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Tigers' Oscar Mercado: Inks minors deal with Detroit
Oscar Mercado signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit 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
The Padres released Oscar 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
Oscar Mercado signed a minor-league contract with the San Diego 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
Oscar Mercado signed a minor-league contract with the Los Angeles 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
Oscar 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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Padres' Oscar Mercado: Catches on with Friars
Oscar Mercado signed a minor-league contract with the San Diego Padres on Friday.Mercado was assigned to Triple-A El Paso and appeared in three games for the club over the weekend, going 2-for-14 with a walk, two runs and three RBI. The 28-year-old could end up getting the call to San Diego later on in the season if the Padres are in need of an extra outfielder, but Mercado likely wouldn't be in line for enough playing time to attain fantasy relevance.
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Oscar Mercado: Elects free agency
Oscar Mercado cleared waivers and elected free agency Wednesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.Mercado lost his spot on the Cardinals' 40-man roster earlier this week and now will be on the lookout for a new home. The 28-year-old is a career .237/.289/.388 hitter over parts of five major-league seasons.
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Cardinals' Oscar Mercado: Moves off 40-man roster
Oscar Mercado was designated for assignment Monday.Mercado received a good amount of playing time initially upon his promotion from Triple-A Memphis in mid-May, but he had received just one start and four plate appearances since the start of June. He'll now go through the waiver process.
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Cardinals' Oscar Mercado: Losing work to Burleson, Donovan
Oscar Mercado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.After getting steady run in the St. Louis lineup following his promotion from Triple-A Memphis on May 17, Mercado seems to have settled back into a fourth-outfielder role while Dylan Carlson (ankle) and Tyler O'Neill (back) are on the shelf. Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan will both pick up starts at the two corner-outfield spots for the third game in a row against a right-handed starting pitcher while Mercado remains on the bench. Mercado should still have a path to playing time versus left-handed pitching, however.
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Cardinals' Oscar Mercado: Starts again Thursday
Oscar Mercado will start in right field and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Reds.Mercado will stick in the lineup for the fourth time in five games, with the 28-year-old picking up three starts in right and one in center field during that stretch. While the St. Louis Cardinals are without the services of both Tyler O'Neill (back) and Dylan Carlson (ankle), Mercado looks as though he could have a fairly clear path to steady at-bats, especially if he continues to thrive at the plate. Since his May 17 call-up from Triple-A Memphis, Mercado is slashing .450/.450/.600 with a pair of stolen bases over 20 plate appearances.
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