Michael Mercado Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

Michael Mercado

P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 26

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

MLB Pipeline Rank

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	SO	WHIP
2024	1	2	11.08	5	2	13	10	1.92
2025	0	0	15.00	3	0	3	4	3.67
2 Seasons	1	2	11.81	8	2	16	14	2.25

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2024	5	1-2	11.08	13	10	1.92
2025	3	0-0	15.00	3	4	3.67
2 Seasons	8	1-2	11.81	16	14	2.25

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024	PHI	NL	64	1	2	11.08	5	2	13.0	16	16	16	9	9	10	1.92
2025	PHI	NL	20	0	0	15.00	3	0	3.0	7	5	5	1	4	4	3.67
2 Seasons	PHI	NL	84	1	2	11.81	8	2	16.0	23	21	21	10	13	14	2.25

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	FPCT%
2024	PHI	NL	P	5	2	13.0	.000
2025	PHI	NL	P	3	0	3.0	.000
2 Seasons	PHI	NL	P	8	2	16.0	.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
2025	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	INT	AAA	3	1	6.15	22	0	3	26.1	35	19	18	4	11	30	1.75
	FCL Rays	FCL	ROK	0	0	1.69	8	8	0	21.1	21	4	4	1	4	14	1.17
	2 Teams		AAA	8	4	3.71	82	12	6	135.2	121	61	56	17	67	150	1.39
	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			17	20	4.43	171	69	10	402.2	380	217	198	60	160	437	1.34

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
2025	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	INT	AAA	P	22	0	26.1	4	0	4	0	1.000
	FCL Rays	FCL	ROK	P	8	8	21.1	4	0	4	0	1.000
	2 Teams		AAA	P	82	12	135.2	14	1	12	1	.929
	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	171	69	402.2	51	14	33	4	.922

Scouting Report

2025

Mercado began his pro career as a second-round pick by the Rays out of high school, but he missed nearly three years following Tommy John surgery and the pandemic. He reached the upper levels in 2022 and Triple-A in 2023, moving to the bullpen that season before getting dealt to the Phillies that offseason and getting added to Philadelphia’s 40-man roster. Used as a swingman in 2024, Mercado got off to a great start in Triple-A and made his big league debut in June, though he did get worn down for a stretch later in the season.

While Mercado’s future role might be TBD, it’s clear his stuff has the potential to get big league hitters out in some capacity. His fastball averaged just over 95 mph in '24, topping out at 98 mph with riding life up in the zone. His upper-80s cutter touches as high as 92 mph and missed bats at a 41-percent rate last year. His slower and bigger curve also misses bats and his upper-80s changeup improved as well, though he doesn’t throw it as much.

With a full array of pitches, it’s understandable why a team wouldn’t want to pull the plug on starting completely. But given that Mercado’s command is iffy, especially with his secondary stuff – he landed his changeup and curve in the zone just 51 percent of the time – and the fact that he ran out of gas until a decent finish in shorter relief stints in September, the bullpen might be a better fit, especially if there’s a need there in the big leagues sooner.

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

Rankings

At Bats

Year	AB	Rank
2025	15	15th in NL

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
	06/22/2025	Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Michael Mercado to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	06/11/2025	Philadelphia Phillies recalled RHP Michael Mercado from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	04/20/2025	Lehigh Valley IronPigs activated RHP Michael Mercado from the temporarily inactive list.
	04/16/2025	Lehigh Valley IronPigs placed RHP Michael Mercado on the temporarily inactive list.
	03/23/2025	Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Michael Mercado to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
	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				3			1.0	9	4			1	2	2	6.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	vs Right				3			2.0	11	3			0	2	2	2.50

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	June	0	0	15.00	3	0	0	3.0	20	7	5	5	1	4	4	3.67
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Pre All-Star	0	0	15.00	3	0	0	3.0	20	7	5	5	1	4	4	3.67

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Bases Empty	3	1.0	7	2	1	2	1	4.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Bases Loaded	2	0.2	4	2	0	0	0	3.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Runner at 1st	3	0.1	3	2	0	0	0	6.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	2	1.0	5	1	0	1	3	2.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	-.--
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Scoring Position	2	1.2	10	3	0	2	3	3.00

