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Name	Team	Age
Luther Bell	Retired (2001, Age 37)	64
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26 (1986)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	8 years (141 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	4/22/1964
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.1 %)	D  (19.7 %)	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
1986	C-	C+	B-	B-	A-	D-	D+
1987	C	C+	B	B-	A-	D	C-
1988	C+	B-	B+	B	A	D+	C
1989	B-	B	B+	B	A	C-	C+
1990	B-	B	A-	B	A	C-	C+
1991	B-	B	A-	B+	A	C	B-
1992	B-	B	A-	B+	A	C	B-
1993	B	B	A-	B+	A	C	B-
1994	B	B	A-	B+	A	C	B-
1995	B	B	A-	B+	A	C	B
1996	B	B	A-	B+	A	C	B
1997	B	B	A-	B+	A	C	B
1998	B	B	A-	B+	A	C	B
1999	B	B	A-	B+	A	C	B-
2000	B-	B	A-	B	A-	C	B-
2001	B-	B-	B+	B-	A-	C	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2001-11-01	Luther Bell has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2001-08-20	The Detroit Tigers have waived Luther Bell.
2001-03-25	The Detroit Tigers have designated Luther Bell for assignment.
1994-04-01	The Detroit Tigers have removed Luther Bell from the trade block.
1993-04-10	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Milton Johnson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Luther Bell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Joquel Alfonso for assignment.
1991-10-06	The Detroit Tigers have placed Luther Bell on the trade block.
1991-10-03	The Detroit Tigers have sent Hugh Herbert to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Luther Bell to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jeff Miller to the minors.
1991-05-10	The Detroit Tigers have removed Luther Bell from the trade block.
1991-04-15	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Spencer Tyson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Luther Bell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Jim Reitz for assignment.
1991-04-01	The Detroit Tigers have placed Luther Bell on the trade block.