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Jon Meloan

Jonathan M. Meloan (born July 11 1984inHouston, Texas, USA) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Cleveland Indians.

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 7.1 innings and finishing with a 11.05 ERA.

OnJuly 26, 2008, Meloan was traded to the Indians along with minor league catcher Carlos Santana for infielder Casey Blake.

References

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
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