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Name	Team	Age
Hiroki Sasaoka	Retired (1994, Age 35)	Died (2024, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 78 (1991)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Satchel Paige League	0	2 years (146 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	10/26/1959
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (20.3 %)	D  (19.2 %)	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
1991	B+	B+	B	B-	B	A	C
1992	B+	B+	B	B-	B	A	C
1993	B+	B+	B	B-	B	A	C
1994	B+	B	B	B-	B-	A	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1994-11-01	Hiroki Sasaoka has retired from the St. Louis Giants
1994-08-13	Hiroki Sasaoka of the St. Louis Giants is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1993-04-04	Hiroki Sasaoka of the St. Louis Giants is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1992-06-11	Hiroki Sasaoka of the St. Louis Giants is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1991-11-01	The St. Louis Brigade have acquired Hiroki Sasaoka from the waiver wire.
1991-10-02	The San Francisco Rush have designated Hiroki Sasaoka for assignment.
1991-08-26	The San Francisco Rush have acquired Hiroki Sasaoka from the waiver wire.
1991-08-19	The Anaheim Archangels have designated Hiroki Sasaoka for assignment.
1991-07-21	The Anaheim Archangels have promoted Hiroki Sasaoka to the major league team. The Anaheim Archangels have designated Hipolito Foss for assignment.