Michael Mercado Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

Michael Mercado

P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 25

Draft: 2017 | Rd: 2, #40, Tampa Bay Rays | Westview (CA) HS

MLB Pipeline Rank

PHILLIES: No. 19 |

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2024	1	2	11.08	5	2	0	13	10	1.92
1 Season	1	2	11.08	5	2	0	13	10	1.92

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2024	5	1-2	11.08	13	10	1.92
1 Season	5	1-2	11.08	13	10	1.92

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	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2024	PHI	NL	64	1	2	11.08	5	2	0	13.0	16	16	16	9	9	10	1.92
	1 Season	PHI	NL	64	1	2	11.08	5	2	0	13.0	16	16	16	9	9	10	1.92

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Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2024	PHI	NL	P	5	2	13.0	0	0	0	0	0		.000
1 Season	PHI	NL	P	5	2	13.0	0	0	0	0	0		.000

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	G	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2023	Durham Bulls	INT	AAA	28	.000	.000	.000	.000
	Durham Bulls	INT	AAA	28	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Minors	Durham Bulls	INT		28	.000	.000	.000	.000

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2017	GCL Rays	GCL	ROK	0	0	1.69	8	8	0	21.1	21	4	4	1	4	14	1.17
2018	Hudson Valley Renegades	NYP	A(Short)	1	2	5.22	11	11	0	50.0	55	34	29	6	16	38	1.42
2021	Bowling Green Hot Rods	A+ E	A+	2	5	5.35	22	18	0	70.2	68	47	42	16	23	81	1.29
2022	Montgomery Biscuits	SOU	AA	4	8	4.91	24	20	0	102.2	102	57	56	17	36	115	1.34
2023	2 Teams		Minors	4	3	4.79	52	2	6	62.0	48	37	33	12	35	95	1.34
2023	Montgomery Biscuits	SOU	AA	2	1	4.43	24	0	4	22.1	13	14	11	3	14	39	1.21
2023	Durham Bulls	INT	AAA	2	2	4.99	28	2	2	39.2	35	23	22	9	21	56	1.41
2024	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	INT	AAA	3	1	2.07	32	10	1	69.2	51	19	16	4	35	64	1.23
	FCL Rays	FCL	ROK	0	0	1.69	8	8	0	21.1	21	4	4	1	4	14	1.17
	2 Teams		AAA	5	3	3.13	60	12	3	109.1	86	42	38	13	56	120	1.30
	Montgomery Biscuits	SOU	AA	6	9	4.82	48	20	4	125.0	115	71	67	20	50	154	1.32
	Bowling Green Hot Rods	SAL	A+	2	5	5.35	22	18	0	70.2	68	47	42	16	23	81	1.29
	Hudson Valley Renegades	SAL	A(Short)	1	2	5.22	11	11	0	50.0	55	34	29	6	16	38	1.42
Career Minors	6 Teams			14	19	4.30	149	69	7	376.1	345	198	180	56	149	407	1.31

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	FPCT%
2017	GCL Rays	GCL	ROK	P	8	8	21.1	4	0	4	0	1.000
2018	Hudson Valley Renegades	NYP	A(Short)	P	11	11	50.0	8	5	3	0	1.000
2021	Bowling Green Hot Rods	A+ E	A+	P	22	18	70.2	10	3	4	3	.700
2022	Montgomery Biscuits	SOU	AA	P	24	20	102.2	15	5	10	0	1.000
2023	2 Teams		Minors	P	52	2	62.0	3	1	2	0	1.000
2023	Montgomery Biscuits	SOU	AA	P	24	0	22.1	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	Durham Bulls	INT	AAA	P	28	2	39.2	3	1	2	0	1.000
2024	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	INT	AAA	P	32	10	69.2	7	0	6	1	.857
	FCL Rays	FCL	ROK	P	8	8	21.1	4	0	4	0	1.000
	2 Teams		AAA	P	60	12	109.1	10	1	8	1	.900
	Montgomery Biscuits	SOU	AA	P	48	20	125.0	15	5	10	0	1.000
	Bowling Green Hot Rods	SAL	A+	P	22	18	70.2	10	3	4	3	.700
	Hudson Valley Renegades	SAL	A(Short)	P	11	11	50.0	8	5	3	0	1.000
Career Minors	6 Teams			P	149	69	376.1	47	14	29	4	.915

