John Meloan

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=John Meloan
position=Relief pitcher
team=Cleveland Indians
number=59
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|7|11
birthplace=city-state|Houston|Texas
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-0
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=11.05
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=7
teams=
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2007)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2008-present)

Jonathan Michael Meloan (born July 11, 1984 in Houston, Texas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Cleveland Indians organization.

Meloan is an alumni of the University of Arizona, where he was a perfect 10-0 in 11 starts in by|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 Major League Baseball 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 by|2006, he saw action with the Columbus Catfish, Vero Beach Dodgers and Jacksonville Suns.

For the by|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 [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071009&content_id=309645&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp] .

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 7.1 innings and finishing with a 11.05 ERA.

On July 26, by|2008, Meloan was traded to the Cleveland Indians along with minor league catcher Carlos Santana for infielder Casey Blake.

References

*Baseballstats |mlb=459974 |espn=7966 |br=m/meloajo01 |fangraphs=3355 |cube=M/John-Meloan
*http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/57436.php