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Name	Team	Age
Forest Jones	Retired (1986, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1973)	RP	B/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Keller Stargell League	0	1 years (45 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	C+	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
B-	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	7/30/1952
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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
1973	C-	D+	C+
1974	C-	C-	B-
1975	C-	C-	B-
1976	C-	C-	B-
1977	C-	C	B
1978	C-	C	B
1979	C-	C+	B
1980	C-	C+	B+
1981	C-	C+	B+
1982	C-	C+	B+
1983	C-	C+	B+
1984	C-	C+	A-
1985	C-	C+	A-
1986	C-	C+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1986-11-01	Forest Jones has retired from the San Diego Murder City Devils
1986-04-22	Trade #1531379 has been completed between the Oakland Turtles and the San Diego Murder City Devils. The San Diego Murder City Devils receive Takanobu Yabuta, Forest Jones from the Oakland Turtles in exchange for Dick Scott.
1985-08-13	The Oakland Turtles have promoted Forest Jones to the major league team.
1985-03-11	The Oakland Turtles have renamed Bill Jones to Forest Jones.
1985-03-01	The Oakland Turtles have acquired Bill Jones from the waiver wire.
1978-04-01	The Tampa Bay Thrashers have waived Bill Jones.
1974-05-05	The Tampa Bay Thrashers have acquired Bill Jones from the waiver wire. The Tampa Bay Thrashers have waived Bob Jacobs.