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Name	Team	Age
J.R. Tekulve	Retired (1994, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 54 (1978)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vince Coleman League	0	8 years (41 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	9/18/1960
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
1978	D	C-	C	C	C	B-	F
1979	D+	C-	C	C+	C	B-	F
1980	D+	C	C+	C+	C	B	D-
1981	D+	C	C+	C+	C+	B+	D
1982	C-	C+	C+	C+	B-	B+	D
1983	C-	C+	B-	B-	B-	A-	D+
1984	C-	B-	B-	B-	B-	A	D+
1985	C	B-	B-	B	B	A	D+
1986	C	B-	B	B	B	A+	D+
1987	C	B-	B	B	B+	A+	C-
1988	C	B-	B	B+	B+	A+	C-
1989	C	B	B	B+	B+	A+	C-
1990	C+	B	B	B+	B+	A+	C-
1991	C+	B	B	B+	B+	A+	C-
1992	C+	B	B	B+	B+	A+	C-
1993	C+	B	B	B+	B+	A+	C-
1994	C+	B	B	B+	B+	A+	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1994-11-01	J.R. Tekulve has retired from the Baltimore Banditos
1993-06-11	The Baltimore Banditos have designated J.R. Tekulve for assignment.
1993-05-19	The Baltimore Banditos have promoted J.R. Tekulve to the major league team.
1993-04-01	The Baltimore Banditos have designated Virgil Ambler for assignment. The Baltimore Banditos have designated J.R. Tekulve for assignment.
1991-10-23	The Baltimore Banditos have acquired J.R. Tekulve from the waiver wire.
1991-10-03	The Florida Fins have designated J.R. Tekulve for assignment.
1991-08-18	The Florida Fins have promoted J.R. Tekulve to the major league team.
1991-08-18	The Florida Fins have acquired J.R. Tekulve from the waiver wire.
1991-07-15	The Kansas City Kings have acquired Brian Hartgraves from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Kings have waived J.R. Tekulve.
1991-05-30	The Kansas City Kings have designated J.R. Tekulve for assignment.
1990-08-06	J.R. Tekulve of the Kansas City Kings is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1990-03-26	Kansas City Kings has drafted J.R. Tekulve #71 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1985-05-30	J.R. Tekulve of the Kansas City Blacksmiths is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1984-03-25	The Kansas City Blacksmiths have renamed Thornton Dietz to J.R. Tekulve.
1984-03-25	The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted Thornton Dietz to the major league team.