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Name	Team	Age
Bill Taveras	Retired (2016, Age 38)	40
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1996)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Gibson Feller League	0	16 years (60 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	9/7/1978
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	7
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (25.8 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log

Year	League	Award
2001	AL	Rookie of the Year
2002	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)
2003	AL	Gold Glove (2B)
2004	AL	All Star Reserve (2B); Gold Glove (2B)
2005	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)
2006	AL	All Star Starter (2B)
2007	AL	All Star Starter (2B)
2008	AL	All Star Starter (2B)
2009	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)
2010	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (2B)
2011	AL	All Star Reserve (2B); Gold Glove (2B)
2012	AL	MVP; All Star Starter (3B)
2013	AL	All Star Reserve (3B); Gold Glove (3B)
2014	AL	All Star Reserve (3B)
2016	AL	Gold Glove (3B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2016-11-01	Bill Taveras has retired from the Chicago Windy Monkeys
2008-05-12	Trade #1924252 has been completed between the Chicago Windy Monkeys and the Cleveland Rockers. The Cleveland Rockers receive Tommy Sullivan, Draft Pick 2011 Round 2 CHA (Todd Tekulve), Draft Pick 2010 Round 2 CHA (Buzz Mayo), Draft Pick 2011 Round 1 CHA (Joe McClain), Draft Pick 2010 Round 1 CHA (Bryan Gedman), Draft Pick 2009 Round 1 CHA (Eliot Ness) from the Chicago Windy Monkeys in exchange for Guido Eckhardt, Trot Ardner, Bill Taveras.
2008-05-01	The Cleveland Rockers have placed Bill Taveras on the trade block.
2001-04-01	The Cleveland Rockers have promoted Bill Taveras to the major league team.
1996-08-23	Trade #1886022 has been completed between the Cleveland Rockers and the Atlanta Firecrackers. The Atlanta Firecrackers receive Bud Piercy, Danny Siever from the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Bill Taveras, Draft Pick 1998 Round 1 ATL (Guido Eckhardt), Draft Pick 1999 Round 1 ATL (Robert Hoblitzel).