Tim Melville

Timothy Macgill Melville…resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., in the offseason…born in Alexandria, VA…moved to Missouri as a teenager…An avid barbecue enthusiast, and worked at Little Miss BBQ in Phoenix, Ariz., as recently as 2019…Enjoys fly fishing in his free time.

2019

Made seven starts for Colorado after his contract was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on Aug. 21…Made his first start on Aug. 21 at Arizona and earned his first career win…pitched seven innings and allowed one run on two hits with two walks and four strikeouts…Recorded his first Major League hit in his first start, and RBI single…drove in two runs in the fame, the second pitcher in franchise history to record two RBI in his Rockies debut (also: Jason Jennings, Aug. 23, 2001 at New York- NL)…Pitched five shutout innings in his second start Aug. 26 vs. Atlanta, his first start at Coors Field…became the sixth Rockies pitcher, the first since Drew Pomeranz (Sept. 11, 2011 vs. Cincinnati) to pitch five or more shutout innings in their Coors Field debut…Struck out a career-high eight batters in 5.2 innings on Sept. 6 at San Diego, earning his second win…Made three starts on the road and went 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA (17.2 IP, 4 ER), limiting opponents to a .177 batting average…Began 2019 as a member of the independent Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, before signing with the Rockies on May 6…made two starts with the Ducks and went 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA (12 IP, 1 ER), there walks and 13 strikeouts…Went 10-5 with a 5.42 ERA (96.1 IP, 58 ER), 40 walks and 94 strikeouts in 18 games (17 starts) with Albuquerque…hist 10 wins were the most on the Isotopes.

2018

Made 40 appearances, including 14 starts, with Triple A-Norfolk in the Baltimore Orioles organization…Signed a Minor League contract with Baltimore on Dec. 22, 2017…Went 5-6 with a 6.40 ERA (71.2 IP, 51 ER) in 14 starts, 4-0 with a 3.00 ERA (33.0 IP, 11 ER) in 26 relief appearances…Was a non-roster invite to Major League Spring Training…allowed two runs across 5.1 innings (3.38 ERA).

2017

Claimed by the San Diego Padres off waivers from the Minnesota Twins on 8/26 ... Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts with Rochester on 7/28 at Toledo over 7.0 innings ... Combined to hold left-handed batters to a .184 (26-for-141) average, and right-handers to a .226 (36-for-159) average ... Went 3-4 with a 3.45 ERA (18 ER/47.0 IP) while striking out 48 over nine starts to begin the season with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.

2016

Made his Major League debut with a start on 4/10 vs. PIT, going 4.0 innings, allowing one run, a home run, on five hits with four walks, five strikeouts, and a wild pitch...Made his first Major League relief appearance on 4/21 vs. CHC...Invited to Reds Major League spring training camp.

2015

Spent the season with Triple-A Toledo, where he tied for the International League lead with 27 starts while ranking seventh with 151.2 innings and eighth with 102 strikeouts

2014

Spent the season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas...Earned his first win since 2012 on 5/2 at Springfield (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K)...Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts in his loss on 5/13 at Arkansas over 5.0 innings.

2013

Missed most of the season following "Tommy John" surgery in October of 2012 to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow...Combined to go 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA (3 ER/3.2 IP), with four walks and five strikeouts.

2012

Missed most of the season due to stints on the disabled list with a broken finger and a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow that required surgery in October.

2011

Ranked among Carolina League leaders in wins (11, T-2nd), strikeouts (108, T-5th), and innings (135.1, 6th)...Threw a seveninning no-hitter on 7/29 vs. Kinston...Made four relief appearances, all in July (2.16 ERA, 2 ER/8.1 IP, 4 BB, 6 K).