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Name	Team	Age
Giomar Mercado	Retired (1970, Age 40)	Died (2008, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 35 (1950)	RF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	13 years (147 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
69	58	84
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
77	44	64
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
69	89	13
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	20	8
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
15	58	56
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
28	0	2/20/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
64 (64.7 %)	5 (5.1 %)	0 (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
1950	60	58	34	57	86	15	41
1951	73	64	42	64	87	21	47
1952	78	65	46	69	89	27	50
1953	78	71	51	74	90	36	54
1954	82	73	52	80	91	44	55
1955	82	75	54	85	92	48	59
1956	83	77	55	86	93	51	63
1957	85	78	57	88	93	57	65
1958	85	78	58	89	94	58	68
1959	85	78	60	89	94	58	70
1960	85	79	60	89	94	59	73
1961	85	79	60	90	94	60	76
1962	85	79	60	90	94	60	76
1963	86	82	62	93	94	63	79
1964	87	85	63	95	94	66	79
1965	87	81	61	93	89	65	80
1966	87	83	59	93	83	65	83
1967	86	84	58	89	82	66	86
1968	85	82	55	89	77	67	85
1969	84	83	52	92	72	65	85
1970	80	76	50	90	65	61	85

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1970-11-01	Giomar Mercado has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-10-23	The New York Crimes have waived Giomar Mercado.
1970-10-03	The New York Crimes have sent Mandy Egloff to the minors. The New York Crimes have designated Giomar Mercado for assignment. The New York Crimes have sent Tuck Mackanin to the minors. The New York Crimes have sent Mookie Smith to the minors.
1970-04-18	The New York Crimes have acquired Giomar Mercado from the waiver wire.
1970-04-01	The Seattle Pilots have designated Giomar Mercado for assignment. The Seattle Pilots have designated Joe Berly for assignment.
1963-05-08	The Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs have placed Giomar Mercado on the trade block.
1961-08-18	Giomar Mercado of the Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1957-04-01	The Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs have promoted Giomar Mercado to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs have designated Jack Honeycutt for assignment. The Tampa Bay Dirtbaggs have designated Brian Newfield for assignment.