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Name	Team	Age
Ad Melton	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 60 (1974)	SS	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	10/3/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Ad Melton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Cris Waddell from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Reds have waived Ad Melton.
1973-06-21	A trade has been completed between the Atlanta Ridge Runners and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Mike Noren, Draft Pick 1974 Round 5 ATL (Dan Berry), Draft Pick 1974 Round 4 ATL (Ad Melton) from the Atlanta Ridge Runners in exchange for Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 CIN (Fred Finney), Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 CIN (Rube McAleese).