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Name	Team	Age
Bobby Horton	Retired (2005, Age 34)	38
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 37 (1988)	RP	B/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vance Bostock Jr League	0	11 years (86 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	A	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
C	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	12/17/1970
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	4
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1996	AL	Gold Glove (P)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2005-11-01	Bobby Horton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2005-04-01	The Kansas City Royals have waived Bobby Horton.
2004-06-01	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Charlie Maddux to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Effie Haywood to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Arthur Girardi to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Bobby Horton for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Joe Trillo for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Mendy Smith for assignment.
2002-10-15	Bobby Horton of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1993-04-01	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bobby Horton to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Fred Neis to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Jose Kelly for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Hal Russell for assignment.
1991-04-01	The Kansas City Royals have designated Elmer Sosa for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have sent Fred Devine to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Bobby Horton to the minors.
1990-09-12	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Jim Chipple to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bobby Horton to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Fred Devine to the major league team.