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Name	Team	Age
Darren Smith	Retired (1987, Age 35)	Died (2020, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1976)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	10 years (130 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	11/21/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	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
1976	A-	B-	A+	A	C+	B	C
1977	A-	B-	A+	A	C+	B	C+
1978	A-	B	A+	A	B-	B+	C+
1979	A-	B	A+	A	B-	B+	B-
1980	A-	B	A+	A	B-	B+	B-
1981	A	B	A+	A	B-	B+	B-
1982	A	B	A+	A	B-	B+	B-
1983	A	B	A+	A	B-	B+	B-
1984	A	B	A+	A	B	B+	B-
1985	A	B	A+	A	B	B+	B
1986	A	B-	A+	A-	B-	B+	B
1987	A-	C+	A+	A-	B-	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Darren Smith has retired from the New York Opossums
1987-07-27	The New York Opossums have promoted Darren Smith to the major league team. The New York Opossums have sent Frank Mowry to the minors.
1987-07-27	The New York Opossums have acquired Darren Smith from the waiver wire.
1987-07-22	The Detroit First Nationals have waived Darren Smith.
1987-06-18	The Detroit First Nationals have designated Darren Smith for assignment.
1982-06-28	Darren Smith of the Detroit First Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1981-05-29	Darren Smith of the Detroit First Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1978-07-15	Darren Smith of the Detroit First Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1978-04-27	Darren Smith of the Detroit First Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1976-09-17	Darren Smith of the Detroit First Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1976-09-02	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Darren Smith to the major league team.
1976-04-29	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Jimmy Harkness to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have sent Darren Smith to the minors.
1976-04-01	The Detroit First Nationals have renamed Hiker Smith to Darren Smith.
1976-04-01	The Detroit First Nationals have promoted Hiker Smith to the major league team. The Detroit First Nationals have designated Jose Heving for assignment.