P Cristopher Crisostomo Mercedes #42
YO Giants NPB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
07/10/2025
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P CRISTOPHER CRISOSTOMO MERCEDES #42 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
23 11 6-3 1 2.67 77.2 70 5 20 63 1.16 1.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 45 50 45 45
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 50 50
Changeup 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/06/2025 CHUN Loss, 3-9 X 5.0 7 4 4 2 5 Loss
06/29/2025 HAN Win, 7-2 X 5.0 6 2 2 2 6 Win
06/24/2025 HIRO Win, 4-3 X 8.0 2 0 0 1 3
06/18/2025 @ HAN Win, 4-0 X 6.1 3 0 0 1 3 Win
06/10/2025 @ HOKK Win, 6-3 X 6.0 6 3 3 2 4 Win
06/04/2025 ORI Loss, 7-9 X 5.0 5 1 1 1 6
05/29/2025 FSB Win, 5-3 X 6.0 10 3 3 1 3
05/23/2025 YOKO Win, 8-1 X 4.1 6 1 1 2 6
05/17/2025 HAN Loss, 1-5 X 6.0 3 2 2 1 4 Loss
05/09/2025 @ HIRO Loss, 1-2 X 6.1 2 1 1 1 6
PERSONALITY
Not a leader, but doesn't cause any trouble either.
Birthday:03/08/1994
Born in:La Romana, LA
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y2,390,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 104 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 104 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 23 11 6 3 1 2.67 77.2 70 23 23 5 20 63 1 9.1 1 6 54.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 12 6 10.43 8.11 7.30 2.32 3.29 1.16 85 1.5 .290        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 128 26 3 0 0 6 7 28 2 0 0 .203 .241 .227 .467      
vs. RHB 160 44 6 1 5 17 13 35 2 0 0 .275 .326 .419 .744      
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 7 4 4 1 2 5  
March 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
April 10 0 2 1 1 3.00 12.0 11 4 4 1 4 10  
May 5 5 1 1 0 2.86 28.1 30 9 9 2 7 25  
June 5 5 3 0 0 1.78 30.1 22 6 6 1 7 22  
July 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 7 4 4 1 2 5  
Spring Training 5 5 1 2 0 4.26 19.0 19 9 9 2 5 24  
Last Year 29 24 11 3 0 2.36 156.2 151 46 41 9 41 115  
2 Years Ago 5 5 1 1 0 5.47 24.2 28 15 15 3 6 21  
Career 156 139 50 39 1 2.93 878.1 826 311 286 65 222 665  
Home 13 7 1 3 0 2.70 46.2 42 14 14 3 12 39  
Road 10 4 5 0 1 2.61 31.0 28 9 9 2 8 24  
Grass 5 3 3 0 0 2.21 20.1 16 5 5 2 6 17  
Turf 18 8 3 3 1 2.83 57.1 54 18 18 3 14 46  
Day 9 5 4 1 0 2.10 34.1 27 8 8 3 8 32  
Night 14 6 2 2 1 3.12 43.1 43 15 15 2 12 31  
As Starter 11 11 4 2 0 2.69 63.2 59 19 19 4 16 52  
As Reliever / Substitution 12 0 2 1 1 2.57 14.0 11 4 4 1 4 11  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 YO - NPB 24 13 13 5 4 0 2.05 92.0 69 28 21 4 16 53 2 1 0.92 .231 3.23 2.2 196
2019 YO - NPB 25 22 22 8 8 0 3.52 120.1 137 49 47 12 28 89 0 0 1.37 .331 3.81 2.0 114
2020 YO - NPB 26 11 11 4 4 0 3.10 58.0 53 20 20 5 19 45 0 0 1.24 .000 3.75 1.0 130
2021 Yomiuri - NPB 27 25 25 9 8 0 2.86 173.1 159 57 55 17 40 136 0 0 1.15 .286 3.44 3.2 133
2022 Yomiuri - NPB 28 28 28 6 8 0 3.28 175.2 159 73 64 10 52 143 0 0 1.20 .286 3.02 4.4 118
2023 YO - NPB 29 5 5 1 1 0 5.47 24.2 28 15 15 3 6 21 0 0 1.38 .325 3.81 0.2 63
2024 YO - NPB 30 29 24 11 3 0 2.36 156.2 151 46 41 9 41 115 1 0 1.23 .305 3.13 2.8 149
2025 YO - NPB 31 23 11 6 3 1 2.67 77.2 70 23 23 5 20 63 1 1 1.16 .290 3.29 1.5 146
Total NPB 156 139 50 39 1 2.93 878.1 826 311 286 65 222 665 4 2 1.19 .317 3.35 17.3 130
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Tampa Bay (DSL) - R 18 14 14 1 3 0 3.66 51.2 42 31 21 2 24 34 0 0 1.28 .253 4.07 0.6 107
2013 Tampa Bay (DSL) - R 19 4 4 1 0 0 1.56 17.1 13 6 3 1 9 14 0 0 1.27 .255 4.07 0.2 251
2013 Tampa Bay (GCL) - R 19 10 4 1 5 0 4.85 39.0 46 27 21 4 21 25 0 0 1.72 .333 5.25 -0.2 83
2013 Total - R 19 14 8 2 5 0 3.83 56.1 59 33 24 5 30 39 0 0 1.58 .312 4.89 0.0 104
2014 Tampa Bay (GCL) - R 20 7 0 1 2 0 3.24 16.2 13 7 6 0 5 11 0 0 1.08 .255 2.78 0.3 123
2015 Hudson Valley - A- 21 18 0 2 0 0 2.85 41.0 34 20 13 1 15 24 0 0 1.20 .254 3.74 0.3 140
2017 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 18 0 2 3 0 3.29 65.2 57 27 24 2 23 57 0 0 1.22 .302 3.09 1.0 122
2018 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 6 0 0 0 0 2.05 26.1 18 8 6 1 10 24 0 0 1.06 .239 3.01 0.4 196
