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Name	Team	Age
Bubba Ricci	Retired (1992, Age 35)	Died (2017, Age 61)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1978)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Minnie Minoso League	0	13 years (86 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
A	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	11/20/1956
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.5 %)	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	C-	A	D	B-	C	B	C-
1979	C	A	D	B	C+	B	C-
1980	C	A+	D+	B+	C+	B	C
1981	C	A+	D+	B+	B-	B+	C
1982	C	A+	D+	B+	B-	A-	C+
1983	C+	A+	C-	A-	B	A-	C+
1984	C+	A+	C-	A-	B	A	B-
1985	C+	A+	C	A-	B	A	B-
1986	C+	A+	C	A-	B	A	B-
1987	C+	A+	C	A-	B	A	B-
1988	C+	A+	C	A-	B	A	B-
1989	C+	A+	C	A-	B	A	B-
1990	C+	A+	C	A-	B	A	B-
1991	C+	A+	C	A-	B-	A	B-
1992	C+	A+	C-	A-	C+	A-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1992-11-01	Bubba Ricci has retired from the Chicago Whales
1991-09-05	Bubba Ricci of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1988-09-11	Bubba Ricci of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1988-08-12	Bubba Ricci of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1986-06-16	The Chicago Whales have removed Bubba Ricci from the trade block.
1984-10-07	The Chicago Whales have placed Bubba Ricci on the trade block.
1984-09-18	Bubba Ricci of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1984-08-04	Bubba Ricci of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1984-04-11	Bubba Ricci of the Chicago Whales is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1979-06-13	The Chicago Whales have promoted Bubba Ricci to the major league team.
1979-03-01	The Chicago Whales have promoted Bob Staggs to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have promoted Jim Wilshere to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have sent Tilson Mingori to the minors. The Chicago Whales have sent Joe Distel to the minors. The Chicago Whales have sent Jerry Veale to the minors. The Chicago Whales have sent Bubba Ricci to the minors.
1978-08-19	The Chicago Whales have promoted Joe Distel to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have promoted Bubba Ricci to the major league team. The Chicago Whales have sent Tom Granger to the minors.
1978-06-08	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Whales and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Jeff Romano from the Chicago Whales in exchange for Bubba Ricci.