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Name	Team	Age
Mike Busch	Retired (2007, Age 35)	Died (2036, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1990)	LF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League	0	11 years (1 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	11/16/1971
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (98.9 %)	C  (38.2 %)	D+ (22.1 %)

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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
1990	D	B-	F	C	B	D-	C-
1991	D+	B	D	C+	B+	D	C
1992	D+	B+	D	B-	B+	D+	C+
1993	C-	B+	D+	B-	B+	C-	C+
1994	C	A-	C-	B+	A-	C-	B-
1995	C	A-	C	B+	A	C	B-
1996	C	A	C	A-	A	C+	B+
1997	C	A	C	A-	A	C+	B+
1998	C+	A	C+	A-	A	C+	B+
1999	C+	A	C+	A-	A	C+	B+
2000	C+	A	C+	A-	A	C+	B+
2001	C+	A	C+	A-	A	B-	B+
2002	C+	A	B-	A-	A	B-	A-
2003	C+	A	B-	A-	A	B-	A-
2004	C+	A	B-	A-	A	B-	A-
2005	C+	A	B-	A-	A	B-	A-
2006	C+	A	C+	A-	A-	C+	B+
2007	C	A-	C+	B+	A-	C+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2007-11-01	Mike Busch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2006-03-29	The New York Knights have promoted Erv Hegan to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Lou Meridith to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Mike Busch to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bert Donohue to the major league team.
2006-03-28	Mike Busch has signed with the New York Knights for $1.1M per year for 1 year.
2005-09-22	The Oakland Athletics have removed Mike Busch from the trade block.
2005-07-11	The Oakland Athletics have placed Mike Busch on the trade block.
2000-03-28	The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Alfonso Sierra to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Diego Campanis to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Mike Busch to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Ramon Noyes to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Ted Towne to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Bob Painter to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Bill Serena to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Moose Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Oakland Black Hole have promoted Tom Bargar to the major league team.
2000-03-28	Mike Busch has signed with the Oakland Black Hole for $1.4M per year for 6 years.
1998-04-09	Mike Busch of the Washington Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1996-03-29	The Washington Athletics have promoted Patrick Rucker to the major league team. The Washington Athletics have promoted Mike Busch to the major league team.
1994-03-30	The Washington Athletics have promoted John Manuel to the major league team. The Washington Athletics have sent Mike Busch to the minors.
1994-03-28	The Washington Athletics have promoted Jim Fletcher to the major league team. The Washington Athletics have promoted Mike Busch to the major league team.
1989-04-09	Trade #1162724 has been completed between the Los Angeles Lebowskis and the Washington Athletics. The Washington Athletics receive Francisco Fitzgerald, Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 LAN (Merv Hummel), Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 LAN (Mike Busch) from the Los Angeles Lebowskis in exchange for Whitey Jude.