Mercer may not have been one of the best players over the last five or six seasons, but he still played a role in snapping the losing season streak. He’s a good guy with a young family, so good for him for getting paid.
So to honor his 6.095 service years in a Pirates uniform, these are the games where his bat helped the team the most, based on Win Probability Added (WPA).
5. Apr. 27, 2016: +0.361 WPA
Sometimes it takes just one hit to be the hero. Mercer was sitting on an 0-4 night when he came up in the top of the 12th with Gregory Polanco on first base and two outs.