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Ivan Rodriguez League
4-1-2245
Jim Mertes Relief Pitcher
Retired (2008, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.38 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 69-117 Status Deceased (2045) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 08-06-1972
K 1029 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1995)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(115 games)
IP 1835.1
WHIP 1.43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C+   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D  Velocity D    Mentor Val A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1995 KC
35
69
4
8
1
0
0
1
2
 19 0 0
1
 1 2
.271
.141
.130
.014
.116
1996 KC
36
79
3
11
1
0
0
5
3
 23 0 0
0
 0 3
.323
.171
.152
.013
.139
1997 KC
76
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 3 1 0
1
 0 1
.237
.154
.083
.000
.083
1998 KC
73
23
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
 7 0 0
1
 0 0
.174
.087
.087
.000
.087
1999 KC
65
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.154
.077
.077
.000
.077
2000 KC
47
16
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
 2 0 0
1
 0 0
.625
.312
.312
.000
.312
2001 KC
56
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
2002 BRO-PHI
21
45
3
5
0
0
0
5
0
 9 0 1
0
 0 1
.220
.109
.111
.000
.111
2003 PHI
28
45
1
5
0
0
0
0
2
 10 0 0
0
 0 0
.260
.149
.111
.000
.111
2004 PHI
35
77
3
10
1
0
0
4
0
 21 0 0
0
 0 2
.273
.130
.143
.013
.130
2005 PHI
31
57
2
9
0
0
0
1
2
 22 0 1
1
 0 1
.341
.183
.158
.000
.158
2006 PHI
32
62
6
6
0
0
0
1
1
 24 1 0
0
 0 1
.222
.125
.097
.000
.097
2007 PHI
86
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.400
.200
.200
.000
.200
2008 PHI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
621
513
25
64
3
0
0
18
10
 144 2 2
5
 1 11
.275
.144
.131
.006
.125
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2008-11-01Jim Mertes has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2008-04-30The Philadelphia Amish Paradise have waived Jim Mertes.
2008-04-10The Philadelphia Amish Paradise have designated Jim Mertes for assignment.
2005-09-11Jim Mertes of the Philadelphia Amish Paradise is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
2002-08-05Jim Mertes of the Philadelphia Amish Paradise is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
2002-06-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Amish Paradise and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Jamie Salveson, Carl Jackson, Draft Pick - 2003 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Amish Paradise in exchange for Jim Mertes, Larry Priest, Tony Ginter.
2002-04-18The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Jim Mertes from the waiver wire.
2002-04-01The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Don Carr to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Jon Secrist to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Stan Wilson to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Jason Krug for assignment. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Jim Mertes for assignment. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Bob Southworth for assignment.
1995-04-02The Kansas City Thundersticks have promoted Jim Mertes to the major league team. The Kansas City Thundersticks have designated Bob Olin for assignment.