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Scouting Report

2024

Back in 2017, Mercado was a Top 100 Draft prospect, offering a combination of stuff, feel and projection. The Rays took him in the second round that June and went over slot with a bonus of $2,132,400 to sign him away from his commitment to Stanford. He tore his UCL during his first full season of pro ball and had Tommy John surgery in 2019. That and the pandemic kept him off a competitive mound for nearly three years. He touched Triple-A in 2023 with the Rays before being acquired by the Phillies, who added him to their 40-man roster, that offseason. He got off to a very good start in Triple-A during his first season with his new organization.

Now 25 years old, the 6-foot-4 Mercado still has an interesting pitching mix that gives him the chance to start. He came out of the gate in 2024 with a fastball sitting around 94-95 mph and occasionally touching as high as 98 with good life up in the zone. He has both an upper-80s cutter, a pitch that tops out at 92 mph, and a low-80s curve that drops off the table, and both miss a ton of bats. He has a firm, upper-80s changeup he can fold in, but it’s a distant fourth pitch.

In the early stages with the Phillies, Mercado was doing a better job finding the strike zone than he did in his final year with the Rays, though as effective as his secondary offerings are, he doesn’t always land them consistently. He’s being stretched back out into a starter again after pitching almost exclusively in relief a year ago, with the chance to fulfill his potential as a big league starter seven years after being drafted.

2019

Mercado continually impressed scouts during his senior year in the Southern California prep ranks with his combination of present stuff and feel as well as future projection, though some teams ultimately stayed away from the young right-hander due to his Stanford commitment. The Rays were not one of those teams, as they selected Mercado in the second round and then signed him with an above-slot bonus of $2,132,400. The young right-hander proved advanced in his professional debut, making eight strong starts in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League.

Tall and lanky with long levers, Mercado's frame is loaded with physical projection. While his fastball typically sits in the 88-92 mph range and reaches 94, he's expected to continue to add velocity as he adds strength, especially in his lower half. Mercado also shows feel for throwing a two-seamer that registers in the upper 80s that has late run and sinking action. He throws a slider with cutter action and a curve, with the latter a much better offering, buckling knees with sharp bite coming from a high three-quarters slot. He does a nice job of sprinkling in his changeup. He can throw strikes with all four offerings.

Mercado already has proved more polished than many of his Draft contemporaries, but the Rays are likely to move him along at a conservative pace as they tend to do with their top prep arms. He'll need time to develop physically and to refine his craft, but the final product could be that of a mid-rotation starter.

