School: Wake Forest
Class: RS Senior
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 210 lbs.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Pos: RHP
Hometown: Clifton, VA
High School: Centreville HS
Previously Drafted: 2nd round, 2007 (Atlanta Braves)
Honors:
- 2006 Pepsi Baseball Classic MVP
- 2006 ACC All-Academic Team
| Year | Team | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | H/9 | RA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Wake Forest | 36.2 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 10.9 | 6.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Wake Forest | 82.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 5.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Wake Forest | 36.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 4.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Wake Forest | 16.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 5.63 |
Strengths:
Mellies is a veteran righthanded pitcher who has succeeded in one of the most challenging conferences in college baseball. His best pitch is a plus circle changeup that has nearly as much movement as a screwball. The pitch dives down and in on righthanded hitters and is a true swing and miss pitch. His delivery is effortless and his command is strong. He also throws a fastball, a straight changeup and a curve.
Weaknesses:
Mellies isn’t quite as good as his stats would indicate. His fastball velocity is below average. Against Virginia Tech on 4/12, he gave up six runs in six innings. He was hit hard when he left his fastball up and in the middle of the plate. Mellies is also old; he will be 24 years old before he completes his first professional season. He missed most of 2006 after undergoing ligament reconstruction surgery.
The Future:
Mellies won’t be successful until he improves his command within the strike zone and develops a third quality pitch. As a redshirt senior, he won’t have much time to do this but he’s still worth a flier to a team after the 40th round.
