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Name	Team	Age
Willie Aikens	Retired (1985, Age 34)	Died (2016, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 37 (1973)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Tim Raines League	0	0 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	C	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	7/30/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.2 %)	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
1973	C+	B-	D+	C+	C-	D-	C
1974	B-	B	C-	C+	C-	D-	C+
1975	B-	B	C-	C+	C-	D	C+
1976	B	B	C-	C+	C	D	C+
1977	B	B+	C	B-	C	D+	C+
1978	B	B+	C	B-	C	D+	B-
1979	B	B+	C	B-	C+	D+	B-
1980	B	B+	C	B-	C+	D+	B-
1981	B	B+	C	B-	C+	D+	B-
1982	B	B+	C	B-	C+	D+	B-
1983	B	B+	C	B-	C+	D+	B-
1984	B	B+	C	B-	C+	D+	B-
1985	B	B+	C	B-	C+	D+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Willie Aikens has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-04-11	The Kansas City Blue Rocks have waived Willie Aikens.
1976-03-07	The Kansas City Blue Rocks have promoted Mosh Barrett to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Rocks have sent Willie Aikens to the minors.
1975-09-13	The Kansas City Blue Rocks have promoted Willie Aikens to the major league team.
1973-07-23	The Kansas City Blue Rocks have promoted Cookie Rojas to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Rocks have sent Willie Aikens to the minors.
1973-07-16	The Kansas City Blue Rocks have promoted Paul Splittorff to the major league team. The Kansas City Blue Rocks have promoted Willie Aikens to the major league team.
1973-04-01	The Kansas City Blue Rocks have renamed Bill Fletcher to Willie Aikens.