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Name	Team	Age
Russ Rath	Retired (2009, Age 34)	64
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47 (1997)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Roberto Clemente League	0	3 years (120 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	C+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	8/30/1975
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	4
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.9 %)	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
1997	B	D+	A-	C-	F	C+	F
1998	B	D+	A-	C-	D-	B-	D-
1999	B	C-	A-	C	D-	B-	D-
2000	B+	C-	A-	C	D	B-	D-
2001	B+	C	A-	C+	D	B	D
2002	B+	C	A-	C+	D+	B	D+
2003	B+	C	A-	C+	D+	B	D+
2004	A-	C	A	C+	D+	B	D+
2005	A-	C	A	C+	D+	B	D+
2006	A-	C	A	C+	C-	B	D+
2007	A-	C	A	C+	C-	B	D+
2008	A-	C	A	C+	C-	B	D+
2009	A-	C	A	C+	C-	B	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2009-11-01	Russ Rath has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2007-08-05	The Seattle Super Sonics have waived Russ Rath.
2007-05-08	Trade #1804325 has been completed between the Cleveland Planktons and the Seattle Super Sonics. The Seattle Super Sonics receive Russ Rath (Optioned), Draft Pick 2009 Round 1 CLE (Hideaki Omori) from the Cleveland Planktons in exchange for Dan Walker, Russ Goetz, Draft Pick 2009 Round 3 SEA (Paul Machado).
2007-05-02	The Cleveland Planktons have promoted Russ Rath to the major league team.
2007-04-22	The Cleveland Planktons have designated Russ Rath for assignment.
2004-04-01	The Cleveland Planktons have promoted Russ Rath to the major league team. The Cleveland Planktons have designated Bob Castner for assignment.
2001-04-01	The Cleveland Planktons have sent Russ Rath to the minors.
2000-09-16	The Cleveland Planktons have promoted Russ Rath to the major league team.
2000-09-14	The Cleveland Planktons have sent Russ Rath to the minors.
2000-09-10	The Cleveland Planktons have promoted Russ Rath to the major league team.
1999-09-21	The Cleveland Planktons have sent Russ Rath to the minors.
1999-08-30	The Cleveland Planktons have promoted Russ Rath to the major league team.
1999-08-19	The Cleveland Planktons have sent Russ Rath to the minors.
1999-07-20	The Cleveland Planktons have promoted Russ Rath to the major league team.
1999-06-30	The Cleveland Planktons have sent Russ Rath to the minors.
1999-05-26	The Cleveland Planktons have promoted Russ Rath to the major league team.
1996-07-13	Trade #1749895 has been completed between the Seattle Super Sonics and the Cleveland Planktons. The Cleveland Planktons receive Draft Pick 1997 Round 3 SEA (Russ Rath) from the Seattle Super Sonics in exchange for Jose Davis.