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Name	Team	Age
Alex Welch	Retired (1994, Age 36)	Died (2032, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (1979)	SP	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	15 years (10 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
68	34	15
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
50	19	9
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
12	9	33
Endurance	Velocity	Control
78	59	78
Leadership	Mentor Value
65	88
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
18	0	11/3/1957
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	2	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1979	89	61	66
1980	89	66	76
1981	90	71	79
1982	93	71	82
1983	94	73	85
1984	94	77	88
1985	94	78	89
1986	94	79	89
1987	94	79	92
1988	94	79	92
1989	94	79	93
1990	94	79	93
1991	94	79	93
1992	88	77	90
1993	85	71	86
1994	80	65	82

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1994-11-01	Alex Welch has retired from the Tampa Bay Blue Claws
1990-04-01	A trade has been completed between the New York Hegemons and the Tampa Bay Blue Claws. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws receive Alex Welch, Draft Pick 1992 Round 2 NYN (Captain Morgan) from the New York Hegemons in exchange for Joe Guintini, Phil Surhoff, Draft Pick 1992 Round 1 TB (Sam Torres).
1986-03-26	New York Hegemons has drafted Alex Welch #1 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1980-04-01	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Will Carl to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Dave Thomas to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Alex Welch to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Ed Renfer to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Terry Rowland for assignment. The New York Hurricanes have designated Mike Heimueller for assignment.