P Mitchell Merkel #49
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good    
12/01/2026
P MITCHELL MERKEL #49 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
63 0 3-8 28 3.67 68.2 62 10 20 63 1.19 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 17 18 16 19
Movement 14 15 14 15
Control 13 14 12 14
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 16 16
Curveball 18 19
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Bullpen
Groundball Percentage 63 %
Hold Runners 17
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/03/2026 LIN Loss, 5-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2026 @ TOP Win, 8-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2026 TAL Win, 10-8 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 Save
09/23/2026 TAL Win, 5-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2026 @ ELP Win, 4-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/16/2026 @ BAJ Loss, 2-4 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 Loss
09/12/2026 ALQ Win, 4-3 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Win
09/11/2026 ALQ Loss, 1-11 0.1 4 4 3 0 0
09/07/2026 SAV Loss, 3-6 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
09/01/2026 BOI Loss, 1-11 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Low
Birthday:10/19/1998
Born in:Longmont, CO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,660,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 137 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 142 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 6th Pick in Round 3
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 63 0 3 8 28 3.67 68.2 62 29 28 10 20 63 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 34 6 82.4 63 50 11.01 8.13 8.26 2.62 3.92 1.19 104 0.1 .278        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 71 14 2 0 1 6 5 17 0 0 0 .197 .250 .268 .518      
vs. RHB 189 48 5 0 9 23 15 46 0 2 2 .254 .316 .423 .739      
FEDERAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 11 0 1 1 6 3.60 10.0 11 4 4 2 6 13  
May 8 0 1 0 4 0.00 8.0 5 0 0 0 1 9  
June 12 0 0 3 6 3.29 13.2 12 5 5 3 5 11  
July 9 0 0 1 3 1.46 12.1 3 2 2 1 2 14  
August 13 0 0 2 7 4.30 14.2 16 7 7 0 4 10  
September 9 0 1 1 2 10.00 9.0 15 11 10 4 2 6  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 8 0 0 0 1 2.70 10.0 8 3 3 0 6 8  
Last Year 79 0 3 6 46 3.62 77.0 65 31 31 6 28 60  
2 Years Ago 66 0 2 6 5 4.28 61.0 58 29 29 7 27 36  
Career 265 0 10 24 79 4.34 255.0 238 124 123 31 111 199  
Home 37 0 3 4 10 4.32 41.2 41 21 20 5 7 41  
Road 26 0 0 4 18 2.67 27.0 21 8 8 5 13 22  
Grass 53 0 3 8 19 4.34 58.0 54 29 28 10 15 54  
Turf 10 0 0 0 9 0.00 10.2 8 0 0 0 5 9  
Day 15 0 0 1 7 2.12 17.0 13 4 4 0 3 17  
Night 48 0 3 7 21 4.18 51.2 49 25 24 10 17 46  
As Reliever / Substitution 63 0 3 8 28 3.67 68.2 62 29 28 10 20 63  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Baja - FBL 23 28 0 1 3 0 6.75 28.0 29 21 21 5 22 27 0 0 1.82 .312 5.36 -0.3 61
2023 Baja - FBL 24 29 0 1 1 0 6.20 20.1 24 14 14 3 14 13 0 0 1.87 .339 5.81 -0.4 64
2024 Baja - FBL 25 66 0 2 6 5 4.28 61.0 58 29 29 7 27 36 0 0 1.39 .274 4.62 -0.4 91
2025 Cheyenne - FBL 26 79 0 3 6 46 3.62 77.0 65 31 31 6 28 60 0 0 1.21 .273 3.79 0.3 107
2026 Cheyenne - FBL 27 63 0 3 8 28 3.67 68.2 62 29 28 10 20 63 0 0 1.19 .278 3.92 0.1 103
Total FBL 265 0 10 24 79 4.34 255.0 238 124 123 31 111 199 0 0 1.37 .284 4.36 -0.6 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Total - 20 15 11 5 2 0 2.58 76.2 67 26 22 4 20 80 0 0 1.13 .315 2.57 2.5 100
2019 Bartlesville - A 20 27 0 1 0 0 2.02 26.2 20 6 6 0 10 34 0 0 1.13 .308 1.55 0.8 172
2020 Odessa - A 21 28 22 7 9 0 3.61 112.1 102 51 45 9 47 107 0 0 1.33 .298 3.57 0.8 89
2020 Madras - AA 21 4 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.36 .273 6.47 -0.1 150
2021 Madras - AA 22 55 0 4 5 19 2.17 62.1 45 19 15 1 39 84 0 0 1.35 .312 2.54 1.2 172
2022 Madras - AA 23 44 0 2 3 26 1.80 45.0 29 10 9 1 20 54 0 0 1.09 .264 2.37 0.9 203
2022 Henderson - AAA 23 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .000 4.05 0.0 999
2023 Henderson - AAA 24 44 0 2 4 24 2.58 52.1 42 17 15 6 18 62 0 0 1.15 .286 3.15 0.6 143
Total AAA 45 0 2 4 25 2.53 53.1 42 17 15 6 19 63 0 0 1.14 .281 3.17 159.1
Total AA 103 0 6 8 45 2.03 111.0 78 30 25 3 60 140 0 0 1.24 .291 2.60 183.9
Total A 55 22 8 9 0 3.30 139.0 122 57 51 9 57 141 0 0 1.29 .300 3.18 104.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2025 Cheyenne - FBL 26 2 0 0 1 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.20 .200 0.00 0.0 0
Total FBL 2 0 0 1 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.20 .200 9.72 71.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Baja - ML P 27 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 28.0 1.29 -0.5 .515
2023 Baja - ML P 24 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 20.1 0.89 +0.0 1.031
2024 Baja - ML P 59 0 7 4 0 11 0 1.000 61.0 1.62 +0.1 1.030
2025 Cheyenne - ML P 75 0 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 77.0 1.75 +0.8 1.117
2026 Cheyenne - ML P 60 0 5 10 0 16 1 .938 68.2 1.97 -0.3 .954
TOTAL P 245 0 16 31 1 49 2 .959 255.0 1.66 +0.2 1.007
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2025 79 1
Year SV Rank
2025 46 1
Year RA Rank
2025 79 1
Year GF Rank
2025 64 1
2026 50 9
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