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Name	Team	Age
Dave Mercer	Retired (1975, Age 34)	Died (2021, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1962)	2B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	3 years (119 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	D+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	6/20/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (98.7 %)	C- (35.4 %)	F  (1.7 %)

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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
1962	D	A-	F	B-	B-	C-	C+
1963	D	A-	D-	B-	B-	C	B-
1964	D	A	D-	B-	B	C	B-
1965	D	A	D	B-	B	C+	B-
1966	D+	A	D	B	B	C+	B-
1967	D+	A	D	B	B	C+	B
1968	D+	A	D+	B	B	C+	B
1969	D+	A	D+	B	B	B-	B
1970	D+	A+	D+	B	B+	B-	B
1971	D+	A+	D+	B	B+	B-	B
1972	C-	A+	D+	B	B+	B-	B
1973	C-	A+	D+	B	B+	B-	B
1974	C-	A+	D+	B	B+	B-	B
1975	C-	A+	D+	B	B+	B-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Dave Mercer has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-08-10	The Kansas City Monarchs waive Dave Mercer.
1975-08-03	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Jim Minarcin to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Dave Mercer for assignment.
1974-04-05	The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Dave Mercer from the waiver wire.
1974-03-07	The Brooklyn Raiders have designated Oliver Wendell Jones for assignment. The Brooklyn Raiders have designated Dave Mercer for assignment.
1973-08-17	The Brooklyn Raiders have acquired Dave Mercer from the waiver wire.
1973-08-13	The Milwaukee Brats have designated Dave Mercer for assignment.
1972-03-07	The Milwaukee Brats have promoted Benny Umbarger to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brats have promoted Dave Mercer to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brats have promoted John Rollins to the major league team.
1966-08-31	The Milwaukee Brats have acquired Dave Mercer from the waiver wire.
1966-08-27	The Philadelphia Twist have waived Dave Mercer.