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Name	Team	Age
Fernando Vina	Retired (1979, Age 34)	Died (2026, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 59 (1964)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	4 years (98 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
B	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	5/2/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)
C- (35.5 %)	F  (3.8 %)	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
1964	C	C	C	C+	C+	D	D-
1965	C+	C+	C+	B-	B-	D+	D
1966	C+	B-	C+	B-	B-	C-	D
1967	C+	B-	B-	B-	B-	C-	D
1968	C+	B-	B-	B-	B-	C-	D+
1969	B-	B-	B-	B-	B	C-	D+
1970	B-	B-	B-	B-	B	C-	D+
1971	B-	B-	B-	B	B	C-	C-
1972	B-	B-	B-	B	B	C	C-
1973	B-	B	B-	B	B	C	C-
1974	B-	B	B-	B	B	C	C-
1975	B-	B	B-	B	B	C	C-
1976	B-	B	B-	B	B	C	C-
1977	B-	B	B-	B	B	C	C-
1978	B-	B	B-	B	B	C	C-
1979	B-	B	B-	B	B	C	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Fernando Vina has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1978-06-25	The Chicago Cubs have designated Fernando Vina for assignment.
1978-06-08	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Fernando Vina to the major league team.
1975-08-06	The Chicago Cubs have acquired Fernando Vina from the waiver wire.
1975-04-14	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have waived Fernando Vina.
1974-10-26	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Ellis Nagy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Harry Miller to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Fernando Vina for assignment. The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Bill Madlock for assignment.
1972-04-12	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Fernando Vina to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Robby Cano for assignment.
1972-04-09	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have acquired Fernando Vina from the waiver wire.
1972-04-05	The Boston Red Sox have waived Fernando Vina.
1971-06-18	The Boston Red Sox have promoted Fred Lloyd to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Fernando Vina for assignment.
1971-06-14	The Boston Red Sox have acquired Fernando Vina from the waiver wire.
1971-06-14	The Boston Red Sox have demoted Charlie Wietelmann to the minor leagues.
1971-06-10	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have designated Fernando Vina for assignment.
1970-06-10	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Fernando Vina to the major league team.
1966-06-03	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have sent Fernando Vina to the minors.
1965-08-25	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have promoted Fernando Vina to the major league team.
1964-04-01	The Philadelphia Hurricanes have renamed Karl Jose to Fernando Vina.