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Name	Team	Age
Jimmy Howell	Retired (2015, Age 35)	47
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1998)	1B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	7 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B-	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	9/10/1980
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)
B- (54.0 %)	D- (4.9 %)	F  (3.1 %)

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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	D	B-	D-	B-	B	D	C
1999	D+	B	D+	B	B	D+	C+
2000	D+	B+	C-	B	B+	C-	B-
2001	D+	A-	C-	B+	B+	C	B-
2002	C-	A	C	A-	B+	C	B
2003	C	A	C	A	A-	C+	B
2004	C	A+	C+	A	A-	C+	B+
2005	C	A+	C+	A+	A-	C+	B+
2006	C+	A+	C+	A+	A-	B-	B+
2007	C+	A+	C+	A+	A	B-	A-
2008	C+	A+	B-	A+	A	B-	A-
2009	B-	A+	B-	A+	A	B-	A
2010	B-	A+	B-	A+	A	B-	A
2011	B-	A+	B-	A+	A	B-	A
2012	B-	A+	B-	A+	A	B-	A
2013	B-	A+	B-	A+	A	B-	A
2014	B-	A+	B-	A+	A	B-	A
2015	B-	A+	B-	A	A	B-	A

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2015-11-01	Jimmy Howell has retired from the Houston Swindle
2015-09-13	Jimmy Howell of the Houston Swindle is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2009-04-01	The Houston Astros have promoted Jimmy Howell to the major league team.