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Name	Team	Age
John Gardner	Retired (2026, Age 34)	Died (2059, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24 (2012)	LF	R/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	10 years (146 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	12/6/1991
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	4
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (CF)
C+ (45.4 %)	C+ (44.7 %)	D- (4.9 %)

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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
2012	A	C-	A+	C+	A-	C-	D-
2013	A	C-	A+	C+	A-	C	D-
2014	A	C-	A+	C+	A-	C+	D
2015	A+	C	A+	B-	A-	B-	D
2016	A+	C	A+	B-	A-	B	D+
2017	A+	C+	A+	B-	A-	B+	D+
2018	A+	C+	A+	B-	A-	B+	C-
2019	A+	C+	A+	B-	A-	A-	C-
2020	A+	B-	A+	B	A-	A-	C-
2021	A+	B-	A+	B	A-	A-	C
2022	A+	B-	A+	B	A-	A-	C
2023	A+	B-	A+	B	A-	A-	C
2024	A+	B-	A+	B	A-	A-	C
2025	A+	B-	A+	B	A-	A-	C
2026	A+	C+	A+	B-	A-	B+	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2026-11-01	John Gardner has retired from the St. Louis Redbirds
2026-09-19	The St. Louis Redbirds have designated John Gardner for assignment.
2026-08-20	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted John Gardner to the major league team.
2026-03-13	The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Jack Wilson to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have designated John Gardner for assignment.
2025-08-14	The St. Louis Redbirds have placed John Gardner on the trade block.
2023-04-05	John Gardner of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2019-08-07	John Gardner of the St. Louis Redbirds is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2019-03-07	Trade #1510758 has been completed between the Cincinnati CoMpToNz ExPoZ and the St. Louis Redbirds. The St. Louis Redbirds receive John Gardner, Alex Escobar, Draft Pick - 2020 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick 2020 Round 1 MIL (Urmanis Ibanez), Draft Pick 2019 Round 2 CIN (Jack Wilson) from the Cincinnati CoMpToNz ExPoZ in exchange for Dan Stone.
2017-04-27	John Gardner of the Cincinnati Bite is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
2015-03-07	The Cincinnati Bite have promoted John Gardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bite have designated Bob Nastu for assignment.
2014-04-01	The Cincinnati Bite have promoted Harl Pawloski to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bite have sent John Gardner to the minors.
2014-04-01	The Cincinnati Bite have promoted John Gardner to the major league team.