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Name	Team	Age
Tom Bottalico	Retired (2007, Age 33)	Died (2050, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 33 (1996)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	1 years (40 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	11/13/1973
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.2 %)	A  (90.0 %)	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
1996	B-	C-	B	C	A-	C+	C-
1997	B	C	B	C	A-	B-	C
1998	B	C	B	C+	A-	B-	C
1999	B	C	B	C+	A-	B-	C+
2000	B+	C	B	C+	A-	B-	C+
2001	B+	C+	B+	C+	A-	B-	C+
2002	B+	C+	B+	C+	A-	B	C+
2003	B+	C+	B+	C+	A-	B	C+
2004	B+	C+	B+	C+	A-	B	C+
2005	B+	C+	B+	B-	A-	B	C+
2006	B+	C+	B+	B-	A-	B	C+
2007	B+	C+	B+	B-	A-	B	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2007-11-01	Tom Bottalico has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2006-09-29	The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Tom Bottalico.
2005-04-01	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Greg Adair to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Bill Moford to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Tom Bottalico for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ed Crim to the minors.
2004-04-26	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Dominic Hudson to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tom Bottalico to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Hal James to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Harry Nosek for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Munenori Shimizu for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Ryuji Matsukawa for assignment.
2001-06-30	The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tom Bottalico to the minors.
2001-04-21	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tom Bottalico to the major league team.