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Name	Team	Age
Hank Welch	Retired (1995, Age 35)	Died (2037, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40 (1980)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	8 years (50 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	8/10/1960
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	B  (60.3 %)	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
1980	C	C	B-	C+	C	D-	C+
1981	B-	C+	B	B-	C+	D	B-
1982	B-	B-	B	B-	C+	D+	B+
1983	B	B	B+	B	B-	C-	B+
1984	B+	B	B+	B	B-	C	B+
1985	B+	B+	B+	B+	B	C	B+
1986	A-	B+	A-	B+	B+	C+	A-
1987	A-	B+	A-	B+	B+	C+	A-
1988	A	A-	A-	B+	B+	B-	A-
1989	A	A-	A-	A-	A-	B-	A-
1990	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A-
1991	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A-
1992	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A-
1993	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A-
1994	A	A-	A	A-	A-	B-	A
1995	A	B+	A	A-	B+	B-	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1995-11-01	Hank Welch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1995-05-20	The Milwaukee Braves have waived Hank Welch.
1995-05-05	The Milwaukee Braves have designated Hank Welch for assignment.
1992-09-07	The Milwaukee Braves have placed Hank Welch on the trade block.
1987-03-25	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Hank Welch to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Joe Connolly for assignment.
1982-05-15	The Milwaukee Braves have sent Hank Welch to the minors.
1982-04-22	The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Hank Welch to the major league team.
1981-04-11	The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Hank Welch from the waiver wire.
1981-04-01	The St. Louis Cards have waived Hank Welch.