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Name	Team	Age
Tom Sparks	Retired (2031, Age 34)	65
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 46 (2018)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Jackson League	0	7 years (52 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B+	A-	B-
Leadership	Mentor Value
B	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	12/24/1996
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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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
2018	B+	B-	C-
2019	B+	B-	C
2020	B+	B	C
2021	B+	B	C+
2022	B+	B+	C+
2023	B+	A-	B-
2024	B+	A-	B-
2025	B+	A-	B-
2026	B+	A-	B-
2027	B+	A-	B
2028	B+	A-	B
2029	B+	A-	B
2030	B+	A	B
2031	B+	A-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2031-11-01	Tom Sparks has retired from the Philadelphia Athletics
2031-08-28	The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Sam Busse to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Tom Sparks for assignment.
2030-06-15	Tom Sparks of the Philadelphia Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2028-07-21	Tom Sparks of the Philadelphia Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
2027-06-13	Tom Sparks of the Philadelphia Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
2025-04-21	The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Tom Sparks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Jack Ahearne for assignment.
2023-04-16	The Philadelphia Athletics have demoted Tom Sparks to the minor leagues.
2022-04-01	The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Tom Sparks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Max Fletcher to the minors.
2022-04-01	The Philadelphia Athletics have acquired Tom Sparks from the waiver wire.
2020-04-01	The Philadelphia Patriots have waived Tom Sparks.
2018-04-05	The Philadelphia Patriots have acquired Tom Sparks from the waiver wire.
2018-04-01	The Colorado Sky Hawks have waived Mel Davis. The Colorado Sky Hawks have waived Tom Sparks. The Colorado Sky Hawks have waived Ed Nichols.