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Name	Team	Age
Mike Gaffke	Retired (2004, Age 39)	Died (2031, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1983)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League	0	16 years (57 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	8/5/1965
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	5
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
1983	C	C-	C+	C	D	B	C-
1984	C+	C-	B-	C+	D+	B	C-
1985	B-	C	B	C+	C-	B+	C
1986	B	C+	B+	B-	C	B+	C+
1987	B+	C+	B+	B	C+	A-	B-
1988	A-	C+	A-	B	C+	A	B-
1989	A-	B-	A-	B	B-	A	B
1990	A	B-	A-	B+	B-	A+	B
1991	A	B-	A	B+	B	A+	B+
1992	A	B-	A	B+	B	A+	B+
1993	A	B	A	A-	B+	A+	B+
1994	A+	B	A	A-	B+	A+	B+
1995	A+	B	A	A-	B+	A+	B+
1996	A+	B	A	A-	B+	A+	B+
1997	A+	B	A	A-	B+	A+	B+
1998	A+	B	A	A-	B+	A+	B+
1999	A+	B	A	A-	B+	A+	B+
2000	A+	B	A	B+	B	A+	B+
2001	A	B-	A	B+	B	A+	B+
2002	A	B-	A-	B	B-	A+	B
2003	A	B-	A-	B	B-	A+	B
2004	A-	C+	A-	B-	B-	A+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2004-11-01	Mike Gaffke has retired from the Chicago Cubs
2003-08-05	Mike Gaffke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1998-09-13	Mike Gaffke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1998-06-26	Mike Gaffke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1996-06-25	Mike Gaffke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1995-05-17	Mike Gaffke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1991-09-22	Mike Gaffke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1989-05-30	Mike Gaffke of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1988-03-01	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mike Gaffke to the major league team.
1982-08-21	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Youngstuds. The New York Youngstuds receive Draft Pick 1984 Round 1 CHN (Bob Bailey) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 NYN (Mike Gaffke), Draft Pick 1984 Round 3 NYN (Al Dammann).