Jesus Merchan
Jesus Delfin Merchan
Born: March 26, 1981
Maracay, Aragua VE
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 2000-2016
Jesus Merchan compiled a career batting average of .300 with 30 home runs and 444 RBI in his 1131-game career with the Twins, Elizabethton Twins, Quad Cities River Bandits, Fort Myers Miracle, Lakewood BlueClaws, Reading Phillies, Clearwater Threshers, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, Ottawa Lynx, Tucson Sidewinders, Indians, Akron Aeros, Columbus Clippers, Dunedin Blue Jays, Las Vegas 51s, New Orleans Zephyrs, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Lancaster Barnstormers, Tucson Padres and Trois-Rivieres Aigles. He began playing during the 2000 season and last took the field during the 2016 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R | GULF | Twins | 36 | 143 | 118 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | .314 | .393 | .356 | .749 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 47 | 144 | 133 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .271 | .306 | .383 | .689 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 92 | 342 | 308 | 47 | 86 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 35 | .279 | .336 | .373 | .710 | 115 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 101 | 439 | 392 | 60 | 116 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 18 | .296 | .362 | .390 | .752 | 153 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 79 | 274 | 247 | 23 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 18 | .287 | .336 | .344 | .680 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 12 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .179 | .273 | .205 | .478 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | 28 | 121 | 112 | 10 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .277 | .322 | .339 | .662 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 48 | 166 | 151 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .265 | .311 | .325 | .635 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 100 | 338 | 317 | 43 | 87 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | .274 | .312 | .363 | .675 | 115 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .467 | .417 | .883 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .385 | .429 | .769 | 1.198 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 81 | 322 | 276 | 53 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 17 | .330 | .404 | .478 | .882 | 132 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 24 | 99 | 89 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .247 | .302 | .371 | .673 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 114 | 477 | 436 | 50 | 148 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 44 | .339 | .373 | .443 | .816 | 193 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 10 | 49 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .366 | .438 | .390 | .828 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Indians | 6 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .368 | .749 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 27 | 108 | 100 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .280 | .321 | .350 | .671 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 39 | 166 | 149 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .315 | .368 | .443 | .811 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 | .263 | .316 | .579 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 26 | 107 | 93 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .366 | .419 | .419 | .838 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 58 | 196 | 183 | 22 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | .268 | .313 | .328 | .641 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 45 | 154 | 145 | 18 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .366 | .392 | .503 | .896 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 31 | 127 | 115 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .391 | .440 | .478 | .918 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 72 | 196 | 181 | 18 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | .254 | .299 | .315 | .614 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | Trois-Rivieres Aigles | 43 | 165 | 148 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | .270 | .345 | .345 | .690 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1131 | 4248 | 3836 | 517 | 1149 | 201 | 27 | 30 | 444 | 55 | 35 | 239 | 332 | .300 | .352 | .389 | .741 | 1494 | 102 | 87 | 53 | 33 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R | GULF | Twins | SS | 33 | 36 | 68 | 7 | 8 | .937 | 3.152 |
| 2000 | R | GULF | Twins | 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2001 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 2B | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.167 |
| 2001 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2001 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | SS | 33 | 34 | 71 | 4 | 10 | .963 | 3.182 |
| 2001 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2002 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | SS | 38 | 45 | 91 | 8 | 16 | .944 | 3.579 |
| 2002 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 2B | 32 | 56 | 62 | 4 | 9 | .967 | 3.688 |
| 2002 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 3B | 16 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 5 | .896 | 2.688 |
| 2002 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | SS | 41 | 61 | 109 | 12 | 12 | .934 | 4.146 |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 2B | 36 | 71 | 72 | 3 | 18 | .979 | 3.972 |
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 3B | 21 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 3 | .960 | 2.286 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 2B | 39 | 70 | 97 | 4 | 23 | .977 | 4.282 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | SS | 30 | 57 | 82 | 6 | 20 | .959 | 4.633 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | SS | 43 | 51 | 112 | 9 | 26 | .948 | 3.791 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 2B | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | SS | 17 | 28 | 61 | 4 | 13 | .957 | 5.235 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | 2B | 11 | 24 | 40 | 1 | 10 | .985 | 5.818 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | SS | 10 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 9 | .943 | 5.000 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 45 | 25 | 55 | 5 | 7 | .941 | 1.778 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | SS | 30 | 61 | 81 | 5 | 13 | .966 | 4.733 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | SS | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.333 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 2B | 11 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | .917 | 4.000 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .778 | 1.400 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | SS | 40 | 67 | 103 | 8 | 28 | .955 | 4.250 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | SS | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .905 | 6.333 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 2B | 25 | 48 | 56 | 2 | 13 | .981 | 4.160 |
| 2007 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | SS | 24 | 29 | 61 | 9 | 11 | .909 | 3.750 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 2B | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .882 | 5.000 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | SS | 107 | 175 | 297 | 21 | 81 | .957 | 4.411 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | LF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | SS | 9 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .933 | 3.111 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 2B | 7 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 5 | .972 | 5.000 |
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Indians | SS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .700 | 2.333 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 2B | 17 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 10 | .932 | 4.000 |
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Indians | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | SS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 2B | 8 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 6 | .953 | 5.125 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | SS | 31 | 51 | 75 | 7 | 24 | .947 | 4.065 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 2B | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | SS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | SS | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | SS | 39 | 54 | 94 | 6 | 23 | .961 | 3.795 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 2B | 20 | 46 | 54 | 4 | 14 | .962 | 5.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 2B | 10 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 2.600 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 3B | 24 | 14 | 43 | 4 | 4 | .934 | 2.375 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 2B | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 3B | 15 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .943 | 2.200 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | SS | 15 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 7 | .942 | 4.333 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 2B | 14 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 3.857 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 3B | 58 | 29 | 76 | 6 | 3 | .946 | 1.810 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 2B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | Trois-Rivieres Aigles | SS | 4 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 4 | .960 | 6.000 |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | Trois-Rivieres Aigles | 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | Trois-Rivieres Aigles | 3B | 19 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .865 | 1.684 |
| 2016 | Ind | CAMA | Trois-Rivieres Aigles | 1B | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.000 |
| Totals | 1042 | 1422 | 2339 | 186 | 479 | .953 | 3.609 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | R | Gulf Coast League | Twins | MIN | ||
| 2001 | R | Appalachian League | Elizabethton Twins | MIN | ||
| 2002 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | MIN | ||
| 2003 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | MIN | ||
| 2004 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | April 8, 2004 | September 2, 2004 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | April 8, 2005 | May 4, 2005 |
| 2005 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | May 31, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2005 | A | South Atlantic League | Lakewood BlueClaws | PHI | June 6, 2005 | July 15, 2005 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | April 7, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Clearwater Threshers | PHI | June 30, 2006 | July 3, 2006 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | April 5, 2007 | July 29, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | PHI | July 7, 2007 | July 8, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | August 4, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | April 3, 2008 | August 30, 2008 |
| 2009 | R | Arizona League | Indians | CLE | July 16, 2009 | July 23, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | July 26, 2009 | August 7, 2009 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | August 8, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | TOR | April 8, 2010 | May 29, 2010 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | August 12, 2010 | August 18, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | FLO | April 23, 2011 | August 5, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | August 7, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | April 28, 2012 | June 8, 2012 | |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Padres | SDN | June 12, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Padres | SDN | April 4, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2016 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Trois-Rivieres Aigles | May 19, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
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