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Name	Team	Age
Joe Lapan	Retired (1993, Age 36)	Died (2024, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 41 (1978)	LF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	9 years (18 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	12/18/1956
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	F  (2.0 %)	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
1978	C	B	C	C+	C	D-	C+
1979	C	B+	C	C+	C	D	C+
1980	C+	A-	C+	B-	C+	D+	C+
1981	B-	A	B-	B	B-	D+	B
1982	B-	A	B	B	B	C-	B
1983	B-	A+	B	B+	B	C	B+
1984	B	A+	B+	A-	B+	C+	A-
1985	B	A+	B+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1986	B	A+	B+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1987	B	A+	B+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1988	B	A+	B+	A-	B+	B-	A
1989	B	A+	B+	A-	B+	B-	A
1990	B	A+	B+	A-	B+	B-	A
1991	B	A+	B	A-	B+	B-	A-
1992	B	A	B	B+	B+	C+	A-
1993	B	A-	B	B	B	C+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Joe Lapan has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1993-08-03	The Kansas City Royals have waived Joe Lapan.
1993-04-26	The Kansas City Royals have designated Joe Lapan for assignment.
1991-04-18	The Kansas City Royals have acquired Joe Lapan from the waiver wire.
1991-03-25	The San Francisco Giants have designated Rob Osteen for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Tim Keegan for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have designated Joe Lapan for assignment. The San Francisco Giants have sent Adam Nettles to the minors.
1990-09-13	The San Francisco Giants have acquired Joe Lapan from the waiver wire.
1990-08-28	Trade #1874818 has been completed between the Colorado Space Ghosts and the Boston Red hots. The Boston Red hots receive Joe Lapan (Optioned), Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 COL (Brian White) from the Colorado Space Ghosts in exchange for Yukihiro Sugimura.
1990-07-07	The Colorado Space Ghosts have placed Joe Lapan on the trade block.
1989-07-25	Trade #1872223 has been completed between the Colorado Space Ghosts and the Texas Hillbillies. The Texas Hillbillies receive Tommy Chapman, Ed Bradley, Draft Pick 1991 Round 3 COL (Eddie Tanana) from the Colorado Space Ghosts in exchange for Joe Lapan.
1988-03-25	The Texas Hillbillies have placed Joe Lapan on the trade block.
1986-08-20	Joe Lapan of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1984-03-25	The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Billy Bob Smith to the major league team. The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Joe Lapan to the major league team. The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Brian Hansen to the major league team.
1982-07-24	The Texas Hillbillies have sent Joe Lapan to the minors.
1982-06-25	The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Joe Lapan to the major league team.
1977-04-01	Trade #1843921 has been completed between the New York Dorks and the Texas Hillbillies. The Texas Hillbillies receive Gus Creel, Jose K Snyder, Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 NYA (Sean Laudner), Draft Pick 1979 Round 3 NYA (Johnny Conley), Draft Pick 1978 Round 3 NYA (Joe Lapan) from the New York Dorks in exchange for Draft Pick 1978 Round 2 TEX (March Ovitz), Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 TEX (Jim Rusteck), Draft Pick 1980 Round 1 TEX (Jack Pignatano).