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Name	Team	Age
Derek Pierzynski	Retired (1993, Age 35)	Died (2021, Age 64)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1979)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	12 years (127 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
68	63	15
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
7	3	59
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
1	6	60
Endurance	Velocity	Control
56	76	61
Leadership	Mentor Value
66	89
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
33	0	12/30/1957
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1979	55	65	38
1980	56	69	50
1981	56	73	53
1982	60	77	62
1983	61	81	64
1984	63	83	65
1985	64	85	67
1986	65	85	67
1987	66	85	68
1988	66	86	68
1989	66	86	70
1990	66	86	70
1991	66	87	70
1992	62	80	67
1993	58	80	64

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Derek Pierzynski has retired from the Colorado Rocks
1991-09-23	Derek Pierzynski of the Colorado Rocks is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1988-06-01	A trade has been completed between the Colorado Rocks and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Dennis Jackson, Al Morehead from the Colorado Rocks in exchange for Denny Wiedman, Derek Pierzynski , Richard Smith, Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 CIN (Mul McGraw). Protest This Trade.
1986-07-28	Derek Pierzynski of the Pittsburgh Reds is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1986-04-05	The Pittsburgh Reds have renamed Mike Leake to Derek Pierzynski .
1986-04-03	The Pittsburgh Reds have renamed Derek Pierzynski to Mike Leake.
1981-05-12	The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Derek Pierzynski to the major league team.
1976-04-18	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Steel Workers and the Boston Braves. The Boston Braves receive Frank Berra, Draft Pick 1977 Round 3 PIT (John Morton) from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers in exchange for Chris Altobelli, Merwin Vaughan, Draft Pick 1979 Round 1 BOS (Derek Pierzynski).