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Name	Team	Age
Ryne Sandberg	Retired (1998, Age 39)	Died (2047, Age 88)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (1977)	1B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Andres Galarraga League	0	15 years (113 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	7/17/1959
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (7.8 %)	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
1977	C+	B-	C+	B-	C	D-	D
1978	B-	B-	B-	B-	C	D+	D+
1979	B	B	B-	B	B-	C-	C
1980	B	B	B	B+	B-	C	C+
1981	B+	B+	B+	B+	B	C+	B
1982	B+	B+	B+	A-	B	C+	B+
1983	B+	A-	B+	A-	B	B-	A-
1984	A-	A-	B+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1985	A-	A-	B+	A	B+	B	A-
1986	A-	A-	B+	A	B+	B	A-
1987	A-	A-	A-	A	B+	B	A-
1988	A-	A-	A-	A	B+	B	A-
1989	A-	A-	A-	A	B+	B	A
1990	A	A-	A-	A	B+	B	A
1991	A	A-	A-	A	B+	B	A
1992	A	A-	A-	A	B+	B	A
1993	A	A-	A-	A	B+	B	A
1994	A	B+	A-	A-	B+	B	A-
1995	A-	B+	A-	B+	B	B-	A-
1996	A-	B+	B+	B	B-	B-	A-
1997	B+	B	B+	B	B-	B-	B+
1998	B+	B-	B	B-	C+	B-	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	Ryne Sandberg has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1997-06-08	The Minnesota Senators have promoted Jimmy Antonello to the major league team. The Minnesota Senators have promoted Doug Moss to the major league team. The Minnesota Senators have waived Steve Buechele. The Minnesota Senators have waived Ryne Sandberg.
1991-04-14	Trade #1273794 has been completed between the Houston Hamiltonians and the Minnesota Senators. The Minnesota Senators receive Daryl Rivers, Kirk Gibson, Kevin Gilligan, Ryne Sandberg from the Houston Hamiltonians in exchange for Johnny Bell, Ed Butler, Tim Torborg, Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 MIN (Fritz Suhr), Draft Pick 1994 Round 1 MIN (Takehiro Yokomatsu), Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 MIN (Hub Pavlas), Draft Pick 1993 Round 2 MIN (Bill Bivin), Draft Pick 1994 Round 2 MIN (Melvin Griesenbeck).
1982-04-01	The Houston Gamblers have promoted Ryne Sandberg to the major league team.
1981-10-03	The Houston Gamblers have sent Ryne Sandberg to the minors.
1981-09-05	The Houston Gamblers have promoted Ryne Sandberg to the major league team. The Houston Gamblers have promoted David Palmer to the major league team.
1979-10-03	The Houston Gamblers have sent Ryne Sandberg to the minors.
1979-09-05	The Houston Gamblers have promoted Barry Bonnell to the major league team. The Houston Gamblers have promoted Ryne Sandberg to the major league team.
1978-04-01	The Houston Gamblers have renamed Wally Backman to Ryne Sandberg.
1978-03-25	The Houston Gamblers have renamed Mark Hoyle to Wally Backman.
1977-08-29	The St. Louis Blues have promoted Willie Pabor to the major league team. The St. Louis Blues have sent Mark Hoyle to the minors.
1977-08-25	The St. Louis Blues have auto-promoted Mark Hoyle to the major leagues.