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Gary Mercer
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching A groundball pitcher, Mercer needs to have sharp command to succeed. Mercer can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! Mercer has had a tendency to fall victim to big innings. Dating back to his days in the minors, Mercer has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is merely average. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Mercer is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Mercer has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Mercer as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2014 Outlook I just don't know if The Free Agents are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Moostard Nyman
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