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Name	Team	Age
Masakazu Kurataka	Retired (2005, Age 35)	Died (2038, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32 (2001)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	5 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	2/21/1970
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (24.2 %)	D  (15.0 %)	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
2001	A+	B-	A+	B+	A-	B	A-
2002	A+	B-	A+	B+	A-	B	A-
2003	A+	B-	A+	B+	A-	B	A-
2004	A+	B-	A+	B+	A-	B	A-
2005	A+	B-	A+	B+	A-	B	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2005-11-01	Masakazu Kurataka has retired from the Los Angeles Hair Bands
2004-08-18	Masakazu Kurataka of the Los Angeles Hair Bands is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
2002-08-21	Masakazu Kurataka of the Los Angeles Hair Bands is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
2001-04-01	The Los Angeles Hair Bands have promoted Masakazu Kurataka to the major league team. The Los Angeles Hair Bands have sent Rex Verble to the minors. The Los Angeles Hair Bands have waived Brett Concepcion.