2018

Awards

SOU Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
08/21/2022

NYP Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
07/15/2018

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	10/10/2024	Philadelphia Phillies activated RHP Michael Mercado.
	10/01/2024	Philadelphia Phillies recalled RHP Michael Mercado from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	08/29/2024	Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Michael Mercado to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	08/26/2024	Philadelphia Phillies recalled RHP Michael Mercado from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	07/20/2024	Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Michael Mercado to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	06/23/2024	Philadelphia Phillies recalled RHP Michael Mercado from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	03/14/2024	RHP Michael Mercado assigned to Philadelphia Phillies Prospects.
	03/11/2024	Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Michael Mercado to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	11/06/2023	Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Michael Mercado to Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Adam Leverett and cash.
	06/13/2023	RHP Michael Mercado assigned to Durham Bulls from Montgomery Biscuits.
	01/19/2023	Tampa Bay Rays invited non-roster RHP Michael Mercado to spring training.
	01/19/2023	RHP Michael Mercado roster status changed by Tampa Bay Rays.
	05/30/2022	Montgomery Biscuits activated RHP Michael Mercado from the 7-day injured list.
	05/17/2022	Montgomery Biscuits placed RHP Michael Mercado on the 7-day injured list.
	04/07/2022	RHP Michael Mercado assigned to Montgomery Biscuits.
	04/30/2021	RHP Michael Mercado and assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods from Rays Organization.
	02/12/2021	Rays Organization activated RHP Michael Mercado.
	02/12/2021	Rays Organization activated RHP Michael Mercado.
	09/09/2019	Hudson Valley Renegades activated RHP Michael Mercado from the 60-day injured list.
	09/09/2019	Hudson Valley Renegades activated RHP Michael Mercado from the 60-day injured list.
	06/14/2019	Hudson Valley Renegades placed RHP Michael Mercado on the 60-day injured list.
	06/15/2018	RHP Michael Mercado assigned to Hudson Valley Renegades from GCL Rays.
	06/26/2017	RHP Michael Mercado assigned to GCL Rays.
	06/25/2017	Tampa Bay Rays signed RHP Michael Mercado.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	vs Left				5			4.1	25	7			5	5	2	2.77
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	vs Right				5			8.1	39	9			4	4	8	1.56

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	June	0	0	0.00	1	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	July	1	2	10.13	3	2	10.2	51	12	12	12	6	8	7	1.88
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	August	0	0	27.00	1	0	1.1	10	4	4	4	3	1	2	3.75
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Pre All-Star	1	2	9.26	4	2	11.2	54	12	12	12	6	8	8	1.71
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Post All-Star	0	0	27.00	1	0	1.1	10	4	4	4	3	1	2	3.75

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Bases Empty	5	7.2	38	8	4	6	3	1.83
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Runner at 1st	4	3.0	15	6	3	1	2	2.33
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	3	1.1	5	1	1	0	4	0.75
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Runner at 2nd	3	0.1	3	1	1	1	1	6.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.1	2	0	0	1	0	3.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Scoring Position	4	2.1	11	2	2	2	5	1.71

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Home Games	0	1	16.88	2	0	0	5.1	29	9	10	10	6	4	4	2.44
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Away Games	1	1	7.04	3	2	0	7.2	35	7	6	6	3	5	6	1.57
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Day Games	0	2	19.29	3	1	0	7.0	42	14	15	15	9	7	5	3.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Night Games	1	0	1.50	2	1	0	6.0	22	2	1	1	0	2	5	0.67
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Leading Off				5			3.0	15	2			2	4	2	2.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	No Outs	5	4.2	26	6	4	5	4	2.36
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	One Out	5	4.1	21	6	3	3	1	2.08
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Two Outs	5	4.0	17	4	2	1	5	1.25

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	First Inning	0.00	2	2.0	11	1	0	0	0	4	2	2.50
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Second Inning	16.88	3	2.2	14	5	5	5	3	1	3	2.25
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Third Inning	4.50	2	2.0	8	2	1	1	0	1	1	1.50
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Fourth Inning	9.00	2	2.0	8	2	2	2	1	0	0	1.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Fifth Inning	9.00	2	2.0	8	1	2	2	1	1	1	1.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Sixth Inning	-.--	1	0.0	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	-.--
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Seventh Inning	9.00	1	1.0	6	1	1	1	1	1	2	2.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Eighth Inning	20.25	2	1.1	7	3	3	3	2	0	1	2.25

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	vs Left				32			32.1	138	26			2	17	33	1.33
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	vs Right				31			35.2	149	25			2	18	31	1.21

