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Latest On Mark Melancon

By Jeff Todd | April 12, 2018 at 8:13pm CDT

Giants closer Mark Melancon has still yet to take the hill for the team and it remains uncertain just when he will. Most recently, he underwent a stem cell injection to his troublesome pronator, as Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area was among those to report.

For the time being, the righty reliever is going to take another two weeks of rest before hopefully attempting to resume throwing. He’ll surely require a full ramp-up from that point, though it’s tough to know how long it may take for Melancon to work back to the MLB bullpen.

Melancon, who missed a big chunk of the 2017 season, seemed destined for the Opening Day roster until a late-spring announcement that he was struggling once more with forearm and elbow issues. It emerged that he had never been able to throw pain-free despite a surgical procedure performed in early September of last year.

There’s no particular reason at this point to find further concern with Melancon’s status, though the timing does indicate that rest alone did not solve the problem and it seems there’s still plenty of uncertainty in how things will progress. Regardless, the veteran hurler’s timeline will surely depend upon when he’s finally able to throw without discomfort.

Needless to say, the Giants are hoping to get a significant contribution from the 33-year-old sooner than later. He’s in the second season of a four-year, $62MM contract that now looks to be among the least productive investments ever made in a relief pitcher. To this point, Melancon has provided the San Francisco organization with only thirty innings of 4.50 ERA pitching — though he did carry a typically solid 29:6 K/BB ratio last year.

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  1. champion1701

    7 years ago

    Yet another awful Bobby Evans signing.

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    • Patick L

      7 years ago

      Yet another awful ignorant comment

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      • rayanselmo

        7 years ago

        Champion’s statement is correct. Patick’s is …. not. Bobby Evans’ record is not sterling in regard to FA signings.

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        • strosbro96

          7 years ago

          at least he let panda walk before he got all that money

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        • JoeyPankake

          7 years ago

          I think the Giants actually offered a little more money than the Sox.

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        • its_happening

          7 years ago

          Kneejerk panic signing. Definitely not a great signing.

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        • pustule bosey

          7 years ago

          Yeah I never thought it was a good idea, didn’t get why Evans didn’t go after a few good bullpen arms that are cheaper and let them compete for a closer role, especially when a lot of arms were leaving the pen at the time. Worst case scenario you have to mix nd match.

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        • sportznut1000

          7 years ago

          if the rumors we hear on here are true, i believe bobby evans offered big contracts to pablo, james shields and chase headley. he hasnt been good at all

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      • Kenleyfornia74

        7 years ago

        Its not wrong. Bad contract

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      • dandan

        7 years ago

        Don’t know what Melancon you’ve been watching Patrick, but Mark has been terrible. Champion is correct.

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  2. JoeyPankake

    7 years ago

    Dude had sketchy medicals before he signed. I blame the Giants medical staff for not detecting this. Kind of seems like Melancon has a little Kawhi Leonard syndrome though, just mysteriously hurt.

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    • Solaris601

      7 years ago

      Giants are paying him for what he did until he arrived in SF. Signing a high mileage closer is never a good idea. Granted, SF needed a closer badly in 2016. Evans just picked the wrong horse. Melancon is toast, and that’s unfortunate.

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  3. sfgfan101214

    7 years ago

    It could be worse! We could also be stuck with Greinke if not for the Snakes coming in at the last minute to steal him away!

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    • sacball

      7 years ago

      also thanks to the snakes, the Giants didn’t sign Yasmany Tomas

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    • jdgoat

      7 years ago

      I don’t think the Dbacks are kicking themselves over Greibke like the Giants are with Melancon

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  4. jints1

    7 years ago

    When Melancon was signed, it was viewed positively by almost all. He was the third best closer that off-season, behind Chapman and Jansen. The fan base was clamoring for anyone but Casilla. The signing was probably an organizational decision that included Sabean’s approval. If we want to complain about Evans, it was pursuing Longoria and his contract and not a SP. This decision also probably had Sabean’s approval.

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    • forever on deck

      7 years ago

      that’s a fair assessment

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    • pustule bosey

      7 years ago

      I don’t hate longoria and wasn’t too enthused about the sp market. The length of longoria ‘S contract isn’t great but if he can ramp up it will be fine.

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  5. jints1

    7 years ago

    I do agree that we might have missed some arm issues in our haste to replace Casilla. He has admitted to something wrong with his arm for some time.

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  6. BigFred

    7 years ago

    The dreaded “troublesome pronator”.

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  7. joblo

    7 years ago

    The Pirates got rid of this guy just in time. And to get a Rivero/Vazquez in return.

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  8. merizobeach

    7 years ago

    The only way the Melancon situation could get worse is if he pitches again.

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