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Name	Team	Age
Merle Blackard	Retired (1996, Age 35)	Died (2026, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34 (1984)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	7 years (36 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	1/9/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1984	C	B-	C+	A-	B+	C+	C-
1985	C	B	B-	A	B+	B-	C
1986	C+	B	B-	A	A-	B	C+
1987	C+	B+	B-	A	A-	B	C+
1988	B-	B+	B	A	A-	B+	B-
1989	B-	B+	B	A	A-	B+	B-
1990	B-	A-	B	A	A	B+	B-
1991	B-	A-	B	A+	A	B+	B-
1992	B-	A-	B	A+	A	B+	B
1993	B-	A-	B	A+	A	B+	B
1994	B-	A-	B	A+	A	B+	B
1995	B-	A-	B	A+	A	B+	B
1996	B-	B+	B	A	A-	B+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Merle Blackard has retired from the Los Angeles Sinners
1993-04-21	The Los Angeles Sinners have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sinners have sent Ed Joyner to the minors.
1993-04-20	The Los Angeles Sinners have acquired Merle Blackard from the waiver wire.
1993-04-10	The Pittsburgh Panthers have waived Merle Blackard.
1993-03-25	The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Merle Blackard for assignment.
1990-08-12	The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team.
1989-08-21	The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Merle Blackard to the minors.
1989-07-13	The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Kevin Dye to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team.
1986-09-12	The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Vic Caracci to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Merle Blackard to the minors.
1986-06-13	Merle Blackard of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1986-04-11	The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Merle Blackard to the major league team.
1984-04-01	The Pittsburgh Panthers have renamed Merito Thoenen to Merle Blackard.