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Name	Team	Age
Wes Nelson	Retired (1982, Age 39)	Died (2021, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1963)	RF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lyman Bostock Jr League	0	17 years (24 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	5/1/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (97.3 %)	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
1963	D+	B-	D-	C+	D	F	F
1964	D+	B	D	B-	D+	D-	F
1965	D+	B	D	B	C-	D	D-
1966	C-	B	D+	B	C-	D+	D-
1967	C	B+	D+	B	C-	C-	D
1968	C	B+	C-	B+	C	C	D+
1969	C	B+	C	B+	C	C+	C-
1970	C	B+	C+	A-	C	C+	C
1971	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B-	C
1972	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C
1973	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1974	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1975	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1976	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1977	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1978	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1979	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1980	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1981	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+
1982	C+	B+	C+	A-	C+	B	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Wes Nelson has retired from the Cleveland Indians
1979-08-30	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Mint and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Heinie Upton, Wes Nelson, VJ Carrero, Len Adams, Draft Pick - 1981 Round 1 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1980 Round 2 (WAS) from the Philadelphia Mint in exchange for Ravelo Meador, Will Chapman, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 1 (CLE).
1973-04-08	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Mint and the Chicago Mongoose. The Chicago Mongoose receive Jay Riedl, Frank Falco, Steve Orlufsky, Draft Pick - 1974 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Mint in exchange for Wes Nelson, Draft Pick - 1974 Round 3 (CHN).
1966-03-26	The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Wes Nelson to the major league team. The Chicago Mongoose have promoted Charley Gullic to the major league team.