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Bobby Doerr League
6-21-2019
John Grimes Second Base
Retired (2016, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .683 Status Retired (2016) Option Years 0  
H 445 Age 38 (OS 38) Date of Birth 01-03-1981
HR 35 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(2000)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(5 games)
RBI 176
SB 63
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (26.0%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A- (80.2%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2005 MIN-SF
54
206
20
46
9
2
2
21
20
 42 0 1
3
 11 9
.606
.291
.316
.092
.223
2006 MIN
115
431
49
101
14
3
11
44
50
 83 1 0
12
 12 17
.673
.315
.357
.123
.234
2007 MIN
24
90
6
25
2
0
2
12
8
 18 0 0
3
 6 1
.703
.337
.367
.089
.278
2011 KC
50
165
13
42
6
0
2
17
14
 38 0 0
4
 8 9
.640
.313
.327
.073
.255
2012 KC
60
202
18
57
10
1
4
22
27
 30 0 1
10
 7 7
.766
.365
.401
.119
.282
2013 KC
137
361
32
89
14
0
8
37
37
 64 2 2
13
 9 17
.670
.318
.352
.105
.247
2014 KC
60
185
23
49
9
2
4
14
23
 31 0 1
11
 6 3
.744
.344
.400
.135
.265
2015 KC
36
129
14
36
5
0
2
9
8
 19 1 0
7
 6 4
.690
.326
.364
.085
.279
2016 KC
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
536
1769
175
445
69
8
35
176
187
 325 4 5
63
 65 67
.683
.324
.359
.107
.252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2016-11-01John Grimes has retired from the Kansas City Royals
2016-04-04The Kansas City Royals have promoted Art Knicely to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Harry Brown to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Clem Elliott to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Joe Broberg to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Lefty Morley for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have sent Jeff Duff to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have designated John Grimes for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have sent Frank Torgeson to the minors.
2011-05-25The Kansas City Royals have promoted Frank Servais to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Stan Keegan to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted John Grimes to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Roy Wooten to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Mike Curd to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Kid Hale to the minors.
2010-04-01The Kansas City Royals have acquired John Grimes from the waiver wire.
2008-04-18The Minnesota Twins have waived John Grimes.
2008-03-25The Minnesota Twins have promoted Walt Poat to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bobby Smith to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Len Dedrick to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated John Grimes for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Lamar Textor for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Ed Gregory for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have sent Don Knoblauch to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have designated Jess Berry for assignment.
2007-09-04The Minnesota Twins have promoted John Grimes to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Don Knoblauch to the major league team.
2007-09-04The Minnesota Twins have acquired John Grimes from the waiver wire.
2007-08-07The San Francisco Giants have waived John Grimes.
2007-05-05The San Francisco Giants have acquired John Grimes from the waiver wire.
2007-04-18The Minnesota Twins have waived John Grimes.
2007-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted Keiichi Tamaki to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated John Grimes for assignment.
2006-05-23The Minnesota Twins have promoted John Grimes to the major league team.
2006-05-23The Minnesota Twins have acquired John Grimes from the waiver wire.
2006-04-01The San Francisco Giants have waived John Grimes.
2006-03-25The San Francisco Giants have acquired John Grimes from the waiver wire.
2005-08-12The San Francisco Giants have waived John Grimes.
2005-07-09The San Francisco Giants have acquired John Grimes from the waiver wire.
2005-06-22The Minnesota Twins have waived John Grimes.
2005-06-21The Minnesota Twins have sent John Grimes to the minors.
2005-04-02Trade #1905294 has been completed between the Colorado Space Ghosts and the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins receive John Grimes, Billy Miller from the Colorado Space Ghosts in exchange for Joe Blue.
2004-04-01The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted Chuck McMahan to the major league team. The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted Gale Aulds to the major league team. The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted Red Ezzell to the major league team. The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted Shinichi Tamamine to the major league team. The Colorado Space Ghosts have sent Tom Rohn to the minors. The Colorado Space Ghosts have designated Steve Harris for assignment. The Colorado Space Ghosts have sent John Grimes to the minors.
2003-10-13The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted John Grimes to the major league team.
2000-04-18The Colorado Space Ghosts have acquired John Grimes from the waiver wire.
2000-04-01The Detroit Tigers have waived John Grimes.