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Name	Team	Age
Steve Messersmith	Retired (2236, Age 39)	Died (2278, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (2216)	C	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ron Santo League	0	17 years (92 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/6/2197
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
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	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
2216	C+	C	C	C	C+	C+	D-
2217	B-	C+	C+	C+	B-	B-	D+
2218	B-	B-	B-	B-	B	B-	D+
2219	B	B	B	B	B+	B+	C-
2220	B+	B	B	B	B+	B+	C
2221	B+	B+	B+	B	B+	B+	C+
2222	B+	A-	B+	B+	A-	A-	B-
2223	A-	A-	B+	B+	A-	A	B-
2224	A-	A-	B+	B+	A-	A	B-
2225	A-	A-	A-	B+	A	A	B
2226	A-	A-	A-	A-	A	A	B
2227	A-	A-	A	A-	A	A+	B
2228	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B
2229	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B
2230	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B
2231	A-	A	A	A-	A	A+	B
2232	A-	A-	A-	B+	A-	A	B
2233	A-	A-	A-	B+	B+	A	B-
2234	A-	A-	A-	B+	B+	A-	B-
2235	B+	B+	A-	B	B-	A-	B-
2236	B+	B+	B+	B-	C+	A-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2236-11-01	Steve Messersmith has retired from the Minnesota Grinders
2235-08-26	Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
2235-06-03	Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
2234-06-13	Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2229-04-25	Steve Messersmith of the Minnesota Grinders is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
2229-04-01	Trade #1289003 has been completed between the Minnesota Grinders and the Colorado HIflyers. The Colorado HIflyers receive Matt Agosto, Jeff Estelle, Les Gregory, Adam Leitner, Draft Pick 2230 Round 2 MIN (Jim Hawkins), Draft Pick 2231 Round 1 MIN (Eddie Riggert) from the Minnesota Grinders in exchange for Tom Lipetri, Fred Allen, Steve Messersmith.
2223-09-27	Steve Messersmith of the Colorado HIflyers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2223-04-19	Steve Messersmith of the Colorado HIflyers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2219-07-13	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Steve Messersmith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Shovel Mack to the minors.
2216-04-04	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Art Dugas to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Albury to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Calhoun for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Steve Messersmith to the minors.
2216-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have auto-promoted Steve Messersmith to the major leagues.