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Name	Team	Age
Kurt Mertz	Retired (1986, Age 38)	Died (2030, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24 (1966)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Don Newcombe League	0	15 years (42 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	8/10/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (LF)
A  (87.0 %)	C+ (46.1 %)	D- (10.0 %)

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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
1966	D+	C-	C	B-	B-	C-	B-
1967	C-	C	C+	B	B	C	B
1968	C-	C+	C+	B	B	C	B+
1969	C	C+	B-	B+	B+	C+	B+
1970	C+	B-	B	B+	B+	B-	B+
1971	C+	B	B	A-	A-	B-	A-
1972	B-	B+	B	A-	A-	B	A-
1973	B	A-	B+	A-	A	B+	A
1974	B	A-	B+	A	A	B+	A
1975	B+	A	A-	A	A	B+	A+
1976	B+	A	A-	A	A	B+	A+
1977	B+	A	A-	A	A	A-	A+
1978	B+	A	A-	A	A	A-	A+
1979	B+	A	A-	A	A	A-	A+
1980	B+	A	A-	A	A	A-	A+
1981	B+	A	A-	A	A+	A-	A+
1982	B+	A	A-	A	A+	A-	A+
1983	B+	A	A-	A-	A	B+	A+
1984	B+	A-	A-	A-	A	B+	A+
1985	B	A-	A-	A-	A-	B	A+
1986	B	A-	B+	A-	A-	B	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Kurt Mertz has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-08-13	The Chicago Black Sox have waived Kurt Mertz.
1986-06-15	The Chicago Black Sox have designated Kurt Mertz for assignment.
1983-05-24	Kurt Mertz of the Chicago Black Sox is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1982-06-28	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the Milwaukee Mean Machine. The Milwaukee Mean Machine receive Dom Shady, Draft Pick 1984 Round 2 CHA (Alvin Terpko) from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Kurt Mertz, Draft Pick 1984 Round 1 MIL (John Daney).
1979-06-04	Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1976-09-03	Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1975-08-11	Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1974-05-05	Kurt Mertz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1970-08-23	The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Kurt Mertz to the major league team.