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Name	Team	Age
Jim Dessau	Retired (1985, Age 37)	Died (2008, Age 60)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1968)	3B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League	0	16 years (3 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	4/6/1948
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
4	5	6
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.5 %)	A- (80.2 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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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
1968	C	B-	D+	B-	B-	C+	C-
1969	C	B	D+	B-	B	C+	C-
1970	C	B	D+	B-	B+	B-	C
1971	C+	B+	C-	B	B+	B	C
1972	B-	B+	C	B	A-	B	C+
1973	B	A-	C+	B+	A-	B+	B-
1974	B	A-	C+	A-	A-	A-	B-
1975	B	A	B-	A-	A-	A-	B-
1976	B	A	B-	A-	A-	A	B-
1977	B	A	B-	A-	A	A	B
1978	B	A	B-	A-	A	A	B
1979	B+	A	B-	A-	A	A	B
1980	B+	A	B-	A-	A	A	B
1981	B+	A	B-	A-	A	A	B
1982	B+	A	B-	A-	A	A	B
1983	B	A	B-	A-	A	A-	B
1984	B	A-	C+	A-	B+	A-	B-
1985	B	A-	C+	B+	B+	B+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Jim Dessau has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-08-06	The Chicago White Sox have waived Jim Dessau.
1985-06-25	The Chicago White Sox have acquired Jim Dessau from the waiver wire.
1985-05-31	The Toronto Nots have waived Jim Dessau.
1985-04-25	The Toronto Nots have designated Jim Dessau for assignment.
1978-09-19	Jim Dessau of the Toronto Nots is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1976-09-11	Jim Dessau of the Toronto Nots is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1975-07-24	Jim Dessau of the Toronto Nots is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1974-07-06	Jim Dessau of the Toronto Nots is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1974-04-14	Jim Dessau of the Toronto Nots is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1974-03-25	The Toronto Nots have promoted Larry Spring to the major league team. The Toronto Nots have promoted Jim Dessau to the major league team.
1973-10-21	The Toronto Nots have sent Jim Dessau to the minors.
1973-07-27	The Toronto Nots have promoted Jim Dessau to the major league team.
1973-07-27	The Toronto Nots have promoted George Peterson to the major league team. The Toronto Nots have sent Jim Dessau to the minors.
1973-07-06	The Toronto Nots have promoted Jim Dessau to the major league team.
1973-07-06	The Toronto Nots have sent Jim Dessau to the minors.
1973-07-03	Jim Dessau of the Toronto Nots is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1971-04-09	The Toronto Nots have promoted Jim Dessau to the major league team.
1969-10-18	The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Frank Cooper to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Arturo Lopez to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Rollie Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Joe Romanick to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Yoshinari Terada to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have sent Paul Wynne to the minors. The Cleveland Cobras have sent Art Fornieles to the minors. The Cleveland Cobras have designated Rick Lake for assignment. The Cleveland Cobras have sent Jim Dessau to the minors. The Cleveland Cobras have sent Pat Smoltz to the minors.
1968-04-02	The Cleveland Cobras have auto-promoted Jim Dessau to the major leagues.