P Russ Melanson #51
Santa Barbara Golden Cranes (LV) 3AAA
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy    
12/31/2025
BNN Index | 3AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RUSS MELANSON #51 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
7 0 1-0 0 7.50 12.0 16 0 11 10 2.25 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 4
Movement 6 6 6 6
Control 5 6 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 4 4
Changeup 2 2
Cutter 5 5
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 68 %
Hold Runners 10
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/02/2025 @ VLM Loss, 1-15 1.2 8 6 6 3 0
08/23/2025 @ BLO Win, 6-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/2025 BLO Loss, 4-9 2.2 2 2 2 4 3
06/19/2025 @ WIL Win, 8-3 3.2 1 1 1 2 5 Win
06/03/2025 VLM Loss, 0-10 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
05/10/2025 SCR Loss, 6-13 1.1 3 1 1 1 1
05/05/2025 @ VLM Loss, 6-11 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
04/25/2025 P'76 Loss, 3-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
04/20/2025 SEA Loss, 4-5 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Loss
04/16/2025 CD Loss, 7-11 0.2 4 2 2 2 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:High
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:05/23/1997
Born in:Dallas, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 72 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 102 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 16th Pick in Round 10
M3L TRIPLE A 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 0 1 0 0 7.50 12.0 16 10 10 0 11 10 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 0.0 7 2 21.75 12.00 7.50 8.25 4.47 2.25 104 0.0 .400        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445      
vs. RHB 37 14 3 2 0 10 10 6 0 0 2 .378 .531 .568 1.098      
M3L TRIPLE A 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 2  
June 2 0 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 3 5  
August 2 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 2 2 2 0 4 3  
September 1 0 0 0 0 32.40 1.2 8 6 6 0 3 0  
Last Year 22 0 3 3 1 4.96 32.2 37 18 18 4 17 18  
Career 41 0 4 5 1 6.17 58.1 70 40 40 6 36 37  
Home 3 0 0 0 0 5.06 5.1 7 3 3 0 6 4  
Road 4 0 1 0 0 9.45 6.2 9 7 7 0 5 6  
Grass 4 0 1 0 0 9.45 6.2 9 7 7 0 5 6  
Turf 3 0 0 0 0 5.06 5.1 7 3 3 0 6 4  
Day 3 0 1 0 0 10.80 6.2 12 8 8 0 6 6  
Night 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 4 2 2 0 5 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 1 0 0 7.50 12.0 16 10 10 0 11 10  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Norfolk - SL 18 9 2 0 1 0 15.88 11.1 22 21 20 5 14 4 0 0 3.18 .378 12.40 -0.8 31
2016 Norfolk - SL 19 2 0 0 0 0 30.86 2.1 8 8 8 0 4 2 0 0 5.14 .667 6.60 -0.1 14
2017 Norfolk - 3L 20 21 0 2 2 3 5.20 27.2 35 18 16 1 18 11 0 0 1.92 .330 4.71 -0.1 79
2018 Norfolk - SL 21 29 0 1 2 3 6.02 40.1 45 28 27 5 30 24 0 0 1.86 .308 6.04 -0.4 79
2019 Las Vegas - SL 22 34 2 1 3 0 5.45 34.2 42 25 21 2 16 24 0 0 1.67 .351 3.69 0.4 79
2020 Las Vegas - SL 23 24 0 0 2 0 3.73 31.1 26 13 13 4 16 22 0 0 1.34 .259 4.99 -0.3 107
2021 Las Vegas - SL 24 26 0 2 0 0 4.12 63.1 77 29 29 5 30 38 0 0 1.69 .356 4.02 0.0 92
2022 Las Vegas - 3L 25 44 0 3 1 2 3.58 83.0 76 36 33 7 31 47 0 0 1.29 .274 4.06 0.4 117
2023 Las Vegas - 3L 26 20 0 1 1 0 5.45 38.0 41 23 23 5 16 18 0 0 1.50 .308 4.78 -0.2 76
2024 Las Vegas - 3L 27 6 0 1 0 0 4.50 6.0 5 4 3 2 2 3 0 0 1.17 .158 7.50 -0.2 100
Total SL 124 4 4 8 3 5.79 183.1 220 124 118 21 110 114 0 0 1.80 .338 5.12 -1.1 84
Total 3L 91 0 7 4 5 4.36 154.2 157 81 75 15 67 79 0 0 1.45 .289 4.49 -0.1 99
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Total - 18 13 13 8 2 0 2.34 96.1 86 29 25 3 26 78 0 0 1.16 .263 2.80 2.9 100
2015 Portsmouth - AA 18 22 0 3 2 2 6.00 27.0 36 19 18 4 15 20 0 0 1.89 .372 6.06 -0.1 88
2015 Rappahannock - AAA 18 3 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0.94 .125 6.16 0.0 345
2016 Portsmouth - AA 19 8 0 0 2 1 6.97 10.1 11 8 8 2 8 10 0 0 1.84 .333 6.79 -0.2 70
2016 Rappahannock - AAA 19 21 0 0 4 7 12.18 17.0 28 25 23 1 20 11 0 0 2.82 .397 7.00 -0.1 50
2019 Rappahannock - AAA 22 12 0 0 2 0 7.90 13.2 17 12 12 2 8 9 0 0 1.83 .333 5.52 0.1 75
2024 Santa Barbara - AAA 27 22 0 3 3 1 4.96 32.2 37 18 18 4 17 18 0 0 1.65 .330 5.27 -0.2 90
2025 Santa Barbara - AAA 28 7 0 1 0 0 7.50 12.0 16 10 10 0 11 10 0 0 2.25 .400 4.47 0.0 57
Total 3AAA 41 0 4 5 1 6.17 58.1 70 40 40 6 36 37 0 0 1.82 .346 5.17 80.0
Total SAAA 24 0 0 4 7 9.67 22.1 31 26 24 2 22 15 0 0 2.37 .345 6.80 120.7
