Michael Mercado

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Team: Philadelphia Phillies (minors)

Born: April 15, 1999 in Greenville, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westview HS (San Diego, CA).

High School: Westview HS (San Diego, CA)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2026

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 0.043 • Arb Eligible: 2029 • Free Agent: 2032

Full Name: David Michael Mercado

Pronunciation: \mur-KAH-doe\

Instagram: @mercado_mike

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

11.81

16.0

WHIP

2.250

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2017	18	-2.4	Rays	GULF	Rk	TBR	0	0		1.69	1.69	8	8	0	0	0	0	21.1	21	4	4	1	4	0	14	0	0	4	86	1.172	8.9	0.4	1.7	5.9	3.50
2018	19	-2.5	Hudson Valley	NYPL	A-	TBR	1	2	.333	5.22	6.12	11	11	0	0	0	0	50.0	55	34	29	6	16	0	38	1	0	4	220	1.420	9.9	1.1	2.9	6.8	2.38

2021	22	-1.3	Bowling Green	HAE	A+	TBR	2	5	.286	5.35	5.99	22	18	0	0	0	0	70.2	68	47	42	16	23	0	81	3	0	6	302	1.288	8.7	2.0	2.9	10.3	3.52
2022	23	-1.4	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBR	4	8	.333	4.91	5.00	24	20	0	0	0	0	102.2	102	57	56	17	36	0	115	6	0	4	445	1.344	8.9	1.5	3.2	10.1	3.19
2023	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TBR	4	3	.571	4.79	5.37	52	2	22	0	0	6	62.0	48	37	33	12	35	0	95	2	0	3	268	1.339	7.0	1.7	5.1	13.8	2.71
2023	24	-2.9	Durham	IL	AAA	TBR	2	2	.500	4.99	5.22	28	2	10	0	0	2	39.2	35	23	22	9	21	0	56	1	0	2	172	1.412	7.9	2.0	4.8	12.7	2.67
2023	24	-0.3	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBR	2	1	.667	4.43	5.64	24	0	12	0	0	4	22.1	13	14	11	3	14	0	39	1	0	1	96	1.209	5.2	1.2	5.6	15.7	2.79
2024	25	-2.0	Lehigh Valley	IL	AAA	PHI	3	1	.750	2.07	2.45	32	10	7	0	0	1	69.2	51	19	16	4	35	0	64	3	0	1	287	1.234	6.6	0.5	4.5	8.3	1.83
2024	25	-4.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	2	.333	11.08	11.08	5	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	16	16	16	9	9	0	10	1	0	1	64	1.923	11.1	6.2	6.2	6.9	1.11
2025	26	-1.3	Lehigh Valley	IL	AAA	PHI	6	1	.857	4.59	4.78	42	0	20	0	0	3	49.0	51	26	25	6	29	2	53	5	0	8	225	1.633	9.4	1.1	5.3	9.7	1.83
2025	26	-3.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	0		15.00	15.00	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	7	5	5	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	20	3.667	21.0	3.0	12.0	12.0	1.00
2026	27		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-A+-A	PHI	5	4	.556	4.23	4.46	26	2	6	0	0	2	38.1	31	19	18	4	23	0	41	3	1	4	173	1.409	7.3	0.9	5.4	9.6	1.78
2026	27	-0.3	Lehigh Valley	IL	AAA	PHI	4	3	.571	4.94	5.23	21	0	6	0	0	2	31.0	29	18	17	4	20	0	36	2	1	4	145	1.581	8.4	1.2	5.8	10.5	1.80
2026	27	3.7	Jersey Shore	SALL	A+	PHI	0	1	.000	1.80	1.80	3	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19	0.800	3.6	0.0	3.6	1.8	0.50
2026	27	4.9	Clearwater	FLOR	A	PHI	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	9	0.429	0.0	0.0	3.9	15.4	4.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		1	2	.333	11.81	11.81	8	2	2	0	0	0	16.0	23	21	21	10	13	0	14	1	0	1	84	2.250	12.9	5.6	7.3	7.9	1.08
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		25	24	.510	4.33	4.72	217	71	55	0	0	12	463.2	427	243	223	66	201	2	501	23	1	34	2006	1.354	8.3	1.3	3.9	9.7	2.49
All Levels (8 Seasons)							26	26	.500	4.58	4.95	225	73	57	0	0	12	479.2	450	264	244	76	214	2	515	24	1	35	2090	1.384	8.4	1.4	4.0	9.7	2.41

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		15	7	.682	3.80	4.09	123	12	43	0	0	8	189.1	166	86	80	23	105	2	209	11	1	15	829	1.431	7.9	1.1	5.0	9.9	1.99
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		6	9	.400	4.82	5.11	48	20	12	0	0	4	125.0	115	71	67	20	50	0	154	7	0	5	541	1.320	8.3	1.4	3.6	11.1	3.08
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		2	6	.250	5.11	5.71	25	20	0	0	0	0	75.2	70	48	43	16	25	0	82	3	0	6	321	1.256	8.3	1.9	3.0	9.8	3.28
A (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	9	0.429	0.0	0.0	3.9	15.4	4.00
A- (1 season)					Minors		1	2	.333	5.22	6.12	11	11	0	0	0	0	50.0	55	34	29	6	16	0	38	1	0	4	220	1.420	9.9	1.1	2.9	6.8	2.38
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		1.69	1.69	8	8	0	0	0	0	21.1	21	4	4	1	4	0	14	0	0	4	86	1.172	8.9	0.4	1.7	5.9	3.50