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Name	Team	Age
Billy Ketchum	Retired (2002, Age 37)	39
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 49 (1985)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Old Molitor Delahanty League	0	15 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	5/22/1965
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	4
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.5 %)	A+ (93.5 %)	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
1985	C+	C-	C+	C-	A	C	C-
1986	B-	C	B	C	A	C+	C
1987	B	C+	B	C+	A	B-	B-
1988	B	C+	B+	C+	A	B-	B
1989	B+	B-	A-	B-	A	B	B+
1990	B+	B	A-	B	A	B	B+
1991	B+	B+	A-	B	A	B+	B+
1992	B+	A-	A	B	A	B+	B+
1993	A-	A-	A	B	A	B+	A-
1994	A-	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A-
1995	A-	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A-
1996	A-	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A-
1997	A-	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A-
1998	A-	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A-
1999	A-	A-	A	B+	A	B+	A-
2000	A-	A-	A	B	A	B+	A-
2001	A-	B+	A	B	A	B	B+
2002	A-	B	A-	B	A-	B	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2002-11-01	Billy Ketchum has retired from the Cincinnati Golden Nuggets
2002-08-16	The Cincinnati Golden Nuggets have promoted Billy Ketchum to the major league team.
2002-08-16	The Cincinnati Golden Nuggets have acquired Billy Ketchum from the waiver wire.
2002-05-16	The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Walt Rothrock to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have waived Billy Ketchum.
2001-04-18	Billy Ketchum of the Detroit Hurricane is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1998-07-27	Billy Ketchum of the Detroit Hurricane is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1990-07-23	Billy Ketchum of the Detroit Hurricane is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1988-03-25	The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Billy Ketchum to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted William Schwartz to the major league team.
1985-04-25	The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Dick Esmond to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Damon Pena to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Rich Mahaffey to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Harry Medina to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Glenn Barone to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Izzy Coffie to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Cupid Campbell to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have promoted Francisco Silva to the major league team. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Allen Brittain to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Dave Flint to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Pete Moore to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Billy Ketchum to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Steve Pactwa to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Lefty Dayett to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Rube Brenton to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Joe Alou to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Mike Bradley to the minors. The Detroit Hurricane have sent Phil Tankersley to the minors.
1985-04-06	The Detroit Sinners V have auto-promoted Billy Ketchum to the major leagues.