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Name	Team	Age
Billy Taylor	Retired (2007, Age 37)	Died (2062, Age 92)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1994)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	9 years (31 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	A-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	C+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	4/14/1970
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
B- (52.1 %)	D- (8.1 %)	D- (4.8 %)

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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
1994	C	A-	B-	A	A	C	C-
1995	C+	A-	B-	A	A+	C	C
1996	C+	A	B	A	A+	C+	C
1997	C+	A	B	A	A+	B-	C+
1998	B-	A	B	A+	A+	B-	C+
1999	B-	A	B	A+	A+	B	C+
2000	B-	A	B	A+	A+	B	C+
2001	B-	A	B	A+	A+	B	C+
2002	B-	A	B+	A+	A+	B	C+
2003	B-	A	B+	A+	A+	B	C+
2004	B-	A	B+	A+	A+	B	C+
2005	B-	A	B	A	A	B	C+
2006	B-	A-	B	A	A	B-	C+
2007	B-	A-	B	A-	A-	B-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2007-11-01	Billy Taylor has retired from the Toronto Royals
2007-07-11	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Billy Taylor to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Yusuke Fujii for assignment.
2007-07-11	The Kansas City Royals have acquired Billy Taylor from the waiver wire.
2006-09-06	The Kansas City Royals have waived Billy Taylor. The Kansas City Royals have waived Lef Moon.
2006-08-16	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Varney Aust to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Billy Taylor for assignment.
2005-09-18	Billy Taylor of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1998-04-01	The Kansas City Royals have promoted Billy Taylor to the major league team.