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Name	Team	Age
John Osteen	Retired (1966, Age 34)	Died (2000, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31 (1955)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League	0	4 years (30 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	D
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	8/9/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
B+ (70.4 %)	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
1955	B-	C+	C	C	C-	C	C
1956	B-	C+	C	C	C	C	C
1957	B-	C+	C+	C	C	C	C
1958	B-	C+	C+	C	C	C+	C
1959	B	C+	C+	C	C+	C+	C
1960	B	C+	C+	C	C+	C+	C+
1961	B	B-	C+	C	C+	C+	C+
1962	B	B-	C+	C	C+	C+	C+
1963	B	B-	C+	C	C+	C+	C+
1964	B	B-	C+	C	C+	C+	C+
1966	B	B-	C+	C	C+	C+	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	John Osteen has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-07-15	The Brooklyn OTG have waived John Osteen.
1966-03-01	The Brooklyn OTG have acquired John Osteen from the waiver wire.
1965-04-15	The Kansas City Athletics have waived John Osteen.
1965-04-08	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted George Taylor to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated John Osteen for assignment.
1965-04-08	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted John Osteen to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Davy Rockenfield to the minors.
1965-04-01	The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Jack Martin to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated John Osteen for assignment.
1963-06-03	The Kansas City Blues have re-claimed John Osteen from the waiver wire.
1963-06-03	The Kansas City Blues have promoted Rodney Jacobs to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated John Osteen for assignment.
1961-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Buster Reames to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Osteen for assignment.
1958-09-01	The Baltimore Monumentals have promoted John Osteen to the major league team.
1958-07-13	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Monumentals and the Detroit Droogs. The Detroit Droogs receive Bill Rudi, Jim Wade from the Baltimore Monumentals in exchange for David Pittaro, John Osteen, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (DET).