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Name	Team	Age
John Ratzer	Retired (1990, Age 36)	Died (2025, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (1976)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League	0	13 years (30 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	9/9/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	4
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
A+ (99.1 %)	A+ (98.7 %)	D  (13.3 %)

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Year	League	Award
1985	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1990-11-01	John Ratzer has retired from the Chicago Shamrocks
1989-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Shamrocks. The Chicago Shamrocks receive John Ratzer from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Lerrin Thomas, Dean Nichols. Vote on Trade.
1988-04-05	John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
1988-04-01	The Boston Red Sox have removed John Ratzer from the trade block.
1987-08-30	John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1987-03-05	The Boston Red Sox have placed John Ratzer on the trade block.
1985-08-30	The Boston Tridentines have removed John Ratzer from the trade block.
1985-06-26	The Boston Tridentines have placed John Ratzer on the trade block.
1981-07-25	John Ratzer of the Boston Tridentines is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1977-05-21	The Boston Tridentines have promoted John Ratzer to the major league team. The Boston Tridentines have designated Jimmy Nelson for assignment.