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Name	Team	Age
Will Epstein	Retired (2020, Age 36)	44
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 12 (2001)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	13 years (71 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C+	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	12/20/1983
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	5	9
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
B+ (73.8 %)	B+ (71.6 %)	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
2001	C+	D+	B	C-	A	D	D-
2002	B-	D+	B+	C	A	D+	D+
2003	B	C-	A-	C	A	C-	C-
2004	B+	C	A-	C+	A+	C	C
2005	A-	C	A	C+	A+	C+	C
2006	A	C+	A	B-	A+	B-	C+
2007	A	B-	A+	B-	A+	B	C+
2008	A+	B-	A+	B-	A+	B	B-
2009	A+	B-	A+	B-	A+	B	B-
2010	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B-
2011	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B-
2012	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B-
2013	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B
2014	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B
2015	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B
2016	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B
2017	A+	B	A+	B	A+	B+	B
2018	A+	B-	A+	B-	A+	B	B-
2019	A+	B-	A+	B-	A	B	B-
2020	A+	C+	A+	B-	A	B	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2020-11-01	Will Epstein has retired from the Kansas City Royals
2020-07-24	Will Epstein of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2016-04-21	Trade #1929469 has been completed between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Will Epstein, Draft Pick 2017 Round 1 SF (Jerry Bosch) from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Danny McKeithan.
2014-05-15	Will Epstein of the San Francisco Giants is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2013-08-15	Will Epstein of the San Francisco Giants is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
2011-09-09	Will Epstein of the San Francisco Giants is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2008-06-13	Will Epstein of the San Francisco Giants is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2007-08-13	The San Francisco Giants have promoted Will Epstein to the major league team.
2006-05-05	The San Francisco Giants have demoted Will Epstein to the minor leagues.
2006-04-23	The San Francisco Giants have promoted Will Epstein to the major league team.
2001-04-01	The San Francisco Giants have renamed Win Epstein to Will Epstein.
1999-05-30	Trade #1892139 has been completed between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Patrick McDavid from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Draft Pick 2002 Round 1 KC (Frank Perkovich), Draft Pick 2001 Round 1 KC (Will Epstein).