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Name	Team	Age
Joe Ortega	Retired (1995, Age 34)	Died (2036, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30 (1983)	C	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League	0	12 years (142 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/7/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	4
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (3.3 %)	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	D-	A	D+	A-	D+	B-	C
1984	D	A+	C-	A-	D+	B	C+
1985	D+	A+	C-	A-	C-	B+	B-
1986	D+	A+	C	A	C	A-	B-
1987	C-	A+	C	A+	C+	A-	B-
1988	C-	A+	C+	A+	C+	A-	B
1989	C-	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B
1990	C-	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B
1991	C-	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B
1992	C	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B
1993	C	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B
1994	C	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B
1995	C	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1995-11-01	Joe Ortega has retired from the New York Crush
1993-05-29	Joe Ortega of the New York Crush is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1987-09-20	Joe Ortega of the New York Swag is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1983-04-01	The New York Swag have promoted Joe Ortega to the major league team. The New York Swag have designated Alan Brea for assignment.
1981-08-16	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the Chicago Crush. The Chicago Crush receive Hal Burroughs, Gene Martinez, Draft Pick 1983 Round 2 BAL (Joe Ortega), Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 BAL (Tom Franks) from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for Brad Warneke, Jim Pecota, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 1 (CHA).