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Name	Team	Age
Zip Burgess	Retired (2001, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 58)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 45 (1991)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	0 years (107 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	9/22/1967
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1991	B-	C-	B-
1992	B-	C	B
1993	B-	C	B
1994	B-	C	B
1995	B-	C+	B
1996	B-	C+	B
1997	B-	C+	B+
1998	B-	C+	B+
1999	B-	C+	B+
2000	B-	C+	B+
2001	B-	C+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2001-11-01	Zip Burgess has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2000-08-01	The Cleveland Crush have promoted Delos Smith to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have promoted Dick Ridgway to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have waived Ken Snider. The Cleveland Crush have waived Zip Burgess.
2000-04-01	The Cleveland Crush have promoted Ken Snider to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have promoted Zip Burgess to the major league team. The Cleveland Crush have waived Masahiro Torigoe. The Cleveland Crush have waived Ron Elliott.
2000-04-01	The Cleveland Crush have acquired Zip Burgess from the waiver wire.
1991-04-23	The Baltimore Ravens have waived Zip Burgess.