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Name	Team	Age
Leo Cruz	Retired (1996, Age 37)	Died (2025, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33 (1978)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	11 years (151 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	2/8/1959
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (LF)
B  (66.8 %)	C+ (45.7 %)	F  (2.5 %)

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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	D-	C-	D+	C+	B+	C+	D+
1979	D	C	C-	B-	A-	C+	C-
1980	D	B-	C+	B	A-	B	C
1981	D+	B	B-	B	A-	B	B-
1982	D+	B+	B-	B+	A-	B+	B-
1983	C-	B+	B-	A-	A	B+	B
1984	C	B+	B-	A-	A	B+	B
1985	C	A-	B-	A	A	A-	B
1986	C+	A-	B	A	A	A-	B+
1987	C+	A-	B	A	A	A-	B+
1988	C+	A-	B	A	A	A-	B+
1989	C+	A-	B	A	A+	A-	B+
1990	C+	A-	B	A	A+	A-	B+
1991	C+	A-	B	A	A+	A-	B+
1992	C+	A-	B	A	A+	A-	B+
1993	C+	A-	B	A	A+	A-	B+
1994	C	A-	B	A-	A	A-	B
1995	C	B+	B-	A-	A	A-	B
1996	C	B+	B-	B+	A-	B+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Leo Cruz has retired from the Cleveland Indians
1994-05-01	Leo Cruz of the Cleveland Indians is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1991-04-09	Leo Cruz of the Cleveland Indians is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1987-08-20	Leo Cruz of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1987-04-04	Leo Cruz of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1985-07-29	Trade #1862872 has been completed between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Hillbillies. The Texas Hillbillies receive Norman Alvarez, Leo Cruz from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Bill Menendez, Mario Hill.
1985-04-01	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Leo Cruz to the major league team.
1978-06-19	The Minnesota Twins have acquired Leo Cruz from the waiver wire.
1978-05-05	The Philadelphia Sluggers have waived Leo Cruz.
1978-05-05	The Philadelphia Sluggers have promoted Roberto Johnson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Sluggers have sent Leo Cruz to the minors.
1978-05-03	The Philadelphia Sluggers have auto-promoted Leo Cruz to the major leagues.