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	March	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	8	1	0	0	0	1	3	1.00
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	April	0	0	0.00	5	2	0	11.0	40	5	0	0	0	3	8	0.73
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	May	0	1	1.45	5	5	0	18.2	80	13	6	3	0	14	17	1.45
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	June	1	0	3.45	3	3	0	15.2	65	12	6	6	2	5	16	1.09
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	July	0	0	2.25	3	0	0	4.0	16	3	1	1	1	2	4	1.25
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	August	1	0	3.24	7	0	0	8.1	38	9	3	3	1	6	8	1.80
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	September	1	0	2.70	8	0	1	10.0	40	8	3	3	0	4	8	1.20
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	First Half	1	1	1.71	14	10	0	47.1	193	31	12	9	2	23	44	1.14
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Second Half	2	0	2.82	18	0	1	22.1	94	20	7	7	2	12	20	1.43

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Bases Empty	32	39.0	167	31	3	17	39	1.23
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	7	3.1	10	2	0	0	3	0.60
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	24	10.2	45	11	1	7	8	1.69
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	12	4.0	16	0	0	4	4	1.00
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	8	1.2	7	1	0	2	2	1.80
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	13	6.2	26	4	0	3	6	1.05
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	3	0.2	5	1	0	2	0	4.50
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	8	3.1	11	1	0	0	2	0.30
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Scoring Position	22	19.2	75	9	0	11	17	1.02

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Home Games	2	1	1.82	15	5	0	34.2	140	24	9	7	1	15	33	1.13
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Away Games	1	0	2.31	17	5	1	35.0	147	27	10	9	3	20	31	1.34
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Day Games	0	1	2.70	7	2	0	13.1	55	11	5	4	0	7	10	1.35
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Night Games	3	0	1.92	25	8	1	56.1	232	40	14	12	4	28	54	1.21
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Leading Off				31			17.0	70	12			1	6	16	1.06
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Late / Close				4			5.0	20	4			0	1	5	1.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	No Outs	31	23.1	93	16	1	8	20	1.03
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	One Out	31	25.0	104	22	3	13	23	1.40
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Two Outs	30	21.0	90	13	0	14	21	1.29

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	First Inning	2.70	10	10.0	40	7	4	3	1	5	8	1.20
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Second Inning	1.80	10	10.0	36	5	2	2	1	2	10	0.70
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Third Inning	0.93	10	9.2	45	6	3	1	0	10	8	1.66
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	0.00	6	5.2	18	0	0	0	0	1	8	0.18
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	4.76	7	5.2	32	11	3	3	0	4	6	2.65
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	4.70	9	7.2	32	4	4	4	2	6	5	1.30
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Seventh Inning	1.50	6	6.0	23	6	1	1	0	0	6	1.00
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Eighth Inning	1.64	11	11.0	45	8	2	2	0	6	9	1.27
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Ninth Inning	0.00	4	4.0	16	4	0	0	0	1	4	1.25

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024-06-24	Detroit Tigers	Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	0.00	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
June	Philadelphia Phillies		0	0	0.00	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2024-07-02	Chicago Cubs	Philadelphia Phillies	1	0	1.50	1	1	5.0	2	1	1	0	2	4	0.67
2024-07-07	Atlanta Braves	Philadelphia Phillies	0	1	7.04	1	1	1.2	5	5	5	3	3	1	1.57
2024-07-14	Philadelphia Phillies	Oakland Athletics	0	1	9.26	1	0	4.0	5	6	6	3	3	2	1.71
July	Philadelphia Phillies		1	2	10.13	3	2	10.2	12	12	12	6	8	7	1.88
2024-08-28	Philadelphia Phillies	Houston Astros	0	0	11.08	1	0	1.1	4	4	4	3	1	2	1.92
August	Philadelphia Phillies		0	0	27.00	1	0	1.1	4	4	4	3	1	2	3.75

