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Name	Team	Age
Ike Merkle	Retired (2236, Age 38)	Died (2281, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (2217)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	13 years (131 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
65	30	88
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
83	91	61
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
51	51	2
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	6	11
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
92	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
38	0	1/16/2198
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
13 (13.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
2217	74	41	80	36	55	12	60
2218	74	41	81	37	57	13	61
2219	75	41	84	39	58	14	69
2220	79	49	86	46	64	16	74
2221	85	51	93	50	66	18	78
2222	88	51	94	54	66	19	79
2223	90	54	97	57	68	24	85
2224	95	55	97	58	69	26	89
2225	96	57	97	58	72	28	91
2226	96	57	97	58	72	30	94
2227	96	57	97	58	73	31	94
2228	96	57	97	59	73	31	94
2229	96	58	97	59	73	31	94
2230	96	59	97	59	73	31	95
2231	96	61	97	60	73	31	96
2232	96	61	97	60	73	32	96
2233	94	61	95	60	67	30	93
2234	90	57	94	56	65	30	90
2235	86	54	91	52	64	31	89
2236	83	50	90	51	61	30	88

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2236-11-01	Ike Merkle has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2236-08-14	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Ike Merkle.
2235-06-10	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Tino Fregosi to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Sid Harper to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mark Hudson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Bill Hill to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Cuke Swan to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dick Decatur to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Earl Tanner to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Mike Harter to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Jim Cramer to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Ike Merkle for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated George Philley for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Ralph Healy for assignment.
2230-05-13	Ike Merkle of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
2229-08-10	Ike Merkle of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2225-09-29	Ike Merkle of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
2225-07-06	Ike Merkle of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2224-04-16	Ike Merkle of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2223-07-21	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Ike Merkle to the major league team.
2218-10-05	The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Frosty Crabtree to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Ike Merkle to the minors.
2217-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have auto-promoted Ike Merkle to the major leagues.