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Name	Team	Age
John Meggats	Retired (1972, Age 36)	Died (2020, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1958)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	12 years (13 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	3/8/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	A+ (94.3 %)	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
1958	C+	B+	B-	A	C+	C	D
1959	B-	B+	B-	A	C+	C+	D+
1960	B-	A-	B	A	C+	C+	D+
1961	B-	A-	B	A	B-	B-	D+
1962	B	A-	B	A	B-	B-	D+
1963	B	A-	B	A	B-	B	C-
1964	B	A-	B	A+	B	B	C-
1965	B	A-	B	A+	B	B	C
1966	B	A-	B	A+	B	B	C
1967	B	A-	B	A+	B	B	C
1968	B	A-	B	A+	B	B	C
1969	B	A-	B	A+	B	B	C
1970	B	A-	B	A+	B	B	C
1971	B	A-	B	A	B-	B	C-
1972	B	A-	B-	A	B-	B-	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	John Meggats has retired from the Oakland Oaks
1972-04-01	The Oakland Oaks have re-claimed John Meggats from the waiver wire.
1972-03-25	The Oakland Oaks have designated John Meggats for assignment.
1970-08-13	The Oakland Oaks have acquired John Meggats from the waiver wire.
1970-08-03	The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Meggats for assignment.
1970-03-25	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted John Meggats to the major league team.
1969-08-24	The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Meggats for assignment.
1969-06-14	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted John Meggats to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Rene Harrell for assignment.
1969-06-08	The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired John Meggats from the waiver wire.
1969-05-29	The Boston Commons have waived John Meggats.
1969-05-08	The Boston Commons have designated John Meggats for assignment.
1968-05-22	The Boston Commons have re-claimed John Meggats from the waiver wire.
1968-05-16	The Boston Commons have promoted Charlie Loretta to the major league team. The Boston Commons have designated John Meggats for assignment.
1967-08-25	The Boston Commons have acquired John Meggats from the waiver wire.
1967-08-15	The Washington Lobbyists have designated John Meggats for assignment.
1966-03-25	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Lobbyists. The Washington Lobbyists receive John Meggats from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1968 Round 3 WAS (Doug Blankenship).
1965-10-13	The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed John Meggats on the trade block.
1962-05-14	John Meggats of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1962-03-25	The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Frank Clarke to John Meggats.
1961-05-22	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Frank Clarke to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Adam Earnherdt for assignment.
1961-05-22	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Jeff Kypta from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Frank Clarke.
1961-04-01	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Rube Bruckbauer to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Frank Clarke to the minors.
1960-08-26	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Frank Clarke to the major league team.
1960-08-13	The Milwaukee Braves have sent Frank Clarke to the minors.
1960-04-01	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Frank Clarke to the major league team.