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Name	Team	Age
Marty Sparks	Retired (2009, Age 34)	Died (2042, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 55 (1997)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League	0	1 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	7/2/1975
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.4 %)	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
1997	B-	C+	C+	C	C+	D+	D-
1998	B-	C+	B-	C+	B-	D+	D-
1999	B	B-	B-	C+	B-	C-	D
2000	B	B-	B-	C+	B-	C-	D
2001	B	B-	B-	B-	B-	C-	D
2002	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C-	D+
2003	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C-	D+
2004	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C	D+
2005	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C	D+
2006	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C	D+
2007	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C	D+
2008	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C	D+
2009	B	B-	B	B-	B-	C	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2009-11-01	Marty Sparks has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1999-04-09	The New York Knights have waived Marty Sparks.
1999-04-01	The New York Knights have promoted Henry Lock to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim Kent to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Marty Sparks to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Randy Blattner to the minors.
1998-04-01	The New York Knights have promoted Marty Sparks to the major league team. The New York Knights have waived Spike Mahaffey.