Michael Mercado

Bats R Throws R6'4" 205 lbBorn 1999 Greenville, USADebut 2024Team PHIDraft 2017 R2 #40 Tampa Bay Rays, Westview (CA) HS

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	141	20.4	9.8	3.58	20.6	6.51	99.8
2027							102.2
2028							100.1

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 90 PITCH+ the next season; 6 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Connor Seabold	2022	43.2	80.7	408
2	Brooks Pounders	2017	58.2	65.5	72
3	Drew Carpenter	2011	62.6	77.2	40
4	Collin McHugh	2013	62.5	115.6	619
5	Zac Reininger	2019	61.0	did not play
6	Tanner Gordon	2024	62.3	85.4	337
7	Dylan Dodd	2024	63.7	112.8	136
8	Andy Cavazos	2007	66.1	did not play
9	Rookie Davis	2019	65.5	did not play
10	Matt Hall	2020	69.5	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									141				102.2
2026*									0
2025	PHI	0	0	15.00	3	0	0	3.0	20	1	4	4	39.2	92.2	31.5
2024	PHI	1	2	11.08	5	2	0	13.0	64	9	9	10	35.5	98.4	33.8
Career		1	2	11.81	8	2	0	16.0	84	10	13	14	36.4		33.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	PHI	P	3	3	0	0	0	0		-0.2
2024	PHI	P	5	13	0	0	0	0		-0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	212	45.1 IP, 23% K	4.19
2025	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	225	49.0 IP, 24% K	4.59
2024	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	287	69.2 IP, 22% K	2.08
2023	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	172	39.2 IP, 33% K	5.05
2023	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	96	22.1 IP, 41% K	4.48
2022	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	445	102.2 IP, 26% K	4.93
2021	A+	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Pit	302	70.2 IP, 27% K	5.38
2017	Rk	FCL Rays	Pit	86	21.1 IP, 16% K	1.71

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.678	0.373	0.508	0.514
2024	0.640	0.410	0.640	0.384

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.