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Name	Team	Age
John Gonzalez	Retired (1990, Age 34)	Died (2020, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 41 (1978)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	3 years (85 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	12/12/1955
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (98.4 %)	D  (15.2 %)	D- (11.8 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1978	B	B	C	C+	B-	B	C+
1979	B	B+	C+	C+	B-	B	B-
1980	B+	A-	C+	B-	B	B+	B-
1981	B+	A-	B-	B-	B	B+	B-
1982	B+	A-	B	B-	B	B+	B-
1983	B+	A-	B	B-	B	B+	B-
1984	B+	A-	B	B-	B+	B+	B-
1985	B+	A-	B	B-	B+	B+	B
1986	A-	A-	B	B-	B+	B+	B
1987	A-	A-	B	B	B+	B+	B
1988	A-	A-	B	B	B+	A-	B
1989	A-	A-	B	B	B+	A-	B
1990	B+	B+	B	B-	B+	B+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1990-11-01	John Gonzalez has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1990-05-06	The Texas Warlords have waived John Gonzalez.
1990-04-18	The Texas Warlords have designated John Gonzalez for assignment.
1988-06-11	John Gonzalez of the Texas Warlords is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1987-04-01	The Texas Rangers have promoted John Conroy to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted John Gonzalez to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Robert Wilson to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted John Ball to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Jim Newson for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated Matthew Long for assignment.
1981-05-30	The Texas Rangers have demoted John Gonzalez to the minor leagues.
1981-05-17	The Texas Rangers have promoted John Gonzalez to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Jim Davis to the minors.
1981-04-28	The Texas Rangers have sent John Gonzalez down to the minors.
1981-04-01	The Texas Rangers have promoted John Gonzalez to the major league team.
1980-09-19	The Texas Rangers have sent John Gonzalez to the minors.
1980-08-24	The Texas Rangers have promoted John Gonzalez to the major league team.
1980-07-22	The Texas Rangers have sent John Gonzalez to the minors.
1980-07-07	The Texas Rangers have promoted John Gonzalez to the major league team.
1977-10-05	Trade #1289539 has been completed between the San Diego Revolucionarios and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers receive Draft Pick - 1981 Round 3 (SD), Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 TEX (John Gonzalez) from the San Diego Revolucionarios in exchange for .
1974-08-21	Trade #1276689 has been completed between the San Diego Revolucionarios and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers receive Charlie Gagne from the San Diego Revolucionarios in exchange for Draft Pick 1976 Round 2 TEX (Torey Gerner SD), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 TEX (Dean Hopkins), Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 TEX (John Gonzalez).