P Alex Mercado #8
Baton Rouge Red Sticks (HOU) A
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
12/31/2015
BNN Index | A | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P ALEX MERCADO #8 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 0 0-1 1 5.70 30.0 30 5 19 31 1.63 -0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 6 5 5
Movement 3 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 6 7
Slider 6 7
Changeup 4 4
Sinker 4 4
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 65
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/2015 HUN Win, 12-6 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
09/22/2015 GAI Win, 2-1 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
09/13/2015 @ TRO Loss, 0-6 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
09/09/2015 @ CHA Win, 8-7 0.2 1 1 0 2 0
09/03/2015 EPSK Win, 4-2 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/2015 @ FTM Win, 4-1 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
08/21/2015 @ FTM Loss, 0-4 1.0 3 4 4 3 2 Loss
08/14/2015 LIN Loss, 7-12 2.2 3 1 1 1 2
08/09/2015 MAD Loss, 4-10 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
08/03/2015 @ HUN Loss, 1-10 0.2 3 5 5 2 0
PERSONALITY
Not a bad teammate.
Birthday:08/02/1992
Born in:La Vega, LA
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PBC PROSPECT LEAGUE 2015 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 0 0 1 1 5.70 30.0 30 21 19 5 19 31 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 2 33.3 21 3 15.60 9.00 9.30 5.70 5.82 1.63 130 -0.4 .312        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 15 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .400 .471 .400 .871      
vs. RHB 101 24 6 0 5 21 17 28 0 2 3 .238 .364 .446 .809      
PBC PROSPECT LEAGUE 2015 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 5 0 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 4 3 2 0 3 8  
July 5 0 0 0 1 3.38 8.0 7 3 3 2 2 10  
August 6 0 0 1 0 11.57 9.1 12 12 12 1 9 8  
September 5 0 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 7 3 2 2 5 5  
Last Year 10 0 0 1 1 5.68 12.2 13 9 8 4 7 16  
Career 31 0 0 2 2 5.70 42.2 43 30 27 9 26 47  
Home 12 0 0 0 0 3.60 20.0 18 8 8 4 10 22  
Road 9 0 0 1 1 9.90 10.0 12 13 11 1 9 9  
Grass 20 0 0 1 1 5.72 28.1 28 19 18 5 19 30  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 2 1 0 0 1  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 11.25 4.0 5 6 5 0 4 3  
Night 18 0 0 1 1 4.85 26.0 25 15 14 5 15 28  
As Reliever / Substitution 21 0 0 1 1 5.70 30.0 30 21 19 5 19 31  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2010 Houston (R) - R 17 41 0 1 8 6 5.75 51.2 56 37 33 8 34 70 0 0 1.74 .366 5.25 -0.1 84
2011 Houston (R) - R 18 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 .500 3.20 0.0 999
2012 Louisiana State - R+ 19 10 0 2 0 0 2.63 13.2 13 4 4 0 11 16 0 0 1.76 .351 4.14 0.1 167
2013 Louisiana State - R+ 20 11 0 0 2 0 5.87 15.1 25 11 10 3 6 22 0 0 2.02 .500 4.24 0.1 75
2014 Louisiana State - R+ 21 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1.36 .182 5.37 -0.0 999
2014 Baton Rouge - A 21 10 0 0 1 1 5.68 12.2 13 9 8 4 7 16 0 0 1.58 .281 6.70 -0.4 67
2015 Baton Rouge - A 22 21 0 0 1 1 5.70 30.0 30 21 19 5 19 31 0 0 1.63 .312 5.82 -0.4 79
Total A 31 0 0 2 2 5.70 42.2 43 30 27 9 26 47 0 0 1.62 .304 6.08 74.9
Total R+ 24 0 2 2 0 3.86 32.2 40 15 14 3 20 39 0 0 1.84 .402 4.32 114.4
Total R 43 0 1 8 6 5.71 52.0 57 37 33 8 34 70 0 0 1.75 .368 5.24 84.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Houston (R) - R P 39 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 51.2 1.22 -0.5 1.417
2011 Houston (R) - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Louisiana State - R+ P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.2 0.66 -0.7 .000
2013 Louisiana State - R+ P 11 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 15.1 1.76 +0.5 .913
2014 Baton Rouge - A P 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
2014 Louisiana State - R+ P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
2015 Baton Rouge - A P 21 0 2 1 0 4 1 .750 30.0 0.90 -0.7 .000
TOTAL P 95 0 7 7 0 16 2 .875 127.1 0.99 -1.5 .932
PLAYER HISTORY
08/21/2008 Signed a minor league contract out of Dominican Republic with the Houston Mavericks organization.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (5); Control: 2 (5).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (5); Control: 2 (5).
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (4).
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (4).
05/01/2010 Promoted from the international complex to Rookie Complex League Houston (R).
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (3).
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (3).
07/15/2011 Injured (ruptured ulnar collateral ligament),out for 9-10 months.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (3).
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 2 (3).
07/25/2012 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 12-13 months.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
06/19/2013 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
06/27/2013 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
08/04/2013 Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)),out for 4-5 months.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
07/14/2014 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/26/2014 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
07/17/2015 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/09/2015 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
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