#23 Jose Mercedes, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Anaheim Angels

#23 Jose Mercedes, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Anaheim Angels
Wednesday, 11/3/2004

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Jose Mercedes

3/5/1971
33
D.R.,,EL SEYBO
6"1
185

Starting Pitcher
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R

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2004
7 Year(s), 164 Days (1368 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 90 Days (1466 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	7	6	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	4	7	6
Versus RHB	4	8	7
Talent	4	8	7

Pitching Ratings
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8
60
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	3	1	1	3
Versus LHP	2	3	1	1	3
Versus RHP	2	3	1	1	3
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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4
3
5
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/18	OAK	W 4-3	*	5.2	6	3	3	2	3
8/23	@NYY	W 9-7	*	7.2	4	4	3	2	3
8/28	@TOR	L 2-5	*	7	8	5	2	2	2	L
9/1	TEX	L 0-4	*	7	8	3	3	4	4	L
9/6	DET	L 2-8	*	5.1	7	5	3	3	0	L
9/11	@BOS	L 1-2	*	6	7	1	1	4	2
9/16	SEA	L 4-12	*	6.2	14	7	7	0	2	L
9/22	CLE	L 3-8	*	6.1	9	6	6	3	1	L
9/27	@CWS	W 5-1	*	8.1	4	1	1	1	8	W	PoG
10/2	TOR	L 0-13	*	8	8	6	6	3	3	L

Pitching Stats 2004

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	30	27	4	16	0	4.44	186.1	195	101	92	59	81	0	.0	0	12	44.4
Projected	30	27	4	16	0	4.44	186.0	195	101	92	59	81

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	1	1	.0	3	2	12.9	9.4	3.9	2.8	26	11	42.3	5	2	40.0	4.67

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	364	89	16	1	14	45	48	30	29	0	0	8	.245	.314	.409	.724
vs. RHB	365	106	17	1	16	47	53	29	52	0	0	6	.290	.350	.474	.824

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	18	16	1	11	0	5.35	107.2	124	69	64	33	38
Road	12	11	3	5	0	3.20	78.2	71	32	28	26	43
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	2	2	0	1	0	5.02	14.1	18	8	8	3	3
May	5	5	0	3	0	5.90	29.0	38	19	19	12	21
June	6	3	0	2	0	4.09	22.0	24	13	10	6	8
July	4	4	2	2	0	3.60	30.0	24	12	12	7	10
August	6	6	1	3	0	3.32	43.1	34	20	16	13	19
Sept./Oct.	7	7	1	5	0	5.10	47.2	57	29	27	18	20

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1996	13	13	4	5	0	5.64	75.0	100	51	47	11	20	39	4	1	1.60	.332	TOR
1997	22	22	12	6	0	3.46	153.1	164	76	59	15	37	63	3	0	1.31	.283	TOR
1998	36	36	15	11	0	4.04	225.0	245	119	101	23	50	127	3	1	1.31	.299	TOR MON
1999	24	24	3	10	0	5.32	140.1	181	101	83	17	35	71	1	1	1.54	.335	MON ARI
2000	29	29	12	9	0	4.10	186.2	184	92	85	21	55	111	1	1	1.28	.281	ARI
2001	34	34	9	14	0	5.43	207.0	251	135	125	36	53	126	2	1	1.47	.315	ARI DET
2002	34	34	12	15	0	4.91	216.1	253	124	118	35	53	106	4	0	1.41	.303	DET
2003	18	18	3	6	0	7.52	91.0	127	78	76	21	27	32	0	0	1.69	.321	ATL
2004	30	27	4	16	0	4.44	186.1	195	101	92	30	59	81	0	0	1.36	.267	ATL ANA
Total	240	237	74	92	0	4.78	1481.0	1700	877	786	209	389	756	18	5	1.41	.301

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1994, A	4	4	1	1	0	2.33	27.0	17	8	7	1	10	30	0	0	1.00	.242
1994, AA	21	21	9	3	0	2.82	137.0	119	47	43	7	35	84	1	1	1.12	.265
1995, AA	22	22	16	4	0	2.76	150.0	129	49	46	8	35	110	1	0	1.09	.274
1995, AAA	7	7	2	3	0	4.10	41.2	39	21	19	4	9	22	1	0	1.15	.261
1996, AAA	22	22	7	5	0	3.34	129.1	143	59	48	16	36	78	0	0	1.38	.303
1997, AAA	12	12	4	5	0	2.75	78.2	92	29	24	4	17	46	0	0	1.39	.344
1999, AAA	4	4	2	1	0	5.59	19.1	31	16	12	0	6	18	0	0	1.91	.443
2000, AAA	5	5	1	0	0	1.72	31.1	30	10	6	1	7	22	0	0	1.18	.296
2003, AAA	3	3	2	0	0	1.69	21.1	15	5	4	1	2	9	0	0	0.80	.219
2004, AA	2	2	0	2	0	3.21	14.0	9	5	5	1	6	9	0	0	1.07	.211

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2000	1	1	1	0	0	1.50	6.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0
Total	1	1	1	0	0	1.50	6.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1996	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR
1997	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TOR
1998	36	46	7	1	0	0	6	2	3	16	0	0	.152	.204	.174	.378	TOR MON
1999	24	44	6	0	2	0	3	2	2	17	0	1	.136	.170	.227	.397	MON ARI
2000	29	52	9	1	0	0	0	5	5	16	0	1	.173	.259	.192	.451	ARI
2001	34	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	ARI DET
2002	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2003	18	30	4	1	0	1	2	3	2	10	0	1	.133	.188	.267	.454	ATL
Total	213	198	28	3	2	1	11	13	12	70	0	3	.141	.193	.192	.385

Fielding Stats 2004

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Pitcher	30	27	14	20	4	34	0	1.000	186.1	1.64
Shortstop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/9/2003 to a 3-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year...
Hit first career homerun on 5/17/2003, off Matt Clement (SFN)...
Released by Atlanta on 3/7/2004...
Signed as a free agent by Anaheim on 4/6/2004 to a minor league deal...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
2002 - 15 - 8th

CG
1996 - 4 - 10th
1997 - 3 - 10th
1998 - 3 - 7th
2002 - 4 - 7th

SHO
1999 - 1 - 2nd

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