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Name	Team	Age
Ed Gooden	Retired (1978, Age 33)	Died (2018, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 80 (1967)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	3 years (42 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	11/16/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
C+ (49.7 %)	F  (3.0 %)	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
1970	C-	C	C+	B-	A	C+	C-
1971	C	C+	C+	B-	A	B-	C
1972	C	C+	B-	B	A	B-	C
1973	C	C+	B-	B	A	B-	C
1974	C	B-	B-	B	A	B-	C
1975	C	B-	B-	B	A	B-	C
1976	C	B-	B-	B	A	B-	C
1977	C	B-	B-	B	A	B-	C
1978	C	B-	B-	B	A	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Ed Gooden has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-05-05	The Texas Rangers have waived Ed Gooden.
1974-04-01	The Texas Rangers have promoted Nemo Ripple to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Jimmie Ortiz to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Jerry Taveras to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Ed Gooden for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated Mike Boyle for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated Yoshinori Yamane for assignment.
1970-08-16	The Seattle Mariners have promoted Ed Gooden to the major league team.