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Name	Team	Age
Mel Taylor	Retired (2069, Age 39)	39
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (2048)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Tim Raines League	0	17 years (2 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	A+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	10/14/2030
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
2053	AL	Rookie of the Year; All Star Reserve (SS)
2054	AL	Gold Glove (SS)
2055	AL	All Star Reserve (SS)
2056	AL	All Star Starter (SS)
2058	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
2059	AL	All Star Starter (SS)
2060	AL	All Star Starter (SS)
2061	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (SS)
2062	AL	All Star Starter (SS)
2063	AL	All Star Reserve (SS)
2064	AL	All Star Starter (SS); Gold Glove (SS)
2065	AL	All Star Reserve (SS)
2066	AL	All Star Reserve (SS)
2067	AL	All Star Starter (SS)
2068	AL	All Star Starter (SS)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2069-11-01	Mel Taylor has retired from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2067-08-31	Mel Taylor collected his 3000th career hit.
2061-09-20	Mel Taylor of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2058-07-27	Mel Taylor of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2053-03-01	The Tampa Bay Sun Rays have promoted Mel Taylor to the major league team.
2052-09-26	The Tampa Bay Sun Rays have promoted Paul Lawton to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Sun Rays have sent Mel Taylor to the minors.
2052-08-25	The Tampa Bay Sun Rays have promoted Mel Taylor to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Sun Rays have sent Lefty Ayrault to the minors.
2048-03-07	Trade #1737419 has been completed between the Los Angeles Kings and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays receive Draft Pick 2048 Round 2 LAA (Gene Flick), Draft Pick 2048 Round 1 LAA (Mel Taylor) from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Bill Sulik, Jess Nyx.