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Name	Team	Age
Lefty Downs	Retired (2026, Age 39)	Died (2057, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (2005)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League	0	18 years (37 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	A-	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	10/25/1987
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	4
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (6.0 %)	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
2005	C	C	C+	B	B-	D+	D-
2006	C	C+	C+	B+	B-	C-	D
2007	C+	B-	B-	A-	B	C	D+
2008	B-	B	B-	A-	B+	C+	C-
2009	B	B	B	A	A-	B-	C
2010	B+	B	B	A	A	B	C+
2011	A-	B	B	A	A	B	C+
2012	A-	B+	B	A	A	B+	B-
2013	A	B+	B+	A+	A+	B+	B
2014	A	A-	B+	A+	A+	B+	B+
2015	A	A-	B+	A+	A+	A-	B+
2016	A	A-	B+	A+	A+	A-	B+
2017	A	A-	B+	A+	A+	A-	B+
2018	A	A-	B+	A+	A+	A-	B+
2019	A	A-	B+	A+	A+	A	B+
2020	A+	A-	B+	A+	A+	A	B+
2021	A+	A-	B+	A+	A+	A	A-
2022	A	A-	B+	A+	A	A-	B+
2023	A	A-	B	A+	A	A-	B+
2024	A	B+	B	A	A-	A-	B+
2025	A-	B+	B	A	A-	B+	B+
2026	A-	B	B	A	A-	B+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2026-11-01	Lefty Downs has retired from the Oakland Twins
2021-07-03	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
2019-05-22	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
2018-06-13	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
2017-06-25	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
2015-04-22	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
2014-08-20	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
2013-08-27	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
2012-04-10	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2011-07-10	Lefty Downs of the Oakland Twins is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
2009-04-01	The Oakland Twins have promoted Lefty Downs to the major league team. The Oakland Twins have promoted Chris Barber to the major league team. The Oakland Twins have promoted Harvey Torrez to the major league team. The Oakland Twins have designated Slats Seward for assignment. The Oakland Twins have designated Bill Esposito for assignment. The Oakland Twins have sent John Spencer to the minors.