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Name	Team	Age
Scott Cates	Retired (1995, Age 34)	Died (2044, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 34 (1980)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League	0	3 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	D+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	C	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	1/26/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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
1980	C+	D+	B	C-	D+	F	C-
1981	C+	C-	B	C	D+	D-	C-
1982	C+	C-	B+	C	C-	D-	C-
1983	B-	C-	B+	C	C	D-	C
1984	B	C	B+	C+	C	D	C
1985	B	C	B+	C+	C	D+	C+
1986	B	C	A-	C+	C	D+	C+
1987	B	C+	A-	C+	C	D+	C+
1988	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+
1989	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+
1990	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+
1991	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+
1992	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+
1993	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+
1994	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+
1995	B+	C+	A-	C+	C+	D+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1995-11-01	Scott Cates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1991-04-27	The Tampa Bay Swindlers have waived Scott Cates.
1991-04-20	The Tampa Bay Swindlers have promoted Dick Cisar to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Swindlers have designated Scott Cates for assignment.
1988-04-01	The Tampa Bay Swindlers have promoted Scott Cates to the major league team.
1988-04-01	The Tampa Bay Swindlers have acquired Scott Cates from the waiver wire.
1984-05-19	The Arizona Scorpions have waived Rico Boldrighini. The Arizona Scorpions have waived Scott Cates.
1982-08-16	The Arizona Scorpions have acquired Scott Cates from the waiver wire.
1982-04-01	The Baltimore Baboons have waived Scott Cates.