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	0	13.50	2	0	0	2.0	13	3	3	3	1	4	2	3.50
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Away Games	0	0	18.00	1	0	0	1.0	7	4	2	2	0	0	2	4.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Day Games	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Night Games	0	0	22.50	2	0	0	2.0	16	7	5	5	1	3	4	5.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Leading Off				3			0.1	3	2			1	0	0	6.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	No Outs	3	1.0	8	5	1	0	1	5.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	One Out	3	1.0	5	1	0	1	2	2.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Two Outs	3	1.0	7	1	0	3	1	4.00

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Eighth Inning			22.50	2			2.0	16	7	5	5	1	3	4	5.00
Philadelphia Phillies	MLB	Ninth Inning			0.00	1			1.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00

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				20			11.1	56	17			2	5	16	1.94
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	vs Right				21			14.2	67	18			2	6	14	1.64

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	March	0	0	6.75	2	0	1.1	9	2	1	1	0	3	2	3.75
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	April	0	0	8.31	5	2	4.1	20	6	4	4	0	2	6	1.85
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	May	1	0	5.59	8	0	9.2	47	14	6	6	1	3	10	1.76
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	June	1	1	3.24	4	0	8.1	32	7	4	3	1	2	7	1.08
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	July	1	0	13.50	3	1	2.2	15	6	4	4	2	1	5	2.63
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	First Half	2	0	5.31	17	2	20.1	93	25	12	12	2	8	22	1.62
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Second Half	1	1	9.00	5	1	6.0	30	10	7	6	2	3	8	2.17

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Bases Empty	20	9.2	50	16	2	4	13	2.07
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	3	1.1	6	1	0	2	1	2.25
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	13	3.1	13	5	1	0	3	1.50
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	8	2.2	12	3	0	1	3	1.50
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	5	0.0	2	1	0	1	0	-.--
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	10	4.2	20	4	0	2	4	1.29
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	7	2.0	11	4	1	1	2	2.50
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	4	2.2	9	1	0	0	4	0.38
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Scoring Position	16	13.1	60	14	1	7	14	1.58

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	1	0	6.75	8	0	1	8.0	41	12	6	6	1	6	9	2.25
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Away Games	2	1	5.89	14	0	2	18.1	82	23	13	12	3	5	21	1.53
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Day Games	0	1	10.13	11	0	1	10.2	57	20	13	12	3	5	16	2.34
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Night Games	3	0	3.45	11	0	2	15.2	66	15	6	6	1	6	14	1.34
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Leading Off				20			5.2	25	6			1	2	7	1.41
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Late / Close				6			6.1	31	8			1	5	10	2.05

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	No Outs	20	9.1	40	11	1	2	10	1.39
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	One Out	20	9.1	39	11	1	2	9	1.39
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Two Outs	21	7.2	44	13	2	7	11	2.61

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Third Inning	0.00	2	2.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	9.00	1	1.0	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	2.00
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	13.50	3	2.2	15	6	4	4	2	1	3	2.63
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	0.00	4	4.0	15	2	0	0	0	2	5	1.00
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Seventh Inning	15.19	6	5.1	33	14	9	9	1	3	7	3.19
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Eighth Inning	3.86	6	4.2	22	5	2	2	0	3	5	1.71
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Ninth Inning	3.60	5	5.0	22	5	2	2	0	2	6	1.40
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Triple-A	Extra Innings	0.00	2	2.2	9	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.38

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025-06-11	Philadelphia Phillies	Chicago Cubs	0.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00
2025-06-17	Miami Marlins	Philadelphia Phillies	9.00	1	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	2	2.50
2025-06-21	Philadelphia Phillies	New York Mets	15.00	1	1.0	3	3	3	1	3	2	3.67
June	Philadelphia Phillies		15.00	3	3.0	7	5	5	1	4	4	3.67

