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Name	Team	Age
John Mertes	Retired (1995, Age 34)	Died (2039, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42 (1984)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	0 years (21 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
50	50	20
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
5	18	47
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
2	10	37
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	27	74
Leadership	Mentor Value
8	13
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
51	0	8/6/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1984	53	7	61
1985	53	11	62
1986	53	11	62
1987	53	14	63
1988	54	18	68
1989	55	19	70
1990	55	21	70
1991	55	23	70
1993	55	24	72
1994	55	24	73
1995	55	27	74

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1995-11-01	John Mertes has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1993-07-28	The Washington Monuments have acquired Ken Magner from the waiver wire. The Washington Monuments have waived John Mertes.
1993-06-08	The Washington Monuments have designated John Mertes for assignment.
1993-05-15	The Washington Monuments have promoted John Mertes to the major league team.
1993-05-15	The Washington Monuments have acquired John Mertes from the waiver wire.
1992-10-15	The New York Anacondas have waived John Mertes.
1992-10-13	The New York Anacondas have acquired John Mertes from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01	The Chicago Roid Rage have waived John Mertes.