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Name	Team	Age
Omar Wendell	Retired (1979, Age 27)	Died (2023, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1970)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	0 years (78 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	D+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	3/22/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (5.4 %)	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
1970	C	C-	C+	C	C	C-	D+
1971	C+	C-	B-	C+	C	C	C-
1972	B-	C-	B-	B-	C+	C	C-
1973	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	C	C-
1974	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	C+	C-
1975	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	C+	C-
1976	B-	C	B-	B-	C+	C+	C-
1977	B-	C+	B-	B-	B-	C+	C
1978	B-	C+	B-	B-	B-	C+	C
1979	B-	C+	B-	B-	B-	C+	C
1980	B-	C+	B-	B-	B-	C+	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Omar Wendell has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1981-03-31	The Chicago 89s have waived Omar Wendell.
1979-07-01	The Chicago 89s have promoted Mark Skagit to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have designated Omar Wendell for assignment.
1979-03-26	The Chicago 89s have promoted Alex Monday to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Pete Jarrett to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Shotgun Randall to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Omar Wendell to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Amos Darden to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have sent Tommy Alston to the minors.
1974-04-01	The Chicago 89s have promoted Carlos Benjamin to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have sent Omar Wendell to the minors.
1974-03-25	The Chicago 89s have promoted Omar Wendell to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Pete Jarrett to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Max Santana, Jr. to the major league team.