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Name	Team	Age
Jorge Posada	Retired (1986, Age 37)	Died (2037, Age 88)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 46 (1972)	C	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	11 years (75 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	5/26/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (24.4 %)	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
1972	D+	C	D+	B-	B-	B+	C
1973	C-	C+	C-	B-	B	A-	C+
1974	C	B-	C	B-	B	A-	C+
1975	C+	B-	C	B	B+	A-	B-
1976	C+	B	C+	B	B+	A-	B-
1977	B-	B	C+	B	B+	A-	B-
1978	B-	B+	B-	B	B+	A	B-
1979	B-	B+	B-	B+	B+	A	B
1980	B-	B+	B-	B+	B+	A	B
1981	B-	B+	B-	B+	B+	A	B
1982	B-	B+	B-	B+	B+	A	B
1983	B-	B+	B-	B+	B+	A	B
1984	B-	B+	B-	B+	B+	A	B
1985	B-	B	B-	B+	B+	A	B
1986	B-	B	C+	B	B+	A-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Jorge Posada has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-08-30	The New York Yankees have waived Jorge Posada.
1986-07-13	The New York Yankees have promoted Harry Whitmer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Jorge Posada for assignment.
1975-10-01	Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1975-04-18	The New York Yankees have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Tillie Gakeler to the minors.
1973-04-16	The New York Yankees have renamed Billy Haas to Jorge Posada.