Matt Mervis Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/16/1998 (24)
- Experience
- College
- Duke
Matt Mervis Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Matt Mervis News
Chicago Cubs first base prospect Matt Mervis will almost certainly begin 2023 at Triple-A Iowa after the team signed first basemen Eric Hosmer and Trey Mancini this offseason. Hosmer will take the at-bats against right-handers and even some lefties, with Mancini also a prime candidate at designated hitter. Mervis hit 36 home runs across three minor-league levels in 2022 and is considered Chicago's No. 21 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. But if Hosmer continues to struggle and Mervis is playing well on the farm, the Cubs won't hesitate to make a move. The left-handed hitting Mervis could still be a decent stash in NL-only leagues to begin the year and should have a good shot at making his big-league debut in 2023.
Batting Order
| 1 | Zach McKinstry |
| 2 | Seiya Suzuki |
| 3 | Patrick Wisdom |
| 4 | Ian Happ |
| 5 | Franmil Reyes |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner |
| 7 | P.J. Higgins |
| 8 | David Bote |
| 9 | Christopher Morel |
Matt Mervis Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Zach McKinstry |
| 2 | Seiya Suzuki |
| 3 | Patrick Wisdom |
| 4 | Ian Happ |
| 5 | Franmil Reyes |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner |
| 7 | P.J. Higgins |
| 8 | David Bote |
| 9 | Christopher Morel |
A two-way player in college at Duke University before being signed by the Chicago Cubs as an undrafted free agent, first baseman Matt Mervis was injured in 2021 and missed two months. That means Mervis' first entire season on the field as a hitter was in 2022, and he absolutely showed everything you would want to see. Mervis crushed 36 home runs in the minor league season across three levels and then followed that with six more home runs in the Arizona Fall League, tied for the AFL lead. Along the way, Mervis only struck out in 17.8% of plate appearances, a tremendously low rate for a slugger. He wasn't simply a slugger, though, as the 24-year-old sprayed 40 doubles on the season and hit .309 as a complete all-around hitter while walking at an 8.5 % rate. The Cubs' signings of Eric Hosmer and Trey Mancini will send Mervis back to Triple-A to open the season, but if he continues to punish the ball at the same rate as in 2022, the Cubs will find a place in their lineup for his bat.
