P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 170 lbs | Age: 33
Draft: 2011 | Rd. 16, No. 488, Cleveland Indians | McLennan CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 1 0 1.64 4 1 0 11 6 0.55
2017 2 0 1.74 5 4 0 20.2 7 1.45
2 Seasons 3 0 1.71 9 5 0 31.2 13 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 4 1-0 1.64 11 6 0.55
2017 5 2-0 1.74 20.2 7 1.45
2 Seasons 9 3-0 1.71 31.2 13 1.14
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 24 127 31 1 3.2 2.7 85.1 113.2 5.7 32.3 .260 .384 .157 .277 .332 32.3 16.2 0.0 1.64 3.19
2017 25 320 78 0 0.0 0.0 83.1 107.7 8.3 37.2 .311 .372 .307 .318 .328 29.5 7.9 4.5 1.74 4.36
Player 447 109 1 0.9 0.8 83.7 113.2 7.6 35.8 .296 .376 .264 .306 .329 30.3 10.3 3.2
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Merritt relies on 4 pitches.
Cutter
(35.7%) ,
Changeup
(25.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(22.6%) ,
Curveball
(16.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2016 54.8 45.2 25.8 16.1 3.2 25.8 54.8 19.4 12.9 29.0 12.9 12.9 25.8 6.5
2017 55.1 44.9 9.0 29.5 6.4 32.1 44.9 23.1 23.1 26.9 5.1 9.0 17.9 17.9
Player 55.0 45.0 13.8 25.7 5.5 30.3 47.7 22.0 20.2 27.5 7.3 10.1 20.2 14.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 9.7 41.9 19.4 16.1 6.5 3.2 2.7
2017 10.3 35.9 17.9 33.3 2.6 0.0 0.0
Player 10.1 37.6 18.3 28.4 3.7 0.9 0.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2017 Curveball CLE L 52 72.1 53.4 -9.1 6.5GLV -6.0 1.1 -8.2 6.5GLV -2.3
2017 Changeup CLE L 81 81.7 29.0 -4.3 13.6ARM 0.0 12.4 -2.6 13.6ARM 0.2
2017 Cutter CLE L 114 85.2 23.7 6.9 2.3ARM -4.5 14.6 4.7 2.3ARM -3.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball CLE L 72 87.3 19.0 1.3 11.3ARM 1.9 17.3 0.3 11.3ARM 3.3
2016 Cutter CLE L 22 86.6 29.3 0.8 1.7ARM -4.5 7.5 -0.8 1.7ARM -0.6
2016 Curveball CLE L 9 73.7 55.6 -6.1 8.3GLV -3.9 -4.4 -3.7 8.3GLV 1.6
2016 Changeup CLE L 32 81.2 30.8 -4.1 13.1ARM 0.4 11.4 -3.0 13.1ARM -1.7
2016 4-Seam Fastball CLE L 64 87.9 17.8 2.7 8.2ARM 0.4 18.2 2.4 8.2ARM -1.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Cutter 0.4 1 114 35.7 34 .300 .367 .347 14.6 8.8 9.4 .270 .328 .312 28.6
2017 Changeup -0.4 0 81 25.4 28 .286 .357 .346 10.9 10.7 16.7 .322 .381 .307 28.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -2.1 -2 72 22.6 19 .389 .444 .387 4.2 5.3 3.4 .367 .447 .365 41.2
2017 Curveball 3.2 2 52 16.3 8 .250 .250 .225 20.0 0.0 0.0 .297 .338 .276 12.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 37 127 2 2 0 0 4
2017 89 319 1 4 -4 0 0
Player 126 446 3 6 -4 3 5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2016 127 54.3 60.9 85.7 29.3 82.4 48.8 81.1 46.5 15.3 8.7 63.6
2017 320 51.7 62.4 90.3 26.0 80.0 46.7 75.3 45.0 12.5 7.5 58.3
Player 447 52.5 62.0 89.0 26.9 80.7 47.3 77.0 45.4 13.3 7.8 60.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2016 3 3 31
2017 3 1 2 43
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 -- 0 0.4 0 1 1 0 --
Player -- 0 0.4 0 1 1 0 --
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
Player 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2017 +/-   2016
Results
BA .310 +.143 .167
xBA .311 +.051 .260
OBP .337 +.170 .167
xOBP .346 +.086 .260
SLG .369 +.175 .194
xSLG .372 -.012 .384
ISO .060 +.032 .028
xISO .061 -.063 .124
BABIP .333 +.133 .200
wOBA .307 +.150 .157
xwOBA .318 +.041 .277
wOBACON .315 +.127 .188
xwOBACON .328 -.004 .332
BACON .333 +.133 .200
xBACON .343 +.031 .312
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 29.5 -2.8 32.3
Avg Exit Velocity 83.1 -2.0 85.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.2 +4.9 32.3
Barrel % 0.0 -3.2 3.2
Avg Launch Angle 8.3 +2.6 5.7
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 86.0 -1.6 87.6
Breaking Velocity 72.1 -1.6 73.7
Offspeed Velocity 81.7 +0.5 81.2
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -1 1
Popup % 6.4 +3.2 3.2
Flyball % 9.0 -16.8 25.8
Line Drive % 29.5 +13.4 16.1
Groundball % 55.1 +0.3 54.8
Pull % 32.1 +6.3 25.8
Straight Away % 44.9 -9.9 54.8
Opposite Field % 23.1 +3.7 19.4
Weak Contact % 10.3 +0.6 9.7
Pull Airball % 9.0 -3.9 12.9
Topped Contact % 35.9 -6.0 41.9
Under Contact % 17.9 -1.5 19.4
Flare/Burner Contact % 33.3 +17.2 16.1
Solid Contact % 2.6 -3.9 6.5
HR/FB % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Popups 5 +4 1
Flyballs 7 -1 8
Line Drives 23 +18 5
Groundballs 43 +26 17
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 51.7 -2.6 54.3
Out of Zone % 48.3 +2.6 45.7
Edge % 46.7 -2.1 48.8
Zone Swing % 62.4 +1.5 60.9
Out of Zone Swing % 26.0 -3.3 29.3
In Zone Contact % 90.3 +4.6 85.7
Out of Zone Contact % 80.0 -2.4 82.4
Whiff % 12.5 -2.8 15.3
First Strike % 75.3 -5.8 81.1
First Pitch Swing % 29.2 -0.5 29.7
Swing % 45.0 -1.5 46.5
Meatball Swing % 58.3 -5.3 63.6
Meatball % 7.5 -1.2 8.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 9.7 -4.6 14.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 20.0 +2.4 17.6
In Zone 165 +96 69
Out of Zone 154 +96 58
Edge 149 +87 62
In Zone Swings 103 +61 42
Out of Zone Swings 40 +23 17
In Zone Swing & Misses 10 +4 6
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 8 +5 3
Basic
Pitches 320 +193 127
PA 89 +52 37
AB 84 +48 36
Hits 26 +20 6
Singles 21 +16 5
Doubles 5 +4 1
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 0 0 0
Walks 4 +4 0
Strikeouts 7 +1 6
K% 7.9 -8.3 16.2
BB% 4.5 +4.5 0.0
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 78 +47 31
Number of Fastballs 186 +100 86
Number of Offspeed 81 +49 32
Number of Breaking 52 +43 9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 37 .157 30 0 0.0 7 2 28.6
2017 Shifts 89 .307 67 9 13.4 22 4 18.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2016 53 16.7 32.1% 0.0% 11 22.6 0.0% 9.1%
2017 101 14.9 53.5% 0.0% 56 23.4 0.0% 10.7%

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Pitch Distribution