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Name	Team	Age
Shigezo Yanagisawa	Retired (1998, Age 37)	Died (2029, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (1992)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ramirez Berra League	0	6 years (111 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	B	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	1/2/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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
1992	A-	A-	B	A-	A+	A-	A-
1993	A-	A-	B	A-	A+	A-	A-
1994	A-	A-	B	A	A+	A-	A-
1995	A-	A-	B	A	A+	A-	A-
1996	A-	A-	B	A-	A+	A-	A-
1997	A-	B+	B-	A-	A	A-	A-
1998	B+	B+	B-	B+	A	B+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	Shigezo Yanagisawa has retired from the Minnesota Twins
1998-06-30	Shigezo Yanagisawa of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1998-04-10	Shigezo Yanagisawa of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1997-05-21	Shigezo Yanagisawa of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1995-05-10	Shigezo Yanagisawa of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1994-08-06	Shigezo Yanagisawa of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1992-07-04	Shigezo Yanagisawa of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1992-05-29	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Chick Padilla to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Don Seanez to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Shigezo Yanagisawa to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Howie Goar to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have designated Garth Welch for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have sent Ron Estrada to the minors.