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Name	Team	Age
Tom Pirkl	Retired (1990, Age 34)	Died (2038, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 74 (1979)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	F	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	8/7/1956
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
1979	C	D	B-	C-	C+	D+	C+
1980	C	D	B-	C-	C+	D+	B-
1981	C+	D	B-	C-	B-	C-	B-
1982	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1983	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1984	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1985	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1986	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1987	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1988	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1989	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-
1990	C+	D+	B	C-	B-	C-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1990-11-01	Tom Pirkl has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-04-01	The Detroit Thunderbirds have waived Tom Pirkl.
1979-04-01	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Jeff Minkowski to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have sent Tom Pirkl to the minors.
1979-04-01	The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Tom Pirkl to the major league team. The Detroit Thunderbirds have promoted Joe Bannister to the major league team.