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Name	Team	Age
Jim Mercedes	Retired (1982, Age 34)	Died (2022, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18 (1971)	2B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	7 years (59 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	7/30/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (11.1 %)	F  (0.4 %)	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
1971	C+	B+	C	B	D+	C	B
1972	C+	A-	C	B	C-	C+	B+
1973	B-	A	C+	B+	C	C+	A-
1974	B-	A	C+	B+	C+	B-	A-
1975	B-	A	C+	B+	C+	B-	A-
1976	B-	A	C+	B+	C+	B-	A-
1977	B-	A	C+	B+	B-	B-	A-
1978	B-	A	B-	B+	B-	B-	A-
1979	B-	A	B-	B+	B-	B-	A-
1980	B-	A	B-	B+	B-	B-	A-
1981	B-	A	B-	B+	B-	B-	A-
1982	B-	A	B-	B+	B-	B-	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Jim Mercedes has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1982-08-05	The San Diego Comets have waived Jim Mercedes.
1982-05-21	The San Diego Comets have promoted George Wood to the major league team. The San Diego Comets have designated Jim Mercedes for assignment.
1975-08-15	Jim Mercedes of the San Diego Comets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1975-04-01	The San Diego Comets have promoted Jim Mercedes to the major league team. The San Diego Comets have designated Charlie Curry for assignment.
1974-09-24	The San Diego Comets have acquired Jim Mercedes from the waiver wire.
1974-04-18	The Arizona Honey Badgers have promoted Ed Vail to the major league team. The Arizona Honey Badgers have waived Jim Mercedes. The Arizona Honey Badgers have waived Bart Figga.
1974-04-01	The Arizona Honey Badgers have promoted Jim Mercedes to the major league team. The Arizona Honey Badgers have waived Libe Sheaffer.