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Name	Team	Age
Luke Waitkus	Retired (1987, Age 36)	Died (2036, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1973)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	12 years (102 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	9/4/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	4
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %)	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-	C+	C+	B	C-	A-	C-
1974	C	C+	C+	B+	C	A-	C
1975	C+	B-	B-	B+	C+	A	C
1976	C+	B-	B-	A-	B-	A	C
1977	C+	B	B-	A-	B-	A+	C+
1978	C+	B	B-	A	B	A+	C+
1979	B-	B	B-	A	B	A+	C+
1980	B-	B+	B-	A	B	A+	B-
1981	B-	B+	B-	A	B	A+	B-
1982	B-	B+	B-	A	B	A+	B-
1983	B-	B+	B-	A	B	A+	B-
1984	B-	B+	B-	A	B	A+	B-
1985	B-	B+	B-	A	B	A+	B-
1986	B-	B	B-	A	B-	A+	B-
1987	C+	B	B-	A-	B-	A+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Luke Waitkus has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-09-30	The Washington Nationals have designated Luke Waitkus for assignment. The Washington Nationals have sent George Stapleton to the minors.
1987-09-03	The Washington Nationals have promoted Luke Waitkus to the major league team.
1987-09-03	The Washington Nationals have acquired Luke Waitkus from the waiver wire.
1987-04-15	The Baltimore Orioles have waived Luke Waitkus.
1986-06-27	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Bob Marquis to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Luke Waitkus for assignment.
1974-04-01	The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Luke Waitkus to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Roger Herrera for assignment.