Jon Meloan

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7+1⁄3 innings and finishing with an 11.05 ERA. [9]

Prior to the 2008 season, Meloan was ranked as the Dodgers' eighth-best prospect by Baseball America . [10] He began the season with Triple-A Las Vegas, and worked out of the starting rotation, going 5–10 with a 4.97 ERA in 21 games (20 starts). [4]

Cleveland Indians

On July 26, 2008, Meloan was traded to the Cleveland Indians along with minor league catcher Carlos Santana for infielder Casey Blake. [10] He was sent to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he was converted back to a relief role. He went 0–1 with a 4.30 ERA in 12 relief appearances. [4] On September 2, Meloan was recalled from Buffalo. [11] He was not expected to appear much due to his heavy workload that year, [11] and only made two appearances in September, tossing two scoreless innings. [9]

In 2009, Meloan had pitched 44 innings in Triple-A for the Columbus Clippers, recording a 5.52 ERA in 25 appearances before being traded on July 2, 2009. [4]

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 2, 2009, Meloan was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Winston Abreu. [12] Meloan was designated for assignment by the Rays on August 7, 2009. [13]

Pittsburgh Pirates

Meloan was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 12, 2009. [9] On August 31, 2009, he was again designated for assignment. [14]

Oakland Athletics

On September 2, 2009, Meloan was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics. [15] He was recalled on September 19, after pitching for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats in the postseason. [16] Meloan made six relief appearances with Oakland to close out the season, allowing one unearned run in 8+1⁄3 innings while striking out 11 batters. [9]

Meloan missed the entire 2010 season due to Tommy John surgery. After the season, he was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento on October 30. [17] The Athletics released Meloan in October 2011. [9]

Remainder of career

Meloan agreed to sign with the Texas Rangers on March 3, 2012, [18] but the Rangers released Meloan on March 31, before he could play a game in the organization. [9]

Meloan started the 2012 season with the independent Long Island Ducks, going 4–0 with 11 saves and an ERA of 0.99 in 23 relief appearances. [4] The New York Yankees signed Meloan in June 2012. [19] He then returned to the Long Island Ducks in 2014. [4]

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Jon Meloan
Pitcher
Born: (1984-07-11) July 11, 1984 (age 40)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2007, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics