2 innings on 9/3 at St. Louis and suffered 1-0 loss; his first outing of more than 1.0 inning since 10/2/12 (1.2ip)...Worked 2.0 scoreless innings and earned the win in the 11-inning suspended game of 9/5 at Wrigley Field (completed on 9/6); the first time he worked 2.0 innings in a game since 9/8/12...Converted each of his last 11 save opportunities, dating back to 8/26...Retired the three San Fancisco batters he faced (1 K) in the Wild Card Game at PNC Park on 10/1.Led the Major Leagues in saves and established a club record in that department...Converted 51 of his 53 save chances for an MLB-best 96.2 save percentage...Was the recipient of the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever-of-the-Year award...His 51 saves tied him with Rod Beck (1998) for the sixth-highest single-season total in National League history; Eric Gagne (2003) and John Smoltz (2002) share the record (55)...Is just one of 12 pitchers in MLB history to earn 50 or more saves in a season (15th time overall)...Was named to his second National League All-Star team (also 2013)...Was also selected to The Sporting News N.L. His 5.42 SO/BB ratio ranked as the seventh-best figure among National League relievers. The pitch was not utilized much as it put up a negative pVal and failed to induce a single swinging strikeEver since Melancon’s cutter has slowly declined, his curve has provided good relief. 2020 Mark Melancon Projections . Position Rank. Updates. The pitch was not utilized much as it put up a negative pVal and failed to induce a single swinging strikeEver since Melancon’s cutter has slowly declined, his curve has provided good relief.
from 4/26 to 5/23 and went 8-for-10 in save opportunities...Won first game on 5/2 vs. Toronto and then recorded first save the following night - also vs. Position Rankings Top 300; C; 1B; 2B; SS; 3B; OF; LF; CF; RF; SP; RP; ... 2020 Fantasy Baseball Rankings. Became the first player to ever save 17 games for a team after having recorded 30 saves for another team earlier that season, according to Elias. 39 ... 2020 NL East Standings.
He threw it more than 25% of the time and was a deadly strikeout pitch when he used it.
Was acquired by Washington from Pittsburgh on July 30...posted a 1-1 record with a 1.82 ERA (6er, 29.2ip) and was 17-for-18 in save opportunities in 30 games with the Nationals. Was acquired by Washington from Pittsburgh on July 30...posted a 1-1 record with a 1.82 ERA (6er, 29.2ip) and was 17-for-18 in save opportunities in 30 games with the Nationals. The Pirates won 83-consecutive games in which he had a save opportunity. This pitch keeps Melancon relevant in high leverage situations.After 6 years of dominance with his cutter, Melancon saw his primary pitch regress in 2017 and it performed even worse in 2018. Latest on Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Mark Melancon including news, ... Fantasy Baseball. Outfielders -Left Fielders -Center Fielders Mark Melancon fantasy news, notes, and injuries. https://www.mlb.com/braves/video/mark-melancon-joins-mlb-central Single Game Tickets Season Ticket ... 5/27/2020 at 2:16 PM 5/27/2020 at 2:16 PM Mark Melancon joins MLB Central to talk landscaping.
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