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Name	Team	Age
John Mercado	Retired (2012, Age 40)	42
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 18 (1991)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League	0	17 years (20 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	4/22/1972
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
2001	AL	Gold Glove (C)
2002	AL	Gold Glove (C)
2004	AL	Gold Glove (C)
2005	AL	All Star Starter (C)
2006	AL	All Star Starter (C)
2007	AL	Gold Glove (C)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2012-11-01	John Mercado has retired from the Oakland Klones
2012-04-02	John Mercado of the Oakland Klones is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
2004-07-11	John Mercado of the Oakland Klones is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1996-03-03	The Oakland Klones have promoted John Mercado to the major league team. The Oakland Klones have promoted Efrain Hart to the major league team. The Oakland Klones have promoted Sam Hyrne to the major league team. The Oakland Klones have designated Darren Hartford for assignment. The Oakland Klones have designated Jim Muller for assignment. The Oakland Klones have designated John Anderson for assignment.
1994-05-17	The Oakland Klones have sent John Mercado to the minors.
1994-04-23	The Oakland Klones have promoted John Mercado to the major league team.
1989-04-02	Trade #1704432 has been completed between the Los Angeles Red and the Oakland Klones. The Oakland Klones receive Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 LAN (John Mercado) from the Los Angeles Red in exchange for Howie Henderson.