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Name	Team	Age
Buck Thompson	Retired (2001, Age 36)	Died (2045, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1988)	SP	R/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	10 years (95 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D+	F
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
A	B-	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
D	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	4/21/1965
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1988	A+	B-	B-
1989	A+	B-	B
1990	A+	B-	B
1991	A+	B	B+
1992	A+	B	B+
1993	A+	B	B+
1994	A+	B+	B+
1995	A+	B+	A-
1996	A+	B+	A-
1997	A+	B+	A-
1998	A+	B+	A-
1999	A+	B+	A-
2000	A+	B	B+
2001	A	B-	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2001-11-01	Buck Thompson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2001-08-12	The St. Louis CARDINALS have waived Buck Thompson.
2001-07-07	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted John Lindsay to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Buck Thompson for assignment.
1993-06-28	Buck Thompson of the St. Louis CARDINALS is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1992-08-19	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Tony Hand to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Dave Lindell to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Paul Lisenbee to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Jess Lee to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Bob Kennedy to the minors.
1992-08-17	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Bob Kennedy to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Paul Lisenbee to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Al Ott to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Jess Lee to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Tony Hand to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Dave Lindell to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Don Radford to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1992-05-14	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team.
1992-03-01	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Fireman Frank to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Charlie Clapton for assignment. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Sparky Mulligan for assignment. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1991-07-25	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Joe Anderson for assignment.
1990-10-09	The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Tony Hand to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Dave Lindell to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1990-09-26	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Tony Hand to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team.
1990-07-23	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Al Ott to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1989-10-20	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Rick Codiroli to the minors.
1988-06-27	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Rick Codiroli to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1988-04-01	The St. Louis CARDINALS have renamed Ted Donnels to Buck Thompson.
1988-04-01	The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Ted Donnels to the major league team.