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Name	Team	Age
Bill Mercedes	Retired (2173, Age 35)	Died (2217, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (2160)	1B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ivan Rodriguez League	0	13 years (13 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C-	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	7/23/2138
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
4	5	8
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (99.0 %)	D+ (22.3 %)	D- (10.8 %)

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Year	League	Award
2164	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
2166	AL	Gold Glove (1B)
2167	AL	Gold Glove (1B)
2172	AL	MVP

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2173-11-01	Bill Mercedes has retired from the Texas Tornado
2171-10-03	The Texas Tornado have removed Bill Mercedes from the trade block.
2170-09-11	Bill Mercedes of the Texas Tornado is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
2170-04-10	The Texas Tornado have placed Bill Mercedes on the trade block.
2167-09-02	Bill Mercedes of the Texas Tornado is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
2164-04-29	The Texas Tornado have promoted Bill Mercedes to the major league team.
2164-04-18	The Texas Tornado have demoted Bill Mercedes to the minor leagues.
2162-05-12	Bill Mercedes of the Texas Tornado is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2161-06-27	Bill Mercedes of the Texas Tornado is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2161-04-28	Bill Mercedes of the Texas Tornado is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2161-04-01	The Texas Tornado have promoted Bill Mercedes to the major league team. The Texas Tornado have designated Brian Bushelman for assignment.
2160-07-30	Trade #1297944 has been completed between the Minnesota Rangers and the Texas Tornado. The Texas Tornado receive Jerry Freigau, Bill Mercedes, Draft Pick 2163 Round 1 MIN (Dick Smith), Draft Pick 2162 Round 1 MIN (Willie Carrasquel) from the Minnesota Rangers in exchange for Tommy Hofman, Lefty Porter.