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Name	Team	Age
Billy Butcher	Retired (2025, Age 38)	Died (2064, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (2005)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bill Mazeroski League	0	14 years (148 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
71	34	1
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
2	5	42
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
8	3	9
Endurance	Velocity	Control
53	74	68
Leadership	Mentor Value
54	79
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
48	0	9/2/1987
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	5	10
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
2005	58	66	30
2006	59	74	38
2007	59	76	47
2008	61	82	53
2009	61	87	55
2010	61	89	59
2011	63	92	65
2012	65	93	71
2013	67	97	73
2014	68	99	74
2015	69	100	75
2016	70	100	78
2017	71	100	79
2018	71	100	79
2019	71	100	79
2020	71	100	79
2021	71	100	79
2022	67	96	76
2023	61	88	75
2024	57	85	71
2025	56	77	71

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2025-11-01	Billy Butcher has retired from the Florida Gators
2025-08-13	The Florida Gators have designated Billy Butcher for assignment.
2021-05-05	Trade #1646897 has been completed between the Cincinnati Dreads and the Florida Gators. The Florida Gators receive Kevin Embrey, Billy Butcher from the Cincinnati Dreads in exchange for Stan Kubenka, Ken Trott.
2018-10-13	Trade #1640803 has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Dreads. The Cincinnati Dreads receive Billy Butcher, Ivy Behney from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Claire Gettman, Harry Acosta, Curt Hatfield, Tim Skidmore.
2018-10-11	The Detroit Tigers have placed Billy Butcher on the trade block.
2011-04-01	The Detroit Tigers have renamed Frank Ruether to Billy Butcher.
2011-03-25	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Frank Ruether to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Phenomenal Pinnance for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have designated Jose Twombly for assignment.
2010-10-03	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Bill Smoyer to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Frank Ruether to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jack David to the minors.
2010-09-28	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Frank Ruether to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jack David to the major league team.