2019 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 18.0 15 3 0 0 2 18 0 0 0.94 .312 1.53 0.7 999
2023 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 5 5 2 0 0 1.87 33.2 29 8 7 1 8 23 0 0 1.10 .286 2.62 0.9 183
Total NYP 18 0 2 0 0 2.85 41.0 34 20 13 1 15 24 0 0 1.20 .254 3.74 139.8
Total GCL 17 4 2 7 0 4.37 55.2 59 34 27 4 26 36 0 0 1.53 .311 4.51 91.6
Total NGN 33 5 4 3 0 2.32 143.2 119 46 37 4 43 122 0 0 1.13 .288 2.77 167.6
Total DSL 18 18 2 3 0 3.13 69.0 55 37 24 3 33 48 0 0 1.28 .254 4.07 125.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Yomiuri - NPB 27 3 3 0 2 0 6.46 15.1 19 11 11 6 5 7 0 0 1.57 .271 8.46 -0.6 59
2022 Yomiuri - NPB 28 2 2 1 0 0 5.84 12.1 14 9 8 3 5 5 0 0 1.54 .275 6.63 -0.2 66
2023 YO - NPB 29 5 0 1 0 0 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 0.95 .267 1.82 0.2 242
2024 YO - NPB 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 0.99 0.0 999
Total NPB 11 5 2 2 0 5.14 35.0 38 21 20 9 12 20 0 0 1.43 .274 6.40 74.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 YO - INT P 11 0 0 15 1 15 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Yomiuri - INT P 25 25 8 14 2 22 0 1.000 173.1 1.14 +1.1 1.247
2022 Yomiuri - INT P 28 28 8 23 1 32 1 .969 175.2 1.59 +1.8 1.104
2023 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA P 5 5 1 4 0 6 1 .833 33.2 1.34 +0.6 1.010
2023 YO - INT P 5 5 0 3 0 5 2 .600 24.2 1.09 -0.2 .992
2024 YO - INT P 29 24 3 20 0 23 0 1.000 156.2 1.32 +2.4 1.012
2025 YO - INT P 23 11 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 77.2 1.16 -0.3 .987
TOTAL P 126 98 24 85 5 113 4 .965 641.2 1.53 +5.4 1.083
PLAYER HISTORY
07/02/2011 Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a Minor League free agent
05/04/2021 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of Y4,800,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
07/15/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/16/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 NPB JCL Sawamura Award voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
07/01/2022 Wins the NPB JCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/24/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/02/2022 Wins the 2022 Japan Series with the Yomiuri Giants.
10/11/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JCL Golden Glove Award at P.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
05/07/2023 Injured on 05/05/2023, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 4 months.
09/21/2023 Wins the 2023 Japan Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the YO (Ni-Gun) Giants!
10/07/2023 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of Y4,780,000 with the YO Giants organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
07/29/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Japan Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/14/2024 Wins the 2024 NPB JCL Golden Glove Award at P.
10/19/2024 Finished 3rd in 2024 NPB JCL Sawamura Award voting.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
06/18/2025 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the HA Tigers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2022 10 3
Year GS Rank
2021 25 4
2022 28 2
2024 24 5
Year W Rank
2021 9 7
2024 11 3
Year L Rank
2022 8 9
Year Win. % Rank
2021 .529 6
2022 .429 5
2024 .786 1
Year IP Rank
2021 173.1 2
2022 175.2 1
2024 156.2 3
Year BF Rank
2021 703 2
2022 731 1
2024 648 5
Year HRA Rank
2021 17 2
Year K Rank
2021 136 4
2022 143 5
Year WP Rank
2022 5 9
Year ERA Rank
2021 2.86 3
2022 3.28 6
2024 2.36 1
Year BABIP Rank
2021 .286 5
2022 .286 2
2024 .305 4
Year WHIP Rank
2021 1.15 2
2022 1.20 4
2024 1.23 4
Year K/BB Rank
2021 3.40 2
2022 2.75 5
2024 2.80 2
Year RA/9 Rank
2021 10.38 2
2022 10.81 4
2024 11.32 4
Year HR/9 Rank
2021 0.88 8
2022 0.51 2
2024 0.52 4
Year H/9 Rank
2021 8.26 6
2022 8.15 5
2024 8.67 4
Year BB/9 Rank
2021 2.08 1
2022 2.66 2
2024 2.36 2
Year K/9 Rank
2021 7.06 8
2022 7.33 6
2024 6.61 9
Year QS Rank
2021 20 1
2022 17 1
2024 14 2
Year QSP Rank
2021 .800 1
2022 .607 3
2024 .583 3
Year CG Rank
2024 1 5
Year CGP Rank
2024 .042 3
Year GB% Rank
2021 0.53 1
2022 0.50 3
2024 0.52 2
Year WAR Rank
2021 3.4 4
2022 4.5 1
2024 2.8 7
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