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Name	Team	Age
Mel Walton	Retired (1992, Age 36)	Died (2031, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11 (1976)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League	0	12 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A-	A
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	2/14/1956
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (88.8 %)	A- (79.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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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
1976	C-	A-	D+	B-	D+	C+	D+
1977	C	A	C-	B	C-	B-	C-
1978	C+	A+	C	A-	C	B	C
1979	C+	A+	C	A-	C+	B+	C+
1980	B-	A+	C	A	B-	B+	C+
1981	B-	A+	C+	A	B-	A-	C+
1982	B-	A+	C+	A	B-	A-	B-
1983	B-	A+	B-	A	B-	A	B-
1984	B-	A+	B-	A	B-	A	B-
1985	B-	A+	B-	A	B-	A	B-
1986	B-	A+	B-	A	B-	A	B-
1987	B-	A+	B-	A	B-	A	B-
1988	B-	A+	B-	A+	B-	A	B-
1989	B-	A+	B-	A+	B-	A	B-
1990	B-	A+	B-	A+	B-	A	B-
1991	B-	A+	B-	A	B-	A	B-
1992	B-	A+	C+	A	C+	A	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1992-11-01	Mel Walton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1992-08-31	The Brooklyn Batmen have waived Mel Walton.
1992-07-29	The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted George Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have designated Chico Knott for assignment. The Brooklyn Batmen have designated Mel Walton for assignment.
1992-06-28	The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Mel Walton to the major league team.
1992-06-28	The Brooklyn Batmen have acquired Mel Walton from the waiver wire.
1992-04-15	The Kansas City Devils have waived Mel Walton.
1992-04-02	The Kansas City Devils have designated Mel Walton for assignment.
1990-05-05	The Kansas City Devils have promoted Henry Martinez to the major league team. The Kansas City Devils have promoted Mel Walton to the major league team.
1989-08-16	The Kansas City Devils have promoted Logan Masters to the major league team. The Kansas City Devils have designated Mel Walton for assignment.
1984-07-30	Mel Walton of the Kansas City Devils is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-06-01	The Kansas City Devils have promoted Mel Walton to the major league team. The Kansas City Devils have promoted Jay Marshall to the major league team. The Kansas City Devils have designated Kent Durst for assignment.