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024-03-30	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	3	1.00
March	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	3	1.00
2024-04-06	Rochester Red Wings	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.50
2024-04-12	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Durham Bulls	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.67
2024-04-16	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.11
2024-04-20	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.96
2024-04-26	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Charlotte Knights	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	3.2	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.77
April	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		0	0	0.00	5	2	0	11.0	5	0	0	0	3	8	0.73
2024-05-02	Worcester Red Sox	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	0.57	1	1	0	2.2	2	1	1	0	5	2	1.09
2024-05-08	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Syracuse Mets	0	0	0.44	1	1	0	5.0	3	1	0	0	1	5	1.02
2024-05-15	Norfolk Tides	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	0.35	1	1	0	5.0	1	0	0	0	1	7	0.90
2024-05-21	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Rochester Red Wings	0	1	0.63	1	1	0	3.0	3	2	1	0	4	1	1.05
2024-05-30	Columbus Clippers	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	0.85	1	1	0	3.0	4	2	1	0	3	2	1.17
May	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		0	1	1.45	5	5	0	18.2	13	6	3	0	14	17	1.45
2024-06-05	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Buffalo Bisons	0	0	0.99	1	1	0	4.2	2	1	1	1	2	6	1.13
2024-06-11	Syracuse Mets	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	1.31	1	1	0	5.0	4	2	2	1	2	4	1.14
2024-06-18	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Norfolk Tides	1	0	1.71	1	1	0	6.0	6	3	3	0	1	6	1.14
June	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		1	0	3.45	3	3	0	15.2	12	6	6	2	5	16	1.09
2024-07-24	Rochester Red Wings	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	1.68	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.14
2024-07-27	Rochester Red Wings	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	1.79	1	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	3	1.13
2024-07-30	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	1.75	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.15
July	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		0	0	2.25	3	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	2	4	1.25
2024-08-03	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	1.69	1	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1.16
2024-08-07	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	1.66	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14
2024-08-10	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	1.98	1	0	0	0.1	1	2	2	0	4	0	1.23
2024-08-13	Worcester Red Sox	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	2.10	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.24
2024-08-16	Worcester Red Sox	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	2.06	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.24
2024-08-21	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Rochester Red Wings	0	0	1.99	1	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.23
2024-08-24	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Rochester Red Wings	1	0	1.96	1	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.24
August	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		1	0	3.24	7	0	0	8.1	9	3	3	1	6	8	1.80
2024-09-01	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Syracuse Mets	0	0	1.93	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.22
2024-09-04	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	1	0	1.88	1	0	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	3	1.24
2024-09-08	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	2.13	1	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	1.28
2024-09-11	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	2.07	1	0	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24
2024-09-14	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	2.16	1	0	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1.25
2024-09-18	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	2.13	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.24
2024-09-20	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	2.10	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.24
2024-09-22	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	2.07	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.23
September	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		1	0	2.70	8	0	1	10.0	8	3	3	0	4	8	1.20

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
2024	25	260	44	10	22.7	15.6	92.4	109.4	19.5	45.5	.274	.710	.504	.454	.504	47.7	15.6	14.1	11.08	10.13
Player		260	44	10	22.7	15.6	92.4	109.4	19.5	45.5	.274	.710	.504	.454	.504	47.7	15.6	14.1
MLB					7.0	4.8	88.5	122.4	12.3	33.2	.245	.405	.316	.315	.368	36.5	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Mercado relies on 4 pitches.

Four Seamer

(47.3%) ,

Cutter

(25.4%) ,

Curveball

(22.3%) ,

Changeup

(5.0%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2024	29.5	50.0	18.2	2.3	52.3	34.1	13.6	0.0	25.0	29.5	11.4	11.4	22.7	15.6
Player	29.5	50.0	18.2	2.3	52.3	34.1	13.6	0.0	25.0	29.5	11.4	11.4	22.7	15.6
MLB	44.4	23.8	24.7	7.1	37.2	37.5	25.2	3.9	32.6	24.8	24.4	5.9	7.0	4.8

