#44 Thornton Melon, Catcher, 25 yrs, Cincinnati Reds

#44 Thornton Melon, Catcher, 25 yrs, Cincinnati Reds
Sunday, 10/6/2005

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Thornton Melon

7/5/1980
25
Stockton, CA
6"1
185

Catcher
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R

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Loyal
Great Leader
2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 350,000
2008
3 Year(s), 18 Days (534 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s)

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	0	0	0	0	0
Versus LHP	0	0	0	0	0
Versus RHP	0	0	0	0	0
Talent	7	7	8	10	6

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2
5
9
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 6 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/19	HOU	W 10-5	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	#8
9/20	HOU	L 4-5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#8
9/23	@CHN	W 8-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	#8
9/24	@CHN	W 11-8	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/25	@CHN	W 4-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#8
9/27	SLN	L 2-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
9/27	SLN	L 7-9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#8
9/29	@HOU	W 11-4	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	#8
9/30	@HOU	L 7-8	4	0	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	#4
10/2	@HOU	W 4-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	#4

Batting Stats 2005

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	119	406	93	23	1	9	44	56	48	68	.229	.311	.357	.668	.609	.128
Projected	119	406	93	23	1	9	44	56	48	68	.229	.311	.357	.668	.609	.128

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	116	460	2	0	0	7	0	4	145	33	0	0	.0	47.7	4.0

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	100	27	6	1	4	15	17	11	14	0	0	0	.270	.342	.470	.812
vs. RHP	306	66	17	0	5	29	39	37	54	4	0	2	.216	.301	.320	.621
Close/Late	40	14	5	0	0	8	7	6	6	2	0	0	.350	.417	.475	.892
Scoring Position	91	16	5	0	1	30	0	8	20	4	0	1	.176	.240	.264	.504
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	61	209	48	12	1	6	23	33	30	34	.230	.328	.383	.711
Road	58	197	45	11	0	3	21	23	18	34	.228	.292	.330	.622
This Week	2	7	2	1	0	0	5	1	3	1	.286	.500	.429	.929
Last Week	6	21	4	1	0	0	3	3	3	7	.190	.280	.238	.518
March/April	17	49	14	4	0	2	4	11	9	9	.286	.397	.490	.886
May	17	67	16	3	0	0	5	7	3	12	.239	.278	.284	.561
June	17	60	12	2	0	1	4	11	8	7	.200	.294	.283	.577
July	20	72	10	1	0	1	5	2	7	10	.139	.225	.194	.419
August	24	74	19	5	0	3	8	12	6	15	.257	.305	.446	.751
Sept/Oct	24	84	22	8	1	2	18	13	15	15	.262	.370	.452	.822

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2002	68	218	55	8	0	6	26	27	28	0	3	38	0	0	.252	.333	.372	.705	HOU CIN
2003	26	56	10	3	0	0	5	6	9	0	1	6	0	0	.179	.288	.232	.520	CIN
2004	126	428	93	26	0	10	47	51	62	1	1	78	0	0	.217	.317	.348	.665	CIN
2005	119	406	93	23	1	9	44	56	48	2	4	68	0	0	.229	.311	.357	.668	CIN
Total	339	1108	251	60	1	25	122	140	147	3	9	190	0	0	.227	.316	.350	.667

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1999, AA	138	440	103	16	0	15	67	46	57	123	1	0	.234	.321	.373	.693
2000, AA	115	388	99	21	1	13	56	47	51	109	1	0	.255	.337	.415	.752
2001, A	137	520	219	46	0	42	209	151	176	83	2	4	.421	.560	.752	1.312
2002, AAA	42	137	41	10	1	7	33	22	23	34	0	0	.299	.393	.540	.933
2003, AAA	68	215	61	15	0	12	46	37	47	53	0	0	.284	.408	.521	.928

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2005

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	119	116	570	69	2	653	14	.979	988.0	5.95	3	197	54	27.4
Centerfield	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	3.0	3.00

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by Houston in 1999...
Injured on 6/8/2000 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from Houston to Cincinnati on 2/28/2002 (Going to HOU: C George Trovato. Going to CIN: P Bob Stinson, C Thornton Melon)...
Had first career hit on 6/19/2002, off Cristobal Ortiz (SLN)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/16/2002, off John Redcorn (SLN)...
Injured on 4/19/2004 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week...

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