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Name	Team	Age
John Welch	Retired (2000, Age 35)	Died (2042, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1987)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ivan Rodriguez League	0	11 years (27 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	C-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	7/26/1965
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)
A  (87.8 %)	B- (55.9 %)	C  (37.6 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2000-11-01	John Welch has retired from the Montreal Expos
2000-08-13	The Montreal Expos have designated John Welch for assignment.
1999-04-05	The Montreal Expos have promoted John Welch to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Billy Bailey to the minors.
1996-06-20	The Montreal Expos have promoted Charlie Jones to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated John Welch for assignment.
1993-09-23	John Welch of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1989-04-15	John Welch of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1987-08-06	John Welch of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1987-04-01	The Montreal Expos have promoted March Akerfelds to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Frank Bahnsen to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Bobby Weston to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jack Hunter to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Welch to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Roger Ault to the major league team.