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Name	Team	Age
Rich Husta	Retired (1979, Age 39)	Died (2020, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1958)	SP	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League	0	16 years (147 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	F	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	F	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
F	D+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	4/8/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	9
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
1958	B-	C	C-
1959	B	C+	C
1960	B	C+	C+
1961	B	B-	B
1962	B	B-	B
1963	B	B	B
1964	B+	B+	B
1965	B+	B+	B+
1966	B+	B+	B+
1967	B+	B+	B+
1968	B+	B+	B+
1969	B+	A-	B+
1970	B+	A-	A-
1971	B+	A-	A-
1972	B+	A-	A-
1973	B+	A-	A-
1974	B+	A-	A-
1975	B+	A-	A-
1976	B	B+	A-
1977	B	B	B+
1978	B-	B-	B+
1979	B-	C+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Rich Husta has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-04-19	The Minnesota Twins have waived Rich Husta.
1979-04-01	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Dink Nash to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Rick Webster to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Len Brenzel to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated Rich Husta for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Donne Bligh for assignment.
1975-10-07	Rich Husta of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1962-05-03	The Minnesota Twins have promoted Rich Husta to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated Jason Schmidt for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Roy Smith for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have sent Will Littell to the minors.