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Name	Team	Age
Jose Grimsley	Retired (1997, Age 36)	Died (2034, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1979)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Branch Rickey League	0	5 years (44 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/13/1960
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A- (81.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	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
1979	B+	C-	B-	D	C+	D+	D-
1980	A-	C	B	D+	B	D+	D
1981	A-	C	B+	C-	B+	C-	D
1982	A-	C+	B+	C-	B+	C	D+
1983	A	C+	A-	C	B+	B-	C-
1984	A	C+	A	C	B+	B-	C-
1985	A	B-	A	C	A-	B	C+
1986	A+	B-	A	C+	A-	B	C+
1987	A+	B-	A+	C+	A-	B+	C+
1988	A+	B-	A+	B-	A-	B+	B-
1989	A+	B-	A+	B-	A-	A-	B-
1990	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	A-	B-
1991	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	A-	B-
1992	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	A-	B
1993	A+	B+	A+	B-	A	A	B
1994	A+	B+	A+	B-	A	A	B
1995	A+	B	A+	B-	A	A-	B
1996	A+	B	A+	B-	A-	A-	B-
1997	A+	B	A+	B-	B+	A-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1997-11-01	Jose Grimsley has retired from the Pittsburgh Rotties
1997-09-05	The Pittsburgh Rotties have promoted Jose Grimsley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rotties have promoted Eddie Hartung to the major league team.
1997-09-05	The Pittsburgh Rotties have acquired Jose Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1997-05-20	The Texas Rangers have waived Jose Grimsley.
1997-04-26	The Texas Rangers have designated Jose Grimsley for assignment.
1996-04-21	Jose Grimsley of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1994-07-13	Jose Grimsley of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1993-04-22	Jose Grimsley of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1992-04-08	The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Grimsley to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Hal Bonin to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Dave Hitchcock for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated John Boston for assignment.
1985-05-03	The Texas Rangers have acquired Jose Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1985-04-09	The Baltimore Terrapins have waived Jose Grimsley.