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Yermin Mercedes

White Sox Career team 2020–2021
Number #6
Position First Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 33
Height 5' 11"
Weight 245 lbs
Birth Place La Romana, Dominican Republic
Born Feb 14, 1993

Key Insights

2022
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Mercedes averages 25.4 degrees off the bat: 46.4% of his contact is in the air and 28.6% of it is on the ground.

56 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Mercedes averages 83.3 mph off the bat, against 89.0 with the bases empty.

15 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 41 without.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Mercedes hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.6 mph on average there, against 83.2 the other way.

14 batted balls to his pull side, 18 the other way.
He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Mercedes finds the launch angles that produce hits on 44.6% of his contact, 96th percentile.

83 plate appearances in 2022. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 23rd in MLB.
Too much of his contact is weak

Just 28.6% of Mercedes's contact reaches 95 mph, 17th percentile.

83 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 497th in MLB.
He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Mercedes walks in 10.8% of his plate appearances, 84th percentile.

83 plate appearances in 2022. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 96th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 14, 1993
Birth Place La Romana, Dominican Republic
Height 5' 11"
Weight 245 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right