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Name	Team	Age
Ty Block	Retired (1977, Age 34)	Died (2020, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 61 (1966)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Billy Hamilton League	0	0 years (10 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	F	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	3/13/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1966	C-	C+	C	B	B	C-	C
1967	C-	C+	C	B	B	C-	C
1974	C-	C+	C	B	B	C-	C
1975	C-	C+	C	B	B	C-	C
1976	C-	C+	C	B	B	C-	C
1977	C-	C+	C	B	B	C-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-11-01	Ty Block has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-09-10	The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have waived Ty Block.
1966-08-25	The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted Aaron Hoelskoetter to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent Ty Block to the minors.
1966-08-14	The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have promoted Ty Block to the major league team. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries have sent Aaron Hoelskoetter to the minors.