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Name	Team	Age
"Big" Ern McCracken	Retired (2019, Age 37)	Died (2064, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1999)	SP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	14 years (60 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	D	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	B+	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
C	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	12/28/1981
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1999	B+	B-	C-
2000	B+	B+	C
2001	B+	B+	C+
2002	B+	A-	C+
2003	B+	A-	B-
2004	B+	A	B-
2005	B+	A	B-
2006	B+	A	B
2007	B+	A	B
2008	B+	A+	B
2009	B+	A+	B
2010	B+	A+	B+
2011	B+	A+	B+
2012	B+	A+	B+
2013	B+	A+	B+
2014	B+	A+	A-
2015	B+	A+	A-
2016	B+	A+	B+
2017	B+	A	B+
2018	B+	A-	B
2019	B	A-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2019-11-01	"Big" Ern McCracken has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2019-09-02	The San Francisco Crabs have promoted Don Raziano to the major league team. The San Francisco Crabs have waived "Big" Ern McCracken.
2018-05-02	Trade #1217613 has been completed between the San Francisco Crabs and the Chicago Blues. The Chicago Blues receive Brett Fidrych, Beau Hacker from the San Francisco Crabs in exchange for "Big" Ern McCracken, Pete Manning, Mitch Buchannon, Jamie "King Slayer" Lannister, Draft Pick 2019 Round 2 SF (Richard "Data" Wang), Draft Pick 2019 Round 1 PHI (Darryl Philbin).
2017-05-15	The Chicago Blues have re-claimed "Big" Ern McCracken from the waiver wire.
2017-05-09	The Chicago Blues have promoted Joe Nichols to the major league team. The Chicago Blues have designated "Big" Ern McCracken for assignment.
2017-04-01	The Chicago Blues have removed "Big" Ern McCracken from the trade block.
2016-07-24	The Chicago Blues have placed "Big" Ern McCracken on the trade block.
2016-05-31	The Chicago Blues have removed "Big" Ern McCracken from the trade block.
2016-04-13	The Chicago Blues have placed "Big" Ern McCracken on the trade block.
2015-08-16	The Chicago Blues have removed "Big" Ern McCracken from the trade block.
2015-04-02	The Chicago Blues have placed "Big" Ern McCracken on the trade block.
2014-08-24	The Chicago Blues have removed "Big" Ern McCracken from the trade block.
2014-07-25	The Chicago Blues have placed "Big" Ern McCracken on the trade block.
2010-03-25	The Chicago Blues have renamed Big Ern McCracken to "Big" Ern McCracken.
2005-06-23	The Chicago Blues have promoted Big Ern McCracken to the major league team.
1999-04-05	The Chicago Blues have renamed Thomas George to Big Ern McCracken.
1999-04-01	The Chicago Blues have renamed Desmond Agbayani to Thomas George.
1996-04-14	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Blues and the Houston Texans. The Houston Texans receive Bill Hall, Cigarette LeWise from the Chicago Blues in exchange for Draft Pick 1999 Round 1 HOU (Big Ern McCracken). Protest This Trade.