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Name	Team	Age
John Tempesta	Retired (2023, Age 36)	71
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (2006)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Medwick League	0	15 years (117 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	11/8/1986
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	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
2006	B-	B-	C+	C-	A	D	B-
2007	B	B	C+	C	A	D+	B
2008	B	B	C+	C+	A+	C-	B
2009	B	B	B-	C+	A+	C-	B+
2010	B+	B+	B	C+	A+	C	B+
2011	B+	A-	B	B-	A+	C+	A-
2012	A-	A-	B+	B-	A+	B-	A-
2013	A-	A-	B+	B	A+	B	A-
2014	A-	A	B+	B	A+	B	A
2015	A-	A	B+	B	A+	B	A
2016	A-	A	B+	B	A+	B	A
2017	A-	A	B+	B	A+	B	A
2018	A-	A	B+	B	A+	B	A
2019	A-	A	B+	B	A+	B	A
2020	A-	A	B+	B	A+	B	A
2021	A-	A-	B+	B	A+	B	A-
2022	A-	A-	B+	B-	A+	B-	A-
2023	B+	B+	B	B-	A+	B-	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2023-11-01	John Tempesta has retired from the Milwaukee Braves
2019-06-13	John Tempesta of the Milwaukee Bears is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2016-08-17	John Tempesta of the Milwaukee Bears is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2014-07-02	Trade #1383543 has been completed between the Minnesota Bronze Tigers and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive John Tempesta, Kim Bassinger from the Minnesota Bronze Tigers in exchange for Tony Smith, Dave Powell.
2014-05-15	Trade #1381034 has been completed between the Houston Halberds and the Minnesota Bronze Tigers. The Minnesota Bronze Tigers receive John Tempesta, Draft Pick 2015 Round 2 HOU (Olaf Robinson) from the Houston Halberds in exchange for Fred Olsen, Draft Pick 2015 Round 1 MIN (Johnny Williams (HOU)).
2012-04-26	John Tempesta of the Houston Halberds is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
2011-08-16	The Houston Halberds have promoted John Tempesta to the major league team. The Houston Halberds have promoted Al Beville to the major league team. The Houston Halberds have sent Elmer Drumright to the minors.
2011-08-16	Trade #1347543 has been completed between the Los Angeles Thrashers and the Houston Halberds. The Houston Halberds receive John Tempesta, Wes McGarr from the Los Angeles Thrashers in exchange for Randy McMahon.
2010-06-11	John Tempesta of the Los Angeles Thrashers is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
2008-09-02	John Tempesta of the San Francisco Thrashers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2008-04-01	The San Francisco Thrashers have renamed Danny Westlake to John Tempesta.
2008-04-01	The San Francisco Thrashers have promoted Danny Westlake to the major league team.
2005-09-02	Trade #1259576 has been completed between the Chicago Shakers and the San Francisco Rockfish. The San Francisco Rockfish receive Draft Pick 2007 Round 3 CHA (Specs Priest), Draft Pick 2006 Round 1 CHA (Danny Westlake) from the Chicago Shakers in exchange for Carl Polley, Draft Pick 2007 Round 2 SF (Dutch Ford).