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Name	Team	Age
Mel Romero	Retired (1974, Age 39)	Died (2020, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1954)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	16 years (89 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
B+	A-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	10/29/1935
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	6
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.6 %)	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
1954	D	C+	C-	B-	B	C	C
1955	D+	C+	C	B	B+	C	C
1956	C-	B-	C+	B+	A-	B-	C+
1957	C	B	B-	A-	A-	B-	B-
1958	C+	B+	B-	A-	A-	B	B
1959	B-	A-	B-	A-	A-	B	B+
1960	B-	A-	B-	A-	A	B+	B+
1961	B	A	B	A	A	B+	B+
1962	B	A	B	A	A	A-	A-
1963	B	A	B	A	A	A-	A-
1964	B	A	B	A+	A	A-	A-
1965	B+	A	B	A+	A	A-	A-
1966	B+	A	B	A+	A	A-	A-
1967	B+	A	B	A+	A	A-	A-
1968	B+	A	B	A+	A+	A-	A-
1969	B+	A	B	A+	A+	A-	A
1970	B+	A	B	A+	A	A-	A-
1971	B+	A	B	A+	A-	B+	A-
1972	B+	A-	B-	A	A-	B+	A-
1973	B+	A-	B-	A	B+	B	A-
1974	B	A-	B-	A-	B	B	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1974-11-01	Mel Romero has retired from the Texas Rangers
1974-09-02	The Texas Rangers have removed Mel Romero from the trade block.
1972-06-19	The Texas Rangers have placed Mel Romero on the trade block.
1969-05-02	A trade has been completed between the Texas Rangers and the Washington Lobbyists. The Washington Lobbyists receive Carlos Johnson, Danny Netzel, Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 TEX (Tito Washington), Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 TEX (Pat Baxes), Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 TEX (Miguel Johnson) from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Jay Reed, Mel Romero.
1968-09-24	Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1964-05-09	Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1963-04-10	Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1962-09-21	Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1960-05-02	Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1959-07-23	Mel Romero of the Washington Lobbyists is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1958-04-01	The Washington Lobbyists have promoted Mel Romero to the major league team. The Washington Lobbyists have sent Floyd Cusick to the minors.