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Name	Team	Age
Will Sparks	Retired (2011, Age 34)	50
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 59 (1997)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	C-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	7/15/1977
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	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1997	F	B	F	B-	B+	C-	D+
1998	D-	B+	D-	B-	A-	C	C-
1999	D-	B+	D-	B	A-	C+	C-
2000	D-	A-	D	B	A-	B-	C
2001	D	A-	D+	B	A-	B-	C+
2002	D	A	D+	B+	A-	B	C+
2003	D+	A	C-	B+	A-	B	C+
2004	D+	A	C-	B+	A-	B	C+
2005	D+	A	C-	B+	A-	B	C+
2006	D+	A	C-	A-	A-	B	B-
2007	D+	A	C-	A-	A-	B+	B-
2008	D+	A	C-	A-	A-	B+	B-
2009	D+	A	C-	A-	A-	B+	B-
2010	D+	A	C-	A-	A-	B+	B-
2011	D+	A	C-	A-	A-	B+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2011-11-01	Will Sparks has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2002-04-01	The Minnesota Twins have waived Will Sparks.
1998-09-04	The Minnesota Twins have acquired Will Sparks from the waiver wire.
1998-05-17	The Cleveland Indians have waived Will Sparks.