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Name	Team	Age
Elias Friend	Retired (2002, Age 35)	Died (2049, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1986)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	7 years (142 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	11/24/1966
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.1 %)	F  (3.5 %)

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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
1986	C-	C+	D+	C	B-	D+	D
1987	C-	B-	D+	B-	B	C-	D+
1988	C	B-	C-	B	B+	C	C
1989	C	B	C	B+	B+	C+	C+
1990	C+	B+	C	B+	B+	C+	B-
1991	B-	A-	C	A-	B+	B-	B-
1992	B-	A-	C+	A-	B+	B	B
1993	B-	A-	C+	A	B+	B	B
1994	B	A-	C+	A	B+	B	B
1995	B	A-	C+	A	B+	B	B
1996	B	A-	C+	A	A-	B	B
1997	B	A-	C+	A	A-	B	B
1998	B	A-	C+	A	A-	B	B
1999	B	A-	C+	A	A-	B	B
2000	B	A	C+	A	A-	B+	B
2001	B-	A-	C+	A	B+	B	B
2002	B-	B+	C	A-	B	B	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2002-11-01	Elias Friend has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2001-08-04	Trade #1332522 has been completed between the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches and the Tampa Bay Dreamers. The Tampa Bay Dreamers receive Elias Friend, War Makowski, Ivey Rice, Draft Pick 2003 Round 1 CHA (Bobby Capra), Draft Pick 2002 Round 1 CHA (Ken Barbee) from the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches in exchange for Harry Erickson, Dan Smith.
2000-03-28	Trade #1317949 has been completed between the Kansas City Clippers and the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches receive Elias Friend from the Kansas City Clippers in exchange for Johnny Cosman.
1999-03-30	The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Joe Sabel to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Hal Stansbury to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Billy Peterson to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Don Mailho to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have designated Elias Friend for assignment.
1995-04-26	Elias Friend of the Kansas City Clippers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1995-03-30	The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Wade Davidson to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Len Boardman to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Donnie Willey to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Clay Campos to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Elias Friend to the major league team. The Kansas City Clippers have designated Wayne Smith for assignment. The Kansas City Clippers have sent Rick Littlejohn to the minors.
1995-03-30	Elias Friend has signed with the Kansas City Clippers for $1.03M per year for 7 years.
1994-04-05	The Washington Insiders have promoted Johnny Robles to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have waived Elias Friend.
1992-03-28	The Washington Insiders have promoted Bert Schwarz to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted John Kittle to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Elias Friend to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Allen Bell to the major league team.