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Name	Team	Age
Jose Benton	Retired (2005, Age 33)	42
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1995)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League	0	5 years (98 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	C-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D	B+	B+
Leadership	Mentor Value
B-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	11/21/1971
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
1995	D-	B-	B
1996	D-	B	B
1997	D	B	B
1998	D	B	B
1999	D	B	B+
2000	D	B+	B+
2001	D	B+	B+
2002	D	B+	B+
2003	D	B+	B+
2004	D	B+	B+
2005	D	B+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2005-11-01	Jose Benton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2005-09-19	The Colorado Stoners have waived Jose Benton.
2005-09-02	The Colorado Stoners have acquired Jose Benton from the waiver wire.
2005-08-29	The Los Angeles Bruins have waived Jose Benton.
2005-04-01	The Los Angeles Bruins have placed Jose Benton on the trade block.
2003-07-30	The Los Angeles Bruins have acquired Jose Benton from the waiver wire.
2003-07-20	The Los Angeles Red have waived Jose Benton.
2003-07-14	The Los Angeles Red have promoted Rod Smith to the major league team. The Los Angeles Red have designated Jose Benton for assignment.
2002-09-28	Jose Benton of the Los Angeles Red is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2002-07-09	Jose Benton of the Los Angeles Red is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2000-09-28	Jose Benton of the Los Angeles Red is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1999-07-20	Jose Benton of the Los Angeles Red is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1997-05-20	The Los Angeles Red have promoted Jose Benton to the major league team. The Los Angeles Red have sent Earl Nichols to the minors.
1996-08-26	The Los Angeles Red have sent Jose Benton to the minors.
1996-08-23	The Los Angeles Red have promoted Jose Benton to the major league team. The Los Angeles Red have sent Monty McCament to the minors.
1996-08-21	Trade #1787586 has been completed between the Los Angeles Red and the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns receive Draft Pick 2000 Round 1 LAN (Jack Smith) from the Los Angeles Red in exchange for Jose Benton.