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Name	Team	Age
Bill Joss	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2021, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 56 (1970)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	10 years (21 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	D+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	4/12/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (95.0 %)	B+ (68.3 %)	F  (1.8 %)

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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
1970	B	D-	C+	F	B+	A	D
1971	B	D-	C+	F	B+	A+	D+
1972	B+	D	C+	D-	A-	A+	D+
1973	B+	D	B-	D-	A-	A+	D+
1974	A-	D+	B	D	A-	A+	C-
1975	A	C-	B+	D+	A-	A+	C-
1976	A	C-	A-	D+	A	A+	C-
1977	A	C-	A-	D+	A	A+	C-
1978	A+	C-	A-	D+	A	A+	C-
1979	A+	C	A-	D+	A	A+	C-
1980	A+	C	A	D+	A	A+	C
1981	A+	C	A	C-	A	A+	C
1982	A+	C	A	C-	A	A+	C
1983	A+	C	A	C-	A	A+	C
1984	A+	C	A	C-	A	A+	C
1985	A+	C	A+	C-	A	A+	C
1986	A+	C	A+	C-	A	A+	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Bill Joss has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-09-03	The New York Cannibals have waived Bill Joss.
1986-09-03	The New York Cannibals have acquired Bill Joss from the waiver wire.
1986-08-11	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have acquired Buddy Osborn from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Bill Joss.
1986-07-24	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have acquired Bill Joss from the waiver wire.
1986-04-25	The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Bill Joss.
1986-04-11	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Striker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Bill Joss for assignment.
1985-04-20	Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1984-09-29	Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1979-05-01	Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1976-06-23	Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1976-05-31	Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1976-04-21	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Joss to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marino Nekola to the minors.
1975-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted George Stafford to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Joss to the minors.
1974-09-13	Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1974-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted James Farmer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Joss to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Julio Dean to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jeff Gonzalez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Chet Vukovich for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Orlando Temple for assignment.
1973-04-14	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Norberto Kirk to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Joss to the minors.
1973-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marv Tomer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Joss to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Cullen Walsh to the major league team.
1970-09-12	The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Bill Joss from the waiver wire.
1970-09-02	The Cincinnati Cubs have waived Bill Joss.