Óscar MercadoRF Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Age 31 R/R 6'1" / 197 lbs AAA HR +4% Svc 7.000 · Ctrl thru 2026
2026 ROS PROJECTION84 act + 266 ros · stats below = ROS only
wRC+†92
AVG/OBP/SLG.227 / .303 / .382
PA266
HR8
SB14
K%21
BB%8
BABIP264
ISO155
MLB%10%
Value2026 · WAR
BAT: -11.9 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)-12BATRUN: +0.7 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+1RUNFLD: -0.4 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)-0FLDPOS: -3.7 runs (Positional adjustment)-4POSREP: +9.9 runs (Replacement-level credit)+10REPTotal WAR: -0.60-0.6WAR
trajectory · projected WAR by year
0.60.1-0.22628
Tools · ContractCON 55 / POW 45
Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2021-2023
CONTACT55
Whiff%
3412.8%
xwOBA
220.276
POWER45
Barrel%
214.5
Avg EV
1286.2
EYE60
Chase%
5430.8%
SPEED60
Sprint
6328.0
Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   FA
MLB Debut   2019
Service   7.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2026
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026ROSExt / FA-deal$2M
Totals $2M $-0.1M -$2M

Career Stats + Projections

Viewactual = stats as recorded (prior seasons combined) + projected real-world MLB lines · MLE = level/park-neutral translations
Methodology▸ how these numbers are built

All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.

YearAge LvlTeam MLB% PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201318 ROKGCL Cardinals 186169 25331 11563 124 148213219432 71209 306 191 4
201318 ROKGCL Cardinals 186163 34541 17393 124 209295307602 98262 219 273 67
201419 ROKJohnson City Cardinals 274252 42612 13538 267 167231222453 56202 195 206 16
201419 ROKJohnson City Cardinals 274245 55913 20378 267 224304306610 82252 147 282 74
201520 APeoria Chiefs 513482 1051733 13848 5019 218250284535 66255 163 235 38
201520 APeoria Chiefs 513472 1202334 23618 5019 254300341641 87282 124 285 76
201621 A+Palm Beach Cardinals 506452 792310 341099 3320 175246230477 55227 227 214 22
201621 A+Palm Beach Cardinals 506442 952310 44719 3320 215299271570 57253 149 262 59
201722 AA2 teams 625588 1361938 221769 4419 231270315584 83313 284 261 58
201722 AA2 teams 625564 16025413 461309 4419 284347411759 128345 217 338 117
201823 AAAColumbus Clippers 546498 1282425 361015 3712 257314343657 86311 187 290 80
201823 AAAColumbus Clippers 546485 1352628 49875 3712 278351390740 111323 169 331 111
201924 MLB2 teams 622564 15033419 371239 297 266321440761 174308 206 325 107 +5 +3 +3 +2 +18 3.1
201924 MLB2 teams 622557 15335419 441169 297 275338454792 180315 197 344 122 +15 +3 +3 +2 +18 4.2
202025 MLBCleveland Indians 9386 11101 5270 30 128176174350 47169 295 159 -20 -13 +1 +1 +0 +3 -0.9
202025 MLBCleveland Indians 9386 11101 5270 30 128176174350 47169 295 161 -18 -12 +1 +1 +0 +3 -0.8
202126 MLB2 teams 441392 8323210 37808 162 212293357650 145240 188 288 79 -11 +2 +0 -5 +12 -0.0
202126 MLB2 teams 441385 8524211 44748 162 221314379693 158245 1710 311 96 -2 +2 +0 -5 +12 0.9
202227 AAA2 teams 318292 701148 19605 116 240297387684 147274 196 303 90
202227 AAA2 teams 318288 721349 23575 116 250316417733 167281 187 325 107
202328 AAA3 teams 405371 8721211 241046 317 235292391683 156293 266 295 84
202328 AAA3 teams 405358 10424314 37826 317 291367492858 201340 209 375 145
202429 AAA2 teams 442395 7610522 30848 206 192263410673 218182 197 287 78
202429 AAA2 teams 442382 8113514 43688 206 212305382687 170218 1510 303 90
202530 AAALehigh Valley IronPigs 477417 9411111 41838 4010 225307336643 110252 179 284 76
202530 AAALehigh Valley IronPigs 477389 9713111 69688 4010 249373373746 123272 1414 336 115
▸ 2026 Season (ACT · ROS-MLE · ROS-CTX · FULL)
YTD31 AAAPHI 8474 9001 6233 33 122217162379 41157 277 184 -1 -10 -1 +0 -1 +2 -0.9
YTD31 AAAPHI 8471 10001 9193 33 141265183448 42173 2311 223 29 -7 -1 +0 -1 +2 -0.6
ROS31 AAAPHI 10% 266238 541118 21575 145 227303382685 155266 218 306 92 -2 +1 -0 -3 +8 0.3
ROS31 MLBPHI 10% 2724 5101 261 10 208296375671 167268 227 294 84 -1 +0 -0 -0 +1 0.0
FULL31 AAAPHI 11198 14102 8294 43 143236214451 71176 267 211 20 -10 -0 -0 -1 +3 -0.9
TOT31 AAAPHI 350312 631119 27808 178 202282330613 128240 238 277 70 -12 +0 -0 -4 +10 -0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections   WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘ
202732 MLBPHI 33% 361323 7415210 28787 155 229304381685 152266 228 302 89 -4 +1 -4 -4 +10 -0.1
202833 MLBPHI 46% 331296 651319 26746 113 220296361657 142260 228 293 83 -6 +1 -5 -4 +9 -0.4
202732 MLBPHI 33% 118106 24513 9262 52 226299377677 151268 228 291 81 -3 +0 -1 -1 +3 -0.2
202833 MLBPHI 46% 152136 30614 12343 52 221298368666 147262 228 282 74 -4 +0 -2 -2 +4 -0.4
▸ Career Totals
Career 12701156 27058734 8325214 4012 234293384677 151269 207 296 84 -22 +3 -3 -13 +36 0.1
/ 162G 650592 13930417 421297 206 235293385678 150271 206 296 84 -11 +2 -1 -7 +18 0.1
Career 64065815 127924135128 3971349104 392132 220282339621 120262 216 273 67 -235 +26 -8 -58 +182 -9.7
/ 162G 650590 13024413 4013711 4013 220282341623 120263 216 273 67 -24 +3 -1 -6 +18 -1.0

Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.

YearAge LvlTeam MLB% PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201318 ROKGCL Cardinals 186163 34541 17393 124 209295307602 98262 219 273 67 -7 +1 +5 -0.1
201419 ROKJohnson City Cardinals 274245 55913 20378 267 224304306610 82252 147 282 74 -8 +2 +8 0.2
201520 APeoria Chiefs 513472 1202334 23618 5019 254300341641 87282 124 285 76 -14 +2 +15 0.3
201621 A+Palm Beach Cardinals 506442 952310 44719 3320 215299271570 57253 149 262 59 -23 -1 +14 -1.1
201722 AASpringfield Cardinals 523477 13720413 321129 3819 287344428771 140348 216 342 120 +12 +0 +15 2.7
201722 INTLSurprise Saguaros 10287 23500 14180 60 264366322688 57329 1814 318 102 +0 +1 +3 0.4
201823 AAAColumbus Clippers 546485 1352628 49875 3712 278351390740 111323 169 331 111 +7 +3 +15 2.6
201924 MLBCleveland Indians 482438 11825315 28845 154 269321443764 174300 176 330 111 +6 +1 +3 +2 +14 2.7
201924 AAAColumbus Clippers 140119 351014 16324 143 294396496891 202373 2311 393 159 +9 +2 +4 1.5
202025 MLBCleveland Indians 9386 11101 5270 30 128176174350 47169 295 161 -18 -12 +1 +1 +0 +3 -0.8
202126 MLBCleveland Indians 238214 481116 21422 71 224300369669 145253 189 300 88 -3 +1 +0 -5 +7 0.0
202126 AAAColumbus Clippers 203171 371315 23326 91 216330392722 175235 1611 322 105 +1 +1 +6 0.8
202227 MLBCleveland Guardians 128121 25614 5291 22 207244372616 165236 234 270 65 -5 -0 -3 -3 +4 -0.9
202227 AAAColumbus Clippers 190167 47735 18284 94 281365449814 168311 159 362 135 +7 +0 +5 1.3
202328 MLBSt. Louis Cardinals 3231 9300 140 21 290312387700 97333 123 312 97 -0 +0 -0 -4 +1 -0.4
202328 AAAOklahoma City Dodgers 347308 9221314 29736 285 299370523893 224348 218 387 155 +21 +4 +10 3.6
202328 INTLAguilas Cibaenas 2619 3000 750 11 158385158543 214 1927 292 82 -1 -0 +1 0.0
202429 AAAToledo Mud Hens 361311 6911512 36606 164 222314405720 183232 1710 315 99 -0 +2 +10 1.2
202429 INTLCriollos de Caguas 8171 12202 782 42 169263282544 113161 109 251 50 -5 +0 +2 -0.2
202530 AAALehigh Valley IronPigs 477389 9713111 69688 4010 249373373746 123272 1414 336 115 +8 +4 +14 2.6
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 973890 21146526 601868 298 237291388679 151270 196 298 86 -15 +3 +1 -10 +28 0.6