Total SAA 30 0 3 4 3 6.27 37.1 47 27 26 6 23 30 0 0 1.87 .363 6.26 82.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Norfolk - 3L 20 3 0 0 0 0 19.29 2.1 6 5 5 0 6 1 0 0 5.14 .545 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Norfolk - SL 21 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.75 .154 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Las Vegas - SL 22 3 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1.25 .167 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Las Vegas - SL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Las Vegas - PL 23 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.2 3 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 7.50 .750 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Total - PL 23 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.1 3 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 3.75 .600 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Las Vegas - PL 24 1 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 2.14 .444 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Las Vegas - 3L 25 4 0 0 0 1 5.40 10.0 11 6 6 0 4 6 0 0 1.50 .344 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Las Vegas - SL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.50 .300 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Las Vegas - PL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.20 .400 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Total - PL 25 6 0 1 0 1 3.60 15.0 16 6 6 0 6 10 0 0 1.47 .340 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Las Vegas - 3L 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Las Vegas - SL 26 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.88 .385 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Las Vegas - PL 26 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.67 .125 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Total - PL 26 5 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 4 2 0 2 3 0 0 1.26 .273 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Las Vegas - SL 27 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.29 .375 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 6 0 1 0 0 8.22 7.2 10 7 7 0 4 6 0 0 1.83 .385 3.05 619.5
Total SL 10 0 2 0 0 2.12 17.0 15 6 4 0 6 8 0 0 1.24 .263 3.16 539.4
Total 3L 8 0 0 0 1 7.62 13.0 17 11 11 0 11 7 0 0 2.15 .386 4.09 114.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Norfolk - ML P 9 2 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 11.1 4.76 +0.0 1.013
2016 Norfolk - ML P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 -0.0 .000
2017 Norfolk - ML P 20 0 2 4 1 7 1 .857 27.2 1.95 -0.5 .674
2018 Norfolk - ML P 29 0 1 7 0 9 1 .889 40.1 1.79 -0.4 .921
2019 Las Vegas - ML P 30 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 34.2 1.82 +0.1 1.049
2020 Las Vegas - ML P 23 0 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 31.1 3.73 +0.1 1.008
2021 Las Vegas - ML P 26 0 2 11 3 13 0 1.000 63.1 1.85 +0.4 1.092
2022 Las Vegas - ML P 42 0 8 18 1 27 1 .963 83.0 2.82 +1.2 1.105
2023 Las Vegas - ML P 19 0 2 8 2 10 0 1.000 38.0 2.37 +0.3 1.036
2024 Las Vegas - ML P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .000
2024 Santa Barbara - AAA P 20 0 1 10 2 11 0 1.000 32.2 3.03 +0.8 1.125
2025 Santa Barbara - AAA P 7 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.0 .983
TOTAL P 232 4 25 81 11 109 3 .972 382.2 2.49 +1.8 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 16, 305th overall pick) by the Grafton Middies, out of high school (Smith; Dallas, TX).
05/15/2015 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $400,000 with the Norfolk Cruisers organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 1 (5).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 2 (6).
05/02/2017 Named the #76 prospect in the 3L
05/23/2017 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/10/2017 Injured on 07/07/2017, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 3 months.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (6).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
11/03/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (5).
11/04/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $430,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (5).
05/09/2020 Injured (elbow soreness), out for 1-2 weeks.
11/05/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (5).
11/04/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $550,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
09/06/2022 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,950,000 with the Las Vegas Flamingos organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
09/03/2023 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/23/2023 Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SHO Rank
2015 0 7
2018 0 5
2018 0 5
2019 0 5
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