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Name	Team	Age
Bill Howard	Retired (2019, Age 39)	49
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1998)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	18 years (48 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
A-	A	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A+	A	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	1/14/1980
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	7
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
1998	B-	C-	B	B-	B+	D+	F
1999	B	C+	B+	B	A-	C	D-
2000	B+	B-	B+	B	A-	C+	D
2001	B+	B-	A-	B+	A-	B	D+
2002	A-	B	A-	A-	A	B+	C-
2003	A-	B	A	A-	A	A-	C
2004	A	B	A	A-	A	A	C+
2005	A	B	A	A-	A	A	C+
2006	A	B+	A	A-	A	A	C+
2007	A+	B+	A+	A-	A	A	B-
2008	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	A	B-
2009	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	A	B-
2010	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	A	B-
2011	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	A	B-
2012	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	A	B-
2013	A+	B+	A+	A	A+	A+	B
2014	A+	A-	A+	A	A+	A+	B
2015	A+	B+	A+	A	A	A+	B
2016	A+	B+	A+	A	A-	A+	B
2017	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	A	B
2018	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	A	B
2019	A+	B	A	A-	B	A	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2019-11-01	Bill Howard has retired from the Toronto Rush
2018-04-25	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2016-10-05	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2016-07-03	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
2009-08-12	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
2009-04-18	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2008-09-04	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2004-07-20	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2004-05-02	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
2003-09-16	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
2003-08-10	Bill Howard of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2002-03-25	The Toronto Rush have promoted Steve Strittmatter to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Tim Kline to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Bill Howard to the major league team.