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025-03-28	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	0.00	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.50
2025-03-30	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	6.75	1	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	2	2	3.75
March	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		0	0	6.75	2	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	3	2	3.75
2025-04-03	Rochester Red Wings	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	3.86	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2.14
2025-04-06	Rochester Red Wings	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	5.40	1	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	2.40
2025-04-09	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Syracuse Mets	0	0	4.15	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.08
2025-04-13	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Syracuse Mets	0	0	8.44	1	0	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	2.44
2025-04-29	Rochester Red Wings	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	7.94	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.29
April	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		0	0	8.31	5	2	4.1	6	4	4	0	2	6	1.85
2025-05-02	Rochester Red Wings	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	9.45	1	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2.40
2025-05-06	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	11.05	1	0	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2.73
2025-05-11	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	9.72	1	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.64
2025-05-15	Syracuse Mets	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	9.64	1	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.46
2025-05-18	Syracuse Mets	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	9.58	1	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2.32
2025-05-23	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Buffalo Bisons	0	0	8.03	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2.11
2025-05-29	Norfolk Tides	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	7.43	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.03
2025-05-31	Norfolk Tides	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	1	0	6.46	1	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1.96
May	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		1	0	5.59	8	0	9.2	14	6	6	1	3	10	1.76
2025-06-03	Charlotte Knights	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	1	0	5.59	1	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	0	3	1.71
2025-06-08	Charlotte Knights	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	5.31	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.62
2025-06-26	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	5.73	1	0	1.2	3	2	2	0	2	1	1.73
2025-06-29	Buffalo Bisons	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	1	5.32	1	0	1.2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1.65
June	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		1	1	3.24	4	0	8.1	7	4	3	1	2	7	1.08
2025-07-03	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1	0	5.11	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.58
2025-07-06	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	6.39	1	0	0.2	4	4	4	2	1	2	1.74
2025-07-10	Syracuse Mets	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	0	6.15	1	1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.75
July	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		1	0	13.50	3	1	2.2	6	4	4	2	1	5	2.63

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	.273	.710	.504	.454	.503	47.7	15.6	14.1	11.08	10.13
2025	26	85	12	1	8.3	5.0	98.7	110.5	6.9	66.7	.335	.609	.507	.446	.513	58.3	20.0	20.0	15.00	8.82
Player		345	56	11	19.6	13.1	93.6	110.5	17.0	50.0	.287	.688	.505	.452	.506	50.0	16.7	15.5
MLB					7.1	4.8	88.5	122.9	12.4	33.2	.245	.406	.316	.316	.369	36.8	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

(55.3%) ,

Cutter

(24.7%) ,

Curveball

(15.3%) ,

Split Finger

(4.7%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2024	29.5	70.5	50.0	18.2	2.3	52.3	34.1	13.6	25.0	2.3	2.3	27.3	31.8	11.4
2025	41.7	58.3	25.0	33.3	0.0	50.0	25.0	25.0	16.7	16.7	8.3	33.3	8.3	16.7
Player	32.1	67.9	44.6	21.4	1.8	51.8	32.1	16.1	23.2	5.4	3.6	28.6	26.8	12.5
MLB	44.3	55.7	23.9	24.7	7.1	37.3	37.4	25.2	20.6	17.7	5.9	16.6	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
2024	0.0	25.0	29.5	11.4	11.4	22.7	15.6
2025	8.3	25.0	16.7	25.0	16.7	8.3	5.0
Player	1.8	25.0	26.8	14.3	12.5	19.6	13.1
MLB	4.0	32.5	24.9	24.4	5.9	7.1	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
2025	Split-Finger	PHI	R	4	90.8	31.2	1.7	13.9ARM	1.4	1.8	1.1	13.9ARM	2.4
2025	4-Seam Fastball	PHI	R	47	97.0	12.5	0.6	10.6ARM	3.3	16.8	1.0	10.6ARM	3.0
2025	Curveball	PHI	R	13	83.7	52.1	3.1	5.5GLV	-1.4	-12.7	2.9	5.5GLV	-3.8
2025	Cutter	PHI	R	21	88.4	33.4	-6.4	1.1GLV	-1.3	1.5	-6.9	1.1GLV	-1.1
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	0.1	4.6GLV	-3.2	-9.6	-0.4	4.6GLV	-4.8
2024	4-Seam Fastball	PHI	R	123	95.4	13.7	0.2	11.0ARM	3.8	16.4	0.7	11.0ARM	3.4
2024	Changeup	PHI	R	5	89.5	30.8	1.8	15.9ARM	1.3	3.2	1.7	15.9ARM	1.7
2024	Split-Finger	PHI	R	8	89.2	29.0	-2.6	14.5ARM	3.0	5.3	-2.7	14.5ARM	3.8

