JULY 3, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM
ÓSCAR MERCADO RIGHT FIELDER - NO TEAM
RIGHT FIELDER - NO TEAM
Oscar Mercado returns to Guardians as Cleveland claims him off of waivers from Philadelphia; DFAs pitcher Yohan Ramirez Mercado will join the club in Detroit for their next series.
Designated for assignment Mercado was designated for assignment by the Phillies on Friday.
Impact Mercado was DFA'd by the Guardians on June 21 before he was claimed off waivers by the Phillies. He will now once again be available to be claimed by other teams after he was DFA'd again Friday. Mercado struck out in his only at-bat with Philadelphia after being claimed. He will now either report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley or be released outright if he goes unclaimed.
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Claimed by Philies Mercado was claimed off waivers by the Phillies on Monday.
Impact The Phillies have plenty of starts available in the outfield for the foreseeable future, as Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber look set to regularly fill the designated hitter spot with Bryce Harper out with a fractured thumb. Just how many of those starts Mercado is able to claim remains to be seen. He's shown flashes over parts of four major-league seasons but owns a .235/.287/.388 career slash line across 272 games. He'll be competing with other uninspiring options like Odubel Herrera, Matt Vierling and Mickey Moniak, however, so a hot stretch could certainly earn him regular at-bats.
JUNE 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Guardians beat Twins 6-5 in 11 innings, take AL Central lead
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Pushed off 40-man roster The Guardians designated Mercado for assignment Tuesday.
Impact Mercado lost his spot on the 40-man roster with the Guardians needing to open up a spot for designated hitter Franmil Reyes (hamstring), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. The move isn't overly surprising, considering Mercado had fallen behind all of Steven Kwan, Myles Straw, Oscar Gonzalez and Richie Palacios in the pecking order in the outfield after producing a weak .202/.227/.377 slash line across his 119 plate appearances in the majors this season. If Mercado isn't traded or claimed off waivers, he'll stick in the organization and report to Triple-A Columbus.
JUNE 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Guardians rally in 9th for 5-3 victory over Dodgers
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Freeman, Turner power Dodgers over Guardians; Betts to IL
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Solid in Tuesday's twin bill Mercado went 2-for-2 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Rangers.
Impact Mercado entered Game 1 as a pinch runner, notching a steal and a run. He got the start in left field for the nightcap, posting a productive line before he was pinch hit for in the seventh inning. The outfielder has seen a reduced role lately, in part due to a lackluster season slash line of .206/.234/.392 through 107 plate appearances. He's added four home runs, 15 RBI, 14 runs scored and two stolen bases, but the righty-hitting Mercado's only getting starts against left-handed pitchers while Steven Kwan and Oscar Gonzalez start regularly in the corner outfield spots versus righties.
JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Bieber takes no-hit bid into 6th, Guardians top Orioles 6-3
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Losing playing time Mercado has started in just four games since May 19.
Impact Mercado's lack of playing time can be attributed to the success of Oscar Gonzalez in right field. All four of Mercado's starts in the last two weeks have come against left-handed pitchers, but he's just 2-for-15 in his last eight contests, which includes four entrances off the bench. At this point, he's a short-side platoon option. He's slashing a meager .198/.228/.385 with four home runs, 15 RBI, 12 runs scored and a stolen base in 101 plate appearances.
JUNE 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Hedges' three-run homer helps Guardians beat Royals 8-3
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Valdez sharp, Tucker homers as Astros down Guardians 7-3
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Swipes first bag of campaign Mercado went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a 3-2 win over the Twins on Saturday.
Impact Mercado's lone hit of the contest was a single in the seventh inning, and he followed the base knock by swiping second base. The theft was his first of the campaign after he failed on his first two attempts. Mercado swiped 15 bags in his rookie 2019 season and notched as many as 50 thefts in the minors, but he'll need to reach base more often to make use of his speed. Through Saturday, he has a meager .235 on-base percentage.
MAY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Productive in win Mercado went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and three strikeouts in Friday's 12-8 loss to the Twins.
Impact Mercado's playing time has cratered since Amed Rosario was made the Guardians' primary left fielder, which bumped Steven Kwan to right field. The ripple effects of Josh Naylor (illness) going on the COVID-19 injured list allowed Mercado to start in right field Friday, and he did fairly well with the opportunity. The 27-year-old owns a .205/.234/.452 slash line with four homers, 15 RBI, nine runs scored, four doubles and a triple through 77 plate appearances. When the Guardians are fully healthy, Mercado projects as a fourth outfielder.
MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Oscar Mercado's two-out hit in eighth lifts Cleveland Guardians over Toronto Blue Jays Franmil Reyes lumbered home on Óscar Mercado’s two-out single in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-...
MAY 8, 2022 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM
Kirk nabs Mercado upon review ' 05/05/2022 Alejandro Kirk catches Oscar Mercado stealing on a strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play after the original call was reversed upon review
MAY 6, 2022 • MLB.COM
Back on bench Sunday Mercado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Impact Mercado will sit for the fourth time in seven games and looks to have moved into a part-time role following Owen Miller's recent return from a stint on the COVID-19 injured list as well as Steven Kwan's return from a five-game absence due to a hamstring Injury. Though he made an early fantasy splash by supplying three home runs, a triple, a double and nine RBI through the Guardians' first six games, Mercado has produced only three extra-base hits -- all doubles -- and two RBI since that time.
MAY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Palacios' go-ahead double in 9th leads Guardians over A's
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Cole, Yanks sweep Guardians in series blighted by fan issues
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Guardians' Oscar Mercado, Myles Straw go toe-to-toe with Yankee Stadium's Bleacher Creatures Guardian outfielders Oscar Mercado and Myles Straw come to the defense of Steven Kwan against Yankee fans on Saturday in the Bronx.
APRIL 23, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM
Yankees fans throw trash at Guardians players in chaotic finish
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Yanks fans pelt Cleveland outfielders with debris after win
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