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Name	Team	Age
Dean Smith	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2024, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1974)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	5 years (84 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
62	27	72
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
59	51	80
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
70	68	30
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	8	18
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
66	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
53	0	10/6/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (RF)
95 (95.5 %)	7 (7.1 %)	0 (0.3 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Dean Smith has retired from the Tampa Bay Blue Claws
1986-04-11	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have acquired Dean Smith from the waiver wire.
1986-04-01	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived Dean Smith.
1985-04-15	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Dean Smith for assignment.
1981-05-06	Dean Smith of the Tampa Bay Blue Claws is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1981-04-01	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Dean Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Charlie Shealy to the minors.
1979-09-30	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Dean Smith to the minors.
1979-09-02	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Dean Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated John Angley for assignment.
1979-09-02	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Swede Morhardt to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Dean Smith to the minors.
1978-06-13	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Dean Smith to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Jackie Gilles for assignment.
1977-05-01	The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have acquired Dean Smith from the waiver wire. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived Fred Roberts.
1977-04-01	The Brooklyn Deggers have waived Dean Smith.