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Name	Team	Age
John Mercado	Retired (2009, Age 36)	55
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34 (1996)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	9 years (1 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	4/14/1973
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1996	C	B-	C+	B	B-	B	B
1997	C	B	B-	B+	B-	B	B+
1998	C	B	B-	B+	B	B+	B+
1999	C+	B	B	B+	B	B+	A-
2000	B-	B+	B	A-	B	B+	A-
2001	B-	B+	B	A-	B	A-	A
2002	B-	B+	B	A-	B+	A-	A
2003	B-	B+	B	A-	B+	A-	A
2004	B-	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-	A
2005	B-	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-	A
2006	B-	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-	A
2007	B-	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-	A
2008	B-	B	B+	A-	B	B+	A
2009	B-	B	B	A-	B-	B+	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2009-11-01	John Mercado has retired from the Tampa Bay Highlanders
2009-09-20	John Mercado of the Tampa Bay Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
2001-04-14	The Tampa Bay Highlanders have promoted John Mercado to the major league team.
1998-06-10	The Tampa Bay Rowdies have sent John Mercado to the minors.
1998-05-26	The Tampa Bay Rowdies have promoted John Mercado to the major league team.
1996-04-18	The Tampa Bay Rowdies have acquired John Mercado from the waiver wire.
1996-04-01	The San Francisco Giants have waived John Mercado.