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Name	Team	Age
Bruce Blue	Retired (1986, Age 36)	Died (2020, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1969)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	12 years (157 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B+	A	C
Leadership	Mentor Value
C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	3/5/1950
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	3
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	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1969	A-	B+	D
1970	A-	A-	D+
1971	A-	A	C-
1972	A-	A	C-
1973	A-	A+	C
1974	A-	A+	C
1975	A-	A+	C
1976	A-	A+	C+
1977	A-	A+	C+
1978	A-	A+	C+
1979	A-	A+	C+
1980	A-	A+	C+
1981	A-	A+	C+
1982	A-	A+	C+
1983	A-	A+	C+
1984	A-	A+	C+
1985	B+	A	C
1986	B+	A	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Bruce Blue has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-03-31	The St. Louis Writers have promoted Bruce Blue to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Alex Cross to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Saul Stark to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have sent Paul Walker to the minors. The St. Louis Writers have sent Dick Hubbard to the minors.
1985-03-31	Bruce Blue has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $3.05M per year for 1 year.
1982-03-30	The Washington Insiders have promoted Bruce Blue to the major league team.
1982-03-29	Bruce Blue has signed with the Washington Insiders for $1.85M per year for 3 years.
1981-03-28	The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Bruce Blue to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Pat Davis to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Paddy Martin to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Mark Wasdin to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Dizzy Keegan to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Jerry Gerber to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Sean Sanchez to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Larry Kapler to the major league team.
1981-03-28	Bruce Blue has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $3.52M per year for 1 year.
1980-08-29	Bruce Blue of the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1980-03-29	The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Tim Nieves to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Johnny Fincher to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted John Cooper to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Bruce Blue to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Dave Menhart to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Curt Plotner to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Pat Davis to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Curt Meyer to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Reese Reynolds to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Charlie Dravecky to the major league team.
1980-03-29	Bruce Blue has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $3.75M per year for 1 year.
1979-06-01	The Philadelphia Benjamins have placed Bruce Blue on the trade block.
1979-03-31	The Philadelphia Benjamins have promoted Bruce Blue to the major league team. The Philadelphia Benjamins have promoted Lou Ashby to the major league team. The Philadelphia Benjamins have promoted Derek Hamric to the major league team.
1979-03-31	Bruce Blue has signed with the Philadelphia Benjamins for $5.2M per year for 1 year.
1975-07-22	Bruce Blue of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1973-03-30	The San Francisco Seals have promoted Bruce Blue to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Mark Wasdin to the major league team.