You would be wrong. He was a top 30 prospect at some point, but didn’t really do anything special for a while. He’s had stretches where he was good, but not for a full season. He’s certainly benefiting from better control. Not sure what kind of stuff he has, and how it would translate to mlb. Here’s my first post talking about himD-train wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:59 amHere is a guy I bet nobody has ever heard of. A DR starter with an ERA of 2.96 in Ark. He is already 24 and prior to this season had a completely meh pro career. Actually worse than meh.
But he must have discovered a new pitch or something. Also his control went from bad to good. 20 BBs in 46 innings at Ark last season to 20 in 85 innings this season. K rates are still very unimpressive but he is getting the job done.
https://www.milb.com/player/juan-mercedes-675195
https://www.marinertalk.com/viewtopic.p ... des#p10845