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Name	Team	Age
Takahiro Katahira	Retired (2006, Age 38)	61
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6 (1998)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jeter Wood League	0	7 years (146 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C-	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D+	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	D+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	B	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
D	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/5/1968
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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
1998	D+	A-	A-
1999	C-	A-	A-
2000	C-	A-	A-
2001	C-	A-	A-
2002	C-	A-	A-
2003	C-	A-	A-
2004	D+	B+	A-
2005	D+	A-	B+
2006	D+	B+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2006-11-01	Takahiro Katahira has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs
2006-04-19	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Armando Wilson to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Ryan Whitney to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Takahiro Katahira for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Al Hollandsworth for assignment.
2006-04-08	The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Takahiro Katahira from the waiver wire.
2006-04-04	The Pittsburgh Corsairs have promoted Junior Mack to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Corsairs have promoted Sheriff Lancellotti to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Corsairs have designated Takahiro Katahira for assignment. The Pittsburgh Corsairs have designated Barney Osik for assignment.
1999-06-02	Takahiro Katahira of the Pittsburgh Corsairs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1998-04-18	The Pittsburgh Corsairs have promoted Paddy Linton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Corsairs have promoted Takahiro Katahira to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Corsairs have designated Terry Shaver for assignment. The Pittsburgh Corsairs have designated Brent Nieson for assignment.