! 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)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2024	Cutter	PHI	R	66	87.9	30.0	-1.9	1.1GLV	-2.1	5.2	-3.1	1.1GLV	-1.6
2024	Curveball	PHI	R	58	83.0	49.2	0.3	4.6GLV	-3.3	-9.6	-0.3	4.6GLV	-4.8
2024	Changeup	PHI	R	13	89.3	29.7	0.4	15.0ARM	0.5	4.5	0.4	15.0ARM	0.8
2024	4-Seam Fastball	PHI	R	123	95.4	13.7	0.1	11.0ARM	3.9	16.4	0.6	11.0ARM	3.5

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2024	4-Seam Fastball	-6.2	-8	123	47.3	28	.476	1.381	.745	14.5	17.9	16.7	.336	.941	.573	68.8
2024	Cutter	-3.6	-2	66	25.4	18	.250	.688	.419	30.0	11.1	12.5	.240	.627	.396	35.7
2024	Curveball	1.4	1	58	22.3	15	.071	.286	.180	21.4	13.3	8.0	.202	.517	.332	25.0
2024	Changeup	-2.5	0	13	5.0	3	.333	.333	.300	20.0	33.3	11.1	.348	.447	.338	100.0

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2024	Changeup	13	89.3	91	16.2	1:45	2:30	-45
2024	Curveball	58	83.0	65	12.8	7:30	6:45	45
2024	Cutter	66	87.9	26	4.3	12:45	11:30	75
2024	4-Seam Fastball	123	95.4	99	19.6	1:15	1:15	0

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2024		64	260	-7	2	-3	-2	-10

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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 %
2024	260	52.7	71.5	82.7	16.3	65.0	40.4	53.1	45.4	20.3	6.5	88.2
Player	260	52.7	71.5	82.7	16.3	65.0	40.4	53.1	45.4	20.3	6.5	88.2
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.0	28.5	57.8	42.6	61.0	47.2	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
2024														71	60	32	44

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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 %
2024		24.9	9	8.4	1	1	6	4	44.4
Player		24.9	9	8.4	1	1	6	4	44.4

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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.

Standard

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2024		24.9	9	8.3	1	2	5	4	44.4
Player		24.9	9	8.3	1	2	5	4	44.4

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2024	9	9	5	9	8	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	11	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	8	11	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	7
Player	9	9	5	9	8	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	11	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	8	11	8	8	8	8	9	10	8	7

Standard

Year	HR
2024	9	9	6	9	8	8	8	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	8	10	8	10	9	8	10	8	8	8	6	6	10	8	8
Player	9	9	6	9	8	8	8	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	8	10	8	10	9	8	10	8	8	8	6	6	10	8	8

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2024	Shades	64	.504	39	0	0.0	25	6	24.0

! 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 Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2024		65	13.3	80.0%	1.5%	51	16.5	9.8%	2.0%

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Year	Team	Baserunning Runs	Runs via Extra Bases	Runs via SB	Advance Attempts	Advances	Thrown Out	Holds	XB Adv Attempts	SB (2B) Runs	SB (3B) Runs	SB (2B) Above Avg	SB (3B) Above Avg	SB Adv Attempts
			Run Value Breakdown			Extra Bases Taken Run Value				Stolen Bases Run Value		Stolen Base Advances

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Statcast Basestealing

Expresses value added through stolen bases as a runner

Year	Team	Base	Basestealing Runs	Net Base Advances	Advances vs Avg	Outs vs Avg	Steal Opportunities	Steal Attempt %	Advances Gained (SB+BK)	Outs Created (CS+PK)	Lead Dist Gained (all SB opps)	Lead Dist Gained (only SB att)
				Advances Breakdown			How often does the runner attempt steals		How successful was the runner at steals		How good were the runner's leads

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Statcast Extra Bases Taken

Expresses value at advancing extra bases as a runner (not including steals)

Year	Team	Extra Bases Gained Runs	Advances	Thrown Out	Holds	Advance Opportunities	Advance Attempt %	Est. Attempt %	Attempt % Above Average	Safe on Advances	Safe / Opportunity	Safe / Attempt
			Runs Breakdown			How often does the runner attempt to advance				How often was the runner successful in advancing

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