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Melville agreed to a contract July 12 with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, CPBLStats.com reports. After being waived by the Rockies in May, Melville elected to head overseas when he failed to receive a spot in the 60-man roster pool of any of MLB's other 29 teams. Melville made seven starts for Colorado in the second half of the 2019 season, posting a 4.86 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 24:14 K:BB in 33.1 innings.
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Melville (rib) said Monday that he was recently released by the Rockies, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports. Melville had been attending spring training as a non-roster invitee after compiling a 4.86 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in 33.1 innings across seven late-season starts with Colorado in 2019. The right-hander's long-shot bid for the Rockies' Opening Day roster ended in February, when he suffered a cracked rib that sidelined him for the remainder of spring training. Though he's seemingly healthy again, the Rockies weren't interested in keeping him in the fold and will allow him to pursue opportunities elsewhere.
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Melville will miss 6-to-8 weeks after suffering a cracked rib, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports. The timeline means that Melville could still be ready to go by Opening Day, as that's still a little over six weeks away. He's unlikely to spend that day on the big-league roster even if healthy, however, as he's not a member of the 40-man roster and owns a 6.75 ERA and a 7.63 FIP in 48 career major-league innings.
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Melville was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday. Melville recorded a decent 4.86 ERA in seven starts for the Rockies last season. That number came with a 6.63 FIP, however, so it's no surprise that the 30-year-old passed through waivers unclaimed.
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Melville took a no-decision during Wednesday's loss to the Giants, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with a pair of strikeouts across five innings. It was a strong outing for the right-hander, who surrendered his only run of the night via an RBI single by Kevin Pillar in the third inning. Melville closes out the season with a 2-3 record, 4.86 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 24:14 K:BB across seven starts.
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