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Name	Team	Age
John Spahn	Retired (2000, Age 33)	47
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 47 (1988)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League	0	3 years (40 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	11/16/1966
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (96.3 %)	A  (86.9 %)	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
1988	B	C	A-	B-	C-	B-	C
1989	B	C	A-	B-	C-	B-	C
1990	B	C	A	B-	C-	B	C
1991	B	C	A	B-	C-	B	C
1992	B	C	A	B	C	B	C+
1993	B	C	A	B	C+	B	C+
1994	B	C+	A	B	C+	B	C+
1995	B+	C+	A+	B	C+	B	C+
1996	B+	C+	A+	B	C+	B	C+
1997	B+	C+	A+	B	C+	B	C+
1998	B+	C+	A+	B	C+	B	C+
1999	B+	C+	A+	B	C+	B	C+
2000	B+	C+	A+	B	C+	B	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2000-11-01	John Spahn has retired from the Florida Blackbirds
2000-06-13	The Florida Blackbirds have designated John Spahn for assignment.
2000-06-09	The Florida Blackbirds have promoted John Spahn to the major league team.
2000-04-05	The Florida Blackbirds have designated John Spahn for assignment.
1999-04-01	The Florida Blackbirds have promoted John Spahn to the major league team. The Florida Blackbirds have designated Irv Ortega for assignment.
1999-03-01	The Florida Blackbirds have acquired John Spahn from the waiver wire.
1997-05-02	The Los Angeles Red have waived John Spahn.
1997-04-21	The Los Angeles Red have promoted Tom Diering to the major league team. The Los Angeles Red have designated John Spahn for assignment.
1996-06-12	John Spahn of the Los Angeles Red is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1996-06-01	The Los Angeles Red have promoted John Spahn to the major league team. The Los Angeles Red have sent Sam Andrews to the minors.
1995-06-01	The Los Angeles Red have promoted Fred Whisenant to the major league team. The Los Angeles Red have designated John Spahn for assignment.
1993-07-05	The Los Angeles Red have promoted John Spahn to the major league team. The Los Angeles Red have designated John Cogan for assignment.
1992-05-22	The Los Angeles Red have acquired John Spahn from the waiver wire.
1992-04-05	The Los Angeles LongHorns have waived John Spahn.
1990-07-17	The Los Angeles LongHorns have acquired John Spahn from the waiver wire.
1990-04-16	The Minnesota Scotsmen have waived John Spahn.
1989-08-10	The Minnesota Scotsmen have sent John Spahn to the minors.
1989-08-03	The Minnesota Scotsmen have auto-promoted John Spahn to the major leagues.
1988-05-15	The Minnesota Scotsmen have promoted Carl DiGiovanni to the major league team. The Minnesota Scotsmen have sent John Spahn to the minors.
1988-04-14	The Minnesota Scotsmen have promoted John Spahn to the major league team.
1988-03-13	Trade #1693167 has been completed between the Colorado Stoners and the Minnesota Scotsmen. The Minnesota Scotsmen receive Alvin Leonard, Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 CLE (John Spahn) from the Colorado Stoners in exchange for Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 MIN (Clifford Wickersham).
1988-03-13	Trade #1692860 has been completed between the Cleveland Cannibals and the Colorado Stoners. The Colorado Stoners receive Draft Pick 1988 Round 5 CLE (Lloyd Gallagher), Draft Pick 1988 Round 4 CLE (Del Scarbery), Draft Pick 1988 Round 3 CLE (Nelson Cavarretta), Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 CLE (John Spahn), Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 CLE (Del Bottomley) from the Cleveland Cannibals in exchange for Mitchell Haze.