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Name	Team	Age
Louis Ford	Retired (2000, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 59)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 102 (1987)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Satchel Paige League	0	7 years (156 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A+	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	10/27/1966
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
1987	A-	F	A	C-	D-	B-	D-
1988	A-	F	A	C-	D-	B-	D-
1989	A-	D-	A+	C-	D-	B	D
1990	A	D-	A+	C-	D	B	D
1991	A	D	A+	C-	D	B+	D+
1992	A+	D	A+	C-	D+	B+	D+
1993	A+	D	A+	C	C-	A-	C-
1994	A+	D	A+	C	C	A-	C-
1995	A+	D+	A+	C	C	A-	C
1996	A+	D+	A+	C	C	A-	C
1997	A+	D+	A+	C	C	A-	C
1998	A+	D+	A+	C	C	A-	C
1999	A+	D+	A+	C	C	A-	C
2000	A+	D+	A+	C	C	A-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2000-11-01	Louis Ford has retired from the Pittsburgh Porcupines
2000-08-31	Louis Ford of the Pittsburgh Porcupines is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1999-09-12	Louis Ford of the Pittsburgh Porcupines is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1999-03-25	The Pittsburgh Porcupines have promoted Louis Ford to the major league team.
1999-03-25	The Pittsburgh Porcupines have acquired Louis Ford from the waiver wire.
1998-08-10	The San Diego Padres have waived Louis Ford.
1998-04-08	The San Diego Padres have acquired Louis Ford from the waiver wire.
1998-04-01	The Tampa Bay Barracuda have waived Louis Ford.
1997-08-08	The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted John Vandenberg to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Barracuda have designated Louis Ford for assignment.
1991-08-15	The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted Louis Ford to the major league team.
1987-08-23	The Tampa Bay Barracuda have acquired Louis Ford from the waiver wire.
1987-04-01	The Milwaukee Braves have waived Louis Ford.