Career Comps

Retired MLB careers whose totals most resemble what we're projecting for this player. Top row of each card is career totals; bottom row is per-162-game rates. Pool: 727 completed hitter careers (2000-2024).

PLAYER · career totals + /162 gamesYRSPAHRSBAVGOBPSLGPOSFLDWARJAWS
#1Michael Saunderslast yr '17
career totals — 8 seasons, 2,711 PA
82,7118155233305399-12-134.14.5
/1626642013-2.9-3.21.0pk7: 5
#2Chris Heiseylast yr '17
career totals — 8 seasons, 1,758 PA
81,7586225238296413-18+33.03.2
/162664239-6.7+1.01.1pk7: 4
#3Travis Sniderlast yr '15
career totals — 8 seasons, 1,971 PA
81,9715422244311399-21-171.41.8
/162664187-7.1-5.80.5pk7: 2
#4John Mayberry Jr.last yr '15
career totals — 6 seasons, 1,506 PA
61,5065415234298417-6-181.71.7
/162664247-2.8-8.10.8pk7: 2
#5Jose Maciaslast yr '05
career totals — 6 seasons, 1,785 PA
61,7852543256298370-8+21.41.4
/162664916-3.1+0.60.5pk7: 1
#6Jake Cavelast yr '24
career totals — 7 seasons, 1,564 PA
71,5644513236292400-11-61.31.3
/162664196-4.5-2.50.6pk7: 1
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION
career totals — every cell rolls up across 5 projected seasons
51,2463439232288382-13-00.60.6
/1626641821-7.1-0.00.3pk7: 1

