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Name	Team	Age
Bill Koestner	Retired (1993, Age 36)	Died (2035, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1976)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Satchel Paige League	0	15 years (110 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C-	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	A-	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	1/14/1957
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
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
1976	D-	B	C+
1977	D-	B+	B-
1978	D	B+	B
1979	D	A-	B
1980	D+	A-	B+
1981	D+	A-	B+
1982	D+	A-	B+
1983	C-	A-	B+
1984	C-	A-	B+
1985	C-	A-	B+
1986	C-	A-	B+
1987	C-	A	B+
1988	C-	A	B+
1989	C-	A	A-
1990	C-	A	A-
1991	C-	A	A-
1992	C-	A-	B+
1993	D+	A-	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1993-11-01	Bill Koestner has retired from the Philadelphia Athletics
1993-06-01	The Philadelphia Athletics have acquired Bill Koestner from the waiver wire.
1993-05-25	The Los Angeles Sharks have designated Bill Koestner for assignment.
1992-09-13	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1992-07-25	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1988-09-24	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1986-06-19	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1985-08-05	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1982-05-20	Bill Koestner of the Los Angeles Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1978-07-13	The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Bill Koestner to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have waived Chris Tincup.
1978-06-21	The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Joe Paul to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have sent Bill Koestner to the minors.
1977-09-21	The Los Angeles Sharks have promoted Bill Koestner to the major league team. The Los Angeles Sharks have waived Ruben Essegian.
1976-08-24	Trade #1598445 has been completed between the Cincinnati Green Sox and the Brooklyn Blue Bombers. The Brooklyn Blue Bombers receive Ike Young, Bill Koestner from the Cincinnati Green Sox in exchange for Max Sunkel.