Matt Mervis

Matt Mervis

26-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Chicago Cubs AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Mervis was pretty unlucky in his first big-league cup of coffee, but first basemen and designated hitters don't usually get many chances in their mid-20s to prove they belong in a big-league lineup. He had a .218 BABIP, .167 average and .234 xBA while showcasing an impressive 111.8 mph maxEV, 13.8 Barrel% and 50.0 HardHit% in 58 events over 99 plate appearances. His 32.3 percent strikeout rate was by far the highest mark of his pro career, but his 30.7 O-Swing% and 75.0 Z-Swing% were strong swing-decision marks for a rookie. Mervis, who turns 26 in April, was excellent for the second year in a row at Triple-A, but his exploits at that level are irrelevant at this point. He is either a Quad-A hitter or a big leaguer, and we won't know for sure until he gets an extended look. Just because Mervis looks like he's atop the depth chart in December doesn't mean that won't change as the offseason progresses, so make sure you don't go into the season relying on him. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#406
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2024.
Makes return from IL
1BChicago Cubs  AAA
August 25, 2024
Mervis (hand) was reinstated from Triple-A Iowa's 7-day injured list Tuesday and has gone 4-for-17 with five walks since rejoining the lineup.
ANALYSIS
Mervis missed about six-and-a-half weeks with a hand injury and didn't require a rehab assignment before being activated. The 26-year-old has spent the majority of the season at Iowa, slashing .238/.332/.463 with 13 home runs and two stolen bases over 60 games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
7
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+79%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+55%
OPS vs RHP
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .390 21 0 0 3 0 .150 .190 .200
Since 2022vs Right .499 105 9 3 11 0 .156 .229 .271
2024vs Left .500 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2024vs Right .280 25 1 0 3 0 .120 .120 .160
2023vs Left .368 19 0 0 3 0 .158 .158 .211
2023vs Right .572 80 8 3 8 0 .169 .263 .310
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+24%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+8%
OPS on Road
2022
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .424 57 3 1 6 0 .137 .228 .196
Since 2022Away .525 69 6 2 8 0 .169 .217 .308
2024Home .000 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2024Away .458 18 1 0 3 0 .176 .222 .235
2023Home .509 48 3 1 6 0 .167 .271 .238
2023Away .549 51 5 2 5 0 .167 .216 .333
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Matt Mervis compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.13
 
BB Rate
3.7%
 
K Rate
29.6%
 
BABIP
.167
 
ISO
.038
 
AVG
.115
 
OBP
.148
 
SLG
.154
 
OPS
.302
 
wOBA
.139
 
Exit Velocity
87.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
16.7%
 
Barrels/PA
3.7%
 
Expected BA
.127
 
Expected SLG
.206
 
Sprint Speed
21.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
44.4%
 
Line Drive %
5.6%
 
Fly Ball %
50.0%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Mervis, one of the gems of the undrafted free agent class from the shortened five-round pandemic draft of 2020, was one of the breakout hitting prospects of 2022. Not only did he destroy the pitching at High-A (182 wRC+), Double-A (148 wRC+) and Triple-A (152 wRC+), but his strikeout rate dropped and his walk rate increased as the competition improved. Mervis slashed .297/.383/.593 with 15 home runs, a 10.4 BB% and a 14.6 K% in 57 games at Triple-A and had three strikeouts and three walks while homering five times in his first 12 games of the Arizona Fall League. He is seemingly getting better every week en route to tallying 41 home runs in 149 games (and counting) in 2022. The Cubs added veterans Eric Hosmer and Trey Mancini during the offseason, temporarily blocking the path the playing time at first base in the majors, though his long-term outlook at the position remains positive. Mervis' OPS was 1.034 against righties and .869 against lefties, so while he may be worse against same-handed pitching, he won't need a platoon partner when the Cubs deem him ready for the big leagues. Mervis had already drawn plenty of attention as a popular sleeper pick early in offseason drafts, but expect his ADP to trend down heading into spring training with the likelihood that he opens the season at Triple-A Iowa following the Cubs' additions of Hosmer and Mancini.
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Lands on IL with hand injury
1BChicago Cubs  AAA
Hand
July 17, 2024
Triple-A Iowa placed Mervis on its 7-day injured list July 4 with an apparent hand injury, Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register reports.
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Sent down to Triple-A
1BChicago Cubs  AAA
May 4, 2024
The Cubs optioned Mervis to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.
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Heads to bench Thursday
1BChicago Cubs  AAA
May 2, 2024
Mervis is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
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Not starting Thursday
1BChicago Cubs  AAA
April 25, 2024
Mervis is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.
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Batting eighth in season debut
1BChicago Cubs  AAA
April 23, 2024
Mervis was recalled from Triple-A Iowa and is batting eighth as the designated hitter Tuesday against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Set for MLB debut
1BChicago Cubs  AAA
May 4, 2023
The Cubs will promote Mervis to their big-league roster to make his debut during the series against the Marlins at Wrigley Field this weekend, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Mervis signed with the Cubs as an undrafted free agent in 2020 but has been impressed over the past two seasons, hitting a combined .305 with a .998 OPS in 161 games across three minor-league levels. That includes a torrid .286/.402/.560 slash line and six home runs through his first 112 plate appearances in Triple-A this season. He's a bat-first prospect with plenty of power and is expected to see time at both first base and designated hitter with the Cubs.
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