#72 Lucio Melendez, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Wednesday, 9/29/2025 |
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| Lucio Melendez
2/3/1994
31
Mexico
6"5
185
Starting Pitcher
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R
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,957,143
2025 (Arbitration eligible)
Minimal
Minimal
None at all
Good
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Normal
3.0 Stars
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| Pitching | Runs | Hits | Doubles | Homeruns | Walks | Strikeouts | Velocity |
| Overall | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| vs. LHP | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| vs. RHP | | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| Talent | | Average | Average | Average | Brilliant | Good | |
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Pitching Ratings
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B
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49
D
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Hits | Doubles | Triples | Homeruns | Walks | Strikeouts |
| Overall | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Talent | Poor | Fair | Poor | Poor | Fair | Poor |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : C (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.)
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 8/11 | LA | L 2-6 | * | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 8/16 | @ARI | W 8-2 | * | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 8/21 | @CHC | W 5-3 | * | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8/27 | CHC | W 5-3 | * | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 8/31 | @MIL | W 4-2 | * | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/5 | @CIN | W 3-2 | * | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | PoG | | | |
| 9/10 | CIN | W 15-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
| 9/15 | @PIT | W 8-5 | * | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 9/22 | PIT | W 5-4 | * | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/27 | @WAS | W 11-2 | * | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | W | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| | 32 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4.89 | 156.1 | 178 | 87 | 85 | 27 | 96 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 14 | 43.8 |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.64 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 322 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .325 | .494 | .819 |
| vs. RHB | 308 | 83 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .303 | .500 | .803 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.65 | 71.2 | 84 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 46 |
| Road | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5.10 | 84.2 | 94 | 49 | 48 | 11 | 50 |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 21.0 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.16 | 16.1 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| June | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.34 | 32.0 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 16 |
| July | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.31 | 17.1 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 17 |
| August | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.35 | 37.2 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 32.0 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO | Teams |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.94 | 10.1 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | STL |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3.35 | 169.1 | 176 | 76 | 63 | 33 | 126 | 2 | 0 | STL |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6.33 | 129.1 | 169 | 96 | 91 | 22 | 91 | 1 | 1 | STL |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4.00 | 184.1 | 188 | 89 | 82 | 46 | 112 | 3 | 0 | STL |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4.89 | 156.1 | 178 | 87 | 85 | 27 | 96 | 1 | 0 | STL |
| Total | 136 | 136 | 33 | 45 | 0 | 4.67 | 649.2 | 736 | 364 | 337 | 133 | 430 | 7 | 1 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2016, A | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.46 | 41.2 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017, A | 25 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2.84 | 190.0 | 172 | 64 | 60 | 33 | 159 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018, A | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.79 | 182.2 | 195 | 86 | 77 | 41 | 147 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019, A | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 48.2 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019, AA | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3.87 | 111.2 | 116 | 55 | 48 | 34 | 92 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020, AA | 25 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2.95 | 183.0 | 167 | 66 | 60 | 45 | 150 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021, AA | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3.38 | 138.2 | 120 | 56 | 52 | 37 | 100 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021, AAA | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.63 | 36.2 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
| 2022 | 33 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .130 | .145 | .148 | .294 | STL |
| 2023 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .114 | .139 | .114 | .253 | STL |
| 2024 | 33 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .186 | .175 | .362 | STL |
| 2025 | 31 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .259 | .240 | .499 | STL |
| Total | 135 | 199 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 93 | 1 | 1 | .151 | .184 | .171 | .354 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 32 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 156.1 | 1.50 | | | | |
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Injured on 4/5/2008 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days...
Released by Chicago (C) on 2/13/2009...
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 6/7/2009 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 4/23/2010 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week...
Injured on 7/19/2010 with a Fractured Hand, out for 7 weeks...
Injured on 7/31/2011 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week...
Had first career hit (double) on 9/30/2011, off Chin-hui Tsao (PHI)...
Released by Washington on 5/3/2013...
Drafted in 2nd round, 41st overall pick, by Baltimore in 2016...
Traded from Baltimore to St. Louis on 2/28/2016 (Going to STL: P L. Melendez. Going to BAL: P B. League)...
Injured on 7/6/2019 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks...
Had first career hit on 4/15/2022, off Patrick Adkins (HOU)...
Earned first career win on 4/21/2022...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
2022 - 3.35 - 10th
| Losses
2023 - 16 - 9th
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