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Name	Team	Age
Matt Laga	Retired (2004, Age 37)	61
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1990)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	10 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	4/14/1967
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	A  (91.8 %)	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
1990	B	B-	B+	B+	B	D+	D-
1991	B	B	B+	A-	B	C-	D
1992	B	B	A-	A-	B	C-	D
1993	B+	B	A-	A-	B+	C	D+
1994	B+	B+	A-	A-	B+	B-	D+
1995	B+	B+	A-	A-	B+	B-	D+
1996	B+	B+	A-	A-	A-	B-	D+
1997	B+	B+	A-	A-	A-	B-	D+
1998	B+	B+	A-	A-	A-	B	D+
1999	B+	B+	A-	A-	A-	B	D+
2000	B+	B+	A-	A-	A-	B	D+
2001	B+	B+	A-	A-	A-	B	D+
2002	B+	B+	A-	B+	B+	B	D+
2003	B	B	A-	B+	B+	B-	D+
2004	B	B	A-	B	B+	B-	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2004-11-01	Matt Laga has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2004-07-14	The Tampa Bay Highlanders have waived Kip Yerkes. The Tampa Bay Highlanders have waived Matt Laga.
2004-03-25	The Tampa Bay Highlanders have promoted Akinobu Kono to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Highlanders have promoted Vinnie Hammonds to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Highlanders have designated Matt Laga for assignment. The Tampa Bay Highlanders have designated Kip Yerkes for assignment.
1994-04-08	The Tampa Bay Rowdies have promoted Matt Laga to the major league team.
1992-10-04	The Tampa Bay Rowdies have sent Matt Laga to the minors.
1992-09-06	The Tampa Bay Rowdies have promoted Matt Laga to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Rowdies have sent Ryan Harmon to the minors.