! 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 %
2025	4-Seam Fastball	-2.7	-1	47	55.3	13	.444	.778	.523	18.2	23.1	23.1	.296	.705	.464	42.9
2025	Cutter	1.2	0	21	24.7	5	.250	.250	.320	18.2	20.0	12.5	.330	.424	.398	100.0
2025	Curveball	-5.4	-1	13	15.3	1	1.000	1.000	.900	50.0	0.0	0.0	.431	.431	.388	100.0
2025	Split-Finger	-15.7	-1	4	4.7	1	1.000	1.000	.900	0.0	0.0	0.0	.603	.664	.547	0.0
2024	4-Seam Fastball	-8.8	-11	123	47.3	28	.476	1.381	.745	14.5	17.9	16.7	.336	.941	.573	68.8
2024	Cutter	-1.9	-1	66	25.4	18	.250	.688	.419	30.0	11.1	12.5	.239	.626	.396	35.7
2024	Curveball	2.5	1	58	22.3	15	.071	.286	.180	21.4	13.3	8.0	.202	.517	.332	25.0
2024	Split-Finger	-1.0	0	8	3.1	1	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	.186	.331	.205	100.0
2024	Changeup	-7.7	0	5	1.9	2	.500	.500	.450	33.3	50.0	20.0	.428	.505	.405	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
2025	Curveball	13	83.7	68	16.3	7:15	6:45	30
2025	Cutter	21	88.4	11	1.9	10:45	9:00	105
2025	4-Seam Fastball	46	97.0	97	19.7	1:15	1:15	0
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

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2024		64	260	-6	0	-2	-2	-11
2025		20	85	-1	0	-1	0	-2
Player		84	345	-7	0	-3	-7	-13

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2024		64	260	-7	2	-3	-2	-10	2
2025		20	85	-2	1	-1	0	-3	0
Player		84	345	-8	2	-4	-8	-12	1

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
2025	85	49.4	71.4	90.0	18.6	37.5	30.6	60.0	44.7	21.1	8.2	85.7
Player	345	51.9	71.5	84.4	16.9	57.1	38.0	54.8	45.2	20.5	7.0	87.5
MLB		48.8	67.0	82.1	28.4	57.6	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
2024														71	60	33	44

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2024	24.90	9	8.4	1	3	5	4	44.4
2025	24.13	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Player	24.83	10	9.4	1	3	5	5	50.0

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	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2024	24.90	9	8.3	1	2	5	4	44.4
2025	24.13	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Player	24.83	10	9.3	1	2	5	5	50.0

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2024	9	9	5	9	8	9	8	9	7	8	8	7	10	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	8	11	8	8	8	9	9	10	8	7
2025	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Player	10	10	6	10	9	10	9	10	8	9	9	8	11	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	9	12	9	9	9	10	10	11	9	8

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
2025	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Player	10	10	7	10	9	9	9	11	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	9	9	11	9	11	10	9	11	9	9	9	7	7	11	9	9

