Player Report for #3 Fernando Mercado

04/26/1981

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P Fernando Mercado #3

Age: 27

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	9	9	9	9
Movement	7	7	7	7
Control	9	8	9	9

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	9	9
Slider	9	9
Curveball	8	8
Changeup	7	7
Forkball	8	8
Circle Change	8	8

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	89-90 Mph
Stamina	7
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	41 %
Hold Runners	5
Defense	15

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	13
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Low

Fernando Mercado
Birthday:	09/30/1940
Born in:	Houma (Louisiana)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 11"
Weight:	190 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, None
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

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	VORP	ERA+
1959 Total - HS	18	14	7	3	1	4	2.45	55.0	44	19	15	2	23	51	0	0	1.22	.250	0.0	100
1960 Brownsville - AA	19	23	23	3	6	0	6.40	109.2	128	80	78	17	66	56	0	0	1.77	.311	-22.3	60
1961 Hollywood - A	20	10	2	0	2	0	4.68	25.0	35	17	13	3	10	15	0	0	1.80	.368	0.6	90
1962 Hollywood - A	21	31	8	2	3	3	3.90	80.2	80	36	35	8	31	58	0	0	1.38	.295	6.2	93
1963 Hollywood - A	22	5	1	1	0	0	3.86	11.2	9	5	5	1	5	8	0	0	1.20	.229	1.3	95
1963 Brownsville - AA	22	1	1	0	1	0	3.38	8.0	5	3	3	0	3	8	1	0	1.00	.238	0.9	105
1963 Hamilton - AAA	22	11	11	0	3	0	4.15	52.0	65	29	24	10	22	23	0	0	1.67	.307	2.5	82
1964 Hollywood - A	23	21	5	2	6	1	5.36	45.1	47	29	27	7	17	35	0	0	1.41	.290	-4.9	63
1964 Brownsville - AA	23	3	3	0	2	0	4.50	18.0	20	11	9	0	6	16	0	0	1.44	.339	-1.5	73
1964 Hamilton - AAA	23	5	5	3	2	0	4.76	28.1	34	16	15	1	11	15	0	0	1.59	.351	-0.7	69
1965 Hollywood - A	24	14	3	2	1	1	2.78	35.2	39	14	11	4	10	24	1	0	1.37	.315	7.0	128
1965 Brownsville - AA	24	19	19	3	3	0	4.35	109.2	112	57	53	11	32	72	0	0	1.31	.296	-2.2	82
1966 Hollywood - A	25	19	0	0	0	1	3.68	29.1	22	12	12	0	14	18	0	0	1.23	.253	1.6	88
Total GHL		16	16	3	5	0	4.37	80.1	99	45	39	11	33	38	0	0	1.64	.322	1.8	77.4
Total STL		46	46	6	12	0	5.25	245.1	265	151	143	28	107	152	1	0	1.52	.305	-25.1	72.2
Total SCL		100	19	7	12	6	4.07	227.2	232	113	103	23	87	158	1	0	1.40	.298	11.8	91.6

Career Fielding Stats

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RTO%

Player History
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (9).
04/07/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
04/26/1960	Injured (virus), out for one week.
07/19/1960	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (7).
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (10).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (9).
05/03/1963	Injured (sore shoulder), out for 6 days.
06/06/1963	Injured (torn back muscle), out for 4 months.
09/15/1963	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (10).
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (9).
06/07/1965	Injured (viral infection), out for 4 days.
07/30/1965	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 8 (9).
07/24/1966	Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 4 months.
10/09/1966	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (10).
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1968	Retired from professional baseball.