Career Path Comps

What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Scouting At Match Age Next 3 Yrs Peak 3 Yrs
Comp Age HIT PWR SPD EYE AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR
Óscar Mercado (OGILVIE) 31 55 45 60 60 202/282/330 128240 917 23% 8% 70 -0.6
Wynton Bernard
2023 · MLB
32 47→57 47→45 61→60 44 233/280/372 139279 1430 22% 6% 80 +0.4 234/283/346 112296 1033 23% 6% 75 -0.0 231/283/3279529983924%6%65-0.5
Cameron Maybin
2018 · MLB
31 52→60 44→50 57→55 54 252/328/376 123302 1130 20% 10% 102 +1.8 252/330/385 133318 1220 23% 10% 105 +2.1 256/335/387131329121624%10%104+0.9
Justin Christian
2012 · MLB
32 52→57 44→45 61→65 48 251/302/372 121281 1033 15% 6% 89 +1.0 248/299/363 115278 922 14% 6% 85 +0.7 247/299/36011227781714%5%81+0.3
Dylan Moore
2023 · MLB
30 44→47 52→50 57→65 52 222/331/394 172292 1935 29% 11% 109 +2.4 216/319/391 175291 1832 30% 11% 103 +1.9 201/303/378176270203731%10%91+0.5
Reggie Taylor
2008 · MLB
31 52→58 50 53→55 48 264/318/421 157299 1825 18% 7% 109 +2.4 244/288/391 147286 1617 21% 6% 89 +0.9 233/270/371137276141221%5%75+0.0
Jon Berti
2020 · MLB
30 54→63 46→45 60 48 261/330/398 137325 1332 23% 8% 108 +2.3 247/336/366 119318 1130 23% 11% 102 +1.9 270/339/37310233893921%9%102+1.0
Drew Stubbs
2017 · MLB
32 46→51 48→50 58→60 47 223/301/364 141318 1626 33% 10% 88 +0.9 220/296/336 116326 1216 33% 9% 78 +0.2 207/285/2989131791334%9%60-0.7
Dairon Blanco
2023 · AAA
30 48→49 48→50 62→70 41 239/294/378 139312 1642 28% 6% 88 +0.9 253/315/388 135325 1471 25% 6% 99 +1.7 253/321/383130320139524%7%98+0.7
Ivan Araujo
2015 · AAA
31 52→59 47→50 56→55 41 259/298/398 139313 1521 22% 4% 95 +1.4 256/294/350 94328 916 24% 4% 79 +0.3 270/308/3245435631224%4%75-0.0
Tim Locastro
2023 · MLB
31 42→52 44→45 55→60 42 207/280/329 122250 1125 22% 5% 71 -0.3 213/297/336 123268 1227 25% 5% 80 +0.4 207/296/319112263113624%5%73-0.1
Chase d'Arnaud
2019 · MLB
32 48→50 47→45 56→60 45 237/298/376 139300 1423 25% 7% 89 +1.0 202/266/327 125291 1416 34% 7% 63 -0.8 150/219/24493230111538%6%20-2.3
Jonathan Villar
2021 · MLB
30 51→60 47→50 58→65 48 252/319/387 135321 1534 25% 9% 100 +1.7 242/303/389 147311 1621 26% 8% 95 +1.4 238/299/388150305172026%8%89+0.7
Eduardo Núñez
2017 · MLB
30 56→61 49→50 58→60 46 282/322/431 150309 1632 15% 5% 113 +2.6 271/303/404 133296 1422 13% 4% 98 +1.6 263/290/383120286121813%3%85+0.4
George Lombard
2007 · MLB
31 45→44 50 58→55 44 226/298/385 159307 1825 31% 8% 92 +1.2 227/291/365 138323 1523 32% 7% 83 +0.6 220/287/329109314123232%8%69-0.1
Roger Bernadina
2013 · MLB
29 52→62 46→45 56→60 49 254/320/383 129305 1428 21% 8% 100 +1.7 214/291/330 116293 1118 29% 8% 75 -0.0 221/290/331110319112032%8%71-0.2
Pokey Reese
2002 · MLB
29 48→55 45 59→55 51 236/299/363 127265 1228 16% 8% 85 +0.7 238/300/337 99288 819 19% 8% 79 +0.3 237/299/3157829461720%8%67-0.2
Jonathan Davis
2023 · MLB
31 47→52 41→45 57→55 51 224/319/322 98304 927 27% 10% 85 +0.7 224/300/352 128310 1217 30% 8% 84 +0.6 213/288/347134298131431%7%74-0.0
Christian Zazueta
2017 · AAA
32 48→55 46→50 58→60 37 242/265/372 130284 1429 21% 2% 73 -0.1 229/254/333 104270 1027 19% 2% 58 -1.2 227/252/3148726482717%2%49-1.1
Eli White
2023 · MLB
29 44→49 48→50 55→60 46 219/294/353 134297 1624 30% 9% 82 +0.5 236/305/381 145323 1728 30% 8% 94 +1.3 238/302/384146318183130%7%89+0.5
Hernán Pérez
2023 · MLB
32 47→55 46→55 55 40 234/275/356 122293 1423 25% 5% 74 -0.1 221/267/355 134280 1616 27% 6% 70 -0.3 207/256/341134259171427%6%61-0.5