Tag: Tylor Megill

Oscar Mercado was fooled so bad by a pitch that he fell down mid-check swing

A rough swing for Oscar Mercado.

I would say this is a little bit embarrassing for the St. Louis Cardinals’ Oscar Mercado, but to be fair: It’s spring training still, and the pitch the New York Mets’ Tylor Megill threw on Sunday was awesome.

Megill threw a fastball high and tight on Mercado, who tried an inside-out kind of swing on it. But then he appeared to try to stop the swing AND maybe get out of the way of the baseball that was pretty near him, and then he collapsed.

A rough one to say the least, and some good jokes were made out of it on Twitter:

Oof. Better luck next time.

5 players you need to add in fantasy leagues after MLB’s opening weekend

Steven Kwan and Hunter Greene should be your top priorities on the waiver wires

Not much can be learned after just four games.

That much is pretty true across most sports, but especially in baseball, where it accounts for barely 2.4% of team’s 162-game season. That doesn’t mean we can’t overreact to some of what we saw across Major League Baseball’s opening weekend.

And for fantasy players who are still in the midst of their first matchup, early season acquisitions can be absolutely crucial. You don’t want to miss out on the type of production Yermin Mercedes had last April or what Logan Webb was able to sustain all year.

One series might not tell us everything we need to know, but it’s enough to convince us to add a few players off waivers immediately. Here’s who you should grab as fast as you can.