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Year to Year Changes

	2024	+/-		2025
Results
BA	.296	+.171	↑	.467
xBA	.273	+.062	↑	.335
OBP	.406	+.144	↑	.550
xOBP	.387	+.074	↑	.461
SLG	.833	-.166	↓	.667
xSLG	.710	-.101	↓	.609
ISO	.537	-.337	↓	.200
xISO	.437	-.162	↓	.275
BABIP	.200	+.345	↑	.545
wOBA	.504	+.003	↑	.507
xwOBA	.454	-.008	↓	.446
wOBACON	.576	+.038	↑	.614
xwOBACON	.503	+.010	↑	.513
BACON	.364	+.219	↑	.583
xBACON	.336	+.099	↑	.435
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit %	47.7	+10.6	↑	58.3
Avg Exit Velocity	92.4	+6.3	↑	98.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot %	45.5	+21.2	↑	66.7
Barrel %	22.7	-14.4	↓	8.3
Avg Launch Angle	19.5	-12.6	↓	6.9
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed	72.3	-1.0	↓	71.3
Attack Angle	11°	-3°	↓	8°
Ideal Attack Angle %	58.7	-18.7	↓	40.0
Attack Direction	-3°	+4°	↑	2°
Swing Path - Tilt	32°	-6°	↓	26°
Swing Length	7.3	-0.3	↓	7.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity	92.8	+1.6	↑	94.4
Breaking Velocity	83.0	+0.7	↑	83.7
Offspeed Velocity	89.3	+1.5	↑	90.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels	10	-9	↓	1
Popup %	2.3	-2.3	↓	0.0
Flyball %	50.0	-25.0	↓	25.0
Line Drive %	18.2	+15.1	↑	33.3
Groundball %	29.5	+12.2	↑	41.7
Pull %	52.3	-2.3	↓	50.0
Straight Away %	34.1	-9.1	↓	25.0
Opposite Field %	13.6	+11.4	↑	25.0
Weak Contact %	0.0	+8.3	↑	8.3
Pull Airball %	27.3	+6.0	↑	33.3
Topped Contact %	25.0	0.0		25.0
Under Contact %	29.5	-12.8	↓	16.7
Flare/Burner Contact %	11.4	+13.6	↑	25.0
Solid Contact %	11.4	+5.3	↑	16.7
HR/FB %	40.9	-7.6	↓	33.3
Popups	1	-1	↓	0
Flyballs	22	-19	↓	3
Line Drives	8	-4	↓	4
Groundballs	13	-8	↓	5
Plate Discipline
In Zone %	52.7	-3.3	↓	49.4
Out of Zone %	47.3	+3.3	↑	50.6
Edge %	40.4	-9.8	↓	30.6
Zone Swing %	71.5	-0.1	↓	71.4
Out of Zone Swing %	16.3	+2.3	↑	18.6
In Zone Contact %	82.7	+7.3	↑	90.0
Out of Zone Contact %	65.0	-27.5	↓	37.5
Whiff %	20.3	+0.8	↑	21.1
First Strike %	53.1	+6.9	↑	60.0
First Pitch Swing %	25.0	+5.0	↑	30.0
Swing %	45.4	-0.7	↓	44.7
Meatball Swing %	88.2	-2.5	↓	85.7
Meatball %	6.5	+1.7	↑	8.2
Zone Swing & Miss %	17.3	-7.3	↓	10.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss %	35.0	+27.5	↑	62.5
In Zone	137	-95	↓	42
Out of Zone	123	-80	↓	43
Edge	105	-79	↓	26
In Zone Swings	98	-68	↓	30
Out of Zone Swings	20	-12	↓	8
In Zone Swing & Misses	17	-14	↓	3
Out of Zone Swing & Misses	7	-2	↓	5
Basic
Pitches	260	-175	↓	85
PA	64	-44	↓	20
AB	54	-39	↓	15
Hits	16	-9	↓	7
Singles	5	+1	↑	6
Doubles	2	-2	↓	0
Triples	0	0		0
Home Runs	9	-8	↓	1
Walks	9	-5	↓	4
Strikeouts	10	-6	↓	4
K%	15.6	+4.4	↑	20.0
BB%	14.1	+5.9	↑	20.0
HBP	1	-1	↓	0
Batted Balls	44	-32	↓	12
Number of Fastballs	189	-121	↓	68
Number of Offspeed	13	-9	↓	4
Number of Breaking	58	-45	↓	13

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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
2025	Shades	20	.507	11	0	0.0	9	0	0.0

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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%
2025		17	14.9	58.8%	5.9%	25	18.0	0.0%	4.0%

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