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Name	Team	Age
Fred Kotsay	Retired (1968, Age 35)	Died (2001, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63 (1950)	RP	R/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League	0	14 years (67 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C-	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	C-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C+	A	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
D	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	12/2/1932
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1950	C	B	D
1951	C	B+	D+
1952	C	B+	D+
1953	C	B+	C-
1954	C	A-	C-
1955	C	A-	C
1956	C	A-	C
1957	C+	A	C+
1958	C+	A	C+
1959	C+	A	C+
1960	C+	A	C+
1961	C+	A	C+
1962	C+	A	C+
1963	C+	A	C+
1964	C+	A	C+
1965	C+	A	C+
1966	C+	A	C+
1967	C+	A	C+
1968	C+	A	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Fred Kotsay has retired from the Chicago Hop Heads
1955-04-22	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jim Acker to the minors.
1955-04-13	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Jim Acker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors.
1954-10-19	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team.
1954-10-15	The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Steve Pregenzer to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Alexis Dygert to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jim Acker to the minors.
1954-09-01	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team.
1953-06-12	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Perry Nelson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors.
1953-06-04	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Tike Johnson to the minors.
1952-10-06	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Jesus Montoya to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Perry Nelson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Mark Griggs to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Everett Scott to the minors.
1952-08-25	The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Perry Nelson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Ivey Bailey to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Mark Griggs to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Fred Kotsay to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have promoted Tony Gilliam to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jimmy Hopkins to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Rusty Shackelford to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Art VanDalay to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Juan Nieves to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peapods have sent Jesus Montoya to the minors.
1952-05-20	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Peapods and the Washington Bullets. The Washington Bullets receive Mike Howell, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Peapods in exchange for Fred Kotsay.
1950-04-01	The Washington Bullets have promoted Bill Landrum to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have promoted Tom VanRobays to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have promoted Buck Lawton to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have promoted Harvey Hedgpeth to the major league team. The Washington Bullets have sent Mike Nagy to the minors. The Washington Bullets have sent Guy Hall to the minors. The Washington Bullets have sent Jonah Arias to the minors. The Washington Bullets have sent Fred Kotsay to the minors.