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Name	Team	Age
Mototada Tanaka	Retired (2004, Age 39)	Died (2038, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2 (1995)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Andres Galarraga League	0	5 years (157 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	8/6/1965
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (5.6 %)	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
1995	B	A	B+	A+	A	B+	B
1996	B	A+	B+	A+	A	B+	B
1997	B	A+	B+	A+	A	A-	B
1998	B	A+	B+	A+	A	A-	B
1999	B	A+	B+	A+	A	A-	B
2000	B	A	B+	A+	A	A-	B
2001	B	A	B+	A+	A	B+	B
2002	B	A-	B	A	A	B+	B
2003	B-	A-	B	A	A	B+	B
2004	B-	B+	B-	A-	A-	B+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2004-11-01	Mototada Tanaka has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2004-05-01	The San Diego Sand Dollars have waived Mototada Tanaka.
2003-04-16	The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Rolando Zulueta to the major league team. The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Yoshimichi Miyamoto to the major league team. The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Joe Hatter to the major league team. The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Shinnosuke Ihara to the major league team. The San Diego Sand Dollars have designated Johnny Drew for assignment. The San Diego Sand Dollars have designated Mototada Tanaka for assignment. The San Diego Sand Dollars have designated Takashi Watanabe for assignment. The San Diego Sand Dollars have designated Kansuke Nezu for assignment.
2001-08-06	Mototada Tanaka of the San Diego Sand Dollars is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1997-04-22	The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Tadakatsu Oba to the major league team. The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Mototada Tanaka to the major league team. The San Diego Sand Dollars have promoted Ray Molina to the major league team.