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Name	Team	Age
Israel Chen	Retired (1982, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 74 (1970)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	0 years (4 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	F	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	6/19/1948
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
1970	C+	D-	B	D+	C+	B-	D-
1971	B-	D	B	D+	C+	B-	D-
1972	B-	D	B	D+	B-	B-	D-
1973	B-	D+	B	C-	B-	B-	D-
1974	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B-	D-
1975	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B-	D
1976	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B	D
1977	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B	D
1978	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B	D
1979	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B	D
1980	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B	D
1981	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B	D
1982	B-	D+	B+	C-	B-	B	D

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Israel Chen has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-07-13	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Israel Chen.
1970-04-05	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Alex Bedell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Israel Chen to the minors.
1970-04-01	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Israel Chen to the major leagues.