with a 5.52 ERA before being traded on July 2, 2009. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Winston Abreu. Tampa Bay Rays On July 2, 2009, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Winston Abreu. Meloan was designated for assignment by the Rays on August 7, Pittsburgh Pirates Meloan was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on August 12, 2009. On August 31, 2009 he was again designated for assignment. Oakland Athletics He was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics on September 2, 2009. After missing all of the season due to Tommy John Surgery, Meloan Rehabed at Kansas City Sports Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento. The A's released Meloan in October 2011. 2012 Meloan agreed to sign with the Texas Rangers on March 3, 2012, but the Rangers released Meloan on March 31, before he could play a game in the organization. Meloan started the 2012 season with the Long Island Ducks. The Yankees signed Meloan in June 2012. He then returned to the Long Island Ducks in 2014. References External links Baseball players from Texas People from Katy, Texas Major League Baseball pitchers Los Angeles Dodgers players Cleveland Indians players Oakland Athletics players Ogden Raptors players Columbus Catfish players Vero Beach Dodgers players Jacksonville Suns players Las Vegas 51s players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Sacramento River Cats players Columbus Clippers players Durham Bulls players Indianapolis Indians players Midland RockHounds players Long Island Ducks players 1984 births Living people Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players Sportspeople from Harris County, Texas Trenton Thunder players Mesa Solar Sox players Caribes de Anzoátegui players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players Arizona Wildcats baseball players