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Name	Team	Age
John Martin	Retired (1988, Age 33)	Died (2034, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (1974)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League	0	6 years (89 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	D	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	12/3/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
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
1974	D-	B+	F	C+	B	D	D
1975	D-	B+	D-	B-	B+	D+	D+
1976	D	A-	D-	B	B+	C-	D+
1977	D	A-	D-	B+	B+	C-	C-
1978	D+	A	D-	B+	B+	C-	C-
1979	D+	A	D	A-	B+	C	C-
1980	D+	A	D	A-	A-	C	C-
1981	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C-
1982	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C-
1983	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C
1984	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C
1985	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C
1986	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C
1987	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C
1988	C-	A	D	A-	A-	C	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	John Martin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-04-05	The Brooklyn Giants have waived John Martin.
1988-03-01	The Brooklyn Giants have promoted John Piazza to the major league team. The Brooklyn Giants have promoted Nelson Dreyer to the major league team. The Brooklyn Giants have designated John Martin for assignment. The Brooklyn Giants have designated Sandy Kiefer for assignment.
1987-03-05	The Brooklyn Giants have promoted John Martin to the major league team. The Brooklyn Giants have designated Hal Manuel for assignment.
1987-03-05	The Brooklyn Giants have acquired John Martin from the waiver wire.
1986-05-12	The Milwaukee Meatheads have waived John Martin.
1986-04-25	The Milwaukee Meatheads have designated John Martin for assignment.
1981-03-01	The Milwaukee Meatheads have promoted John Martin to the major league team. The Milwaukee Meatheads have promoted Archi Norris to the major league team. The Milwaukee Meatheads have promoted Boom-Boom Beck to the major league team.
1979-04-05	The Milwaukee Meatheads have promoted Mose Kennedy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Meatheads have sent John Martin to the minors.
1978-08-13	The Milwaukee Meatheads have promoted John Martin to the major league team.
1974-05-29	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Scotsmen and the Milwaukee Meatheads. The Milwaukee Meatheads receive John Martin, Chet McBride from the Cleveland Scotsmen in exchange for Draft Pick - 1977 Round 1 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 2 (MIL).