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Name	Team	Age
Tank Melanzane	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2021, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 53 (1976)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	4 years (55 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	A	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	D+	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	B-	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	1/11/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	2
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.9 %)	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
1976	D+	B+	D	B-	D-	A	C-
1977	D+	B+	D	B-	D-	A	C
1978	C-	B+	D	B-	D-	A	C
1979	C-	A-	D+	B	D	A	C
1980	C-	A-	D+	B	D	A	C
1981	C-	A-	D+	B	D+	A	C
1982	C-	A-	D+	B	D+	A	C
1983	C-	A-	D+	B	D+	A	C
1984	C-	A-	D+	B	D+	A	C
1985	C-	A-	D+	B	D+	A	C
1986	C-	A-	D+	B	D+	A	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Tank Melanzane has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-10-06	The Chicago Meat Packers have waived Tank Melanzane.
1984-05-22	The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Gary Gumbert to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have designated Tank Melanzane for assignment.
1982-03-25	The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Tank Melanzane to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have designated Stretch Dunham for assignment.
1978-04-11	The Chicago Meat Packers have demoted Tank Melanzane to the minor leagues.
1976-04-01	The Chicago Meat Packers have renamed Tarik Melanzane to Tank Melanzane.
1976-04-01	The Chicago Meat Packers have renamed Tarrik Mele to Tarik Melanzane.
1976-04-01	The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Tarrik Mele to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Jimmy Ellis to the minors.