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Mel Rojas

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Full Name: Melquiades (Medrano) Rojas Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/175 First Game: August 1, 1990
Birthdate: December 10, 1966 Final Game: July 1, 1999
Birthplace: Haina, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on December 10, 1966 in Haina, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic), Mel Rojas (Melquiades (Medrano) Rojas) played for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 10 year career. Rojas broke into the bigs on August 1, 1990 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 1.43 ERA in 100.2 innings pitched in 1992, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Mel Rojas's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1996, when he posted a 3.22 ERA, notched 36 saves and struck out 92 batters. However, others believe that it was 1992, when he posted a 1.43 ERA, notched 10 saves and struck out 70 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1990 MON N 23 0 3 1 3.60 26 17 16 0 0 1 40 34 5 24 4 2 2
1991 MON N 37 0 3 3 3.75 37 21 20 0 0 6 48 42 4 13 1 3 1
1992 MON N 68 0 7 1 1.43 70 17 16 0 0 10 100.2 71 2 34 8 2 2
1993 MON N 66 0 5 8 2.95 48 39 29 0 0 10 88.1 80 6 30 3 5 4
1994 MON N 58 0 3 2 3.32 84 35 31 0 0 16 84 71 11 21 0 3 4
1995 MON N 59 0 1 4 4.12 61 32 31 0 0 30 67.2 69 2 29 4 6 7
1996 MON N 74 0 7 4 3.22 92 30 29 0 0 36 81 56 5 28 3 3 2
1997 NY N 23 0 0 2 5.13 32 17 15 0 0 2 26.1 24 4 6 1 1 2
1997 CHI N 54 0 0 4 4.42 61 30 29 0 0 13 59 54 11 30 1 2 5
1997 TOT N 77 0 0 6 4.64 93 47 44 0 0 15 85.1 78 15 36 2 3 7
1998 NY N 50 0 5 2 6.05 41 39 39 0 0 2 58 68 9 30 5 2 3
1999 MON N 3 0 0 0 16.88 1 5 5 0 0 0 2.2 5 0 2 0 1 2
1999 LA N 5 0 0 0 12.60 3 7 7 0 0 0 5 5 3 3 1 0 0
1999 DET A 5 0 0 0 22.74 6 16 16 0 0 0 6.1 12 3 4 0 0 3
1999 Total 13 0 0 0 18.00 10 28 28 0 0 0 14 22 6 9 1 1 5
1999 TOT N 8 0 0 0 14.09 4 12 12 0 0 0 7.2 10 3 5 1 1 2
Total NL 520 0 34 31 3.64 556 289 267 0 0 126 660.2 579 62 250 31 30 34
Total AL 5 0 0 0 22.74 6 16 16 0 0 0 6.1 12 3 4 0 0 3
Total 525 0 34 31 3.82 562 305 283 0 0 126 667 591 65 254 31 30 37

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1990 MON N P 23 0 40 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 .857
1991 MON N P 37 0 48 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1.000
1992 MON N P 68 0 100.2 9 12 2 1 0 1 12 3 0 .913
1993 MON N P 66 0 88.1 7 9 0 1 0 2 8 1 0 1.000
1994 MON N P 58 0 84 8 10 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 1.000
1995 MON N P 59 0 67.2 4 7 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 1.000
1996 MON N P 74 0 81 4 13 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .944
1997 NY N P 23 0 26.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.000
1997 CHI N P 54 0 59 0 5 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 .833
1997 TOT N P 77 0 85.1 2 7 1 0 0 1 8 2 0 .900
1998 NY N P 50 0 58 6 11 1 1 0 0 13 4 1 .944
1999 MON N P 3 0 2.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1999 LA N P 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1999 DET A P 5 0 6.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 Total P 13 0 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
1999 TOT N P 8 0 7.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
Total P 525 0 667 44 81 6 5 0 5 81 14 1 .954

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1990 MON N 23 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
1991 MON N 37 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
1992 MON N 68 15 0 1 0 0 .067 .067 .067 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
1993 MON N 66 12 0 1 0 0 .083 .083 .083 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
1994 MON N 58 10 1 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
1995 MON N 59 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
1996 MON N 74 8 0 3 0 3 .375 .375 .500 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1997 NY N 23 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CHI N 54 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 TOT N 77 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 NY N 50 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 MON N 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 LA N 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 DET A 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 TOT N 8 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 520 59 1 7 0 3 .119 .119 .136 1 0 0 32 0 6 0 0 0
Total AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 525 59 1 7 0 3 .119 .119 .136 1 0 0 32 0 6 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (November 7, 1985).
  • Granted free agency (December 7, 1996).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 10, 1996).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs with Brian McRae and Turk Wendell to New York Mets in exchange for Lance Johnson and 2 players to be named later (August 8, 1997); Chicago Cubs received Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997).
  • Traded by New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Bobby Bonilla (November 11, 1998).
  • Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Dave Mlicki to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Robinson Checo, Aposto Garcia and Richard Roberts (April 16, 1999).
  • Released by Detroit Tigers (May 12, 1999).
  • Signed by Montreal Expos (May 17, 1999).
  • Released by Montreal Expos (July 3, 1999).

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