Sim Dynasty Baseball - Merv Banta (Cesar Cedeno League)

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Merv Banta Revert to original name	Second Base Retired (1988, Age 37)
	Cesar Cedeno League 10-19-2075

	CAREER		BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
	AVG	.272	Total Rating	B	Bats/Throws	B/R
	OPS	.774	Status	Deceased (2025)	Option Years	0
	H	2150	Age at Death	74	Date of Birth	06-24-1951
	HR	273	Drafted	Round 1, Pick 3 (1974)	Majors Svc Time	15 years (72 games)
	RBI	995	Drafted	Round 1, Pick 3 (1974)	Majors Svc Time	15 years (72 games)
	SB	256

OFFENSE						PITCHING		MENTORING
Contact vs. R		B	Contact vs. L		B	Endurance	B-	Ldrship	C
Power vs. R		B+	Power vs. L		B+	Velocity	C	Mentor vR	A
Speed		B-	Bunt		D+	Control	D-	Mentor vL	A
POSITIONS						DEFENSE/HEALTH		POSTSEASON
C *	---		SS	---		Range	B	WS Rings	4
1B	---		LF	---		Arm	A-	WS Appearances	6
2B	A+ (100%)		CF	---		Health	C-	LCS Appearances	7
3B	---		RF	---		Injured Days	0	All Star Teams	3

* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year	OS Age	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
1974	23	B-	B+	B-	B+	B+	B-	C
1975	24	B-	B+	B	A-	A-	B-	C+
1976	25	B	A-	B	A-	A-	B	B-
1977	26	B	A-	B	A-	A-	B+	B-
1978	27	B	A-	B	A-	A	A-	B-
1979	28	B	A-	B	A	A	A-	B
1980	29	B	A-	B+	A	A	A-	B
1981	30	B+	A	B+	A	A	A-	B
1982	31	B+	A	B+	A	A	A-	B
1983	32	B+	A	B+	A	A	A-	B
1984	33	B+	A	B+	A	A	A-	B
1985	34	B+	A	B+	A	A	A-	B
1986	35	B+	A-	B+	A	A-	A-	B
1987	36	B	B+	B	A-	B+	A-	B
1988	37	B	B+	B	A-	B	A-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Merv Banta has retired from the New York Highlanders
1988-07-07	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1987-08-03	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1986-04-16	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1985-09-10	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1985-05-07	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1983-06-20	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1981-04-19	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1977-05-02	Merv Banta of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1974-04-01	The New York Highlanders have promoted Walt Clark to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have promoted Merv Banta to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Walt Alou for assignment.