<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/21/baseball/melacon_kevin_jairaj.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Free-Agency-Talk-Mark-Melancon-could-fill-need-for-Cubs-17723 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Free Agency Talk: Mark Melancon could fill need for Cubs</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>Mark Melancon is an older version of Jeffress and can fill any late-inning role you need him to. He has plenty of closing experience to go with plenty of setup experience, so signing him would provide versatility to this team.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Free-Agency-Talk-Mark-Melancon-could-fill-need-for-Cubs-17723><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>