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Name	Team	Age
Claude Osteen	Retired (1962, Age 22)	Died (1998, Age 59)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1957)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A)	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D+	D	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	F	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/21/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (10.6 %)	D- (5.0 %)	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
1957	D-	C+	D-	B	B+	D+	D
1958	D-	C+	D-	B	B+	D+	D
1959	D	C+	D-	B	B+	C-	D
1960	D	C+	D-	B+	B+	C-	D
1961	D	B-	D-	B+	B+	C-	D
1962	D+	B-	D	B+	B+	C-	D+
1963	D+	B-	D	B+	B+	C	D+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1969-11-01	Claude Osteen has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1963-04-20	The Cincinnati Goombas have waived Claude Osteen.
1961-04-13	The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Art Moore to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Claude Osteen to the minors.
1961-04-01	The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Claude Osteen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Bill Monroe to the minors.
1960-09-06	The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Bill Monroe to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Claude Osteen to the minors.
1960-06-19	The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Claude Osteen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Jimmy Cotto to the minors.
1957-03-31	The Cincinnati Goombas have renamed Yale Swentor to Claude Osteen.