Michael Mercado

Michael Mercado

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Philadelphia Phillies AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Michael Mercado in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Phillies in March of 2025.
Sent back to Triple-A
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
June 22, 2025
The Phillies optioned Mercado to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
After being called up from Triple-A on June 11, Mercado made three relief appearances during his week-and-a-half-long stay with the Phillies, covering three innings while allowing five earned runs on seven hits and four walks. The Phillies recalled right-hander Alan Rangel from Lehigh Valley to replace Mercado as a lower-leverage, multi-inning option out of the bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
28
Last 10 Games
28
Last 5 Games
28
How many pitches does Michael Mercado generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Michael Mercado generally pitch?
 
 
 
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9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
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Extra
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-30%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-34%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-24%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .407 34 4 7 11 2 0 6
Since 2023vs Right .286 50 10 6 12 0 0 4
2025vs Left .571 9 2 2 4 0 0 1
2025vs Right .375 11 2 2 3 0 0 0
2024vs Left .350 25 2 5 7 2 0 5
2024vs Right .265 39 8 4 9 0 0 4
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-48%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-25%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-58%
ERA on Road
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 15.95 2.73 7.1 0 1 0 7.4 9.8 8.6
Since 2023Away 8.31 1.85 8.2 1 1 0 8.3 5.2 3.1
2025Home 13.50 3.50 2.0 0 0 0 9.0 18.0 4.5
2025Away 18.00 4.00 1.0 0 0 0 18.0 0.0 0.0
2024Home 16.88 2.44 5.1 0 1 0 6.8 6.8 10.1
2024Away 7.04 1.57 7.2 1 1 0 7.0 5.9 3.5
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-26%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .226 261 72 34 50 9 1 7
Since 2023vs Right .247 297 71 32 63 14 1 8
2025vs Left .300 47 12 5 12 5 0 1
2025vs Right .340 55 11 5 16 2 1 1
2024vs Left .217 136 33 17 25 2 1 2
2024vs Right .200 148 31 18 25 8 0 2
2023vs Left .197 78 27 12 13 2 0 4
2023vs Right .265 94 29 9 22 4 0 5
Stat Review
How does Michael Mercado compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.00
 
K/9
12.0
 
BB/9
12.0
 
HR/9
3.0
 
Fastball
97.1 mph
 
ERA
15.00
 
WHIP
3.67
 
BABIP
.574
 
GB/FB
1.33
 
Left On Base
62.5%
 
Exit Velocity
85.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.7%
 
Spin Rate
2352 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
29.6%
 
Swinging Strike
9.4%
 
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Summoned from Triple-A
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
June 11, 2025
The Phillies recalled Mercado from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.
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Doesn't make Opening Day roster
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
March 23, 2025
The Phillies optioned Mercado to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.
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Back in minors
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
August 29, 2024
The Phillies optioned Mercado to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday.
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Moves up from Triple-A
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
August 26, 2024
The Phillies recalled Mercado from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Dispatched to Triple-A
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
July 20, 2024
The Phillies optioned Mercado to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Debut on horizon?
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
May 29, 2024
Mercado has a 0.63 ERA over 28.2 innings at Lehigh Valley this season and could be called up for his MLB debut this summer, per Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old hasn't posted an ERA below 4.00 since rookie ball and wasn't considered a notable prospect when acquired by the Phillies in November, but he's put his best foot forward early in 2024. Mercado's 26:15 K:BB doesn't exactly match up with his elite run prevention this season, and some regression likely isn't far off. Still, the right-hander is already on the 40-man roster, so it's likely only a matter of time before he's called up for his MLB debut. The Phillies already have a sixth starter in Spencer Turnbull working out of the bullpen, so Mercado would likely be ticketed for long relief in the majors.
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