#59 Kent Mercker, Reliever, 30 yrs, New York (A) Yankees

#59 Kent Mercker, Reliever, 30 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Kent Mercker

2/1/1968
30
USA,OH,DUBLIN
6"2
200

Reliever
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L

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Some ability
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 200,000
1998 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 165 Days (681 total Days)
0 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	3	5	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	5	3	6
Versus RHB	5	3	5
Talent	6	4	6

Pitching Ratings
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6
53
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Dec

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
May	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
June	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1991	45	0	2	1	2	6.55	101.2	106	83	74	16	72	69	0	0	1.75	.291	TOR
1993	28	0	1	0	0	6.71	59.0	69	47	44	13	41	47	0	0	1.86	.309	TOR NYY
1994	41	1	2	3	1	5.45	104.0	114	72	63	10	60	74	0	0	1.67	.318	NYY
1995	52	0	5	1	1	5.59	112.2	115	75	70	22	78	73	0	0	1.71	.272	NYY
1996	19	0	3	5	0	6.02	43.1	39	29	29	7	28	25	0	0	1.55	.246	NYY
Total	185	1	13	10	4	5.99	420.2	443	306	280	68	279	288	0	0	1.72	.291

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1989, AAA	31	31	9	10	0	4.29	165.2	184	90	79	26	72	163	0	0	1.55	.326
1990, AAA	29	29	11	9	0	4.30	165.1	188	91	79	24	84	145	0	0	1.65	.329
1992, AAA	23	23	8	8	0	4.16	134.0	123	71	62	18	70	119	0	0	1.44	.279
1993, AAA	16	13	2	5	0	5.35	79.0	77	50	47	15	40	67	0	0	1.48	.281
1996, AAA	10	0	1	0	0	3.14	14.1	11	5	5	0	8	18	0	0	1.33	.314
1997, AAA	16	0	0	1	0	4.97	29.0	31	17	16	5	10	32	0	0	1.41	.325
1998, AAA	42	0	5	3	0	4.83	69.0	73	38	37	15	32	66	0	0	1.52	.305

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1991	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR
1993	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR NYY
1994	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
1995	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
1996	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
Total	185	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

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Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 48th overall pick, by Toronto in 1989...
Injured on 9/8/1989 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 8-9 weeks...
Earned first career win on 5/24/1991...
Traded from Toronto to New York (A) on 7/20/1993 (Going to TOR: C Damon Berryhill, 2B Greg Smith. Going to NYY: P Kent Mercker, P Scott Aldred, P Jerry Nielsen, C Terry Steinbach)...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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