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Name	Team	Age
Takanobu Yabuta	Retired (1991, Age 37)	75
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 41 (1986)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League	0	4 years (143 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	A-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	B+	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	2/25/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.8 %)	D+ (24.7 %)

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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
1986	C+	A-	B+	A	A-	A-	B-
1987	C+	A-	B+	A	A-	A-	B-
1988	C+	A-	B+	A	A-	A-	B-
1989	C	B+	B	A	B+	A-	B-
1990	C	B+	B	A	B+	B+	C+
1991	C	B	B	A-	B+	B+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Takanobu Yabuta has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1991-04-09	The Chicago Black Socks have waived Takanobu Yabuta.
1991-04-01	The Chicago Murder City Devils have promoted Sam Froats to the major league team. The Chicago Murder City Devils have promoted Don Willis to the major league team. The Chicago Murder City Devils have designated Takanobu Yabuta for assignment. The Chicago Murder City Devils have designated Neil Allen for assignment.
1990-06-02	Takanobu Yabuta of the San Diego Murder City Devils is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1986-04-22	Trade #1531379 has been completed between the Oakland Turtles and the San Diego Murder City Devils. The San Diego Murder City Devils receive Takanobu Yabuta, Forest Jones from the Oakland Turtles in exchange for Dick Scott.
1986-04-01	The Oakland Turtles have placed Takanobu Yabuta on the trade block.