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Name	Team	Age
Jose Metzler	Retired (1979, Age 34)	Died (2008, Age 63)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47 (1969)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	2 years (74 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	D+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	1/4/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Jose Metzler has retired from the Texas Rangers
1977-06-25	The Texas Rangers have promoted Jack Farmer to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Jose Metzler for assignment.
1976-08-21	The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1974-06-21	The Texas Rangers have sent Jose Metzler to the minors.
1974-05-29	The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1974-04-04	The Texas Rangers have demoted Jose Metzler to the minor leagues.
1973-08-16	The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1973-06-01	The Texas Rangers have sent Jose Metzler to the minors.
1973-04-13	The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1972-04-18	The Texas Rangers have sent Jose Metzler down to the minors.
1971-04-01	The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Joe Leiber to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Frankie Holdridge to the major league team.