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Name	Team	Age
Willie Naton	Retired (1991, Age 37)	Died (2018, Age 64)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 41 (1973)	2B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	14 years (76 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	9/9/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.5 %)	F  (1.2 %)	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
1973	D	C-	D-	F	B+	C-	D+
1974	D	C	D-	D-	B+	C	C-
1975	D+	C+	D+	D	B+	C+	C
1976	C-	B-	C-	C-	B+	B-	C+
1977	C	B-	C	C	A-	B-	C+
1978	C+	B-	C+	C	A-	B	B-
1979	C+	B	C+	C	A-	B	B-
1980	B-	B	B-	C+	A-	B	B-
1981	B-	B	B-	C+	A-	B	B
1982	B-	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1983	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1984	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1985	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1986	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1987	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1988	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1989	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1990	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B
1991	B	B+	B	C+	A-	B+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Willie Naton has retired from the Cincinnati Big Red Machine
1977-03-31	The Cincinnati Psychos have promoted Willie Naton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Psychos have designated Jim Dalesandro for assignment.