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Name	Team	Age
Vern Wetzel	Retired (1974, Age 35)	Died (2018, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 66 (1962)	SS	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	5 years (14 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	8/25/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (97.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (3B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1966	TEX	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	1
1967	TEX	0	0	17	1	46	0	0	0	22
1968	TEX	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	18
1969	TEX	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	37
1970	FLA	0	0	37	0	1	0	0	0	11
1973	MIL	0	0	38	0	92	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1974-11-01	Vern Wetzel has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-04-11	The Milwaukee Braves have waived Vern Wetzel.
1974-04-01	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Jack Davis to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Vern Wetzel for assignment.
1973-03-25	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Vern Wetzel to the major league team.
1973-03-25	The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Vern Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1972-07-06	The Philadelphia Stalkers have waived Vern Wetzel.
1972-07-06	The Philadelphia Stalkers have acquired Vern Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1971-04-01	The Florida Storm have promoted Danny Shamsky to the major league team. The Florida Storm have waived Vern Wetzel.
1970-04-04	The Florida Storm have acquired Vern Wetzel from the waiver wire.
1970-03-25	The Washington Wings have promoted julio franco to the major league team. The Washington Wings have designated Vern Wetzel for assignment.
1967-04-03	The Texas rangers have promoted Vern Wetzel to the major league team.
1966-06-09	The Texas rangers have sent Vern Wetzel to the minors. The Texas rangers have waived Oliver Sutton.
1966-05-19	The Texas rangers have promoted Vern Wetzel to the major league team.
1966-05-19	The Texas rangers have acquired Vern Wetzel from the waiver wire. The Texas rangers have waived Ray Conroy.
1965-07-01	The Texas rangers have waived Vern Wetzel.