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• Tigers' Oscar Mercado: Inks minors deal with Detroit

  08/24/2024 • By RotoWire

  Mercado signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Friday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. Mercado has yet to appear in the majors this season, though he slashed .226/.307/.425 with 11 homers and 42 RBI across 307 plate appearances with the Padres' Triple-A affiliate before being released at the beginning of August. He'll presumably report to Triple-A Toledo, where he'll serve as organizational depth in the outfield.

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• Oscar Mercado: Cut loose by Friars

  08/04/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Padres released Mercado on Thursday. Mercado lost his spot on Triple-A El Paso's roster after the affiliate needed to clear room for outfielder Brandon Lockridge, whom the Padres acquired in a trade with the Yankees on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Mercado played in 20 games at the big-league level with St. Louis in 2023 but never received a call-up to San Diego after slashing .226/.307/.425 with 11 home runs and 12 stolen bases across his 307 plate appearances with El Paso.

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• Padres' Oscar Mercado: Joins Padres on minor-league deal

  01/04/2024 • By RotoWire

  Mercado signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Dec. 28. Mercado played in 20 big-league games with the Cardinals last season, racking up nine hits and five RBI in 32 trips to the plate. Down in Triple-A, he slashed .298/.366/.521 with 14 homers and 62 RBI between three different organizations. The Padres have limited outfield depth on their current big-league roster, so Mercado may have a decent chance of playing in San Diego this season as a bench piece.

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• Dodgers' Oscar Mercado: Joins Dodgers

  08/26/2023 • By RotoWire

  Mercado signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Saturday. Mercado opted out of his minor-league deal with the Padres on Monday and will now move on to another National League West club. The 28-year-old outfielder has slashed .307/.378/.542 across 283 plate appearances in Triple-A this season and could become a depth option for the Dodgers once rosters expand in September.

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• Oscar Mercado: Opts out of minors deal

  08/22/2023 • By RotoWire

  Mercado was released by the Padres on Monday. Mercado put up a 1.068 OPS with 10 homers and 10 steals in 31 games with Triple-A El Paso after signing a minor-league deal in July. He didn't see an imminent opportunity with the big-league club, though, so he's exercised an opt-out and will look for a gig elsewhere.

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