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Name	Team	Age
Verdo Thomas	Retired (1996, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 61)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 27 (1987)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League	0	4 years (76 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B+	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	A-	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	3/24/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	5
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (3.0 %)	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
1987	C	B	B+	A-	D-	C-	C-
1988	C	B	B+	A-	D-	C-	C-
1989	C	B	B+	A-	D	C	C-
1990	C+	B	B+	A-	D	C	C
1991	C+	B	B+	A-	D	C	C
1992	C+	B	B+	A-	D	C	C
1993	C+	B	B+	A-	D	C	C
1994	C+	B	B+	A-	D	C	C
1995	C+	B	B+	A-	D	C	C
1996	C+	B	B+	A-	D	C	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Verdo Thomas has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1993-04-11	The Cleveland Crackerjacks have waived Verdo Thomas.
1993-03-03	The Cleveland Crackerjacks have promoted Herb Somerlott to the major league team. The Cleveland Crackerjacks have designated Verdo Thomas for assignment.
1991-06-18	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Verdo Thomas to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have sent Jack Plunk to the minors.
1991-05-15	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Carlton Ridenhour to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have sent Verdo Thomas to the minors.
1991-04-03	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Verdo Thomas to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have sent Carlton Ridenhour to the minors.
1991-03-01	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Carlton Ridenhour to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Kanye West to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have sent Verdo Thomas to the minors.
1988-09-27	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Rinty Chetkovich to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Arturo Cotter to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Verdo Thomas to the major league team.
1988-04-01	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Dave Twitty to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have sent Verdo Thomas to the minors.
1988-03-01	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Verdo Thomas to the major league team.
1987-07-28	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Arturo Cotter to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have sent Verdo Thomas to the minors.
1987-04-01	The Cleveland Cold Crush have promoted Verdo Thomas to the major league team. The Cleveland Cold Crush have sent Arturo Cotter to the minors.