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Name	Team	Age
Brad McNew	Retired (1966, Age 34)	Died (1997, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 39 (1953)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	6 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	4/6/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	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
1953	C-	B-	B-	B+	D	B+	D-
1954	C	B-	B-	B+	D	B+	D
1955	C	B-	B	B+	D+	B+	D
1956	C	B	B	B+	C-	A-	D+
1957	C+	B	B	A-	C-	A-	D+
1958	C+	B	B	A-	C-	A	D+
1959	C+	B+	B	A-	C-	A	D+
1960	C+	B+	B	A-	C-	A	D+
1961	C+	B+	B	A-	C-	A	D+
1962	C+	B+	B	A-	C	A	D+
1963	B-	B+	B	A-	C	A	D+
1964	B-	B+	B	A-	C	A	D+
1965	B-	B+	B	A-	C	A	D+
1966	B-	B+	B	A-	C	A	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Brad McNew has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1966-06-28	The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Brad McNew for assignment.
1966-06-09	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Brad McNew to the major league team.
1966-06-09	The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Brad McNew from the waiver wire.
1966-05-29	The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Brad McNew.
1966-05-12	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Justin Gvoth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Brad McNew for assignment.
1965-10-13	The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed Brad McNew on the trade block.
1964-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Will Blyleven to Brad McNew.
1962-09-18	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Will Blyleven to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bob Clouser to the minors.
1962-04-11	The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Will Blyleven from the waiver wire.
1962-04-01	The San Diego Dragons have waived Will Blyleven.
1961-04-01	The San Diego Dragons have promoted Jeff Raffensberger to the major league team. The San Diego Dragons have designated Will Blyleven for assignment.
1958-03-25	The San Diego Dragons have promoted John May to the major league team. The San Diego Dragons have promoted Will Blyleven to the major league team.